GRAND PRESIDENT AWARD WINNERS
By Year
1991 1993
Taylor Brown - Montana State, BS, 1979, Sam Brownback - Kansas State, BS, Student
Chapter Recruitment Chairman, Noble Ruler, Body President, Alumni Association
Student Body President, General Chairman for President, Law Degree from University of
1984 National Convention. Owner of Kansas; White House Fellow, Kansas Ag Leader
Northern Ag Network, which broadcasts 42 radio of the Year, U.S. House of Representatives then
stations and five TV stations. Senator from Kansas.
Mike Jackson – Purdue, BS, Noble Ruler, John DeRuiter - Cal Poly SLO, BS, Noble Ruler,
Student Body President, National FFA Secretary, RVP, State FFA Officer, California Ag
Graduated Summa Cum Laude; Developed Leadership Training Program, International
's "Recruiting for Excellence" training Marketing Manager for Ag Exports with Golden
program. Founded AgriBusiness Group, a Genes, VP, Fresno AgriBusiness Sanwa Bank
management consulting firm.
Frank Moore - Tennessee-Knoxville, BS, 1979,
Jay Vroom – Illinois, BS,1974, FFA American Noble Ruler, National Recruitment Task Force,
Farmer Degree; Graduated with honors; State FFA Officer, Graduated Summa Cum
Speaker at Leadership Seminars and Laude in Ag Education and Magna Cum Laude
Conventions, Contributing Editor for SICKLE & in Ag Journalism, Lieutenant U.S. Army, :
SHEAF, President of National Agricultural President, Food & Fiber Technologies
Chemicals Association.
1994
Jim Zarndt - Wisconsin-Madison, BS, Vice
Noble Ruler, Recruitment Chairman, Treasurer David Buckman - Missouri, BS; Dairy Club
of campus-wide governing body, former President, Ag Student Council, Rush
Regional Vice President-Northeast. Area Chairman, Former Regional Vice President,
Marketing Manager, Monsanto Company. Western Region, District Sales Manager, Fort
Dodge Franklin Laboratories
1992
John C. Cottingham - Purdue, BS, Ag Intercom
Jack Kaltenberg - Wisconsin-Madison, BS, Editor, NAMA-Charter member of Purdue
Noble Ruler, State FFA Treasurer, President of student chapter, Boilermaker Tractor Pull
Madison Ag College Alumni Association, President, Chicago Alumni President,
President of Proseed Growers Inc., Jaycees Career Day volunteer President, AGRicultural
Outstanding Young Farmer, General Manager of Investment Associates Inc.
Kaltenberg Seed Farms Inc.
Frederick McClure - Texas A&M, BS, 1976,
Dwight Seegmiller - Iowa State, BS, National Texas A&M colony Founder, served 3 years as
FFA President, Treasurer of SICKLE & SHEAF Assistant to President George Bush for
Endowment Fund, Ag Consultant for Peace Legislative affairs, Law degree from Baylor,
Corps, Iowa State University Alumni Association Managing Director of First Southwest Company,
Board, President and CEO of Hills Bank and an investment banking firm
Trust Company
Ole Meland - Cal Poly-SLO, BS, Fund Raising
Walt Whitcomb - Maine, BS, Noble Ruler, Chairman, Alumni President, National Board of
Student Government Leader, Assistant Directors Vice President, Chapter House Loan
Secretary, SICKLE & SHEAF Editor, Republican Fund Board Trustee, Grand President, Vice
Minority Leader in Maine House of President, Accelerated Genetics Tri-State
Representatives, Dairy Farmer Breeders
1995 1997
Tom Davis - Purdue, BS, SICKLE & SHEAF Charles “Chuck” Clemons Sr. - University of
Task Force, Vice President, Central Iowa Florida, BS, Alpha Gamma Noble Ruler, 1982
Alumni, Chicago Alumni Chapter NAMA National Convention Host Committee, President
Meritorious Service Award, Director of and Founder of Alpha Gamma Educational
Advertising, Successful Farming magazine Foundation, 1996 Distinguished Alumnus
Service Award for Alpha Gamma Chapter, 1995
Scott Moffitt - Kentucky , BS, College of Ag Outstanding Kiwanian of the Year, University of
Senator, Director 1978 Convention, Florida Agricultural Alumni & Friends Treasurer,
Recruitment committee, speaker at Leadership Registered Investment Advisor, Koss-Olinger
Seminars, marketing committee, SICKLE & Consulting Inc.
