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ASA Announces Top Recruiters, State Associations for 2016

Dec 01, 2016

The American Soybean Association (ASA) appreciates all of the hard work from our recruiters and state associations throughout 2016 and congratulates those who exceeded the year’s goals.

The following are the top three recruiters for 2016:

  • Robert Nelsen (Minnesota) earned top recruiter for Level 1 (1,000 + members), with 183 members recruited. Nelsen was also the top recruiter for Level 1 for the past four years.
  • Jerome Schmitz (South Dakota) earned top recruiter for Level 2 (300 to 999 members), with 109 members recruited.
  • Tommy Hines (Virginia) earned top recruiter for Level 3 (50 to 299 members), with 106 members recruited. He has placed Level 3 for more than 5 years.

ASA would also like to announce that Minnesota has the highest overall percentage increase in membership for 2016 and Alabama has the highest overall numeric membership growth for 2016.

Nelsen, Schmitz and Hines, along with a representative from Minnesota and Alabama will be honored at the ASA Awards Banquet during Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas on Friday, March 3, 2016.