AgGateway Awards Recognize Individuals for Outstanding Work and Dedicated Service

At a special ceremony during its Annual Conference last week in Clearwater Beach, FL, AgGateway presented awards to member volunteers who have demonstrated outstanding dedication and service to the organization and its mission to enable seamless digital connectivity in agriculture.

“The professionals we honored at the Conference have consistently gone above and beyond our expectations, providing time, talent, leadership, and dedication that have measurably moved our efforts forward,” said Brent Kemp, AgGateway President and CEO, following the ceremony. “We were thrilled to highlight their exceptional work in front of an audience of their industry colleagues.”

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The following awards were presented:

Jim Glynn of Winfield United (right) receives the AgGateway in Action North America Region award from Brent Kemp, AgGateway President and CEO.

Jim Glynn of Winfield United (right) receives the AgGateway in Action North America Region award from Brent Kemp, AgGateway President and CEO.

The AgGateway in Action Award is given to volunteers for exceptional work over the past year in their respective regions. The 2022 recipients are Jim Glynn, Senior Business Operations Manager for Winfield United in the North America region, and Bruno Lucio, Director of Sales, Latin America for Topcon Agriculture in the Latin America region.

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Topcon Agriculture’s Bruno Lucio (right), Director of Sales, Latin America, receives the AgGateway in Action Latin America Region Award from AgGateway Regional Director Jose Loyola.

Topcon Agriculture’s Bruno Lucio (right), Director of Sales, Latin America, receives the AgGateway in Action Latin America Region Award from AgGateway Regional Director Jose Loyola.

The Ron Storms Leadership Award, named for a pioneer in agriculture connectivity in the early days of AgGateway and its predecessor organizations, honors long-term effort, leadership, and achievement on behalf of the organization. The 2022 award recipient is Joe Gifford, Customer Service e-Connectivity Manager at Syngenta.

Joe Gifford (left) of Syngenta is presented the 2022 Ron Storms Leadership Award by Ann Vande Lune of ag retailer Key Cooperative. She was the recipient of the same award in 2019.

Joe Gifford (left) of Syngenta is presented the 2022 Ron Storms Leadership Award by Ann Vande Lune of ag retailer Key Cooperative. She was the recipient of the same award in 2019.

The President’s Award is presented to one individual who’s made consistent and far-reaching positive impacts on organizational achievement over the course of several years. The 2022 recipient is Jeff Griffeth, Senior Director of Technology at Co-Alliance Cooperative.

Co-Alliance Cooperative’s Jeff Griffeth (left) receives the President’s Award from Brent Kemp, AgGateway President and CEO.

Co-Alliance Cooperative’s Jeff Griffeth (left) receives the President’s Award from Brent Kemp, AgGateway President and CEO.

“We value the work of every volunteer,” said Kemp at the ceremony’s close. “Each and every one of you make it possible to move the agriculture industry forward on digital connectivity. And we especially appreciate the extraordinary efforts of this year’s award recipients, whose dedication to the mission is truly an inspiration to us all. We thank them again for their exemplary service.”

Additional information about AgGateway’s annual awards program is available on the organization’s website.

The 2022 AgGateway Annual Conference was held November 14-16 at the Wyndham Grand Hotel and Resort.

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