
Golden Kernel Awards
A few individuals have gone above and beyond in their dedication to the
Boiler Mazer and are hereby awarded their Golden Kernels, marks of the highest
distinction in Maize Mazedom.
- Purdue Agronomy Crops Teaching

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- For the loan of GPS backpack systems for the 30 July educational
program with students and parents from Wea Ridge Elementary School.
- Scott Abney


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- For the loan of a heavy-duty mower for maze path
maintenance.
- Pam Beneker

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- For the loan of two portable tents for the 30 July educational
program with students and parents from Wea Ridge Elementary School.
- Craig Beyrouty


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- For fast response time in acquiring aerial images of the Boiler
Mazer! while on a flyover of the show site.
- Rick Bradley


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- For superior skills in helping purchase the Purdue blimp and
other items for use during the Farm Progress Show.
- Sylvie Brouder

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- For the loan of communication radios for the 30 July educational
program with students and parents from Wea Ridge Elementary School.
- Adam Brock





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- For faithfully manhandling the small mower during much of the
maze mowing day and subsequent maze path maintenance days.
- For assisting with the 30 July educational program with students
and parents from Wea Ridge Elementary School.
- Ignacio Colonna













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- For lugging a backpack GPS receiver and navigating the maze
design using a handheld computer and GPS-enabled field mapping software during
the maze marking day.
- For lugging a backpack GPS receiver and and navigating the maze
design using a handheld computer and GPS-enabled field mapping software to help
mark the virtual breadcrumb trails of the marked maze.
- For meticulously repainting the maze design after extensive
fading of the original paint marks had occurred.
- For faithfully manhandling the large mower during the maze mowing
day and subsequent maze path maintenance days.
- For assisting with the 30 July educational program with students
and parents from Wea Ridge Elementary School.
- Niki Fink




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- For superior skills with a hoe exhibited during maze path
maintenance days.
- For assisting with the 30 July educational program with students
and parents from Wea Ridge Elementary School.
- Sherry Fulk-Bringman


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- For assisting with the 30 July educational program with students
and parents from Wea Ridge Elementary School.
- Greg Willoughby

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- For the loan of communication radios for the 30 July educational
program with students and parents from Wea Ridge Elementary School.
- John Graveel

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- For the loan of a portable tent for the 30 July educational
program with students and parents from Wea Ridge Elementary School.
- Steve Hawkins



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- For faithfully manhandling the small mower during much of the
maze mowing day.
- Mike Hickman


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- For the loan of a heavy-duty mower for maze path
maintenance.
- Brenda Hofmann






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- For superior trail scouting skills that kept the operators of the
small mowers on the painted trail.
- For dedication in ensuring the mowed maze design remained clear
of corn regrowth and weeds.
- For dedication in organizing and conducting the GPS training
module for elementary school science classes.
- Gretchen Humphrey




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- For superior skills with a hoe exhibited during maze path
maintenance days.
- For assisting with the 30 July educational program with students
and parents from Wea Ridge Elementary School.
- Sharon Katz







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- For truly a-maize-ing creative skills in crafting the Boiler
Mazer design.
- For taking time from her busy schedule to help hoe weeds in the
maze.
- Bill McFee


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- For skillful piloting of his aircraft for the purposes of
acquiring aerial images of the Boiler Mazer!
- Keith Morris


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- For lugging a backpack GPS receiver and navigating the maze
design using a handheld computer and GPS-enabled field mapping software during
the maze marking day.
- Jaime Muguiro


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- For assisting with the 30 July educational program with students
and parents from Wea Ridge Elementary School.
- Sam Parsons



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- For conscientiously documenting the progress of the maze marking
and maze mowing to ensure against ignoring intended maze trails.
- Kent Ross



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- For figuring out how to convert Sharon's maze design graphic
image file to one that was georeferenced to the coordinates of the 5-acre maze
site in Tippecanoe County.
- Lisa Schumm




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- For superior skills with a hoe exhibited during maze path
maintenance days.
- For assisting with the 30 July educational program with students
and parents from Wea Ridge Elementary School.
- Dave Sorrells


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- For superior skills with a hoe exhibited during maze path
maintenance days.
- Ben Southard






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- For unparalleled skills in working out the details of the maze
with the Farm Progress Show folks and local ag. input dealers.
- Heidi Stout


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- For assisting with the 30 July educational program with students
and parents from Wea Ridge Elementary School.
- Melanie Thom




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- For superior skills with a hoe exhibited during maze path
maintenance days.
- For assisting with the 30 July educational program with students
and parents from Wea Ridge Elementary School.
- Jackie Wilson





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- For superior skills with a hoe exhibited during maze path
maintenance days.
- For dedication in organizing and conducting the GPS training
module for elementary school science classes.
- Jay Young





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- For graciously bringing a tractor and planter to the maze site to
plant the corn for us.
- For graciously loaning us the mowers to cut the design into the
standing corn and the trailer to transport them.
- For not getting mad at us when the small mower died in the
maze.
- For loaning the straw bales for the Wea Ridge Elementary School
education program.

For More Information....
For
more information about geospatial technologies for crop production, take a look
at Purdue's Site-Specific Management Center on the World Wide Web at
http://www.purdue.edu/ssmc
For more
information about corn, take a look at the Corn Growers Guidebook on the World
Wide Web at http://www.kingcorn.org. For more information about corn
mazes, check out the Corny Mazes
section of KingCorn.org.
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