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z ALABAMADelegates
Mike McGuire, WaverlyRob Adams, Union SpringsThomas M. Maples, ElkmontChris Wisener, ArabTim West, CentreRichard M. Dyar, Crossville
AlternatesJohn E. Harrell, OpelikaGeorge Richburg Jr., AuburnCobie Rutherford, HancevilleJ.B. Turner Jr., HarvestJason Lynn Smith, CullmanDavid Osborn, Athens
z ALASKANo Nominations
z ARIZONADelegates
Charles E. Backus, Apache JunctionKenneth Shumway, Taylor
z ARKANSASDelegates
David N. McMahon, LavacaTommy Hill, ParagouldPamela Taylor, GuionDarrell Tunstill, FayettevilleAl L. DeClerk, PocahontasVictoria Whitlock DeClerk, Pocahontas
AlternatesChristina Spencer, PowhatanWilliam G. Davis, ConcordShirley Williams, Fort SmithSanford D. Cothren, Rose BudKevin R. Rieff, BentonvillePatrick Haley, Bentonville
z CALIFORNIADelegates
Craig Reinhardt, SloughhouseDavid A. Dal Porto, BrentwoodDarrell L. Silveira, FirebaughCarole Silveira, FirebaughJames E. Coleman, Modesto
Bryce Borror, GerberDavid Medeiros, DenairDoug Bell, Monterey
AlternatesKeela Retallick, Morro BayDennis George Lopez, ByronChad Garone, BakersfieldJohn Dickinson, SacramentoAbigail Nelson, WiltonTerry Cooper, OakdaleKatherine Siller, Oregon HouseDavid J. Holden, Oroville
z COLORADODelegates
Ken Amen, IliffJeffrey Meyers, HaydenTroy Marshall, BurlingtonMark Nieslanik, CarbondaleMichael L. Ripp, DeltaKathleen Creamer, MontroseDon Gittleson, Steamboat Springs
AlternatesAndrew Schafer, DoloresLanas Smith, BoulderBrent Vieselmeyer, AmherstJeff Creamer, MontroseTari Hoagland, MeadDuane Yearous, Fort MorganTyler Walter, Hudson
z CONNECTICUTDelegates
John Iovieno, HigganumW. Michael Shanahan Jr., Harwinton
z DELAWAREDelegates
Chris Breeding, Greenwood
z FLORIDADelegates
Joy Baldwin, OcalaRichie Longanecker, LithiaChad Campbell, MicanopyJeanne Louise Chitty, Micanopy
AlternatesRoy Petteway, Zolfo SpringsR. Roy Petteway, Zolfo SpringsAlbert J. Austrino, Dade CityBritt Gladwell, Fort Myers
z GEORGIADelegates
Carolyn Gazda, AthensSmitty Lamb, WadleyAlan Bridges, LexingtonMike McCravy, BowdonAndrew McPeake, ArnoldsvilleA. Harvey Lemmon, WoodburyFrederick W. Gretsch Jr., LexingtonJohn Jarrell, Butler
AlternatesDouglas J. Williams, MilanClay Williams, BishopCole Elrod, TalmoDick Beck, SharpsburgJames A. Vaughn, ForsythDennis Cantrell, CummingChris Throne, LexingtonS. Thad Rush, Rome
z HAWAIINo Nominations
z IDAHODelegates
Lex Carter, PingreeDennis Boehlke, NampaKen Dunn, TetoniaR. Chester Adams, FirthArthur W. Butler, BlissSteve Harrison, Idaho Falls
AlternatesStacy L. Butler, BlissCarla Malson, ParmaMark Malson, ParmaArnold Callison, BlackfootSarah Fuller, Twin FallsDoug Kohntopp, Jerome
z ILLINOISDelegates
Marvin Hobbs, Good HopeThomas J. Curtin, Blue MoundJerry Cassady, NormalAlan Miller, GridleyGary Dameron, LexingtonLuke F. Lemenager, HudsonDouglas Turner, MahometBruce Betzold, NokomisWilliam Werner, CordovaJohn C. Curtin, TaylorvilleJeffrey Dameron, Towanda
AlternatesPatricia Ann Ruyle, RoodhouseJames K. Sundberg, Mendota
A form to nominate delegates to the American Angus Association’s 132nd Convention of Delegates was mailed to everyone listed the last week of March as an active life or regular member of the Association. Nominees could be any active life or regular member whose farm or ranch is located in the same state as the nominator.
