MONTEREY, CA - Honoring tenured leaders who have made a significant difference in not only California ag, but their community and the industry as a whole, the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation (CALF) the Ag Leadership Alumni Council are presenting four trailblazers with the 2024 Lifetime Leadership Award. Mike Campbell, Paul Martin, Ed McLaughlin, and John Muller will be recognized during the CALF Alumni Conference on June 27 in Monterey, California.
“We are proud to honor these four incredible individuals who embody servant leadership,” said CALF Board Chair Mike Young. “As lifelong leaders and role models, they have selflessly served the agriculture industry and their communities to make lasting and meaningful impacts. We applaud them for their dedication, passion, and valuable contributions over many decades.”
All of the industry vets have multiple decades of experience in the ag industry, having made an impressive impact on the California ag industry.
Each of the award recipients shared their thoughts on the program and recent recognition…
Mike Campbell
“The Ag Leadership Program has been a wonderful gift in my life since 1972. I am very grateful to my nominators, the Alumni Council, and the Foundation for this wonderful recognition. Receiving this prestigious award from an organization that has done so much to enrich my life makes me feel extremely proud and humbled.”
Paul Martin
“This is a wonderful award and I am absolutely honored that you felt I am worthy of receiving it. To say I was surprised is an understatement at best. Recognition by Ag Leadership and its alumni—who have themselves done so much for agriculture—is very touching! A special thanks goes to my friends and colleagues who submitted my nomination. It means a lot to me.”
Ed McLaughlin
“I was very surprised and humbled to be receiving this award since there are so many other deserving alumni who work tirelessly to protect and promote California’s most important industry. I would like to thank my family, friends, and all the Ag Leadership alumni for this very humbling award. Also, thank you to Ag Leadership staff, volunteers, and donors who deserve the credit for the program’s success.”
John Muller
“I am truly humbled and honored to be recognized by Ag Leadership, an organization that so deeply shaped my life and gave me the tools to become a leader. Thank you to Ag Leadership for accepting me into Class 8, to alumni for the friendship and support over these 45 years, to the amazing founders of this program, to the four partner universities, and to those who have chosen me for this award.”
For more details regarding each of these leaders, as well as the upcoming award ceremony, click here.
Congratulations to each of these well-deserving recipients!
