Henry County Agriculture Hall of Fame
2004 – Daris Mohler, Allen Clady, Jay Huddle
2005 – Bob Cole, Earl Stober, Elmer Cohrs, John J. Miller
2007 – Paul H. Pfau, Leo L. Zenz, Ralph E. Young
2008 – Marten Luther Howell, Walter Seedorf, Earl Short, William Oedy
2009 – Theodore A. Fritz, Robert L. Baker, Albert E. Huber, Lowell G. Leatherman
2010 – George Little, James Bowers, Victor Damman, Victor Sonnenberg
2011 – Henry W. Seedorf, E.H. Bond, Lawrence W. Gerken, Lynn Geitgey
2012 – Robert McLimans, Ervin Meyer, Lawrence C. Gerken Sr., Raymond Rickley
2013 – Gene H. Meller, Eugene E. Rosebrook, Paul J. Schlotterbeck, Mary Ann Creager
2014 – Merle & Betty Bishop, James Homan, Darwin Beck, Johney Ritz
2015 – Larry Agler, Elmer Hastedt, Jack Lugbill, Ed Rosebrook, Jr.
2016 – Jerry R. Davis, Clarence D. Huddle, Eric Klein, Doug Powell
2017 – Lawrence C. Gerken Jr., Walter Delventhal, Eldon Cohrs, Dr. Douglas Burgei
2018 – Theodore “Ted” W. Baughman, Emerson R. Brinkman, Leonard “Bud” Hatcher, John Rohrs
2019 – Donald Maassel, Otto Miller, Jr., John Rettig, Bert Showman
2020 – No recipients named in 2020
2021 – Charles E. Griffith, Arthur Gustwiller, Jr., Laura Rolf, Richard & Esther Storch
2022 – Glenn W. “Sandy” Kieffer, Michael K. Miller, Jerry & Brenda Rosebrock, Thomas Wolf
APPLICANTS SOUGHT:
The Henry County Farm Bureau and Henry County Fair Board are once again sponsoring the Henry County Agriculture Hall of Fame Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions by an individual to agriculture.
Applications are available from the Henry County Farm Bureau Office, the Extension Office, the Henry County Fair Office and on this page. Applications are due by July 1 of each year. For more information, contact the Henry County Fair Office at 419-592-9096.
GUIDELINES:
Purpose of the Henry County Agriculture Hall of Fame is to recognize outstanding contributions by an individual to agriculture. Annual awards to the Hall of Fame will honor men or women who have made outstanding contributions to agriculture.
Recipients and number of the awards made in any year may not exceed four and the number of posthumous awards not to exceed one.
1. Farmer – one who has made his major contribution from the land and the products thereof, or livestock.
2. Agriculture – Related activity – AgriBusiness
Recipients must have made their major contributions in Henry County, and should have had long tenure in their field of endeavour, preferably 25 years.
Nominations may be made by any individual or organization in Ohio by completing a nomination form and returning it to the Ariculture Hall of Fame Committee at the Henry County Fair Office, P.O. Box 387, Napoleon, Ohio 43545. All applicants are due July 1 of Ag Scholarship Henry County Agriculture Hall of Fame Application each year.
All nominations must be submitted on a properly prepared form. Such forms will be printed and available through the Agriculture Hall of Fame Committee.
Selection each year will be made by the Henry County Hall of Fame Committee. The decision of the judges shall be final, and be completed by August 1 each year or as designated by the Hall of Fame Committee.
The Henry County Agriculture Hall of Fame Committee will cooperate with the Henry County Agricultural Society in arranging a suitable time, place and method for the awards presentations.
The award shall be determined by the Hall of Fame Committee with proper citation annually.
Following selections, the remaining nominations will be kept on file for consideration the following year.
Henry County Agriculture
Hall of Fame Application