After the completed forms were returned to the Association office in Saint Joseph, Mo., ballots were prepared and sent to members in each voting district. Properly executed ballots returned to the Association by the June 30 deadline were counted.
The following is a complete listing of delegates and alternates to the 2015 Convention of Delegates of the American Angus Association, to be conducted during the Angus Means Business National Convention & Trade Show Nov. 3-5 in Overland Park, Kan.
Scott Anderson, ChrismanAaron Schafer, OwanecoLee Stremsterfer, Pleasant PlainsErnest R. Bingman, CarmiNicole Sperry, MonticelloShelia A. Grobosky, AnconaJohn Kirchner, Mount MorrisN. Bret Parr, Mason CityChristopher Cassady, Tuscola
z INDIANADelegates
Philip Howell, WinchesterJohn Finke, ColumbusDale Grubbs, HillsboroBill Wilson, CloverdaleLoran B. Wilson, OrleansRobert B. Dragani, PlymouthAndrew Stewart, GreensburgJudy A. Brown, Greenfield
AlternatesLeslie Craft, La PorteAndrew D. Howell, MarengoJeremy Haag, PlymouthJack Sweeney, NoblesvilleCody Sankey, EconomyLeslie Carmichael, BloomingtonKevin E. Swaim, MarshallKevin Newman, Greenfield
z IOWADelegates
David Nichols, BridgewaterJim Werner, DiagonalDoug Schroeder, ClarenceLandi K. McFarland, EllstonTricia Holmes, BentonAllen K. Conover, BaxterEdward Wiederstein, AudubonDrew L. Schroeder, ClarenceDonald Greiman, GarnerJames R. O’Neill, LoganKirk D. Brandt, CorningGlen L. Swanson, DurantDave Sweeney, Alden
AlternatesSue Kenny, SchallerCheryl Barker, MonticelloEvan Rayl, West Des MoinesErle Driscoll, WilliamsburgBruce D. Kiesewetter, LettsJustin Sullivan, WintersetNeal R. Smith, WalnutRandall Graham, GrinnellBridget A. Driscoll, WilliamsburgW.G. Schermer Jr., ClarionGeorge V. Swenka, OxfordLauren Elizabeth Barker, MonticelloJohn D. Wessel, Edgewood
z KANSASDelegates
Gordon D. Stucky, KingmanChris Sankey, Council GroveMark Gardiner, AshlandMatthew Perrier, EurekaThomas D. Perrier, EurekaGreg McCurry, SedgwickLori Fink, RandolphFrank Hinkson II, Cottonwood FallsSharon Laflin Sankey, Council GroveMatt Caldwell, ParkerGerald M. Theis, LeavenworthRobert D. Laflin II, OlsburgElizabeth Janssen, EllsworthDan Larson, Sharon Springs
AlternatesTimothy T. Benton, GarnettAnne Lampe, Scott CityBrad McCurry, Mount HopeJohn Jay McCurry, BurrtonRon Hinrichsen, WestmorelandChad Breiner, AlmaAndrew McCurry, BurrtonAmy Langvardt, Alta VistaNeal Haverkamp, BernJohn Slocombe, ManhattanSteve Stratford, PrattBrandon New, LeavenworthTim Ohlde, PalmerDamon New, Leavenworth
z KENTUCKYDelegates
Eddie Burks, Park CityCharles B. Smith, Russell SpringsJames S. Coffey, HustonvilleTim Dievert, DanvilleJoe Myers, HarrodsburgHenry B. Smith, Russell SpringsCharles E. Boyd II, May’s LickKenley E. Conner, HodgenvilleJason E. Crowe, IrvineAnne Patton Schubert, TaylorsvilleJoe B. Neely, FranklinWendell D. Bruce, Lawrenceburg
