REYNOLDSBURG – Ohio First Lady Karen W. Kasich and Ohio Agriculture Director David T.
Daniels have announced they are now accepting nominations for the 2012 Ohio
Agriculture Women of the Year Awards. The award program is administered through
the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Office of the First Lady.
The 2012 recipients will be announced at the Ohio State Fair.
"Director Daniels and I are excited for the opportunity to honor the impact of
Ohio women on our state’s largest industry," said Kasich, who announced the
creation of the award during last year’s fair. "We are looking forward to
what we hope becomes an annual Ohio State Fair tradition for many years to
come."
Nominations will be submitted online and reviewed by a diverse committee of industry
leaders. Winners will be selected on the basis of their outstanding
contributions to Ohio agriculture, leadership and advocacy in the agricultural
community and significant impact on the agriculture industry as a whole.
Recipients will be recognized at the Ohio State Fair on First Lady’s Day, July 27.
Each awardee will receive her name engraved on a plaque for permanent display in
the Rhodes Building at the state fairgrounds, a commendation from the Governor
and First Lady and all will be named honorary Ohio First Ladies for the day.
Recipients may also serve as members of the selection committee the following
year.
"I’ve been blessed to work with many amazing women during a lifetime involved in
agriculture," Daniels said, "Their outstanding efforts too often go
unrecognized. I am excited to work with Ohio’s First Lady, Karen Kasich, to kick
off this annual recognition of the contributions of Ohio’s women in
agriculture."
Nomination materials are available on the department’s website at
http://www.agri.ohio.gov/.