Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Garrett Recognized by AgGateway


Gary Garrett, GROWMARK IT project planning manager, received the Ron Storms Memorial Award at the 2008 AgGateway Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

The Ron Storms Memorial Award recognizes distinguished individuals in the promotion of electronic standards and protocols in agribusiness. This lifetime achievement award is given annually to a member of AgGateway who exemplifies characteristics including volunteerism, integrity, reliability, selflessness, character, courage, and sincerity.

Garrett is actively involved with AgGateway, serving as a member of the AgGateway Management Team, Seed Council liaison, Seed Council representative on the Directory Oversight Committee, Crop Nutrient Connectivity product board of directors and business and technical team, and Seed Connectivity product business and technical team. He also worked with GROWMARK’s Agronomy and Seed Divisions to initiate and fund the Crop Nutrient Connectivity and Seed Connectivity projects.

The annual AgGateway conference attracts IT and business executives from throughout the agricultural industry across North America. AgGateway is a non-profit consortium of businesses serving the agriculture industry, which helps member companies improve their profitability and productivity by educating, promoting, and expanding participation in eBusiness in agriculture and agriculture-related businesses.

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