Davis and Mortimer Advance at Meredith

    Tom Davis, Purdue, has been named Group Publisher of Meredith Corporation.  In this new role he will oversee all marketing and editorial operations of the WOOD, Successful Farming and Living the Country Life brands and the web sites supporting those products.  Tom joined Meredith in 1978 and most recently served as Publisher of Successful Farming, a multi-media brand focusing on agricultural communications for farm and rural families.

   Tom became a member of the Delta Chapter at Purdue University in 1974 and received his bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Economics. His AGR accomplishments include the Grand Presidents Award and Brother of the Century recipient.  He is the Vice Grand President for Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. Recently he was named the NAMA Marketer of the Year by the National Agri-Marketing Association.  He has also received the R.C. Ferguson Award for Distinguished Service to NAMA, served as national president of NAMA in 1997-98, serves on the National FFA Foundation Sponsors Board, received the Honorary National FFA Degree, and named a Distinguished Agriculture Alumni from Purdue. He is a past president of the American Business Media Agri-Council, current vice president of the Agri-Business Education Foundation, and is a founder of the Agricultural Media Summit.

    Tom and his wife, Sandy resides in Des Moines, Iowa, and has a son, Adam who is a senior at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

    Scott Mortimer, Iowa State, will succeed Davis as Publisher of Successful Farming, Living the Country Life, and Agriculture Online. Scott most recently served as the magazine’s National Sales Manager.  He joined Meredith in 1992 and has held the positions of Branch and Regional Manager. 

    Scott is a 1987 graduate in Agricultural Business from Iowa State University.  He became a member of the Eta Chapter at Iowa State University in 1984.  Scott is a Brother of the Century, past president of the Eta Chapter alumni board.  He is also the past president of the Iowa Chapter of NAMA.  Scott, his wife Susanne and daughter Kelsey live in Cumming, Iowa.

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