The Distinguished Service Award acknowledges outstanding breeders, educators, scientists and promoters within the livestock industry.
Continuous Service Award recipients are those who have made exceptional contributions to NPLC as members of the organization.
Lifetime Memberships are given to honor post-career leaders who have had a significant impact as NPLC members.
Chuck Real
Swine Seedstock Producer
Jim and Joni Hunt
Open Box Rafter Ranch
Brad Barnes
Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo
Tom Burke
American Angus Breeder
Fred Schuetze
Buzzard Hollow Ranch
Dr. Tom Bass
Professor
Dr. Dorian Gerrick
Professor Genetics
Gregg Reisinger
Paint Horse Breeder
Hoards Dairyman Magazine
Ft. Atkinson, WI
Sherry Cole
Morgan Horse Breeder
Al Christian
Iowa State University (retired)
Ames, Iowa
Everett Forkner
Forkner Farms and Truline Genetics
Richards, Missouri
Joe Grisson
Pinto Horse Breeder
Indiana
Larry Tande
Holstein Leader
Minnesota
Dr. Robert Totusek
Beef Industry
Bazy Tankersley
Arabian Horse Breeder
Tucson, AZ
Larry Mead
Sheep Breeder
Irma Robertson
Holstien Association USA
Carol Rose
Quarter Horse Breeder
Gainesville, TX
Kay Patterson
Llama Breeder
Past ILR President
Sisters, OR
Bill Harlin
Tennessee Walking Horse Breeder
Past TWHBEA President
College Grove, TN
Larry V. Cundiff
Research Geneticist, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Clay Center, NE
Dr. Maynard Hoberg
Professor, Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Stuart Rowe
Milking Shorthorn Breeder
Former Executive Secretary
William F. Borror
Angus Breeder
Gerber, CA
Georgie Green
Morgan Horse Breeder
Past Association President
Dr. James Rooker, DVM
Arabian Horse Breeder
Past Association President
Mr. Nolan Ryan
Hall of Fame Major League Pitcher
Livestock Rancher
Round Rock, TX
Mr. Robert Brown
Livestock Rancher
Throckmorton, TX
Mr. Norman Kohls
Livestock Breeder, Boer Goats
Eldorado, TX
Robert Atkinson
Attorney
Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas
Springfield, MA
Dr. W.A. (Al) Cowan
(Retired)
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Jim Leachman
Livestock Rancher
Bozeman, MT
Salley Forbes
Red Angus Breeder
Sheridan, WY
Ivan Strickler
Holstein Breeder
Iola, Kansas
Dr. Ann Bowling
UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory
Davis, California
Richard Clauss
Jersey Breeder
Hillmar, California
Dr. Harlan D. Ritchie
Professor of Animal Science
Michigan State University
Dr. Jerry Caldwell
President
ImmGen, Inc
College Station, TX
Lauren L. Christian
Professor of Animal Science
Iowa State University
Don Jobes, Jr
Assistant Manager
Houston Livestock Show
Jack Ragsdale
President
North American International Livestock Exposition
Southerland Farms, Retired Manager
Prospect, KY
Dr. Joe Garrett
American International Charolais Association
Executive Vice President
Dr. Clyde Stormont
Stormont Laboratories, Inc.
Chairman of the Board
Harold Workman
Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center
President & Chief Executive Officer
John McKnight
Breed, Livestock Sales, Consultant
International Brangus Breeders Association, Inc.
George Opperman
Director, U.S. Livestock Genetics Exports, Inc.