SHEAF contributor, Senior Product Manager,
Ciba Turf & Ornamental Products Dave Parker - Purdue University, BS, Vice
Noble Ruler, Legislative Coordinator of Purdue
William C. Schilling - Nebraska, BS, Noble Student Lobby, Co-developer and Facilitator of
Ruler; Undergraduate Achievement Award; National Recruitment Workshop, Agricultural
SICKLE & SHEAF Editor; College Fraternity Speakers Network, President and Program
Editor's Assn..-President; UNL Alumni Chairman for Mid-American NAMA Chapter
Association Board; Executive Director of Delta Foundation Board, Director of Sales and Partner,
Sigma Pi business fraternity. AgriBusiness Group Inc.
Jerry Weller - Illinois, BS, Interfraternity Council Paul Schulte - Oklahoma State University, BS,
President, Illinois State representative, Aide to Pi Chapter Noble Ruler, AGR Undergraduate
Secretary of Agriculture John Block, listed 1990 Achievement Award, former Regional Vice
Almanac of Illinois Politics as “one of the rising President, 1995 Director on Educational
stars”, U.S. Congressman, Illinois Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho, President of
Pi Chapter Alumni Association, Member of the
1996 Agricultural Crisis Task Force for the Oklahoma
Bar Association; Board of Directors for
Oklahoma State University Alumni Association,
Terry Bass - North Carolina State, BS, Noble
Attorney, Baker Logsdon & Schulte
Ruler, Inter-Fraternity Council President,
Collegiate 4-H Club President, Ag Economics
1998
Club, Collegiate Livestock Judging Team, served
on Nominations Committee, Certified
David L. Bracht - Nebraska, BS, Agriculture,
Financial Planner with own private practice
1982, Agriculture Honors Major, Member of
Innocents Society, Alpha Zeta, and a law degree
C. James Bode - Oklahoma State, BS, Noble
in 1995 from Georgetown University Law Center
Ruler, Speaker and Delegate at many National
in Washington, D.C., Lawyer, Kutak Rock ,
Conventions, Fund Raising Chairman for Pi
Corporate Department in Omaha, Nebraska.
Alumni House Reconstruction, and Alumni
Also assist planning, construction and
President, Managing Director of Chisholm
management of 12,000 head commercial cattle
Private Capital Inc.
feedyard for family business in West Point,
Nebraska.
William C. Miller - Kentucky, BS, VNR-Alumni
Relations, Committee Chairman for 1978
Ed Jernigan - Middle Tennessee State, BS,
National Convention, Student Representative on
Founder and Charter member of Beta Theta
National Board for Omicron Delta Kappa, State
Chapter, Educational Foundation VIP,
4-H Officer, Editor of SICKLE & SHEAF, Leader,
Performance Plus Task Force, considered one
Mission: Moving Mountains
of the experts in the world for cotton marketing,
recognized as an industry leader by the National
Jay S. Poole - Virginia Tech, BS, Charter Cotton Council, involved in many community
member of Beta Eta Chapter, 1990 Convention activities, President, The Jernigan Group
Steering Committee Member, DC Alumni
Chapter and Virginia Tech Alumni Corporation
officer, Director, Government and Community
Relations, Philip Morris Management
Corporation
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Ted A. McKinney - Purdue, BS, Noble Ruler, 2000
Vice Noble Ruler, Stanley K. Lacey Executive
Leadership Series, 1991-92, Indiana Agricultural Steven L. Stice - University of Illinois, BS, Fine
Leadership Program, 1990-91, G. A. Ross Committee, Co-Chair of Spring Philanthropy, Co-
Award, 1981, Outstanding Male Graduate, Chair of Founder's Day Committee, Co-Chair of
Purdue University, Manager, Government & Faculty Appreciation Day, Orange Crush
Public Affairs for Dow AgriSciences. Organization, University of Illinois Meat Judging
Team, Alpha Zeta, Block and Bridle, Illinois State
Michael Bret Thurmond - Georgia, BS, Scholar, Speaker, Exhibitor and Sponsor at
Treasurer, 1978, Noble Ruler, 1979, Pledge Chicago Career Days, Former Chief Scientific
Trainer, 1980. Gold Kist Scholarship for Most Officer at Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. and
Outstanding Rising Freshman in College of Eminent Scholar in Animal Reproductive
Agriculture, 1977. Award for Most Outstanding Physiology at the University of Georgia
Senior in Agricultural Engineering. J. W. Brooks
Award for Outstanding Senior in the College of Jeffrey L. Warner - University of Western
Agriculture. John G. Sutton Memorial Award for Illinois, BS, Scholarship Chairman, VNR
Most Outstanding Agricultural Engineering Finance, Noble Ruler, Student Government
Student in the Nation. Member, AgHon (Highest Association, IFC, Founding member of local
honor for agricultural student at University of National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA),
Georgia). President, Alpha Eta Chapter Alumni Assistant Executive Director of Alpha Gamma
Corporation, 1988-1993, President, Electrostatic Rho Fraternity 1983-1997, Managing Editor for
Spraying Systems, Inc. Founded company in SICKLE & SHEAF and AGR Action, developed
