A N N UA L R E P O R TE N G L E R AG R I B U S I N E S S E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P P RO G R A M

U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E B R A S K A – L I N C O L N

It is our pleasure to provide this inaugural annual report for the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program. We have endeavored to create an enterprise worthy of the Paul F. and Virginia J. Engler Foundation investment and build it up in granite so its impact will be felt for generations to come.

The Engler program provides a transformative experience for students; while there is much work yet to be done, our momentum is established and our commitment to the vision is resolute. Three guiding principles have driven our decisions:

• Invest in people

• Create pride of ownership

• Champion the intersection of ideas, talent, and skill.

Success to date can be attributed to the energy, work ethic, passion, and vision of the Engler Entrepreneurs – those young men and women who would rather try, fail, and try again

than to be beholden to circumstance or a sense of entitlement.

We believe that successful growth of entrepreneurial talent requires the following steps:

• Identifypeoplewith grit, courage, and passion as early as possible. Then nurture their aspirations and cultivate their partnerships as they endeavor to build the future.

• Developtalentby getting students in the game early – demand their best, coach them in both success and failure, and surround them with the experiences and stories of entrepreneurs who have blazed the trail.

• Buildaculturethat inspires entrepreneurial behavior and creates partnerships, collaboration, and a willingness to sail into uncharted waters.

• Designasystemthatsupports Engler Entrepreneurs during both their undergraduate years and beyond as they build enterprises and pursue dreams.

We look forward to the impact of the Engler Entrepreneurs on the world. We have far to travel to attain our highest aspirations, though with each step we are thankful for the opportunity to be engaged in the wonderful work of shaping the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Sincerely,

GRADUATES

2012 2013 2014

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MAJORS REPRESENTED

Our MISSIONTo build enterprises that contribute value to agriculture

and communities by nurturing, challenging, and equipping entrepreneurial talent.

ENGLEr EXPErIENCE VISION

Create and sustain an exhilarating environment of challenge, creativity, and collaboration that fosters new perspectives, celebrates innovative thinking, and encourages personal

discovery while changing the way students think. The Engler Experience prepares students to bring an entrepreneurial spirit to

their life’s work and engages them for a lifetime.

StratEGIC INtENt StatEMENt

The Engler Experience will equip aspiring entrepreneurs to pursue their “big ideas” resulting in the launch and growth of

50 ventures by 2020 through transformative experiences, impactful relationships, and

a stimulating environment.

Our CuLturE IS baSEd ON 6 PILLarS:

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The Engler Entrepreneurial Tour immerses students in the free-enterprise experience. During the 2014 Engler

Entrepreneurial Tour, students

heard first-hand stories of successful

entrepreneurial ventures, explored

innovative business models, and

learned from companies at various

stages of maturity.

BUSINESS STOPS ON THE TOUR:• Heartland Cattle Co., McCook, Neb.

• Maddux Cattle Company, Wauneta, Neb.

• Greeley Hatworks, Greeley, Colo.

• Cattle Fax, Denver

• U.S. Meat Export Federation, Denver

• IMI Global, Castle Rock, Colo.

• Clean Coal Solutions, Denver

• Republic Financial Corporation, Denver

• NexGen Resources Corporation, Denver

• Altenburg Super Baldies, Wellington, Colo.

• Leachman of Colorado, Wellington, Colo.

• Compass Ag Solutions, Fort Collins, Colo.

• Irish Crème Sheep Dairy, Bushnell, Neb.

• Brown Sheep Co., Mitchell, Neb.

• Lapaseotes Cattle Company, Bridgeport, Neb.

• Cabelas, Sidney, Neb.

• Protatch Industries, Grand Island, Neb.

ENGLER STUDENTS

On the RoadENGLER ENTREPRENERURIAL TOUR + DAY TRIPS

5 key lessons learned:

ChaRaCTER, COmpETEnCE, Cash flOW, CulTuRE, CusTOmERs

1,222 miles

105 deli box lunches

17 businesses in 4 days

Engler Tourby the numbers

Day TRIPSLaNDOLL CORPORaTION, MaRySvILLE, KaN.• Leader in innovative design,

world class manufacturing, and marketing of quality products and services in various industries

FUSE COwORKINg, LINCOLN, NEB.• Coworking space for Lincoln’s knowledge-workers, creatives, and technologists

BLUE vaLLEy MEaTS, DILLER, NEB.• Operators of Pony

Express Ranch and C & C Processing for over a decade

595 strengthened relationships

43Great

Questions

22Entrepreneurship/

Leadership Learning Community - 2014

19Inaugural

Entrepreneurship/Leadership Learning Community - 2013

39 Entrepreneurship

Opportunities

63Business Management

for Agribusiness Enterprises

71 Family Business

Management

33 Entrepreneurial

Internships

123 Agribusiness

Entrepreneurship Finance

71Agribusiness

Entrepreneurship Feasibility

COurSE ENrOLLMENt:COurSE ENrOLLMENt:COurSE ENrOLLMENt:COurSE ENrOLLMENt:COurSE ENrOLLMENt:COurSE ENrOLLMENt: LEarNING

COMMuNItY:LEarNING COMMuNItY:LEarNING COMMuNItY:LEarNING COMMuNItY:LEarNING COMMuNItY:

KENNETH gREEN, Firestone, Colo.Agra Holdings LP, Engler Advisory Board member

“Creating Value through Entrepreneurship,” Nov. 8, 2012

View lecture at: go.unl.edu/r5rc

JOHN & LEaNN SaUNDERS, Castle Rock, Colo., Where Food Comes From, Inc.

