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I attended my first ALHFAM plowing contest this year, and what a contest it was!! Here our our happy winners with their colorful ribbons:Novice Category Winners: 1st place: Nat Norwood 2nd place: Betsy McCabe 3rd place: Deb Arenz 4th place: Sarah Litvin 5th place: Kristyn Watts 6th place: Lauren Muney Advanced Category Winners: 1st place:… Continue reading Plowing Contest
As Katie has indicated, neither time nor wi fi access allowed for much blogging while in West Virginia, so I am catching up now that I am home. Here is my synopsis of our keynote speaker from Day 1: West Viriginia native Adam Booth gave an outstanding keynote address Sunday morning to kick off the… Continue reading Storytelling with Adam Booth
Take a look at the Western Region of ALHFAM on Facebook site. There are some good photos posted there of the 2011 meeting. -Katie Boardman
Today, Wednesday, folks are on the road and on a train ride. The Jackson's Mill campus is quiet, just a few folks are home telecommuting and working on projects. A few have departed from the conference a bit early to get back to other duties. The progressive series of farewells began in the hospitality room… Continue reading More Posts to Come
Derrick Burdsall gave us a warm welcome and preview of the 2012 Annual meeting to be held near Dallas, TX in Farmer's Branch. Sounds pretty good. Watch for more information in the ALHFAM Bulletin, on the Facebook page and by a new ALHFAM e-blast series that is in development. The Call For Papers will be… Continue reading GTT – ALHFAM will “Go To Texas” in 2012
We had our largest group of fellowship recipients ever participating in this year's meeting. Consult the Spring 2011 Bulletin for the full list. Congratulations to all. Your presence made the meeting all the richer. (Watch for announcement of Fellowship applications for next year's annual meeting in Texas.) -Katie Boardman
As John T. Schlebecker used to say, "The only reason for an annual conference is the annual business meeting." Well, yes, and then some. We met and heard about some new energy and initiatives among our professional interest groups, regions and ad hoc committees. The board has been busy with strategic planning this year. A… Continue reading ALHFAM Annual Business Meeting
At least one ALHFAM conference evening features music and dance, last evening was no exception. A local bluegrass band got us singing and up on our feet. - Katie Boardman
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