Foundation Donors: 46 Join Top Honor Roll Clubs

FOUNDATION DONORS

46 alumni Join Top Honor roll Clubs

Sonny Beck Doug Sims

Roy Frederick Ryan Downs Clayton Yeutter

Roger Tremayne Lloyd Bettis Brent Bible

Kenneth Brashaber Donald Buhl Randy Crom

Corby Fichter, Jr.

Ralph Harrison Maynard Hogberg Terry Jaspers Gary Roewe

The FarmHouse Foundation recently welcomed 46 new members into its highest giving societies.

Order of the Crest

Accumulative gifts of $250,000 or more sonny beck (PU ’59) is president and general manager of Beck’s Superior Hybrids. He was named Master Builder in 2014. He and his wife, Glendia, live in Atlanta, Ind.

Doug sims (IL ’65) is retired CEO of CoBank. He is a past Foundation Trustee and Chairman of the Board. He received the Foundation’s Philanthropy Laureate Award in 2006 and was named a Master Builder in 2008. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Keystone, Colo.

Century Club

Accumulative gifts of $100,000—$249,999 roy Frederick (NE ’63) is a retired agricultural economics professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He was named a Master Builder in 2002. He and his wife, Judi, live in Lincoln, Neb.

Doane Club

Accumulative gifts of $50,000—$99,999 ryan Downs (NE ’88) is CEO of Proxibid, Inc. He is a past Chairman and former Trustee of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. He was named Philanthropy Laureate in 2014. Ryan and his wife, Valerie, live in Springfield, Neb.

Corby Fichter iii (IA ’78) is vice president of the Red Oak and Harlan, Iowa offices of Farm Credit Services of America. His sons, Adam (IA ’12) and Austin (IA’ 12), are also members of FarmHouse. He and his wife, Jean, live in Shenandoah, Iowa.

Clayton Yeutter (NE ’49) is a senior advisor at Hogan & Hartson law firm in Washington, D.C. He served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1989-91. He also served as U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Ambassador for Special Trade. He was named Master Builder in 1978. He and his wife, Cristena, live in Potomac, M.D.

Keith Heuermann (NE ’43) is president of BKH Popcorn, Inc. He lives in Phillips, Neb. roger Tremayne (NE ’67) is co-owner of Circle T Feedlot, a cattle feeding and farming operation. He and his wife, LeaAnn, live in Walthill, Neb.

H.K. Wilson Club

Accumulative gifts of $25,000—$49,999 lloyd bettis (IA ’67) is chairman and CEO of the National Bureau of Property Administration, a national property tax consulting firm headquartered in Chicago. He and his wife, Kathryn, reside in Glenview, Ill. brent bible (PU ’93) is an owner and partner of Stillwater Farms. He also maintains a Beck’s Superior Hybrids seed dealership. He was on the International Executive Board and served as president. He is a Foundation Trustee. He and his wife, Stacy, live in Lafayette, Ind.

Kenneth brashaber (PU ’52) is a retired vocational agriculture teacher. He is a founding member of the Purdue chapter. He and his wife, Charlotte, live in Rushville, Ind.

Donald buhl (MN ’69) owns Buhl’s Ridge View Farm, specializing in corn, hogs and soybeans. He and his wife, Susan, live in Tyler, Minn. randy Crom (IA ’76) is a veterinary medical officer for the USDA-APHIS. He and his wife, Julie, live in Washington, D.C.

Corby Fichter, Jr. (IA ’50) is a retired farmer. His son, Corby (IA ’78) and grandsons, Adam (IA ’12) and Austin (IA ’12) are members of FarmHouse. He lives in Shenandoah, Iowa. ralph Harrison (OK ’69) is president of the law firm of Harrison & Mecklenburg, Inc. He and his wife, Denise, live at Kingfisher, Okla.

Maynard Hogberg (IA ’64) is a professor and chair emeritus of the department of animal science at Iowa State University as well as from Michigan State University. He and his wife, Anne, live in Ames, Iowa.

Terry Jaspers (SD ’74) is a financial officer at the Watertown, S.D., Farm Credit Services of America office. He and his wife, Sandi, live in Sisseton, S.D. ralph Knobel (NE ’52) is chairman of the board at Knobel Farms, Inc. His sons, Mark (NE ’77) and Todd (NE ’82) are also members of FarmHouse. He and his wife, Martha, live in Fairbury, Neb.

