Angus Update

Angus Update
Nov. 17, 2006

New Board Members Elected

American Angus Association members gathered in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 11-14 for annual Angus activities in addition to the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE). Angus delegates met for the Association’s 123rd annual meeting where five directors were elected to the Association Board. Newly elected directors include Joe Hampton, Mount Ulla, N.C.; Cathy Watkins, Middletown, Ind.; Steve Olson, Hereford, Texas; Rob Thomas, Baker City, Ore.; and Al DeClerk, Pocahontas, Ark. Chosen as officers were Jot Hartley, Vinita, Okla., president; Paul Hill, Bidwell, Ohio, vice president; and Jay King, Rock Falls, Ill., treasurer.

Click here for Board candidate biographies, which appeared in the October 2006 Angus Journal. Watch for further Louisville coverage in the January 2007 Angus Journal.

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.

Breed Enthusiasts Honored

Five longtime Angus producers were honored for their commitment to the Angus breed and to programs of the American Angus Association. Jesse Bontecou, Millbrook, N.Y.; Eddie Sydenstricker, Mexico, Mo.; Dale Runnion, Longmont, Colo.; and Robert Weaver, Peoria, Ill., were inducted into the Angus Heritage Foundation during Angus activities at the NAILE. Colin Kennedy, formerly of Webster City, Iowa, was inducted posthumously.

Each year the Association honors individuals who have made significant contributions through their time and dedication, financially, via research efforts to enhance the breed or through their breeding of superior Angus cattle. A committee nominates and selects the individuals for induction to the Angus Heritage Foundation, which was started in 1983.

Inductees and their families receive a framed certificate for their achievement; their name is engraved on a permanent plaque that hangs at the Association headquarters; and their brief biography and photograph are included in a book, which will be published again in 2010.

Show Results, Photos Online

Couldn’t make it to Louisville this year? Visit www.angusjournal.com/louisville for Angus Productions Inc.’s (API’s) online coverage of the event. Catch up on all NAILE Angus show results and placings, and view candid photos and meeting/banquet coverage. Also watch for more extensive coverage in the January 2007 Angus Journal.