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2006 NORTH AMERICAN |
Jesse Bontecou of Raly Farms, Millbrook, N.Y., was inducted into the Angus Heritage Foundation during the Annual Banquet Monday evening, Nov. 13. Jesse is pictured with his wife, Gayle.
Colin Kennedy's family was on hand to accept his induction into the Angus Heritage Foundation during the Annual Banquet. Inducted posthumously, Kennedy was a well-known and highly regarded livestock journalist and photographer based in Webster City, Iowa.
Former general manager of the Angus Journal, Dale Runnion of Longmont, Colo., was inducted into the Angus Heritage Foundation during the Annual Banquet. Runnion is pictured with his wife, June.
Robert Weaver of Weaver Angus Farm, Peoria, Ill., was inducted into the Angus Heritage Foundation during the Annual Banquet. Weaver is pictured with his wife, Virginia.
Keela Retallick, Glen Haven, Wis., was presented the Outstanding Leadership Award during Monday evening's Annual Banquet. The award was instituted in 1994 in memory of Barbara Smalstig and her support of the NJAA and to recognize outstanding leadership among National Junior Angus Association members. Pictured are Fred Smalstig, Naples, Fla.; Retallick; and NJAA Leadership Director Kindra Wood, Holly Pond, Ala.
Eddie Sydenstricker of Sydenstricker Genetics, Mexico, Mo., was inducted into the Angus Heritage Foundation during the Annual Banquet. Pictured are (from left) Dan Fusz, Connie and Eddie Sydenstricker, Lee Ann Fusz, and Kim Monte.
President Jot Hartley of Spur Angus Ranch, Vinita, Okla., addresses attendees of the 123rd Annual Meeting of the American Angus Association, during which 361 delegates conducted the official business of the organization.
A leadership cabinet has been established to help the Angus Foundation reach its fundraising goal of $11 million by Dec. 31, 2011, through the Vision of Value: Campaign for Angus. Pictured are cabinet members Eddie Sydenstricker, Sydenstricker Genetics, Mexico, Mo.; Bob Norton, BioZyme Inc., Saint Joseph, Mo.; Pat Goggins, Vermilion Angus Ranch, Billings, Mont.; Blanford Pierce, Woodlawn Farms, Creston, Ill.; Laurie Widdowson, SandPoint Cattle Co. LLC, Lodgepole, Neb.; Jake Tiedeman, North Platte, Neb., former chairman of the National Junior Angus Association; Anne Patton Schubert, Taylorsville, Ky., representing the American Angus Auxiliary; and Jim Coleman, Vintage Angus Ranch, Modesto, Calif., honorary co-chairman. Not pictured are Howard Hillman, Bon View Farms, Sioux Falls, S.D., chairman; David McMahon, Belle Point Ranch, Lavaca, Ark., honorary co-chairman; Dick Beck, Three Trees Ranch, Sharpsburg, Ga.; Klaus Birkel, Camp Cooley Ranch, Franklin, Texas; Mark Gardiner, Gardiner Angus Ranch, Ashland, Kan.; John Morgan, Morgan Angus, Mystic, Ga.; Abbie Nelson, Five Star Land & Livestock, Wilton, Calif.; Ron Simek, Canyon Creek Angus, Cody, Wyo.; Bob Weaver, Weaver Angus Farm, Peoria, Ill.; and Milford Jenkins, Saint Joseph, Mo., Angus Foundation president.
Newly elected officers and directors of the American Angus Association include (front row, from left) Jay King, Rock Falls, Ill., treasurer; Jot Hartley, Vinita, Okla., president; Paul Hill, Bidwell, Ohio, vice president; (back row, from left) Cathy Watkins, Middletown, Ind.; Steve Olson, Hereford, Texas; Joe Hampton, Mount Ulla, N.C.; Rob Thomas, Baker City, Ore.; and Al DeClerk, Pocahontas, Ark.
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