Age 51
Married, wife Linda, two children, Carolyn 17 and Brain 13
Linda is tax account at McGladery Pullen
BS degree in Agriculture (1973) from the University of Illinois
Served 6 years in the Illinois National Guard (1969-1975)
Elected to and served on the Homer School Board, Vice President
Served on the Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals, 6 years, chairman
4 years
Served on the Ag Extension Council
Served on the No-till steering committee, SWCD
Past director of Illini FS Cooperative
Part of coalition that opposed the use of 2 pole structures used with
electric transmission lines going through farm land and advocated the use of
single poles
Help lead the statewide fight for reasonable criteria in rural
Champaign County Farm Bureau Board, 6 years, President , 3 years
Frito-Lay Midwest Grower of the Year Award – 1990
1995 News Gazette Farm Leader of the Year
Member of CCNet Ag Task Force, current co-chair
Prairie Farmer Master Farmer award-2000
Drainage ditch commissioner
Member Homer Lions Club – Past President
Member Illinois Corn Growers
Member Illinois Soybean Association
Member Homer United Methodist Church – Past finance chair
Certified Crop Advisor
