Dear Fellow Member:

You are encouraged to submit nominations for the Young Animal Science Leaders awards sponsored by the Midwestern ADSA-ASAS. The awards will be presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Section of ADSA-ASAS that will be held at the Convention Center in Des Moines, Iowa on March 16-18, 1998. The postmark deadline for nominations is November 1, 1997.

A copy of the current requirements for the awards and a nomination form are available. Nominating materials should be mailed directly to the appropriate selection committee chairperson listed below.

Outstanding Young Research Award B. A. Crooker University of Minnesota Department of Animal Sciences 1364 Eckles Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 (612) 625-3815 FAX: (612) 625-1283	Agribusiness Award D. L. Williams Purina Mills, Inc. PO Box 66812 St. Louis, MO 63166-6812 (314) 768-4435 FAX: (314) 768-4433
Outstanding Young Extension Specialist Award G. C. Shurson University of Minnesota Department of Animal Sciences 1404 Gortner Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 (612) 624-2764 FAX: (612) 625-1210	Outstanding Young Teacher Award B. A. Crooker University of Minnesota Department of Animal Sciences 1364 Eckles Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 (612) 625-3815 FAX: (612) 625-1283

Please note that the nomination procedures for the Agribusiness Award have been streamlined to encourage nominations of qualified individuals. Remember, worthy fellow members of the section can be recognized in this way only if they are first nominated. You can help make the award's program of your society a success by taking the time to nominate your colleagues.

Sincerely,

Rick Grant Secretary-Treasurer, Midwestern ADSA