AlternatesKenneth D. Lowe, Smiths GroveCharles C. Cannon, FlemingsburgKelly Flanders, BuffaloBlake Boyd, May’s LickJere L. Cannon, FlemingsburgEric St. Clair, Falls Of RoughJames Q. Shaw, HodgenvilleJohn K. McDonald, Mount SterlingGil Ray Cowles, RockfieldMichael Elmore, GlasgowDavid Woodall, QualityPaul Bradshaw Jr., Crestwood
z LOUISIANADelegates
Lee Robbins, RustonEnyart Mitchell, CoushattaRonald Dobson, ChestnutChris Roussel, Paulina
AlternatesLawrence Babineaux, Lake CharlesDave Means III, GlosterOlitsa Robbins, DubachDavid L. Billingsley Jr., Keithville
z MAINEDelegate
William P. Bates, TurnerAlternate
Jay Roebuck, Turner
z MARYLANDDelegates
Dean Bryant, MonktonDouglas Velisek, Gaithersburg
AlternatesMark G. Moxley, West FriendshipRandy Stabler, Brookeville
z MASSACHUSETTSDelegate
David W. Salem, N. BrookfieldAlternate
Sandra A. Jones, Boston
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z MICHIGANDelegates
Scott A. Foster, NilesKen Geuns, BathDavid F. Lutchka, Grass Lake
AlternatesMonte Joe Bordner, SturgisKevin Beckington, MerrittJulie McMahon French, Beaverton
z MINNESOTADelegates
Donald K. Schiefelbein, KimballBruce Waugh, GoodhueRandy Mitteness, BensonMark Purfeerst, FaribaultRoger Sunvold, Sacred HeartJoseph L. Hammell, CaledoniaChristopher Miller, Mabel
AlternatesPatrick J. Murphy, FairmontR. Edwin Kaehler, EyotaRobert Moffett, Moose LakeBen G. Kokett, Little FallsThomas Finnegan, AustinPeter Hassing, WellsJames R. Scharpe, Arlington
z MISSISSIPPIDelegates
Gary Tanner, EllisvilleStephen Gaines, BrandonLane Smith, PurvisJohn W. McMillan Jr., NewtonFabe Buddy Jones, D’Lo
AlternatesJoe A. Waggoner, CarthagePrentiss I. Guyton, PickensIvan Kiani, MortonD.R. Bozeman Jr., Flora
z MISSOURIDelegates
Eddie L. Sydenstricker, MexicoBen Eggers, MexicoJosh Worthington, DadevilleAlan W. Mead, BarnettDonald A. Laughlin, GuilfordNorman Garton, NevadaJames D. Pipkin, RepublicJack C. Baker, ButlerCharles Gerloff, BlandClint Hunter, Fair GroveJerry Lehmann, Lake OzarkWilliam Brian Brockman, BrookfieldBrian C. Meier, JacksonThomas Burke, SmithvilleHowell Wheaton, ColumbiaLinda Eck, SarcoxieRussell L. Coon, BethelRoy N. Jones, GainesvilleSteve Birk, Gordonville
AlternatesRichard Eggers, JacksonBill Bowman, St. JosephMarty Couch, MaconKenny Hinkle, NevadaPaul W. Meier, JacksonWayne D. Smith, WiniganJim Brinkley, MilanKristy Fisher, SedaliaCody M. Washam, Pierce CityScott Crawford, Platte CityCurtis W. Long, ButlerTerry Little, MonticelloWilliam J. Conley, ClarksdaleMark Womack, Doe RunAnn Simpson, RichmondRobb Pitts, HermitageJohn Moffitt, WiniganVernon Dale Yager, SturgeonDrew Byergo, Savannah
z MONTANADelegates
Leo R. McDonnell Jr., ColumbusRoger Jacobs, BillingsDave Hinman, MaltaJim Sitz, DillonCory Poser, DentonJohn Patterson, ColumbusKevin Arntzen, HilgerRobert B. Cook, BillingsBrent McRae, JordanChad Denowh, SidneyRussell Pepper, SimmsRon Frye, Three ForksMichael Denowh, SidneyBraden Arntzen, HilgerSteven W. Lund, WibauxKeith Stevenson, HobsonLee Van Dyke, ManhattanDarrell J. Stevenson, Hobson
