Former Purdue President
Frederick L. Hovde
(1908-1983)

Established by a special gift from the Indiana Farm Bureau Foundation
to recognize the contributions of Purdue University staff members
to the betterment of rural Indiana.


Memorandum

TO: County Extension Educators
FROM: Jay Akridge
DATE: July 27, 2009
RE: Hovde Award

We are now soliciting nominations for the 2009 Hovde Award of Excellence in Educational Service to the Rural People of Indiana. I want to invite you to nominate deserving candidates for this prestigious award. Attached is a flier for the 2009 Hovde Award that you may distribute as appropriate to your colleagues and to those who visit your office. Nominations are due by September 11 in the Dean of Agriculture’s Office. You may either send an electronic copy to dclaeys@purdue.edu or fax a copy to 765-494-7420.

We ask that you limit the number of letters of support submitted to a maximum of five. In recent years, we have received a large number of letters, many of which were redundant in nature. We believe the selection process will benefit by having a limited number of well written, appropriately solicited letters of support. We do realize that you have no control over unsolicited letters of support. All letters we receive will continue to be included in the nominee’s packet.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks in advance for your help in generating a deep pool of deserving nominees.

For a PDF copy of the Hovde Brochure, click here.

For a copy (MSWord) of the Hovde Nomination Form, click here.