1988 with Steve Cooper, fellow AGR. and implemented the Brotherhood Program,
Landscape Design Specialist, Norman Landcraft
1999 Co.
Jay L. Ewald - Minnesota, BS, Noble Ruler, 2001
Outstanding Senior Member, Director St. Paul
Board of Colleges, College of Agriculture Board, Kraig Wagenecht – Western Illinois, BS, Alumni
Technical Agriculture Commission, President Board Director, Advisor, Alumni Board
nd
National Junior Polled Hereford Association, Treasurer, Noble Ruler, Vanguard Volunteer, 2
Director Kansas City Alumni Chapter, Managing Century Task Force, Strategic Planning
Director of Wintec EMC Chile, South America. Committee, Planning Task Force Liaison,
Executive Administrator, IL Council on Food and
Brose A. McVey - Purdue, BS, Noble Ruler, Ag
Director Purdue Student Government,
Occupation Outlook, City Council Student Randall Little – New Mexico State Chapter
Representative, President, Vice President, Alumni Secretary, Advisor, Alumni Board
Secretary Washington Alumni Association, Secretary, Alumni Board Director, Vanguard
Executive Vice President, National Oilseed Volunteer, Who’s Who in America, Planning
Processors Association. Task Force, Associate Professor of Ag Econ,
Mississippi State University
Brian Moeller - Illinois, BS, Noble Ruler,
National AGR Undergraduate Achievement Charles Woodside – Nebraska, BS, Noble
Award, Interfraternity Council VP & Treasurer, Ruler, Vanguard Volunteers, Convention
Outstanding Freshman in the College of Steering Committee, Chief Financial Officer,
Agriculture, Alpha Zeta Honorary, Vice MBC Holding Company
President, Harris Trust & Savings Bank.
Tony D. Williams - Texas Tech , BS, Founding
Member Beta Xi, Alumni Secretary, Alpha Zeta
Fraternity, Ag Economic Association,
Outstanding Student Agricultural Economics
Department, Beta Xi Advisor, Executive Vice
President of Texas Cotton Ginners' Association.
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2002 2003
David A. Rolf – Illinois, BS Agriculture, 1984 Jeffrey D. Adkisson, CAE – Western Illinois,
J.D, University of Illinois, 1987 BS, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of
Served as President, Rush chairman, the Grain & Feed Association of Illinois. Over
Homecoming Chairman and Pledge Class 90% of the commercial storage space in the
President, Served on the Alpha Gamma Rho state of Illinois is represented by the Grain and
alumni board since 1995 as board member and Feed Association of Illinois.
secretary.
Currently partner in a 32 attorney law firm, Russ Galle – Kansas State, BS, Milling Science
member of the ITLA Association Board of and Management, currently Production Planning
Managers, served on the SCBA Young Lawyers and Purchasing Manager for the Quaker Foods
Board of Directors, retains a Very High Ability Division of PepsiCo in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He
and General Recommendation rating by has a passion for helping coworkers and others
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory in the early stages of their careers.
Timothy Minert - - Nebraska, BS, Agriculture, Charles Hall – University of Tennessee, BS,
1986, Vice Rush Chairman, Executives Agricultural Economics in 1984, M.S.,
committee, active member of the University of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design,
Arizona Alumni Chapter from 1990-2000, served 1986, Ph.D. from Mississippi State University in
as president, vice-president, and secretary, 1988. He began his academic career at Texas
actively involved in the National AGR Convention A&M in 1988, and is currently Professor and
held in Phoenix in 1994, partner with an Extension Economist in the Department of
independent Investment Advisory Firm. Spent Agricultural Economics at the University of
more than 12 years with Peacock and Tennessee.
Associates, a regional Phoenix investment firm.
Rick Nagel -- Purdue, BS, studying at St.
William Carriere – California – Davis, BS, Meinrad Catholic Seminary in Southern Indiana.
