Thursday, September 10, 2009

Vermont Ag Hall of Fame

Four individuals were inducted into the Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame on Sept. 2nd at the Champlain Valley Fair:

John Finley (deceased) — former Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture
Millicent Rooney and all of the Rooney and James families — Monument Farms
Everett Harris (deceased) — for his work with FFA
Dr. Henry Atherton — Professor of Animal Science Emeritus at UVM

Congratulations to the 2009 inductees to the Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame!

This was the 7th annual induction ceremony. Here are all the inductees from 2003-2009 (click to enlarge):




UPDATE: The Champlain Valley Exposition web site has a page about the VT Ag Hall of Fame.