KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, U.S. — Nominations are being accepted until March 29 for the 2013 “Milling Operative of the Year” award, which recognizes excellent performance by a North American miller.
Established in 1986 by Milling & Baking News, sister publication of World Grain, the award will be presented in May to the practicing milling operative who has made the most significant contribution to the progress of a plant, a company and the industry from an operating point of view.
The 28th annual “Milling Operative of the Year” award will be presented on May 2 at the IAOM Banquet and Awards Ceremony of the 117th annual International Association of Operative Millers Conference and Expo. The conference and expo will be held April 29-May 3, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The winner will receive an inscribed plaque, and a scholarship will be established in the winner’s name at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.
Selection of the winner will be made by the staff of Milling & Baking News. Ken Ball, Star of the West Milling, Quincy, Michigan, U.S., was the recipient of the 2012 award.
Other recent winners include:
•           Scott Martin, ConAgra Mills, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S in 2011.
•           Emil Kolb, Cargill, Minneapoils, Minnesota, U.S. in 2010
•           Greg Ball, King Milling Company, Lowell, Michigan, U.S., in 2009
•           Ted Korolchuk, ConAgra Mills, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. in 2008
•           Michael Wade Blalock, Milner Milling Company Inc., Barnesville, Georgia, U.S. in 2007
•           Todd Peterson, North Dakota Mill, Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S. in 2006
•           Everett Abercrombie, Horizon Milling, Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. in 2005
•           Mike Long, Bay State Milling Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. in 2004
•           Bob Reid, The Mennel Milling Company, Fostoria, Ohio, U.S. in 2003
•           Kevin Doehring, American Italian Pasta Co., Excelsior Springs, Missouri, U.S. in 2002
•           Neil Mathieson, Robin Hood Multifoods Inc., Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada in 2001.
Nominations should be submitted by March 29, 2013 in a summary of not more than two pages to: Eric Schroeder, managing editor, Milling & Baking News, 4800 Main St., Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., 64112; fax: 1.816.756.0494; e-mail: eschroeder@sosland.com. Only millers who are employed in North American mills are eligible for the award.