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American Agri-Women Name LEAVEN Award Winner


Jenny Stelmach of Kentucky (center) receives the American Agri-Women’s LEAVEN award from Merlynn Verstuyft (left) and Pam Townsend (right). 

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (AgPR) Jan. 14, 2019 — American Agri-Women presented Jenny Stelmach of Owensboro, KY the LEAVEN award at the recent American Agri-Women’s National Convention held in Springfield, Illinois. The award is the organization’s highest honor for its members.

AAW coined the LEAVEN Award as a means of elevating its members.  “Leaven” another word for yeast, is a small element that can interact and influence everything around it. It permeates and raises the elements with which it is mixed. Leaven multiplies its effectiveness for good. 
AAW presents the LEAVEN Award to those members who, to an outstanding degree, have acted as “leaven.” Nominated by her peers, Stelmach exemplifies the meaning of the words that make up “LEAVEN”: Loyalty, Enthusiasm, Anticipatory, Valiant, Effectiveness and Nurturing.

When presented the award Stelmach stated, “It is such an honor to receive this award from the members of American Agri-Women, some of whom are very close friends.”

Stelmach was not born and raised in agriculture, but she developed a love for it over years of working in the ag industry. She has served for more than a decade on the board of the Kentucky Women in Agriculture state AAW affiliate and on many AAW boards as well. She's currently serving as the elected Vice President of Communication and on the Foundation Board. Stelmach has boundless enthusiasm for AAW and its cause. Members who nominiated her noted:  "She has a positive can-do attitude and is always ready to take care of business. She is always willing to lend a hand whether it is getting a speaker for a meeting, helping with your luggage or volunteering for a project."

About American Agri-Women
American Agri-Women promotes the welfare of our national security through a safe and reliable food, fiber and energy supply. For more than 40 years, AAW members have worked together to educate consumers; advocate for agriculture; and offer networking and professional development opportunities. Go to the AAW web site for more information and to join,
www.americanagriwomen.org. Find AAW on social media at: Facebook.com/AgriWomen/, Twitter.com/Women4Ag/ (@Women4Ag) and Instagram.com/americanagriwomen/ (@americanagriwomen).

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Contact:
Kimberly Schmuhl, AAW LEAVEN Award Committee Chair
or
Jenny Stelmach
Vice President of Communications
American Agri-Women
586-530-1771
communications@americanagriwomen.org 
www.americanagriwomen.org


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