Oklahoma Farm Bureau recently presented its District Administrator of the Year Awards at the organization’s 81 st annual meeting Nov. 11-13 in Norman.
The District Administrator of the Year Award is presented to one county Farm Bureau administrator from each OKFB district for their contributions to the overall success of their county Farm Bureau organization. County administrators conduct the daily operations of the county Farm Bureau and help meet the needs of members.
The 2022 District Administrator of the Year recipients are: Cheslea Collins, Texas County, District One; Julie Kliewer, Washita County, District Two; Ashley Eden, Caddo County, District Three; Jill Graham, Comanche County, District Four; Racheal Hampton, Atoka County, District Five; Anita Barnett, McIntosh County, District Six; Natalie Dotson, Garfield County, District Seven; Carolyn Taron, Pottawatomie County, District Eight; and Judy Montgomery, Okfuskee County, District Nine.
Several county Farm Bureaus were recognized for their efforts to further agriculture and rural Oklahoma. Each year, OKFB recognizes the county Farm Bureaus that have excelled in program areas such as membership, public policy, local affairs, service to members, Women’s Leadership Committee and Young Farmers and Ranchers with a Presidential Star Award.
The Six-Star Presidential Award was presented to Cherokee, Comanche, Creek, Kay, Mayes, Okmulgee, Ottawa, Payne, Rogers and Woodward County Farm Bureaus for excelling in six program areas. Garfield, Grant, Jackson, Kingfisher, LeFlore, Major, Noble, Okfuskee, Texas and Washita County Farm Bureaus each received the Five-Star Presidential Award for excelling in five program areas.
Four-Star Presidential Awards were presented to Alfalfa, Caddo, Custer, Kiowa, Lincoln, Love, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Oklahoma, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole, Sequoyah, Washington and Woods County Farm Bureaus. Choctaw, Cleveland, Greer, Haskell, Latimer, Logan, Pawnee, Stevens and Tulsa County Farm Bureaus were awarded the Three-Star Presidential Award.
OKFB also recognized 46 county Farm Bureaus for reaching their membership quotas, including Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Carter, Cherokee, Cleveland, Coal, Craig, Custer, Delaware, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grady, Harper, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Kay, Kiowa, Latimer, Love, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Payne, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Roger Mills, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Texas, Tillman, Wagoner and Woods County Farm Bureaus.
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Annual Meeting is the organization’s largest gathering of farmers and ranchers every year. At the event, members vote on grassroots policy, elect leaders and award outstanding individuals. OKFB has a presence in all 77 Oklahoma counties and serves as the voice of agriculture and the rural way of life. To learn more, visit okfarmbureau.org.