AlternatesRobert L. Sitz Jr., HarrisonKathy Dubs, BillingsJared Murnin, HuntleyBrian Barragree, AbsarokeeJason L. Callantine, BelgradeDale J. Vitt, FairviewKathy Creighton Smith, ChinookDanny Mydland, JolietJason D. Harrison, BoydClint Stevenson, HobsonGuy Lewis Laflin, Saint IgnatiusRobert J. Stevenson, HobsonBryan Ratzburg, GalataTammi Sitz, HarrisonDoug Stevenson, JolietRichard Van Dyken, TostonLarry D. Green, HardinGary Wall, Billings
z NEBRASKADelegates
Gerald K. Connealy, Whitman
Lowell Emery Minert, DunningWilliam H. Rishel, North PlatteJudson Baldridge, North PlatteRichard Hollman, HallamDanny Poss, ScotiaDru Uden, FranklinNeri Barstow, SpringviewArlen J. Sawyer, BassettBob Tiedeman, North PlatteGeorge E. Marcy, Hay SpringsSusan Hebbert, AshbyEldon Krebs, GordonRebecca B. Tiedeman, North PlatteConstance Uden, FranklinRebecca Sawyer, Bassett
AlternatesJohn L. Schurr, FarnamRobert J. Tiedeman III, North PlatteTrevor Lienemann, PrincetonJake Scott, GordonKami Scott, GordonTim Marlatt, Wood LakeKerri Votaw Kliewer, HendersonBrian Stoller, PalisadeVincent D. Bickel, GordonR.J. Cline, ValentineLindsay E. Pedersen, North PlatteSamuel H. Carter, ArthurAlex K. Peterson, HaiglerTravis Walters, TalmageKenneth J. Stauffer, HarrisburgJeff Baldridge, North Platte
z NEVADANo Nominations
z NEW HAMPSHIRENo Nominations
z NEW JERSEYDelegate
Neenah Jain, Princeton
z NEW MEXICODelegates
John M. Heckendorn, MoriartyCandy Ray Trujillo, Capitan
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AlternateMiguel Salazar, Espanola
z NEW YORKDelegates
Philip Trowbridge, GhentRobert B. Groom, LyonsDouglas J. Giles, Millbrook
AlternatesPhilip Trowbridge Jr., GhentAmy Trowbridge, GhentCarl E. Hinkle, Truxton
z NORTH CAROLINADelegates
Russell O. Wood, Willow SpringJohn C. Smith Jr., Pink HillJoe K. Hampton, Mount UllaJeffrey D. Wood, Willow SpringSteve McPherson, Snow CampRichard D. Kirkman, Siler City
AlternatesJames G. Scarlett, Snow CampBill Ebert, SpartaMark R. Wilburn II, AsheboroRobin A. Hampton, Mount UllaNeil R. Bowman, GermantonT.W. Wall Jr., Morganton
z NORTH DAKOTADelegates
Nathan Spickler, GlenfieldEmily Spickler, GlenfieldCharles O. Tastad, RoletteSteven Brooks, BowmanPeter Best, Watford CityAaron Strommen, Fort RiceChad Ellingson, Saint AnthonyZachary C. Hall, BismarckMike Wendel, La Moure
AlternatesKeith Medalen, TownerDarrell Jallo, FordvilleRichard C. Tokach, Saint AnthonyKelly Schaff, Saint AnthonyScott T. Shively, Pleasant LakeKathy Tokach, Saint AnthonyKurt Schaff, Saint Anthony
Darcy A. Meier, VenturiaLauren Dohrmann, Taylor
z OHIODelegates
Paul H. Hill, BidwellJohn F. Grimes, HillsboroHenry Bergfeld, Moreland HillsLindsey C. Grimes, HillsboroDaniel P. Wells, ChillicotheJames M. Rentz, ColdwaterKeith D. Burgett, Carrollton
AlternatesDavid A. Felumlee, NewarkTim Harsh, RadnorBrent L. English, ElidaJamie Marie King, TiffinKelvin Egner, ShelbyJohn W. King, TiffinBeverly Wagner, Hamilton
z OKLAHOMADelegates
