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Left, the Boyle family, Chelsie, Isaiah, Zoey, Ellie and Shawn. Right, Shawn Boyle, center, is honored with the Emerging Leader Award from
Jimmy Ridgway of Yara, left, and Spudman Managing Editor Zeke Jennings, right. The presentation took place at the National Potato
Council's annual awards banquet at the Hilton Austin on Jan. 11, 2019. Photos: Bill Schaefer.
HUMBLE, BUT DRIVEN
Boyle's colleagues call him humble
and describe him as a dedicated husband
and father who is active in church and
community. Boyle is married to Chelsie
and the couple has three children: Zoey,
9, Ellie, 8, and Isaiah, 4.
Beneath the humble, All-American
exterior is a no-nonsense attorney who
doesn't waver when he sets his mind to
something.
" Shawn is a pit bull with leadership, "
said Klade Williams of Moss Farms.
When Boyle started, he sat down
with the IGSA board of directors to
create a plan. Education, advocacy for
the industry and transportation were
among their targets.
Boyle's role includes organizing the
group's annual convention, which takes
months of planning, said Calvin Butler
of GPOD Idaho, arranging educational
seminars, attending countless meetings
and
conventions
and
addressing
concerns with legislators in Idaho and
Washington D.C.
Past Spudman ELA winners
2018: Eric Schroeder
2017: Yi Wang
2016: Benjamin Sklarczyk
2015: Andy Robinson
2014: Jeremie Pavelski
2013: Eric Halverson
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" Everybody is willing to give you their
time because they know how important
potatoes are, " Boyle said. " It's something
that I'm proud to wear on my chest, that
I'm part of this industry. "
STRESSING EDUCATION
Boyle has helped establish a new
scholarship
campaign
that
offers
opportunities for IGSA employees and
their families. More than $15,000 was
awarded the first year, with a similar
amount to be doled out in year two.
Boyle told the story of the winner of the
largest amount ($3,000), whose mother
has been a longtime potato sorter for an
IGSA member.
" This girl, her parents basically got
a third-grade education in Mexico
and she was the one who learned
English and translated for the family, "
Boyle said. " She sent me a letter with
chocolates telling me how much this
was going to help her family. "
Another of Boyle's tasks is to make
education more accessible for IGSA
members. He used an example of a food
safety certification course as one of the
ways the organization is accomplishing
the goal.
" It's a three-day training course, " Boyle
said. " Typically, if one of our individual
members were to send their food safety
expert to training in some other state,
it's $800 just for the course. Then they
have to travel and pay for food. We
charged $100 a person. ... They left with
a certificate that if they get audited, they
can show to say they're compliant. "
IGSA also recently worked with the
Idaho State Police and the governor's
office to draft an official letter clarifying
the federal 150-mile radius exemption
for agricultural shipping regarding the
electronic logging device law.
" Of course that helps our members,
but that's something that everybody
should be doing, " he said.
PASSION FOR PEOPLE
What drives Boyle's strong work ethic
is his passion to help others. Seeing his
work make other people's lives better
doesn't make it seem like work, he said.
" You always hear about people who
say, 'I never had to go to work one day
in my life because I did what I loved.' I
never really believed that until now, " he
said. " When you feel like you're doing
something that makes a difference and
benefits people you care about, it's fun. "
Boyle was recognized as the ELA
winner during the National Potato
Council's annual awards banquet in
Austin, Texas, on Jan. 11.
Established in 2013, Spudman's
Emerging Leader Award was created to
recognize people under the age of 35 who
are making a difference in the potato
industry. Yara, which specializes in crop
nutrition, is a proud sponsor of the award.
" We want to congratulate this year's
recipient, Shawn Boyle, " said Yara
regional manager Jimmy Ridgway. " We
feel that it is important to recognize
and value excellence in younger people
in the potato industry. We look forward
to continuing our sponsorship. "
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