Agriculture and managerial economics, 1986 Upon completing a five-year formation program,
assistant house manager, adviser for Alpha he will be ordained as a priest and serve the
Gamma Rho at California State University – Archdiocese of Indianapolis. He also taught high
Chico from 1995-2000, annually hosts an AGR school agriscience for seven years, served for
Alumni breakfast at the Colusa Farm and three years as the Executive Director of the
Equipment show, President of Borges of Indiana FFA Association and served two years
California, a grower and processor of walnuts, a with the Foundation and Leadership Center.
managing partner in Carriere Brothers, Inc., and
co-owner of simplyroses.com and 2004
simplynuts.com
Merle G. Flowers - Auburn University, BS,
Dave E. Anderson – Kansas State, BS, Agricultural Business & Economics; University of
Agricultural Economics, 1983; MBA, Marketing Mississippi, MBA. Served six years as District
and Finance, Indiana University: President and Manager to Congressman Roger Wicker (R-MS)
CEO of NeuVision Group, LLC, a marketing and before becoming elected Senator (R - MS).
business strategy firm based in St. Paul, MN. President of Flowers Properties.
The firm assists business clients with new
product programs, new business ventures and Doug Griffin - Purdue University, BS,
major growth initiatives. Prior to founding Agricultural Engineering. He spent twelve years
NeuVision Group, Dave held leadership roles in in marketing for Caterpillar, Inc., before joining
marketing, business development and business Challenger North America, AGCO Corporation
management at 3M and its technology spin-off, as Director of Sales and Marketing.
Imation.
David B. Reis - University of Illinois, BS.
Partner, Reis Farms, Willow Hill, Illinois. Owned
by family for 120 years. Has served on Illinois
Pork Producers Association Board of Directors
since 1999.
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2005 Presidents Award, and Team Achievers Circle
Award. He also serves as Advisory Committee
Daren Coppock – Oregon State University, BS, member for the Agriculture Engineering
Agricultural and Resources Economics. Daren Department at the University of Florida.
served five years as the Executive Vice
President of the Oregon Wheat Growers League John L. Kruse – South Dakota State University,
(OWGL) before moving to Washington, D.C. to BS in Agricultural Education. John is Senior
become the Chief Executive Officer of the Sales Representative for Abbott Laboratories in
National Association of Wheat Growers Raleigh, North Carolina. Prior to this John
(NAWG). served as a legislative intern in Washington, DC;
developmental officer for the National 4-H
Doug Eckrote – Purdue University, BS, Council; director of North Carolina 4-H
Agricultural Sales. Doug is Senior Vice Development Fund; and executive director for
President of Purchasing and Operations for the Agronomic Science Foundation in Madison,
CDW Corporations and President of CDW Wisconsin. He was also Vice president of his
Logistics, a FORTUNE 500 Company and family printing business in St. Paul Minnesota
leading provider of technology products and
services for businesses, government agencies Paul Weubbe – California Polytechnic State
and educational institutions. University in San Luis Obispo, BS in Economics
and International Trade; Diploma in International
Anthony Haynes – University of Tennessee – Agricultural Relations from the University of
Martin, B.S. in Agriculture (in Plant and Soil Reskilde in Denmark. Paul is the Distribution
Science), MPA, University of Memphis. Anthony Manager for The Coca-Cola Company,
is the Director of State Relations for the managing the California Distributor Network.
University of Tennessee. Haynes works with the Paul previously worked for Capital Coors
state lawmakers during the legislative sessions Company as Territory Manager and District
and is involved with local communities building Manager. He also worked for Minute Maid
and maintaining good relationships with state Company, and held many other positions in the
agencies throughout the year. Coca-Cola family.
David McDonald – Iowa State University, BS in Wayne Worthley – University of Minnesota, BS
Animal Sciences. David joined OSI Industries – in Agriculture and Biology; Florida International
a fast growing food processor. His goals were to University, MS in Science Education; Florida
expand OSI’s business internationally in Latin State University, Specialist Degree in Science
America and Asia. McDonald proved to Education. After volunteering with the Peace
successful at this task and others that he Corps for two years in Ecuador, he worked as a
eventually was promoted to senior executive vice contractor for the US government as the Animal
president/Americas and Asia/Pacific zone Production Trainer for the Peace Corps in
manager before his 40th birthday. Today, Ecuador. Since 1995 he has worked for
McDonald serves on the Board of Directors for Redland Middle School, Homestead, Florida,
the company, which has grown to become one which has produced sever national winners in
of the largest privately held companies in the the area of Agriscience research in the ten years
world and generates more than $3 billion in he has worked taught there. He has been
annual revenues as a supplier of beef, pork, honored as Redland Middle School Teach of the
poultry, pizza, seafood, and vegetable products Year, Miami-Dade County Agri-Council
to customers around the world. Agriculture Teach of the Year, as well as other
community awards.
