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OTA Annual Organic Leadership Award
The OTA Annual Organic Leadership Award was established in 1997 to recognize an individual, inside or outside the organic industry, who has shown leadership and vision in furthering goals of the organic movement. The award is presented at OTA’s Annual Awards Gala as part of Member Days events during All Things Organic-BioFach America at Natural Products Expo East. Learn more about the 2011 Categories, Selection Criteria, and Nominations Process here.
OTA honored two recipients of its 2010 Organic Leadership Award on October 15 at its Annual Dinner & Dance in Boston.
OTA is pleased to announce that it has selected Michael Funk of United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) and Mark Lipson of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to receive its prestigious Organic Leadership Awards for 2011.
Join us in honoring the 2011 Organic Leadership Award winners in Baltimore, September 21.
Learn more about past Organic Leadership Award honorees.
The award trophy, an original hand-blown glass “inhabited planet” by artist Josh Simpson, has been presented since 1997, when Sen. Patrick Leahy was the first recipient.
OTA Public Servant Award
The OTA Public Servant Award was established in 2009 to recognize and honor individuals in government who have been supportive of organic agriculture and trade. The award is presented at OTA’s Policy Conference and Hill Visit Days in Washington, D.C.
Learn more about the 2010 Public Servant Award honoree Congressman Collin Peterson, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.
Congressman Collin Peterson (center) holds the 2010 Public Servant Award. With him are Christine Bushway, Francis Thicke, Bob Scowcroft, and Marty Mesh.
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