Tim Harris of Princeton, Ill., has been recognized for his contributions as a member of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation (IALF). He has been President of the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Alumni Association since 2008 and graduated from the program in the Class of 2000.
Harris is Executive Manager and Real Estate Broker with Capital Agricultural Property Services. He has an extensive grain and livestock background with 20 years in the dairy business and has been an active participant in his family farming operation for most of his career. He is an Illinois and Iowa Real Estate Broker and an Accredited Farm Manager with the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.
Tim Harris, right, accepts a plaque recognizing his service to the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation from Dan Kelley, Chairman of the IALF Board and Chairman of the Board of GROWMARK.
During his service on the IALF board, Harris led the alumni association in developing programming for more than 400 alumni of the leadership program – a network of informed, capable, motivated and highly regarded leaders who are dedicated to helping each other, their communities, their nation, and their industry. Graduates of the program include the Chairman of the U.S. Farm Credit Administration, Chairman of the U.S. Grains Council, President of the Illinois Farm Bureau, Chairman of the Illinois Soybean Association, Chairman of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board and others.
“Tim has excelled in the difficult role of being a leader of leaders,” said Don Norton, President & CEO of the IALF. “He has contributed a great deal to developing alumni programs that have added value to our graduates’ leadership education.”
Harris will continue to serve on the alumni board as past-president. Chet Boruff, the Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA) in Moline, Ill., is the new alumni board president.
The Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program is a two-year comprehensive education series that develops knowledgeable and effective leaders to become policy and decision makers for the agricultural industry. The program is funded by the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation, a non-profit organization comprising individuals, companies, organizations and institutional partners. Program participants are selected from diverse backgrounds in Illinois agriculture, and program graduates have attained the highest level positions in the nation’s leading agribusiness corporations.
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