2006
2007
Bryce Kelly Sr. – University of Florida, BS in
Agriculture Operations Management. Bryce Paul Boettcher, – University of Wisconsin-
currently serves as the Assistant Vice President Madison, BS in Animal Science, University of
for Cargill Juice in North America. He formerly Minnesota, MS in Animal Science specializing in
worked for Hilliard Brothers in Clewiston, Florida Genetics. He was a member of the UW-Madison
as a Production Manager in Sugar cane Dairy Judging Team. While he was a professor
production, Procter and Gamble, and Citrus Hill at the University of Guelph, Ontario in 2005, he
as Feed Mill Manager. Cargill has honored helped his research team win the Nobel Peace
Bryce with the Achievers Circle Award, the Prize. He is an animal geneticist and technical
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officer working for the International Atomic Dairy Shrine. He headed the effort to develop a
Energy Agency, Department of Nuclear Sciences National Junior Leasing Program.
and Applications in Vienna, Austria. He is
responsible for providing technical support and Bill Hayen -- University of Missouri, BS Science
consulting to developing countries on animal and Agricultural Economics. Operates a 700-
breeding and production. acre row crop farm. Brother of the Century
award winner. He served as an agricultural
Todd D. Johnson – Kansas State University chemical sales representative for United
BS in Agricultural Economics and Animal Suppliers. He is co-chair for a student mentoring
Sciences, 1994. Served as Noble Ruler and program and a member of the Salvation Army
currently as chapter Adviser. Executive Director Board of Directors.
of the Kansas Beef Council and Membership for
the Kansas Livestock Association. 2009
Shane C. Kitchen – Mississippi State University Michael Gomes -- Cal Poly State University-
BS and MS in Forest Products, 1993, 1997. SLO, BS Agricultural Business and Marketing,
After working for the wood industry, he MS Business Administration in Management
developed three start-up consulting companies from Golden Gate University. He is Global
to pursue research: TASKpro and TermiSys Market Manager for TSD Integrated Controls. He
(wood enhancement research) and TermiSys is widely recognized as an industry resource
Technologies (innovative termite control). regarding the use and application of GPS/GIS
Currently pursuing PhD in Forest Products. technology into agricultural equipment. He
Serves as Alumni President. served in various capacities on the board of the
Central Coast AGR Alumni Association.
Kevin Ochsner – Colorado State University
BS, Agricultural Business, 1991; MS, Grady Roberts -- University of Florida, MS in
Management, Purdue, 1998. Served as a Agriculture, Ph D in Philosophy. He is associate
National FFA Officer in 1987. Kevin has served professor of agricultural education at the Florida,
as Regional Manager currently as Senior and widely recognized for his research and
Business Development Manager for Agri teaching in the area of experiential learning.
Business Group. Served as 2006 Convention Serves as the adviser to Alpha Gamma Chapter.
Chairman. He has also served as co-adviser for Beta Nu
Chapter and as a Leadership Seminar
2008 Curriculum adviser.
Tracey Binkley – University of Tennessee- Michael Wainscott -- University of Kentucky,
Knoxville, BS Agricultural Economics, MS BS Agricultural Economics, BS Accounting from
Business Administration. Serves as Assistant Guilford College. He is Chief Financial Officer for
Vice President in the financial advising Private Technology Crops International. He has worked
Client Group with Merrill Lynch. Previously with the development of the TCI’s long-term
served as Director of Chapter Development with strategy to provide a profitable sustainable
Home Office. Now serves as Regional Vice cropping option for farmers throughout the world.
President for Mid-East region.
Thomas White -- University of Tennessee-
Rich Engel – University of California-Davis, BS Knoxville, BS Agricultural Economics,
in Agricultural Education, MS in Education from Agricultural Economics from Texas A&M. He is
California State University-Sacramento. He owner/manager of Fish Springs Marina & Resort,
serves as the director of College Relations at a third generation family business. He is involved
Cal-Davis. He also serves as Chapter Co- in VIP fundraising and has contributed to several
advisor of the Davis AGR Alumni Association. different task forces. He served on the Home
He previously served on the UC Davis Office staff from 1993 to 1996 as Consultant and
Foundation Board of Trustees. Director of Chapter Development.
Corey Geiger -- University of Wisconsin-
Madison, BS in Dairy Science and Agricultural
Economics. Serves as associate editor of
Hoard’s Dairyman Magazine. Also serves as vice
president of the Wisconsin Holstein Association
and is on the Executive Committee for National
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