All Star Association Inc., Lexington, Ky., elected new board members at its annual convention in March. They are: Dean Angott, C.F. Burger Creamery, Detroit; Rich Draper, The Ice Cream Club, Boynton Beach, Fla.; and Chris Hackman, Central Dairy, Jefferson City, Mo.

Hunter Farms of High Point, N.C., received the Member of the Year Award. Other award recipients were:

  • Purchasing Award: Champion Brands, Clinton, Mo.
  • Best Milk: Rockview Family Farms, Downey, Calif.
  • Best Ice Cream: Gifford’s Ice Cream, Skowhegan, Maine
  • Best Buttermilk: Plains Dairy, Amarillo, Texas
  • Best Sour Cream: Upstate Farms, West Seneca, N.Y.
  • Best Cottage Cheese: Super Store Industries, Turlock, Calif.
  • Best Yogurt: Super Stores Industries, Turlock, Calif.
  • Best Ice Cream Mix: Turner Dairy, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Dr. Henry Randolph Most Improved: Guida’s Dairy, New Britain, Conn.
  • Supplier of the Year: Dupont Nutrition & Health/Danisco, New Century, Kan.

The association also honored former executive director Jeff Sterne, who retired.