Dairy Foods editor Jim Carper served on the 2013 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards panel of judges
A judging panel made the final assessment and selection. The panel is comprised of the following individuals:
- Robert Bonnie, senior advisor for Environment and Climate, United States Department of Agriculture
- Jim Carper, chief editor, Dairy Foods
- Jason Clay, senior vice president, Market Transformation, World Wildlife Fund
- Larry Elworth, agriculture counselor to the administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency
- Molly Jahn, professor, Laboratory Genetics and Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Larry Jensen, chair, Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy and president, Leprino Foods
- Steve Larson, managing editor, Hoard's Dairyman
- James Linn, professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota and past, past president American Dairy Science Association
- Joel Makower, chairman and executive editor, GreenBiz Group Inc.
- Randy Mooney, dairy producer and chairman, National Milk Producers Federation
- Gatz Riddell, executive vice president, American Association of Bovine Practitioners
- Paul Rovey, chairman, Dairy Management Inc.™ and owner, Rovey Dairy
- Brian Sloboda, senior program manager, Cooperative Research Network, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
- Connie Tipton, president and chief executive officer, International Dairy Foods Association
- Jason Weller, acting chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
The panel also includes two winners from the inaugural Awards program in 2012:
- Mike Brubaker, dairy producer, Brubaker Farms
- Steve Rowe, senior vice president, general counsel, Darigold
