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2024 Spudman Impact Awards Emerging Leader – Bryan Bender
Bryan Bender Emerging Leader The Emerging Leader award recognizes an up-and-coming industry professional poised to reach new career heights. Brya... READ MORE »
2024 Spudman Impact Awards – Tim Waters
Tim Waters Professor and regional specialist, Washington State University As a professor and regional specialist at Washington State University, Tim... READ MORE »
2024 Spudman Impact Awards – Russell Groves
Russell Groves Department chair, University of Wisconsin-Madison Throughout his academic career, Russell Groves has maintained a focus on personal r... READ MORE »
2024 Spudman Impact Awards – Kyle Atcheson
Kyle Atcheson Co-owner, Atcheson Farms Potato farming is in Kyle Atcheson’s blood. Atcheson, co-owner of Atcheson Farms in Woodland, Maine, is ... READ MORE »
2024 Spudman Impact Awards – John Forsythe
John Forsythe Innovation manager at 1,4GROUP Inc. John Forsythe’s potato career began when he was 10 years old and working alongside his dad, who ... READ MORE »
2024 Spudman Impact Awards – JD Wasir
JD Wasir Senior vice president, KoolJet JD Wasir loves a challenge, and his profession affords him the opportunity to encounter them on a regular ba... READ MORE »
2024 Spudman Impact Awards – James Ehrlich
James Ehrlich Executive director, Colorado Potato Administration Committee Beer and basketball led James Ehrlich to the potato industry. Ehrlich,... READ MORE »
2024 Spudman Impact Awards – Bryan Wada
Bryan Wada CEO, Wada Farms Family is a defining theme in Bryan Wada’s career. Wada, CEO of Wada Farms in Pingree, Idaho, is a third-generation ... READ MORE »
2024 Spudman Impact Awards – Andrew Jensen
Andrew Jensen Manager, Northwest Potato Research Consortium With a life-long enthusiasm for entomology, Andrew Jensen became exposed to the potato i... READ MORE »
2024 Impact Awards: Meet the industry leaders making impactful contributions
From the classroom to the field, the 2024 Spudman Impact Award winners are making significant contributions to the potato industry. Winners were no... READ MORE »
