Plainsman Agri-Search Foundation - Organization

Membership in the Plainsman Agri-Search Foundation is open to anyone interested in agriculture and presently there are about 100 members. This group meets annually and elects an executive committee to conduct the business of the Foundation. The executive committee plans the research, secures financing when needed, and promotes the extension of research activities through annual meetings, field days and seminars.

The Agricultural Experiment Station administers the program and funds a Research Scientist/Superintendent and Research Farm Tech I at the Center. In addition to the funding from the Agricultural Experiment Station, financial support is provided by the Plainsman Agri-Search Foundation. Additional labor and supplies are provided by the Foundation and various research projects.

Board Members and Year Elected
 

1974 Lawrence Bitner Lynn Bitner, Jr. John Clark Terry Cournkamp Larry Forgey Andy Harper Edward Langin Greg Lohrey Herbert Mann Bernard Neill Dean Nichols Dick Patterson Howard Schmidt Greg Thompson Bill Wright 1975 R.L. Ballard Bob Eden M.J. Gerber Ronald Haggard Clyde McEndree Bill Willhite 1976 Roy Brinkley Curtis Duval Fred Hefley George Idler Gene Pope Bill Sparks F.M. Swanson 1977 James Hume 1978 Brad Barth Dale Fritzler Douglas Melcher 1979 Laramie Burson Calvin Melcher Jim Nishida Jimmy Phillips 1980 Dean Sides 1981 Randy Dunning 1983 Eddie Knott James Mease Terry Swanson

1984 Patrick Esch Eugene Noe Norman Smith Bob Tate 1985 Wayne Orebaugh 1988 Leslie Wallace 1989 Lyndell Herron Tom Jacobs Randy Smith 1990 Dale Kandt Max Smith 1991 Randy Cogburn R.B. Dunn 1993 Doug Seemann 1994 Joe Thompson Jack Walker 1995 Don Wood 2000 Robert Wood 2002 Bill Brooks Todd Randolph 2003 Ron Batterton Troy Bishop Don Lohrey