BEEKEEPER OF THE YEAR PROGRAM
In 2003, the ISBA Board of Directors established its Beekeeper of the
Year program. This prestigious program is designed to recognize, on a yearly
basis, an Illinois Beekeeper who most embodies and exemplifies the key
objectives of the ISBA, to promote:
1.
Interest in Honey
Bees and Beekeeping by encouraging good Beekeeping practices in
2.
The utilization
of Honey Bees for pollination of agricultural crops
3.
The dissemination
of information about Honey Bees and Beekeeping
Each Summer, the ISBA publishes the following “Call
for Nominations” in its newsletter. If you should know a Beekeeper that you
would like to nominate, please ensure to follow this process as well as ensure
the Beekeeper meets the following requirements.
Candidate
Requirements
1.
A candidate must
be a member, in good standing, of the ISBA and must be a resident of the state
of
2.
A candidate must
be first nominated by an ISBA member, approved by the program Chairperson and
the ISBA Secretary and finally approved by the ISBA Board of Directors
3.
A candidate must
be willing to receive the ISBA Beekeeper of the Year designation
4.
If a winner is
not willing to participate, a new winner will be awarded from the slate of
nominations
Yearly Beekeeper
of the Year Candidate Search ~ Announcement
The
Illinois State Beekeepers Association is proud to announce its nominations
search for this year’s Beekeeper of the Year. This program is designed to
recognize, on a yearly basis, an Illinois Beekeeper who most embodies and
exemplifies the key objectives of the ISBA, to promote:
1.
Interest in Honey
Bees and Beekeeping by encouraging good Beekeeping practices in
2.
The utilization
of Honey Bees for pollination of agricultural crops
3.
The dissemination
of information about Honey Bees and Beekeeping
If
you know a Beekeeper who exemplifies these objectives, is a member of the ISBA
and a resident of the state of
Please
send:
1.
Your name,
address and phone number
2.
The name, address
and phone number of the candidate
3.
A description of
why you feel the candidate should be designated the ISBA Beekeeper of the Year
(see qualifications above)
Send this information to the ISBA Beekeeper of the
Year Chairperson:
Ken
Haller
E-Mail:
vikinghoneyfarm@comcast.net
