Woman of the Year in Agriculture Award
The Woman of the Year in Agriculture Award is sponsored by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in conjunction with the Florida State Fair Authority. The award, which was started in 1985, recognizes women who have made outstanding contributions to Florida agriculture. It is presented during the Florida State Fair in Tampa in early February. Tickets for the event are available by calling the fairgrounds at 1-800-345-3247. The deadline for nominations is November 15.
Download the Nomination Application (PDF)
Year |
Brochure(PDF)
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Name(Click name for bio/photo) |
Residence |
Video |
| 2011 | 2 MB | Sarah K. Childs | Lake Placid | 40 MB |
| 2010 | 1 MB | Ann Holt | Wellington | 68 MB |
| 2009 | 696 KB | Marcia Lightsey | Lake Wales | 66 MB |
| 2008 | 819 KB | Patsy Nathe | Dade City | 110 MB |
| 2007 | 718 KB | Colleen Boggs | Homestead | 74 MB |
| 2006 | 714 KB | Iris Wall | Indiantown | 60 MB |
| 2005 | 601 KB | Marlene Strickland | Sarasota | 35 MB |
| 2004 | 546 KB | Martina "Teena" Borek | Homestead | 72 MB |
| 2003 | 860 KB | Jennie Lee Zipperer | Fort Myers | 38 MB |
| 2002 | 236 KB | Annette Barnett Land | Suwannee County | 34 MB |
| 2001 | 233 KB | Barbara Carlton | Sarasota County | 28 MB |
| 2000 | Helen Houck | Perry | ||
| 1999 | Vina Jean Banks | Balm | ||
| 1998 | Nancy Gurnett Hardy | Winter Haven | ||
| 1997 | Gertrude "Trudy" Carey | Hillsborough County | ||
| 1996 | Norma Stokes | Highlands County | ||
| 1995 | Louve "Vee" Frierson Platt | Clewiston | ||
| Patricia Robbins | Miami | |||
| 1994 | Anne Wardlaw Dickinson | Frostproof | ||
| 1993 | Sarah W. Bailey | St. Johns County | ||
| 1992 | Carol C. Murphy | Volusia County | ||
| 1991 | Ruth M. Tucker | Brevard County | ||
| 1990 | Jeanette Barthle | Pasco County | ||
| 1989 | Belle Jeffords | Alachua County | ||
| 1988 | Carolyn Reed Kempfer | Osceola-Brevard | ||
| 1987 | Dorothy Conner Shipes | Lake County | ||
| 1986 | Ruth Wedgworth | Belle Glade | ||
| 1985 | Jo Ann Smith | Marion County |