Clarence Frey, MulhallGaye Pfeiffer, MulhallJohn C. Pfeiffer, OrlandoJohn H. Pfeiffer Jr., MulhallEddie C. Sims, ElginJim Davis, FossJarold Callahan, EdmondMark A. Squires, KingfisherRance Long, Big CabinRoger Wann, PoteauMark Johnson, OrlandoAllen F. Johnston, OkemahKyle Conley, SulphurDaniel May, StillwaterTravis Pembrook, FairviewMark Sexton, Fort GibsonAlan Armbruster, Burlington
AlternatesJot Hartley, VinitaMike Horrell, VinitaMark Holder, OlusteeBrian McNeil, CushingDonnie Robertson, YukonKevin Hafner, YukonWendell J. Custer, CushingBill Majors, GarberJordan Dale Cook, FossJerry Barnes, Broken ArrowSteve Henson, SeminoleFred Schmedt, ArdmoreWilliam Walther, GlencoeClay E. Hartley, VinitaChris Stansberry, StillwaterPhilip M. Stehr, WillowBrent Pannell, Olustee
z OREGONDelegates
Lori L. Thomas, Baker CityMike Umbarger, Powell ButteRobert E. Thomas, Baker City
Dianne Read, CulverDeanne Maag Vallad, ValeBrad Gohr, Madras
AlternatesJeffrey D. Parker, EnterprisePam Detering, Junction CityDan Morris, Baker CityEmily Folkestad, HermistonBeau Botts, Enterprise
z PENNSYLVANIADelegates
Dale Rains, MercerGregory McKean, MercerCheryl Fairbairn, CoatesvilleDonald Nichols, TyroneJohn D. Hausner, Dover
AlternatesEugene A. Trowbridge II, Auburn CenterJoAnn D. Hausner, DoverGeorge Garret Love, Linesville
z PUERTO RICONo Nominations
z RHODE ISLANDNo Nominations
z SOUTH CAROLINADelegates
Kevin Yon, Ridge SpringTed R. Bartee, CloverWalter Shealy III, Newberry
AlternatesLarry W. Olson, BarnwellFrankie Mullikin, PendletonTed S. Bourne, Donalds
z SOUTH DAKOTADelegates
Hugh E. Ingalls, FaithJoshua Mohnen, White LakeVaughn R. Meyer, RevaLaVern W. Koupal, WagnerJohn Sletten, FaithMick Varilek, GeddesTroy James Gabriel, MidlandSteven Mohnen, White LakeDavid Otto Uhrig, HermosaRoss Varilek, GeddesJeff Kapperman, MontroseDavid C. Mogck, TrippCharles Mogck, Olivet
AlternatesLarry L. Dahl, EstellineLyle D. Weiss, FaithMichael J. Baker, Saint OngeDustin K. Carter, VermillionDustin Hurlbut, RaymondJeana Maree Sankey, RaymondHoward R. Hillman, Sioux FallsBrandon Peterson, AlcesterWm. C. Kukuchka, Belle Fourche
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Lee Kopriva, RaymondCasey Maher, MorristownDennis Glanzer, DolandDan Thyen, Waverly
z TENNESSEEDelegates
Richard D. Brown, CookevilleJoe Elliott, AdamsKent J. Brown, RickmanLake W. Elliott, AdamsDavid Holt, LivingstonDave Alan Turner, CovingtonJonathan Perry, FayettevilleP. Neal Richardson, LancingClifford Rowlett, Hurricane MillsHannah E. Wright, Spring CityMike Mayfield, PulaskiLee Duckworth, GreenevilleJohn Morgan Turner, Covington
AlternatesQuintin Smith, LebanonDwight D. King, Piney FlatsKenneth B. Armstrong, UnionvilleSam Tays, MontereyKenny Springer, LeomaJamie K. Smith, LebanonSonya R. Smith, LebanonTim Turner, CovingtonBobby Denton, Cumberland FurnaceCallie Que Smith, LebanonMark Davis, ShelbyvilleChuck Lanning, LebanonLarry W. Patterson, Bradford
z TEXASDelegates
