From The Durango Herald:
The Colorado Farm Bureau has awarded outgoing state Sen. Bruce Whitehead, D-Hesperus, with the 2010 Pinnacle Award in recognition of his support of the agricultural community during the 2010 legislative session…
The annual award recognizes legislators who “go above and beyond the call of duty to promote Colorado’s agricultural interests,” a bureau news release said. “This is evident through their sponsorship and co-sponsorship of bills, their leadership in defending and advocating on behalf of Colorado agriculture, their cooperation with the industry, and their voting record on Farm Bureau priority issues.”[…]
“He worked for the Colorado Division of Water Resources for 25 years and was the past executive director for the Southwestern Water Conservation District,” [the bureau’s president, Don Shawcroft] said. “We look forward to seeing what the future holds for you.” Whitehead served as chairman of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee during the 2010 legislative session. He was appointed by Gov. Bill Ritter in 2009 to replace outgoing Sen. Jim Isgar, also of Hesperus.