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            SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR FOR SOUTHWEST INDIANA
                                                

The award was given to David Ellison, Vanderburgh County SWCD board chairman for
Southwest Indiana at the Annual Conference in Indianapolis.

David was asked to serve as an Associate Supervisor on the Vanderburgh SWCD Board
meetings on his farm to further the implementation of no-till and conservation practices in his
neighborhood. He has installed water and sediment control basins, grassed waterways, grade
stabilization structures and filter strips to solve severe erosion problems and improve downstream
water quality issues.

David started as an Associate Supervisor on the board in January 1996 and in February 1997
was elected supervisor.  Since then he has served as Vice-Chairman and Chairman.  He is
currently leading the Soil and Water Resource Committee for the SWCD board in addition to
being chairman.  Dave attends County Commissioner and County Council meetings and knows
many members both professionally and personally.  He represented the South Southwest area
as director on the Indiana Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts board from 2003
through 2005.

David was born and grew up in Evansville, moved out on the farm when he married a Vanderburgh
County farmer’s daughter.  The farm had been in the family for generations and David was accepte
as a farm partner from the start.  When farming was no longer possible for his wife’s father Dave
took on the farming responsibility and according to his family and neighbors did an excellent job.

David has been active in the farming and urban community from the start.  He served as Vice-
President, President and member of the Big Creek Drainage Association, Vice-Preside
Soybean board, County Committee member for the Farm Service Agency and member of the
Warrick Co. Co-op board for 12 years.  He served on the Pigeon Creek Greenway strategic plan-
ning committee and was a member of the Evansville City Parks Board for six years.  

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