Curtis Clark Achievement Award Nominations Open

Curtis Clark Achievement Award Nominations Sought for 2026

Nominations for this year’s Curtis Clark Achievement Award are currently being
sought. Presented annually at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, ON,
the Curtis Clark Award goes to the Canadian dairy cattle exhibitor who possesses
the ability, sportsmanship and character necessary to be respected by their fellow
breeders and exhibitors. The award, established in 1988, is sponsored by the
Alberta Holstein Branch.

To be eligible for the Curtis Clark Achievement Award, the nominee must be an
“active” Canadian showperson, breeder or manager of any dairy cattle breed who
is exhibiting animals at major shows in Canada. The person “must be present” at
the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair to accept the award. Nominees will be judged on
their support of breed activities and ability to breed, manage, develop and exhibit
dairy cattle. Selection of the winner is made by former recipients of the award. The
2026 winner will be announced on November 13th during the Royal’s National
Holstein Show.

Nominations for the award must include a brief résumé on the nominee and be
submitted by October 1st to Bonnie Cooper, Secretary of the Curtis Clark
Achievement Award Committee, by email at becooper2010@gmail.com or call
416-579-6572. Nominations previously submitted for the award need not be
submitted again.