Donors
Investing in AgrIInstitute helps to build a strong agriculture community, a foundation important to our state, country and individual businesses alike. Individuals willing to learn and step into leadership roles is a critical component of that foundation. AgrIInstitute helps develop these leaders. Thank you to the following companies and individuals who supported AgrIInstitute in 2021 with their annual support gifts, ALP Benefit Auction donations and purchases, ALP Golf Sponsorships and team participation, ALP Seminar Sponsorships, and support of the other AgrIInstitute Events. The listings in BOLD are donors giving for the first time, those returning after a break, or who have increased the level of support.
Numerous other individuals, businesses, and organizations contribute time and expertise for presentations, staff time for projects, and volunteer for committee membership and board service. These in- kind contributions are significant in helping to achieve the mission of preparing leaders to advance agriculture.
The time, talent and treasure contributed to AgrIInstitute makes a difference. We honor these supporters who are committed to Preparing Leaders to Advance Agriculture.
Every attempt is made to present this information accurately. If there is an error, please accept our apologies and let us know so that a correction can be made.
$10,000 – $15,000
AgrIInstitute Fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation
CHS Foundation
Corteva AgriScieces
Farm Credit Mid-America
Indiana Soybean Alliance
Indiana State Dept. of Agriculture
$1,000 – $2500
AgPlus Cooperative
AgrIInstitute Fund of Community Foundation of Boone County
AgrIIstitute Fund of Daviess County Community Foundation
AgrIInstitute Fund of Community Foundation of DeKalb County
AgrIInstitute Fund of Greater Lafayette Community Foundation
AgrIInstitute Fund of Kosciusko County Community Foundation
AgrIInstitute Fund of Wayne County Community Foundation
The Anderson Foundation
Belstra Milling
Bose McKinney & Evans
Bob and Tracy Fulling
Burt Etchison
Farbest Foods
Brian and Lorene Furrer
Halderman Farm Mgt. & Real Estate Co.
Jim and Maggie Hurst
Indiana Packers
Indiana State Poultry Association
Jerry Nelson Leadership Fund of AgrIInstitute of Knox County Community Foundation
Land O’ Lakes Foundation match AgPlus
Maple Leaf Farms
Merck Foundation matching Jennie Hodgen
Miers Farms/David and Mary Miers
Remington Hybrid Seed Company
Don and Joyce Villwock
Dale and Nicole Winger
$5,000 – $7,500
Co-Bank, Co-Alliance, Kevin Still
Farm Bureau Foundation
Indiana Soybean Alliance
Marion County Farm Bureau
Peggy Naile
$500 – $1000
AgrIInstitute Fund of Benton Community Foundation
AgrIInstitute Fund of Hendricks County Community Foundation
AgrIInstitute Fund of Johnson County Community Foundation
AgrIInstitute Fund of Putnam County Community Foundation
Jim and Beth Archer
Dan and Susan Arnholt
Boone County Farm Bureau
Ken Canfield
CountryMark
W. Lowell Carnhan & Sons/Dennis & Pat Carnahan
Dull Family Foundation
Michael and Maralee Edmondson
First Financial Bank
Aaron and Jennifer Goedde
Joel and Kara Hartman
Hendricks County Farm Bureau
Lamb Farms/Don and Jodi Lamb
George and Nancy Morton
Matt and Barb Robertson
Tom and Trisha Sloma
Larry and Martha Tempel
Truax Farms/Hal and Susie Truax
$2,500 – $5,000
AgrIInstitute Fund of Heritage Fund (Bartholomew County Community Foundation)
-Ceres Solutions
Co-Bank match Farm Credit Mid-America
Indiana Pork
Indiana Corn Marketing Council
Land O’ Lakes matching Ceres Solutions
United Animal Health
$250 – $500
AgrIInstitute Fund of Community Foundation of Grant County
AgrIInstitute Fund of Hancock County Community Foundation
ALP Class 14
ALP Class 17
ALP Class 18
Kim and Gina Ames
Bayer Crop Science
Paul and Cindy Baute
Matt and Sarah Browning
Gary and Betty Chapman
Ellsworth and Nancy Christmas
Farmer’s Exchange
First Farmers Bank and Trust
Fayette County Farm Bureau
Brian and Lorene Furrer Foundation
Gelfius Farms/Bill and Norma Gelfius
Ken Hendrickson
TriBond Farms/Levi and Norma Huffman
Tony and Sherry Johnson
Kentland Elevator
Jon and Kay Lantz
Rosalind Leeck
Joe and Betsy Milner
Jiqin Ni
Red Gold
Rush County Farm Bureau
Mark Scheumann
Shelby County Farm Bureau
Roger Tormoehlen
Roger Sherer
Ed Shew
Bernie and Jamie Sukala
Mark and Julie Thornburg
Fred and Linda Walker
Daryl and Sandy Warren
David and Suzanne Whicker
Jerry Williams
Brian and Jeannie Wise
$100 – $250
Agricor
John and Tamilee Adolph
Agrarian Risk Mgt./Clint Cragen
Marianne Ash
Biddle Farms
Craig and Beth Carter
Wendy Dant Chesser
Rodney and Brenda Clamme
Tom and Jennifer Daugherty
Jerry DeVore
Mike and Paula Ferree
Greg Finch
Chad and Jennifer Frahm
Brian and Kenda Resler Friend
Pete Hanebutt
Gary and Natalie Haynes
Dave and Georgi Henderson
Daniel and Telynda Hendrickson
Cress and Lynn Hizer
Indiana Extension Educators Assoc.
