The 2015 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards winners were announced at a ceremony in Washington D.C. on May 7, 2015. The winners in various categories demonstrated leadership in areas such as resource stewardship, community partnerships, and dairy processing. Award recipients included dairy farms, processing companies, and partnerships between dairy groups and organizations like food banks. The event highlighted efforts by the dairy industry to operate sustainably and enhance consumer trust.

1. Announcing the 2015 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards Winners
Awards Ceremony and Sustainability Council Meeting
May 7, 2015
Washington, D.C.

2. 2015 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards Winners: Front (L to R) Maria Forry, Oregon Dairy Farm; Ken Nobis, Nobis Dairy Farms;
Matthew Freund, Freund’s Farm; Jan Henderson, Alliance Dairies; Back (L to R) Matt McClelland, Prairie Farms Dairy; Brad Vold, Dorrich
Dairy; Stephen Ericson, Northern Illinois Food Bank; Jeffrey Kaneb, HP Hood LLC; Paul Rovey, on behalf of Innovation Center for U.S.
Dairy®; David Ahlem, Hilmar Cheese Company. Not pictured: Tom Barcellos, T-Bar Dairy and White Gold Dairy.

3. Phil Lempert, SupermarketGuru.com and emcee, with David Ahlem, Hilmar Cheese Company (Outstanding Dairy
Processing & Manufacturing Sustainability).

4. Sarah Leonard, Al-Mara Farm, Anders Porter of Fairlife and Rachael Sherman of McDonald’s Corporation during a panel discussion about
enhancing consumer trust.

5. Steve Maddox, 2014 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards winner and California dairy farmer, and Ryan Anglin,
United Dairy Industry Association vice chair and Arkansas dairy farmer.

6. Phil Lempert with Amanda and Matthew Freund, Freund’s Farm (Outstanding Achievement in Resource
Stewardship).

7. Trish Scorpio of Midwest Dairy Association congratulates 2015 Sustainability Awards winner and Minnesota dairy farmer Brad Vold of
Dorrich Dairy (Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability).

8. Stephen Ericson of Northern Illinois Food Bank, Matthew Freund of Freund’s Farm and Denise Skidmore of Hilmar Cheese Company
share their thoughts on how sustainability makes good business sense.

9. Rebecca Kenow, Land O’Lakes, Inc., Jed Davis, Cabot Creamery and Alana Libow, The Dannon Company, Inc.

10. Winners of the Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability category: Front: (L to R): Jan Henderson, Alliance Dairies; Matthew and Amanda
Freund, Freund’s Farm; Back (L to R): Suzanne and Brad Vold with their children, Erik, Anna and Katy, Dorrich Dairy; Ken Nobis, Nobis
Dairy Farms; George Hurst and Maria Forry, Oregon Dairy Farm.

11. Tim Linder, HP Hood LLC; Stephen Ericson, Northern Illinois Food Bank; Amy Wahl, Northern Illinois Food Bank; Matt McClelland,
Prairie Farms Dairy (Winners of the Outstanding Achievement in Community Partnerships category).

12. The 2015 awards winners with their families outside of the White House.

13. Gold-level Sponsors
Academy of Nutrition Dietetics • ChemTreat • DSM • HDR
McDonald’s Corporation • Syngenta
Silver-level Sponsors
Learn more at USDairy.com/Sustainability/Awards