d e c e m b e r 8 -10, 2021 Six Candidates Vie for Five Seats on the AGA Board of Directors
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he American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) nominating committee recommends the following six candidates to fill the five open positions on the AGA board of directors. Additional nominations may be accepted from the floor during the annual meeting. Todd Bickett, DVM, Georgia (seeking re-election) Zack Butler, Tennessee Gary Felger, Missouri Gregg Hartman, Colorado Mark Hopfer, Oregon Lori Maude, South Dakota (seeking re-election) The election for the AGA board of directors will take place during the AGA Annual Meeting at 1:30 p.m. CST on Friday, December 10, 2021, during the 2021 AGA National Convention in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Any member who is unable to attend the AGA Annual Meeting may request an absentee ballot by phone, email, or fax. Further instructions on requesting an absentee ballot can be found in the annual meeting notice on page 14 of this October Gelbvieh World.
T o d d B i c k e t t, D V M GEORGIA
I am honored to be considered for reelection in my second tenure on the AGA board of directors. For those unfamiliar with me, my wife Alisa and I have operated TJB Gelbvieh since 1991. I have repeated this story many times,
but the best thing I ever received from this breed is my wife. Alisa and I met when I was purchasing my first Gelbvieh females from her cousin Randy Daniel at Partisover Ranch. For that introduction, I will be forever grateful. I was raised on a dairy/beef cattle farm in central Kentucky, where I developed my passion for the industry. I attended the University of Kentucky for my undergraduate education and studied animal science. In 1986, I graduated from Auburn University School of Veterinary Medicine. Hailing from the Bluegrass, I made Georgia my home when I began mixed-practice veterinary medicine, a practice I co-owned for 15 years. My real love in the profession became bovine reproduction, so I left the clinic and began operations as Bickett Genetics, Inc. I have operated a full-service bovine embryo transfer service since that time. While I truly love and admire agriculture, my wonderful family and God are my strong foundation. Alisa is forever full of energy and life. Her vivacious personality is one of God’s greatest blessings, and she is a light to everyone she meets. Besides that, she is an awesome herdsman–when she needs to be! My oldest daughter, Kelsie, graduated from the University of Georgia (UGA) in agricultural communications. She is now married, living in Savannah with her husband, Bo Wilson, and is expecting our first grandchild in October. My youngest daughter, Katelyn, also graduated from UGA with an ag communications major and is working in the Georgia State Senate. I have invested thirty years of time, effort and financing into a breed and industry that have become my life. Understanding and appreciating the value of this breed, I desire to make this breed flourish. If re-elected, I promise to dedicate all that I can to our future success. F
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