With a tradition of recognizing individuals who have made significant contributions to the irrigation industry, Hunter honors a select group of professionals annually to receive the award. The Trailblazer Award is meant to showcase professionals whose innovation, leadership, and forward thinking not only benefit Hunter Industries, but also the irrigation industry as a whole. 

 

“Hunter’s Trailblazer award is one of the industry’s most coveted,” states past Trailblazer recipient and current Marketing Manager for Hunter Industries, Troy Leezy. “Recipients must rise above and beyond industry peers not just in market and product knowledge, but also add true value to the irrigation industry.” 

 

Award recipients were presented with a dramatic wildlife print from photographer Thomas Mangelsen’s “Images of Nature” photo gallery for his hard work and dedication.

 

Congratulations to the following recipients:

 

Levi Bowler		Michael Haymore		Jeffrey Henninger
Chris Fulbright		Aaron Kelley		Brian Vinchesi
Derek Nicholls		Dan Feick		Dean Chambers
Gabriel Federico		Shengfei Xu		Tony Dunayevich
Mark Ayala		Mike Gailey		Kevin Natella
Ken Futrell		Ken DiPaolo		Mic  Carr
Chris Rhodes		Sven Friedrich		Wes Davis
Jon-Mike Jones		Thomas H. Phelps		Jim Ruzicka
Fernandez Gomez		Ziv Bigon		Abraham Castro