Steve Shaw of Williamsburg, PA, will receive the Obie Snider Award recognizing his contributions that has helped shape the All-American Dairy Shows event. 
The Obie Snider Award, established in memory of Obie Snider, a founding father of the All-American Dairy Show, recognizes an individual who places significant value on service to the dairy industry and community and who displays high standards of conduct.
This year’s recipient, Steve Shaw, has shown cows with his parents or children at the All-American Dairy Show for more than 50 years—including during three floods. He has exhibited under the Linden-Loch Holsteins prefix and Double Shawt Jerseys. In addition to exhibiting, Shaw has judged several shows at the All-American, including the Pennsylvania Fall Championship Show and the All-American Red & White Show.
Shaw graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in 1985 with a degree in dairy husbandry. After graduation, he returned to the family farm in the Oley Valley in Berks County before moving to Williamsburg in Blair County, where he farmed with the England family. He later joined Cargill Animal Nutrition, where he has worked for more than 36 years as a dairy nutritionist and national sales director. Shaw has also been a 4-H leader for more than 20 years alongside Muffy Bechtel. His service includes roles as a Dairy Bowl coach, dairy judging coach, Williamsburg FFA committee member, Blair County Holstein Club board member, and participant in several Pennsylvania Holstein convention committees.
“His passion for dairying comes through in everything he does, making him a true leader and a voice for dairy farm families,” noted colleague Josh Hushon.
Shaw and his wife, MaryLynn, live in Williamsburg, PA. They are the parents of a blended family of six children: Erin Schupbach, Rebecca Pfeffer, Emily Schaapman, Tyler Shaw, Alexis Nash, and Mason Nash. Erin and her husband, Nick, have two children, Alex and Eva, while Emily and her husband, Ruben, have a son, Theodore “Teddy” Schaapman. Shaw has expressed that he feels fortunate to love his work and blessed to be part of Pennsylvania’s dairy industry.
The award will be presented at the All-American Dairy Show on Monday, September 15, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. during the Premier National Junior Show Supreme Champion Pageant. The ceremony will be held at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg.
