Professor Bob Jolly recently received a "Distinguished Service to Iowa Agriculture" award from the Iowa chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA).

Jolly's ties to ASFRMA go back to the early 1990s when he involved the group in a large project in the Czech and Slovak Republic. They worked collaboratively on issues of privatization and land appraisal in the region. "It was a good public/private working relationship," he said.

Larry Trede (pictured left with Jolly) said the award is given to individuals in Iowa "who have made outstanding contributions to agriculture in the state over their career." He said that Jolly's contributions to international projects, involvement in ISU's undergraduate ag entrepreneurship program, and his 29 years of educational support for Agricultural Credit Schools had left a lasting impression. Trede is the secretary treasurer for the Iowa chapter of ASFMRA.

Jolly said the award was a "total surprise" to him, and "much appreciated because of the constructive working relationship" he and members of the Iowa chapter of ASFMRA developed over the years.

He continues to work internationally on agricultural entrepreneurship, and will soon travel to Central America to work on second stage financing of dairy projects.