Soaring Eagle Awards
Honoring executive leadership within MIF, NCI and IICA for their overall contributions to the dairy industry
The Soaring Eagle award recognizes the extraordinary service of leaders in the dairy industry and those who have provided exemplary leadership to IDFA, the International Ice Cream Association, the Milk Industry Foundation and the National Cheese Institute.
Previous recipients of the IDFA Soaring Eagle Award:
- Robert Allen
- Tom Angott
- Tom Badciong
- Rick Beaman
- C.O. "Tex" Beshears
- Miriam Erickson Brown
- George Cornell
- Howard M. Dean
- Jim Erickson
- Miles Ezell
- Lou Gentine
- Jim Green
- Brian Haugh
- Betsy Holden
- Larry Jensen
- John Jeter
- John Kinnett, Jr.
- Ed Kruse
- Paul Kruse
- Bill Oldenburg
- Delton Parks
- Arthur Pappathanasi
- Tom Perry
- Mike Reidy
- Ronald Rice
- David Rufenacht
- Don Storhoff
- Fay Wells
- Gary Wells
