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Albert Lincoln Beekeeper of the Year
Award Recipients

The Oklahoma State Beekeepers Association would like to congratulate Greg Hannaford the 2010 recipient of the Albert Lincoln Beekeeper of the Year award! Greg is an active member and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Northeast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association (NEOBA). Greg has that rare combination of "book-learning," practical experience, a "vision," and leadership skills. Thank you Greg for all your hard work and willingness to share your love of bees with others.

Number	Beekeeper	Additional Information	Year
1st	Albert E. Lincoln / Tulsa	One of the Founders of NEOBA in 1956: Member of NorthEast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	1982
2nd	Glen Gibson / Minco	Executive Secretary of AHPA / President of OSBA 1946: Member of Central Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	1983
3rd	Raymond Lone / Grove	President of Green Country Beekeepers Association	1984
4th	ML Lashbrook / Stonewall	Organized East Central Beekeepers Association / Served as President or Vice President many years	1985
5th	Earnie Knight / Miami	Four State Beekeepers Association	1986
6th	Dorothy Brister Bragg / Caddo	Southeast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	1987
7th	Dr. Joseph Neiberding / Miami	Four State Beekeepers Association	1988
8th	Chuddie Smith / Guthrie	President Frontier Country Beekeepers Association	1989
9th	Jim Grayson / Owasso	He dedicated this award to the late Hugh Price: NorthEast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	1990
10th	Novak Bullard / Durant	Southeast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	1991
11th	Clyde Garroutte * / Guthrie	He passed away 1 week before the meeting and the award was presented to his widow by Chuddie Smith: Frontier Country Beekeepers Association	1992
12th	MJ Bragg / Boswell	Southeast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	1993
13th	Doug Bemo / Muskogee	Indian Nation Beekeepers Association	1994
14th	Harold St. Clair / Owasso	NorthEast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	1995
15th	Raymond & Thelma Erwin *	NorthWest Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	1996
16th	George Richtmeyer / Noble	Central Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	1998
17th	Wilbur Severn / Chester	NorthWest Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	1999
18th	W. (Bill) McLaughlin	NorthWest Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	2000
19th	Phil Lindell / Enid	NorthWest Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	2001
20th	Everett Taylor / Orlando	Frontier Country Beekeepers Association	2002
21st	Jerry Logan / Guthrie	Vice President of OSBA: Frontier Country Beekeepers Association	2003
22nd	JB Shepherd / Waynoka	NorthWest Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	2004
23rd	Alan Larson / Bixby	NorthEast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	2005
24th	Euvonne and Carl Harrison / Tulsa	NorthEast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	2006
25th	Harry McQuown / Oklahoma City	Frontier Country Beekeepers Association	2007
26th	Tommy Thornton / Newalla	Central Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	2008
27th	Jerry Morris / Norman	Noble Beekeepers Association	2009
28th	Greg Hannaford / Tulsa	Northeast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	2010
29th			2011
30th	Lloyd Ziegler / Mannford	Northeast Oklahoma Beekeepers Association	2012

(*) Posthumously