The Committee is looking for nomination for the 2026 Bill Skog Achievement Award. The criteria for the person being nominated is: be a member for a period of time, active, possibly a breeder of helped promote other folks who have become members.

The nomination must come from another member and be submitted to either John Hammond or Rodney Read.

The award has been awarded to:

2025:

Maureen Ash and Richard Purdy

Liza Lopez and the Maurice Howe Family

2024:

Samuel J. and Barbara Yoder

John S. Hammond

2023:  

Jay & Janet Bailey, Don & Pat Evia,

Rodney &  Mary Margaret Read

2022: 

Jason Rutledge and Paul Hartkopf

This award is named after William J. Skog, DVM who passed away in January of 2019 while serving as President of the Association. Bill had served as a Director off and on for many years.  He had owned and raised Suffolks since 1990 using Red Rock as his prefix. Bill participated in plow days, horse pulls and used his Suffolks for farming when he had the time.