December 25, 2015
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Idaho Irrigation Equipment Association officers help organization thrive
Bob
Hand
Bob Hand, Nelson Irrigation
Corp., is finishing his first year
serving as president of the Idaho
Irrigation Equipment Association.
Derick Attebury, Rain For
Rent, Idaho Falls, served as vice
president until his appointment
as Region 6 (Upper Snake) Idaho
Fish and Game commissioner and
had to resign.
Loni Monson, Pipeco, Nampa
branch, was accountable as treasurer.
Two board members are finishing
their terms: Quentin Nesbitt, Idaho
Power Co., Boise, and Dallas Jensen,
Agri-Lines Irrigation, Parma.
Tawna Root, Layne Pumps,
Twin Falls; Cody Kemp, H.D. Fowl-
er Company, Idaho Falls; and Kent
Kidd, Valmont Industries, Declo,
have another year on their terms.
Dana Duffin, The Sprinkler
Shop, Paul, is the immediate past
president.
The following members have
served as committee chairs for asso-
ciation activities this year:
Scholarships available for students in irrigation field
The Idaho Irrigation Equip-
ment Association expects to
award thousands of dollars in
scholarships to deserving stu-
dents going into agricultural
irrigation or turf-landscape ir-
rigation fields in 2016.
In 2015, the IIEA awarded
$18,500 in scholarships to 30
students. College scholarships
ranged from $500 to $1,000
per student. These students
were selected on the basis of
academic accomplishments,
activities, leadership and inter-
est in pursuing a degree in an
agricultural irrigation or land-
scape-related field.
The IIEA has awarded 629
scholarships totaling $380,500
since 1980. The IIEA’s Schol-
arship Program received the
Idaho Governor’s Award for
Excellence in Agriculture in
the Education/Advocacy cate-
gory at the 2012 Larry Branen
Idaho Ag Summit.
Students who will be en-
rolled in a college program
in the fall semester of 2016
are eligible to apply for a
scholarship. Applications are
available at www.idahoirri-
gationequipmentassociation.
org. All applications must be
postmarked by Feb. 26, 2016.
Any questions, contact Schol-
arship Chairman Dirk Leavitt,
Valmont Industries, at (208)
226-5639.
The IIEA was established
in 1971 and membership con-
sists of 120 separate entities
including wholesale suppliers,
retail dealers, equipment man-
ufacturers, public utilities and
financial institutions engaged
in serving Idaho’s irrigation
needs. Scholarship funds are
donated by IIEA members and
the general funds of the IIEA.
• Education chair: Dr. Howard
Neibling, University of Idaho,
Kimberly.
• Scholarship chair: Dirk Leavitt,
Valmont Industries, American Falls.
• Ag Membership chair: Jim
Mitchell, TRO Inc., Meridian.
• Turf Membership chair: Jim
Moyer, Irrigation Design, Meridian.
The chairmen for the 2015 Ida-
ho Irrigation Equipment Show and
Conference, scheduled for Jan. 7 at
the Nampa Civic Center, are Mon-
son and Larry Spath, Robertson
Supply-The Pump House, Nampa.
Tondee Clark, Boise, has begun
her 20th year as secretary of the
IIEA.
IIEA conference showcases
latest in irrigation technology
The Idaho Irrigation
Equipment Show & Confer-
ence will showcase the latest
information in the irrigation
industry.
The free event is Thursday,
Jan. 7, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at the Nampa Civic Center,
311 Third St. South, Nampa.
No registration is required.
More than 60 irrigation
equipment
manufacturers,
dealers and distributors of
landscape and agricultural
irrigation products will be at
the show to display their latest
equipment and services.
“This is a great opportuni-
ty for growers and landscape
irrigation contractors to come
and see the latest develop-
ments in the industry and find
solutions for their irrigation
needs,” said Howard Neib-
ling, education chairman.
The event rotates annually
between the cities of Nampa,
Burley and Idaho Falls.
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Idaho Irrigation
Equipment Show &
Conference
When: Jan. 7, 2016
Time: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Where: The Nampa Civic
Center, 311 Third Street
South, Nampa, Idaho.
Online: www.idahoirrigation
equipmentassociation.org/