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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION
Contact: Tracy Taylor
Grondine
202.628.7001
NCGA
Honors Voinovich with President’s Award
Ohio Senator Recognized for RFS Efforts
WASHINGTON (July
15, 2003) — The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) today
honored Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) with its President’s Award,
a prestigious mark of distinction given to leaders who exemplify great
commitment to U.S. corn farmers.
“Sen. Voinovich
was chosen to receive the 2003 President’s Award because of his
tremendous support for a renewable fuels standard (RFS),” said
NCGA President Fred Yoder, a Plain City, Ohio grower. “His tenacity
and resolve to include an RFS in the energy bill has earned him thanks
and respect from all corn growers.”
Voinovich received
the award at NCGA’s Corn Congress, under way in Washington, D.C.
State delegates have gathered to elect new officers, consider 2004 initiatives
and launch CornPAC, the association’s political action committee.
“Ohio’s
air is clean today because of our widespread use of ethanol and one
reason I fought so hard to encourage more ethanol use nationwide is
because I want other states’ air quality to benefit from ethanol
as we have. I also know that more ethanol is good for farmers and those
benefits reverberate across state economies. It’s an honor to
receive this award because it’s an honor to serve people who work
as hard as Ohio’s farmers do,” said Voinovich.
“It is a privilege
to work with Sen. Voinovich on issues affecting growers,” continued
Yoder. “From his days as governor of Ohio to his work in the Senate,
he has always pursued a progressive agriculture agenda based on innovation
and growth. Sen. Voinovich is a true champion of agriculture.”
Past recipients
of NCGA’s President’s Award include Leo Liebowitz, chairman
and CEO of Getty Petroleum Marketing, Inc., Sens. Kit Bond (R-Mo.),
Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Senate Minority Leader
Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), and House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.).
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The National Corn
Growers Association mission is to create and increase opportunities
for corn growers in a changing world and to enhance corn’s profitability
and usage. NCGA represents more than 32,000 members, 25 affiliated state
corn grower organizations and hundreds of thousands of growers who contribute
to state checkoff programs.
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