Parker Friedrich, StephenvilleMinnie Lou Bradley, MemphisAlford R. Echols III, CooperSteve Knoll, HerefordJimmy Goode, PampaJames Burks, CameronSuzie Bean, Sulphur SpringsMark Ahearn, Wills PointLaura Knoll, HerefordJames Henderson, ChildressRobbie D. Bean, BrashearMurl R. Richardson, Rising StarRobert Lastovica, FredericksburgGinger Olson, HerefordMike Phinney, StephenvilleCindy Ahearn, Wills PointRobert L. Bruner, HuntsvilleDoug Satree, MontagueGlennette Goode, PampaSteven Lastovica, SaladoErnest Shelton Jr., New BostonMike Ettredge, Pilot PointGary M. Stevenson, Brenham
AlternatesRobert O. Daniel, FairfieldToni Bruner, Huntsville
Meg Shelton, New BostonTy T. Williams, Rio VistaRodney Howell, GainesvilleKaty Satree, MontagueR.G. Langford, FentressScott Pohlman, HerefordDon Denny, LubbockNikolyn Williams, Rio VistaTylee Jo Williams, Rio VistaJohn F. Kirk, NacogdochesClayton Thomas Stevenson, BrenhamStephen Gardner, GarrisonMilford Duane Jenkins, HigginsDennis P. Thomas, MabankAshley Stevenson, CaldwellJoseph J. Skrivanek III, CaldwellErnie Albers, MadisonvilleRichard Roeder, StonewallRyan Tackett, CiboloElmo Robinson, Point BlankJoseph R. Bush, Gatesville
z UTAHDelegates
Chris Ward, LoganJoane Pappas White, PriceShane Sorensen, Spanish Fork
z VERMONTDelegate
Brian J. Kemp, Cornwall
z VIRGIN ISLANDSNo Nominations
z VIRGINIADelegates
Mark Duffell, AldiePaul S. Bennett, Red HouseTom McCall, GreenvilleCharles A. Rosson, LouisaA. Douglas Dalton Jr., SycamoreRichard McClung, BridgewaterJon Repair, GlasgowScott L. Buchanan, AldieChuck Grove, Forest
AlternatesDennis Eastin, GretnaErin Smith, MiddleburgChris Wojciechowski, MiddlebrookG. Stephen Jones, ForestJerry Crenshaw, UppervillePaul M. Coleman, ScottsvilleErnest T. Carter, LouisaKevin Fleenor, AldieA. Robert Whitacre, Winchester
z WASHINGTONDelegates
Craig Vejraska, OmakJeff Sackmann, WardenWilliam L. McLean, Coulee CityC.D. Butch Booker, Colfax
AlternatesGreg Rathbun, Moses LakeJeffrey A. Schmidt, OthelloBrett Tonne, EphrataEric Celigoy, Issaquah
z WASHINGTON D.C.Delegate
Nancy Andracsek, Washington
z WEST VIRGINIADelegates
Byron Tuckwiller, LewisburgTrish Tuckwiller, LewisburgSylvia Casto, BuckhannonBrian Wickline, Union
AlternatesDavid McGee, BurlingtonJohn Oliver Irons, Lewisburg
z WISCONSINDelegates
Scott Gaffney, BarneveldBrian W. McCulloh, ViroquaLeslie Mindemann, SullivanGregory J. May, Mineral PointRenee Radcliffe, SchofieldGlenn Davis, Darlington
AlternatesDon Trimmer, BarabooMarty Andersen, New GlarusBrian Nodolf, LivingstonAllan Drinkman, DowningDaniel R. Walder, WittenbergMichael Bishop, Rio
z WYOMINGDelegates
Dan E. Ingalls, CasperShawn Booth, VeteranBrad Boner, GlenrockNeil Forgey, WheatlandGary M. Godley, Kaycee
AlternatesTim Latham, PowellRichard W. Lisco, DouglasRuss Kilts, KayceeDavid D. Oedekoven, SheridanKendrick Redland, Manderson
z CANADADelegates
Tammi Ribey, Paisley, Ont.David Bolduc, Claresholm, Alta.
AlternatesRob Smith, Olds, Alta.Douglas Allen, Taber, Alta.
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