Nominations for the 2015 Curtis Clark Achievement Award are currently being sought. Presented annually at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Ont., the Curtis Clark Award goes to the dairy cattle exhibitor who possesses the ability, sportsmanship and character necessary to be respected by their fellow breeders and showmen.
To be eligible for the award, the nominee must be an “active” showman, breeder or manager of any dairy cattle breed in Canada who is exhibiting cattle at major shows in this country. The person who wins the award “must be present” at the Royal Winter Fair to accept it. Nominees will be judged on their support of breed activities and ability to breed, manage, develop and exhibit dairy cattle. The Curtis Clark award is sponsored by the Alberta Holstein Branch. Selection of the winner is made by former recipients of the award. This year’s winner will be announced on November 13th during the Royal’s National Holstein Show.
Nominations for the award, which should include a brief résumé on the nominee, should be sent by October 1st to the Curtis Clark Achievement Award Committee Secretary, Bonnie Cooper, c/o Holstein Journal, 301 – 9040 Leslie Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3M4, e-mail: bonnie@holsteinjournal.com, fax: 905-886-0037, phone: 905-886-4222. Nominations previously submitted for the award need not be submitted again.
