Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Selz-Pralle, Kling
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 4/11/2012
Humbird Woman Named By AgSource (2012 Distinguished Leader – 2012)
Humbird Woman Named 2012 Distinguished Leader By AgSource
Pam Selz Pralle accepted AgSource Cooperative Service’s 2012 Distinguished Leadership Award during the organization’s annual meeting held recently in Bloomington, MN. (Contributed photo)
Pam Selz-Pralle of Humbird was presented the Distinguished Leadership Award at the AgSource Cooperative Services’ (AgSource) annual meeting held March 21 in Bloomington, MN.
“Pam is gifted,” stated Nathan Kling, AgSource Board of Directors secretary. “Her ability to break down and articulate issues enables her to gain support and understanding. Her leadership helped drive strategic planning, which charted a course of success for AgSource during her years of service and beyond.”
The Distinguished Leadership Award is presented to a member of the cooperative who has demonstrated exceptional service and provided extraordinary leadership at all levels of the organization.
Selz-Pralle served on the AgSource Board of Directors for 12 years. She was elected to an officer position nine of the 12 years, including three years as president. In addition, Selz-Pralle served on the Cooperative Resources International (CRI) Board of Directors from 2003 to 2009, including service as board secretary and vice chairman.
During Selz-Pralle’s tenure on the board, the cooperative experienced rapid growth and added over $30 million in annual sales over the course of six years. Through all of these changes, Selz-Pralle has also served as president of the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin and participated in the Holstein Association at the local, state and national levels.
Through it all, Selz-Pralle has stayed involved in community and family activities, serving as a 4-H leader, dairy judging team coach, basketball coach, Sunday School teacher, and Parent Teacher Organization president.
Selz-Pralle and her husband Scott have a 425-cow diary in Humbird. They are the proud parents of three children: Ryan, 18; Jessica, 17; and Nicole, 14.
AgSource provides agricultural and environmental laboratory analysis and management information services to clients located throughout the United States and across the globe. AgSource is a member-owned cooperative and a subsidiary of Cooperative Resources International. Find out more at: www.agsource.com.
