
Born June 30, 1953, in Hastings. Member: president, Nebraska State Dairy Association; national delegate, Mid-America Dairymen; national resolution committee, Dairy Farmers of America; LEAD IX graduate, Nebraska Farm Bureau State Legislative Policy Committee; EMT, Glenvil Fire and Rescue; Hastings Evangelical Free Church. Former Members: Sandy Creek Junior/Senior High School Board of Education; Nebraska Dairy Industry Development Board. Honors and awards: second place, 1983 Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer, Nebraska; third place, 1983 FarmFutures Best Managed Farms; admiral, Great Navy of the State of Nebraska.