A324Micmt«r Faming, Snturtiay, October 11, 19M- ’
BY SALLY BAIR
Lancaster Co. Correspondent
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Cooperative Enterprise Month,
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recognition of the importance of
Pennsylvania’s farmer
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Cooperation, presents a "Cooperative Statesman Award” to
George Steele for his work on the National Co-op Month
Planning Committee. Steele is former president of Agway and
now serves on the Farm Credit board of directors.
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Reich, Honan Honored At PAFC Banquet
Secretary of Agriculture Richard
Grubb reading the proclamation.
The occasion was the annual
meeting of the Pennsylania
Association of Farmer
Cooperatives and Grubb
acknowledged the contributions
cooperatives make to the state’s
economy.
Retiring PAFC president Bob
Reich, president of the Nor
theastern Farm Credit Services in
Lewisburg, was given the
prestigious PAFC Distinguished
Service Award and Dr. James E.
Honan, former general manager of
Inter-State Milk Producers’
Cooperative, was given the annual
Master Educators Award.
Reich has served on the PAFC
Board of Directors for 12 years,
and has been active in developing
“The Plan for the 80s.” In
presenting the award, it was noted
that Reich’s “dedication to the
cooperative movement and to the
necessity for training and
retaining capable staff and
cooperative owners has permeated
his tenure with the organization.”
Reich joined Farm Credit as a
loan officer in 1967, having begun
his career in lending with the
Lewisburg National Bank. He is a
director of the Susquehanna Valley
Chamber of Commerce and serves
on its legislative committee. In his
present capacity he is responsible
for credit activities in 12 nor
theastern Pennsylvania counties.
Honan, who is presently
agricultural economics assistant
professor at Cook College,
Rutgers, was recognized for his
career commitment to cooperative
education. Although he retired
from Inter-State in 1983, be
remains a principle party in the
faculty and planning for the
State Milk Producers is presented witha plaque recognizing
him as a PAFC Master Educator. PAFC president Robert
Reich presented the award.
Pennsylvania ' Cooperative
Director School, a joint venture
between the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture, Penn
State University and PAFC.
In presenting the award, Reich
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