Joe and Amy Kelsay
KRF Public Relations
$100 – $250
Don and Jodi Lamb
Ryan and Rebecca Martin
Eric and Mindi McEwen
Gary and Johnsie Michael
Samantha Miller
Milligan Farms/Tom and Sandy Milligan
Al Osterlund
Marty and Linda Park
Matt and Melissa Rekeweg
L & R Rusch Farms/Larry Rusch
Jason and Julie Selking
Mark and DeeDee Sigler
Starr Farms Partnerships/Brad Starr
Stewart Grain Company
Scott and Abbi Strickland
Justin and Sarah Wagler
Andy and Joni Wallman
John and Lynn Whittington
Under $100
Decatur County Farm Bureau
Jim and Jan Beaty
Stephen and Jill Biddle
Greg and Angela Bilbrey
David Booher
Paul and Linda Brennan
Glen and Nancy Casada
Doug Harvey
Jerry ad Lisa Fankhauser
Cindy Hoye
Tom and Brenda Shepherd
Chuck Sponhauer
Isaac and Trista VanNice
Daryl and Sandy Warren
Special Event Sponsors
Indiana Corn Marketing Council
Indiana Soybean Alliance
Indiana Farm Bureau
ALP Seminar Sponsors
BioTown Ag
CountryMark
IN Corn Marketing Council
IN Farm Bureau
IN Soybean Alliance
Business and Individual Contributors
Ag Plus, Inc.
AgrIInstitute
AgrIInstitute Board of Directors
American Dairy Assoc. of IN
Jim and Beth Archer
Dan and Susan Arnholt
Beck’s Hybrids
Beutler Meat Processing Co.
BioTown Ag
Bose McKinney & Evans LLP
Bunge
Glen and Nancy Casada
Ceres Solutions Cooperative
The Cisco Companies
Co-Alliance, LLP
Comedy Sportz Indianapolis
Conner Prairie
CountryMark
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch
Cunningham Restaurant Group
Denhart Mercantile
John and Eileen Dudenhoeffer
Tom Dull
Dull’s Tree Farm
Donna Dunn
Environforensics.LLC
Elanco
French Lick Winery
Brian and Kenda Resler Friend
Dan Gudenkauf and Robyn Heine
Halderman Farm Mgt. & Real Estate
Anne Hazlett
Hodgen Farms/Paul and Jennie Hodgen
Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari
Hunter’s Honey Farm
Indiana 4-H Foundation
Indiana Corn Marketing Council
Indiana Farm Bureau
Indiana Pacers
Indiana Packers Corp.
Indiana Pork
Indiana Sheep Assoc.
Indiana Soybean Alliance
Indiana State Fair
Indiana State Fair Foundation
Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Indianapolis Zoo and Whiteriver Gardens
Integrity Biofuels
Jacobi Sales
Kinter House Inn
Lamb Farms/Don and Jodi Lamb
Landmark Enterprises, LLC
Mark and Phyllis Legan
Legan Livestock and Grain
Mallow Run Winery
Scott and Cheryl Maple
Maple Leaf Farms
Merck Animal Health
N.K. Hurst Company
Peggy Naile
Newfields
Oliver Winery
Michele Payn
Perdue Farms
Gerald Powell
Red Gold
Matthew and Melissa Rekeweg
Morgan Saltsgiver and Jeff Carnahan
Eric and Natalie Schilling
Science Central
Roger Sherer
Sudan Farms
Sun King Brewery
Larry and Martha Tempel
Tinker Coffee Company
Jeff and Lisa Troike
Tuttle Orchard
Valle Vista Golf Club
Chris and Julia Wickard
Auction Sponsors
Bose McKinney & Evans, LLP
Ceres Solutions Cooperative
Church Church Hittle + Antrim
CountryMark
Indiana Corn Marketing Council
Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc.
Indiana Soybean Alliance
Maple Leaf Farms
Red Gold
2019 Golf Sponsors
ALP Class 5
Mike Hirt
Cary Pearl
Rick Winkler
ALP Class 11
Ryan Bell
Greg Bilbrey
Mike Ferree
Kent Kleeman
Kenda Resler Friend
Jason Selking
Tim Tabert
Emily Otto Tice
Matt Legan/Truster Building
Linda Wood
Mark Woodruff
ALP Class XII
Joe Kelsay
Ryan Martin
Eric Schilling
John Whittington
ALP Class 14
Tony Aaron
Matt Bechdol
Tom Sloma
Scott Strickland
ALP Class 15
Jim Bishop
Chad Cass
Scott Gabbard
Cody Gault
Aaron Grant
Todd Greenwood
Nikki Hall
Todd Janzen
Clark Jordan
Danica Kirkpatrick
Ryan Law
Cary Mawbey
Adam Myers
Jiqin Ni
Eric Reed