Dairy Farmer, Tim Zweber, is one of 12 finalists in the national “Are You Carhartt Tough?” Contest. Voting will take place through Feb. 28 at www.CarharttRental.com, and two grand prize winners will be selected based on the public’s votes. Zweber is a dairy farmer who knows what it takes to be Carhartt tough. He works every day of the year and often for 24 hours at a time. No matter what the weather, the cows still need to be taken care of, and only one brand can stand the test of such a harsh job. Carhartt is Zweber’s choice. Whether it is protecting him from sharp objects or keeping him warm in the dead of winter, Zweber and his Carhartt perform time and time again.

J.D. Heiskell & Company announced the seating of Thomas Caron on its Board of Directors. Caron’s term of service began on Jan. 1, 2011. Caron joins three other non-family members on the board of the privately-held company: former President of ADM Investor Services Paul Krug, Chief Operating Officer of J.G. Boswell Co. Sherm Railsback, and proprietor of Lampe Dodge of Visalia David Lampe.

South Dakota State University professor Erin Cortus was named the 2010 Dr. Sherwood and Elizabeth Berg Award winner. Cortus is an assistant professor in SDSU’s Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and joined SDSU in June 2008. She has participated in successful grant applications totaling more than $790,000, including one proposal where she was the principal investigator. She works as a contributor to the National Air Emissions Monitoring Study, and she has mentored nine undergraduate students and continues to serve the South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service as a specialist in the area of air quality and waste management.