IDFA congratulates Mark Davis, chairman of Davis Family Holdings and a longtime leader in the cheese industry, for receiving the 2016 Horatio Alger Award.

Each year, the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., presents the award to individuals who have achieved success with hard work, perseverance and integrity in spite of facing personal and professional obstacles. Award recipients become lifelong members of the association who assist young people with college scholarships and serve as role models of what can be achieved through the free-enterprise system. 

See the 2016 Horatio Alger Award winners here.