Secretary Treasurer (Retired)
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association of USA (Retired)
Zane Akins
Holstein Association (Retired), Secretary/Treasurer
NPLC & Akins & Associates
The Villages, FL
Dr. Earl Peterson
Vice President Finance and Administration
National Cattleman's Association
Denver, Colorado
Dr. T. D. "Dusty" Rich
Beef Nutritionist
Moorman Manufacturing Company
Liberty, Missouri
Marvin Kruse
Chief Executive Officer
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders' Association (Retired)
American Milking Shorthorn Society (Retired)
Dr. Frank Baker
Senior Associate
Winrock International
Morrilton, Arkansas
B. C. "Bud" Snidow
Assistant Secretary
American Hereford Association (Retired)
Richard E. Nelson
Executive for Domestic Affairs
Holstein Association of American
Harold Boucher
Executive Secretary
Hampshire Swine Registry
Secretary Treasurer
National Society of Livestock Record Association
James F. Cavanaugh
Executive Secretary
American Jersey Cattle Club
Carroll Plager
George A. Hormel
Retired Hog Buyer, Extension Agent, Consultant
William D. Knox
Editor
Hoard's Dairyman
Fort Atkinson, WI
Charles J. Cronan, Jr.
Executive Secretary
American Saddlebred Horse Association (Retired)
Pete Swaffer
Executive Secretary
American Shorthorn Association (Retired)
Robert Rumler
Executive Secretary
Aron Weir
Bureau of Veritas
T.C. Lane
Chief Operating Officer
United States Trotting Association
Steve Taylor
Chief Executive Officer
Appaloosa Horse Club, Inc.
Moscow, Idaho
Amy Smith
American Berkshire Association (Retired)
West Lafayette, Indiana
Debbie Fuentes
Registrar and Senior Director Registry Services
Arabian Horse Association
Auroro, CO
John Meyer
CEO
Holstein Association USA
Brattleboro, VT
Craig Huffhines
Executive Vice President
American Hereford Association
Kansas City, MO
Mr. Darrell Anderson
Chief Executive Officer
National Swine Registry
Lafayette, IN
Bryce Schumann
Industry Leader
Robert Wiebe
Maxxam Analytics Inc.
Guelph, ON Canada
Don Treadway
Executive Vice President (RETIRED)
American Quarter Horse Association
Paul Swaffer
(RETIRED)
American Hereford Association
Carl Romer
(RETIRED)
American Goat Society
Ed Roberts
(RETIRED)
American Paint Horse Association
Robert Luerhman
Retired USTA Registar
Glenn Petty
Executive Vice President
Arabian Horse Association
Patricia Nichols
Executive Secretary (RETIRED)
American Saddlebred Horse Association
Wayne Bollum
National Sales Manager
Beef & National Hog Farmer
Darrell Anderson
Chief Executive Officer (Retired)
National Swine Registry
Dr. Roger Neitzel
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association
Neil Orth
Executive Vice President
American International Charolais Association
Sharon McLin
Shire Horse Breeder
Colorado
Gene Kuykendall
Executive Vice President (RETIRED)
Beefmaster Breeders Universal
Roger Klamfoth
Chief Executive Officer (RETIRED)
Appaloosa Horse Club of America
John Boddicker
Retired Executive Vice President
American Maine- Anjou
Dr. Roger Hunsley
(RETIRED)
American Shorthorn Association
Craig Huffhines
Livestock Executive
Ronald Blackwell
Former Executive Vice President
American Quarter Horse Association
Zane Akins
Secretary/Treasurer NPLC (Retired)
Holstein Association
George Harris
Executive Secretary (RETIRED)
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association
Gary Griffith
Executive Director of Registration (RETIRED)
American Quarter Horse Association
H.H."Hop" Dickenson
(RETIRED)
American Hereford Association
Mr. John Crouch
Executive Vice President (RETIRED)
American Angus Association
Maurice E. Core
(RETIRED)
American Jersey Cattle Club
Ralph Clark
Resident Officer (RETIRED)
Arabian Horse Registry of America, Inc.
James Cavanaugh
Former Executive Secretary
American Jersey Cattle Club
Australian Registered Cattle Breeders Association, Inc.
Executive Director P.A. Rickards
Agricultural Business Research Institute
University of New England
Armidale, NSW 2351 Australia