FOUNDATION DONORS

Scott Armbrust

Dan Barrett Ellsworth Christmas Stanley Diesch David Hefty Daniel Hickman

Robert Hornbaker Melvin Hunt

Wayne Northey Kent Lucken Chris Nelson Justin Topp David Ward

Gary roewe (IA ’65) is a retired senior manager of finance in mergers and acquisitions from DuPont Pioneer, where he worked for 25 years. His father, Joe (IA ’40) and brother, Dale (IA ’77), are also members of FarmHouse. He and his wife, Susan, live in Davenport, Iowa.

Warren Weibert (KS ’66) is owner and general manager at the Decatur County Feed Yard. He and his wife, Carol, live in Manhattan, Kan.

Pete Wenstrand (IA ’70) owns and operates a corn and soybean farm near Essex, Iowa, where he and his wife, Dana, live.

1905 Club Accumulative gifts of $10,000—$24,999

Daniel anderson (MN ’88) is the U.S. corn product management lead for Monsanto. He and his wife, Tricia, live in Defiance, Mo.

Mark anderson (IA ’70) is manager of Mark Anderson and Associates, Inc. and Genesis Industries, Inc. He and his wife, Beverly, live in Spring Valley, Wis. scott armbrust (IA ’70) is a veterinarian at Paradocs Embryo Transfer. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Green Bay, Wis.

Dan barrett (IA ’72) is payroll manager at Viasystems Technologies Corp, LLC. He lives in St. Louis, Mo. ellsworth Christmas (PU ’55) is a retired professor of agronomy and extension soybean specialist at Purdue University. He was named Master Builder in 1998. He and his wife, Nancy, live in West Lafayette, Ind. stanley Diesch (MN ’50) is a retired professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota and veterinarian. He and his wife, Darlene, live in Roseville, Minn.

Phillip Farris (PU ’53) is the retired president of First National Bank in Rossville, Ill. He and his wife, Donna, live in Loudon, Tenn.

David Hefty (PU ’96) is CEO and co-founder of Hefty Wealth Partners. He and his wife, Stacy, live in Auburn, Ind. steve Henry (IA ’80) is CEO of LongView Farms, a commercial and seed-crop operation. His three sons, Scott (IA ’09), Kyle (IA ’12) and Eric (IA ’14), are members of FH. He and his wife, Laurie, live in Nevada, Iowa.

Daniel Hickman (IA ’85) is a fellow at Dow Chemical Company. He and his wife, Sarah, live in Midland, Mich. robert Hornbaker (OK ’78) is owner and manager of AgLVT, LLC, and professor emeritus at the University of Illinois. He and his wife, Karen, live in Champaign, Ill.

Melvin Hunt (KS ’61) is a professor emeritus in the department of animal sciences and industry at Kansas State University. He and his wife, Rae Jean, live in Manhattan, Kan.

Judson Jesske (NE ’88) is vice president of the beef industry at Farm Credit Services of America. He is president of the Nebraska FFA Foundation. He and his wife, Kaye, live in Lincoln, Neb.

Wilbert Kern (MN ’48) is a retired farmer at Grandview Farms. He resides in Rochester, Minn. ralph Ketchie (NC ’69) is a livestock marketing specialist for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. He lives in Cary, N.C.

Kent lucken (IA ’83) is a managing director of Citigroup in Boston. He and his wife, Kristen, live in Newton, Mass.

Patrick Mcallister (SD ’79) is president and CEO of Hood River Supply. He and his wife, Gail, live in Hood River, Ore.

Chris Nelson (SD ’83) is the Public Utilities Commissioner for the State of South Dakota. He and his wife, Penny, live in Pierre, S.D.

Wayne Northey (IA ’54) is a farmer and retired county supervisor. He and his wife, Margaret, live in Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Ted rasmussen (NE ’83) is owner of Str8 Properties, LLC. He lives in Casper, Wyo. russell sindt (NE ’65) is an attorney and owns Sindt Law. He is a real estate and estate planning specialist. He and his wife, Gloria, live in Golden, Colo.

James stevens (NE ’68) is a founder and owner of The Garment District, a clothing store. He and his wife, Linda, live in Littleton, Colo. roy Thompson (MN ’49) is a retired agronomist and administrator at the University of Minnesota. He and his wife, Blythe, live in Saint Paul, Minn.

Justin Topp (ND ’06) is manager of Topp Land & Cattle. He and his wife, Amanda, live in Grace City, N.D.

David Ward (MN ’57) owns and operates Ward Farms. He was on the Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council for 11 years. He and his wife, Roberta, live in Mapleton, Minn.