Committees

Several committees help the IAA Foundation meet fundraising goals each year. These committees play a vital role in implementing fundraising programs, raising funds and

The Coalition's members include key executives or leaders of high profile agriculture organizations, agribusiness, food companies, education, and the IAA Foundation. Its focus is to identify sources of funding for the growing IAITC program.

  • Chair - N. Duane Noland, Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives
  • Bill Davisson, GROWMARK
  • Greg Webb, Archer Daniels Midland Co.
  • Roger Bushue, Aventine Renewable Energy
  • Steve Sproull, Cargill
  • Tom Jennings, Illinois Department of Agriculture
  • Gerald Thompson, Illinois Farm Bureau/IAA Foundation
  • Mindy Whittle, Monsanto
  • Max Armstrong, WGN Radio & Farm Progress
  • Ed Mullins, Prairie Farms Dairy
  • John Sullivan, State Senator
  • Lyle Roberts, Illinois Soybean Association
  • Mike Massie, Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education (ICAE)

The Council is comprised of staff from organizations that commit to the concept of pooling existing programs, funds, and resources as well as shared future vision of a unified Illinois AITC program of work. This working group reviews and prioritizes recommendations to the IAA Foundation for short and long term IAITC programs of work.

  • Jay Runner, Facilitating Coordination in Ag Education
  • Cimeron Frost, Illinois Beef Association
  • Connie Niemann, Macoupin County Ag Education
  • Karen Fraase, Illinois Department of Agriculture
  • Amy Roady, Illinois Soybean Association
  • Tricia Braid-Terry, Illinois Corn Growers Association/Illinois Corn Marketing Board
  • Lisa Muirheid Martin, Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association
  • Steve Stierwalt, Earth Partners
  • Stacy Stremsterfer, Illinois Association of Soil and Water
  • Erin Cleary, Illinois Pork Producers Association
  • Karen Schmitt, Midwest Dairy Association
  • Gerald Thompson, Illinois Farm Bureau/IAA Foundation

Chair – Steve Wentworth, Maroa, IL

The golf outing committee plans and hosts an annual golf outing held in Pontiac, IL, which hosts over 200 golfers and raises funds for IAITC.

 

Chair - Paul Roney, Moultrie County Farm Bureau President

The bike ride committee plans an annual bike ride that raises money for IAITC efforts. The bike ride moves to a new location each year and hosts approximately 60 riders.

 

The Fundraising Commission assists with fund raising on behalf of the Foundation.

  • Glenn Meyer
  • Alan Dale
  • John White, Jr., Chair
  • John Beatty
  • William Kelch
  • Joseph Sanek
  • Diane Truckenbrod
  • Steve Wentworth

The Board of Trustees-Emeritus is an elite group of dedicated and experienced Illinois agricultural leaders who lend their support to the Foundation’s success.

  • Kenneth P. Baer
  • F. Wayne Baughman
  • Vernal Brown
  • Virginia Darr
  • Kenneth Gorden
  • Gordon Jameson
  • Robert Koeller
  • William Mathena
  • Allan McCabe
  • Don Peasley
  • Enid Schlipf
  • Howard A. Schoenholz, Sr.
  • Katherine A. Webb