THANK YOU
DONOR SUPPORT $60,000 Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. $18,333 Reiter Affiliated Companies $10,000 Farm Credit: Farm Credit West, CoBank, American Ag Credit $5,000 Mr. and Mrs. Castaneda $2,400 Buck Camp/Tim O’Neill Fundraiser (Class 10) Mike Bennett Lance Brown Steve Chrisman John Crossland Bill Daniell Bob Denney Randy Linquist Paul Martin Mike Phelan $2,000 Nelson Irrigation Corporation $1,400 Pandol Bros., Inc.
JULY 1, 2021 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
$1,000 Clauss Dairy Farms The Water Agency, Inc.* $514.80 James Ewart $500 Gary McKeighan Insurance* Marv Coit, Inc.* Pacific Orchard Development, Inc.* Putman Auctioneers, Inc.* Rossi Bros. Tire & Auto Service* John Salmonson $400 Bob and Anne Atkins $250 Jared Gross John Slinkard $200 Advanced Nut Crop Sciences* Daniel and Nancy Nelson $175 Network for Good (Facebook) $150 Scott Berndt* $100 Ag & Industrial Supply, Inc.*
MARFAB* Patricia Miller* $92.43 Amazon Smile $75 Ortiz Orchard Brush Shredding* $50 Brazil Lo-Bed* Duane and Patricia Wickstrom $45 Julie Johnson In Memory of Bill Daniell (10) Randy and Barbara Linquist: $100 In Memory of Rick Cosyns (21) Pam and Henry Giacomini: $200 Richard Pidduck/ Santa Paula Creek Ranch: $100 In Memory of David Roy Martella (22) Paula Clark: $100 IN KIND TMD Creative: $1,300 Bozzano & Company: $224.40 Mike Sencer: $680.23 *Class 50 Giving
ALUMNI & FELLOWS NEWS Classes 1-9
Sen. Jim Nielsen (5) was named 2020 Legislator of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers Region 9, in part due to his significant role in supporting the cleanup and reconstruction efforts in Paradise after the Camp Fire. Classes 10-19
organization dedicated to sustainable farming through research, education and grower-togrower networking. She led the organization for more than 22 years.
Robert Hodgen (36) was named president
and CEO of King Ranch, Inc., a privatelyheld agricultural production and resource management company established in 1853.
Roz McGrath (18) authored “Memoir of a Feminist,” which highlights her perspective and activism in the women’s movement from the 1950s to present. The book, which also offers a concise overview of American women’s history, is available through Amazon.
Jon Reelhorn (38) was on the cover of the September issue of Nursery Management magazine, which also included a feature story about him. He leads Belmont Nursery, a California nursery, greenhouse and retail garden center.
Classes 20-29
Classes 40-49
Blake Alexandre (22) was a speaker at
the Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum, which catalyzes conversation, advances education and drives increased investment in regenerative agriculture and food.
Kent McKenzie (29) received the 2021
California Rice Industry Award from the California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation. He oversaw many advancements for the rice industry during his more than 30 years of service to the state’s rice producers.
Classes 30-39
Kris Beal (31) is retiring on Dec. 31 as
executive director of the Vineyard Team, an
Missy Gable (40) was nominated by the National Initiative for Consumer Horticulture to serve on the USDA Advisory Committee of Urban and Innovative Agriculture. Doug Phillips (40) was named president of
Schuil and Associates, a real estate brokerage specializing in agriculture. He is the first nonfamily member to helm the company.
Abby Taylor-Silva (45) was presented with the 2021 Ag Leader Award during the National Steinbeck Center’s 2021 Valley of the World event which recognizes key figures of the Salinas Valley agricultural industry.
Jenny Lester Moffitt (47) was a keynote speaker at the United Fresh Washington Conference in September. Alyssa Houtby (49) was promoted to senior director of federal affairs for California Citrus Mutual, a voluntary nonprofit trade association advocating for the sustainability of California citrus growers. Jared Plumlee (49) appeared in the droughtrelated “No Water = No Crops” video series produced by Western Growers.
Sara Neagu-Reed (49) joined the staff of the
National Farmers Union as a senior government relations representative. She was previously the associate director in the Federal Policy Division of the California Farm Bureau.
Multiple Classes
Blake Alexandre (22), Cherie Watte Angulo (25) and Karen Ross (Honorary Fellow) were speakers at the Oct. 5 California State Board of Food and Agriculture meeting.
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