September 2006 Dave and Pam Bolin Receive Ralph Keeling Award
September 2006 Dave and Pam Bolin Receive Ralph Keeling Award
September 2006 Dave and Pam Bolin Receive Ralph Keeling Award
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IOWA STATE FAIR HONORS<br />
<strong>Dave</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Pam</strong> <strong>Bolin</strong> <strong>Receive</strong> <strong>Ralph</strong> <strong>Keeling</strong> <strong>Award</strong><br />
<strong>Dave</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Pam</strong> <strong>Bolin</strong> of<br />
Clarksville, Iowa, are<br />
the recipients of the<br />
<strong>2006</strong> <strong>Ralph</strong> <strong>Keeling</strong><br />
Leadership <strong>Award</strong>, presented by the<br />
Iowa State Dairy Association (ISDA).<br />
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Patty<br />
Judge <strong>and</strong> ISDA Board President Scott<br />
Niess presented the award during the<br />
Iowa State Fair.<br />
Swiss Valley Farms members, the<br />
<strong>Bolin</strong>s operate Beaver Creek Farm,<br />
a 75-cow dairy. Besides the Dairy<br />
Industry, the <strong>Bolin</strong>s are devoted to<br />
their three sons <strong>and</strong> their families,<br />
Matt (Ashley <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>son Noah),<br />
Dan (Lynn), <strong>and</strong> James. <strong>Dave</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Pam</strong> are actively involved in the dairy<br />
industry on local, state <strong>and</strong> national<br />
levels <strong>and</strong> are dedicated leaders on the<br />
farm <strong>and</strong> in the boardroom. They are<br />
also active in their church, community<br />
<strong>and</strong> school district. From coaching<br />
4-H dairy judging <strong>and</strong> quiz bowl<br />
teams <strong>and</strong> managing their own dairy<br />
operation to serving on the National<br />
Guernsey <strong>and</strong> National Dairy Boards,<br />
they are committed to dairy on all<br />
levels.<br />
Dairy organizations they have<br />
been involved with are the American<br />
Guernsey Association, Butler County<br />
Dairy Promoters, Iowa Guernsey Board,<br />
Iowa Holstein Association, Iowa State<br />
Dairy Association, Midwest Dairy<br />
Association (MDA) Corporate Board,<br />
MDA Iowa Division Board, MDA Iowa<br />
Dairy Nutrition Council, National Milk<br />
Producers Federation’s Young Cooperators<br />
National Board, Swiss Valley Farms Board<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Unified DHIC Board. A 16-year<br />
veteran of the Swiss Valley Farms Board,<br />
<strong>Pam</strong> currently serves as Secretary.<br />
“The <strong>Bolin</strong>s are shining examples of<br />
the image of Iowa dairy producers,” says<br />
J. Gordon Toyne, Swiss Valley Farms Co-<br />
CEO. “When called on to speak before<br />
a group or to the news media, they are<br />
always relaxed, articulate <strong>and</strong> on target.<br />
They truly represent the type of people<br />
this award was designed to honor.”<br />
The <strong>Ralph</strong> <strong>Keeling</strong> Leadership <strong>Award</strong><br />
was established in 1967 to recognize<br />
individuals whose leadership efforts<br />
contribute significantly to Iowa’s dairy<br />
industry. It is presented annually to<br />
outst<strong>and</strong>ing leaders, in honor of the late<br />
<strong>Ralph</strong> <strong>Keeling</strong>, a successful Iowa dairy<br />
producer who devoted much of his time<br />
promoting the state’s dairy industry<br />
Top: Midwest Dairy representative Kent Lehs, right, was helped with the ice cream dipping by MDA summer intern Emily Schaefer.<br />
Bottom: Secretary of Agriculture Patty Judge awards <strong>Pam</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Dave</strong> <strong>Bolin</strong>, while their son James <strong>and</strong> Nicole Matlack look on.<br />
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