National Cheese Institute Laureate Award
Honoring Leaders for Significant Contributions to Cheese Industry
The National Cheese Institute will announce the latest recipient of its highest honor, the NCI Laureate Award, at the 2012 Dairy Forum, January 15-18 at the La Quinta Resort & Spa in La Quinta, Calif.
This award recognizes business or academic leaders who have made significant, prolonged contributions to the development and growth of the cheese industry. The award recipient is chosen by a panel of industry professionals based on a nominee's overall career achievements.
Emanuele (Lino) Saputo, chairman of Saputo Inc. in Quebec, Canada, was named the 2011 NCI Laureate. Read the news release.
Past winners of the NCI Laureate Award:
- Mark Johnson
- Jerome Schuman
- Larry Ferguson
- John Jeter
- Mark Davis
- Wes Allen
- Elmer Marth
- Max Gonzenbach
- Rudy Nef
- Betsy Holden
- Don Storhoff
- Lester Kielsmeier
- Hans Epprecht
- Norm Olson
- Dave Nusbaum
- John Nelson
- Harold Steinke
- Raymond Goldbach
- Leonard Gentine Sr.
- Jack Budahn
- Vince Zehren