“Building Business,” April 10, 2013

View lecture at: go.unl.edu/m3sr

JOE STONE, Minneapolis, Minn.Cargill Feed & Nutrition, Business Unit Leader, UNL alum, Engler Advisory Board member

“Opportunities for Entrepreneurship in Agriculture,” Nov. 14, 2013

View lecture at: go.unl.edu/34nn

JaSON TaTgE, Kansas City, Mo.Farmobile LLC

Tatge shared his experiences in building two innovative technology companies, Feb. 27, 2014

View lecture at: go.unl.edu/hcm7

The Engler lecture series is founded on the premise that aspiring entrepreneurs can gain significant value from associating with successful entrepreneurs and learning from their experiences – the good, the bad, and the ugly.

These lectures offer Engler students the opportunity to hear the story of how a company was created, and also for one-on-one discussions with invited guests. Through these conversations students will gain deeper insight into the world of entrepreneurship, while developing professional relationships of lasting value.

a GrOWING PrOGraM

ENGLER SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS

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TRENDS THAT SHOW GROWTH

ENGLER QUICK PITCH ENTRIES

39 ENtrIES

71 ENtrIES

2014

2013

BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION ENTRIES

23 entries in competiti

on.

Applications for 2014-15

77 Robin Coulter Lapaseotes Scholarship

established in 2014:

$120,000

Scholarship recipients for 2014-15:

36

Robin Coulter Lapaseotes Scholarships awarded in 2014-15:

$12,000

MEGAN WOLfE, RAyMOND, NEB.

JEff HORNUNG, DAvEy, NEB.

AARON RERUCHA, DAvID CITy, NEB.

CURTIS WETOvICK, fULLERTON, NEB.

AMBER BURENHEIDE, HOWELLS, NEB.

GRANT STAHLA-GRAND ISLAND, NEB.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Robin Coulter Lapaseotes was a rancher, community leader, and entrepreneur from Bridgeport, Neb., and a former Engler Advisory Board member. She passed away in a car accident in February 2014. We will never forget her.

(34 Engler,2 Lapaseotes)

Scholarships awarded in 2014-15

$193,333

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Durin

g 2013, our inagural year,

aChIEVING as an engler entrepreneur

MORTAR BOARDCASNR STUDENT GOvERNMENT

HOMECOMING ROyALTy CANDIDATESSTATE AND NATIONAL ffA OffICERS

INNOCENTS SOCIETy MEMBERSDEAN’S LIST

CASNR ADvISORy BOARD

HOMECOMING QUEEN - JORDyN LECHTENBERG

ENGLEr buSINESS PLaN COMPEtItION

ENGLEr QuICk PItCh COMPEtItION

23 entries1st place:Aaron Rerucha2nd place:Jordyn Lechtenberg

71 entries Jr/Sr Division: 1st place – Marissa Grooms Fr/So Division: 1st place tie – Logan Peters & Jeff Hornung

uNL NEW VENturE COMPEtItION

NOrthWESt MISSOurI StatE NEW VENturE PItCh COMPEtItION 2nd place: Aerial AgVantage,

Laura Stevens, Falls City, Neb., agronomy graduate student

3rd place: Turf-grass Repair Kit, Alex Kohel, Lincoln, Neb., agronomy graduate student

2nd place (out of 36 entries):CornSoyWater, real-time data on irrigation timing for corn and soybeans, Chenchou Han, agronomy graduate student

Cba QuICk PItCh1st Place Winners: Amber Burenheide and Erin Kinley (Four winners in the college division, two are Engler affiliated.) 40 students competed in the college division

Cba NEW VENturE COMPEtItIONGrand Prize – 1st Traditional Growth: Stahla Services, Grant Stahla, Grand Island, Neb., management senior and Engler Entrepreneur. Stahla Services provides upscale mobile restrooms for outdoor events. 2nd place – Traditional Growth: Ox-Bow’s Natural Landscape Company, Aaron Rerucha, David City, Neb., horticulture senior and Engler Minor. Ox-Bow’s Natural Landscape features and designs are unique for using natural materials and native plants.

#1 uNIVErSItY for number of submissions to the Buffett Ag Innovation Prize Competition

BAILEy fOSS – LINCOLN

AUSTIN GUTzMANN – LINCOLN

DOUG GROTRIAN – JOHNSON

PATRICK HEERTEN – SPRINGvIEW

KATIE HOLOUBEK – DAvID CITy

EvAN IBACH – SUMNER

EMILy IBACH – SUMNER

ALEC IBACH – SUMNER

GAvIN KENNEy – AMHERST

HAyLIE LECHTENBERG – BUTTE

JORDyN LECHTENBERG – AINSWORTH

ERIC MILLER – LyONS

JESSIE NIELSEN – DESHLER

RACHEL NOvOTNy – LINCOLN

KATIE OCHSNER – TORRINGTON, WyO.

JACy PANNELL – HULETT, WyO.

TAyLOR SHERWOOD – AURORA

ADAM vETTER - fRANKLIN

ALEx WACH – HAyES CENTER

ADAM KRUGER - ARLINGTON

CHELSEA LUTHy – CODy

MATRACA MEyER – EDGAR

MEGAN WOLfE – vALPARAISO

JENNy fREED – LOOMIS

CHASE HOLOUBEK – DAvID CITy

ASHLEy NUNNENKAMP – SUTTON

Engler grads are achieving the American dream all across the country!

The first annual Engler program

Celebration was held in conjunction with the Engler Spring

Lecture and was a great success! Spring/

Summer 2014 graduates, their parents, Engler Advisory

Board members, Engler faculty and officers were invited to a formal

catered dinner and presentation honoring the senior student achievements. Paul Engler presented

them with their Engler pin and special gift. After photos with family, fellow students and Paul himself, everyone

attended the lecture.

CLA SS OF 2014

CLA SS OF 2013

CLA SS OF 2012

Coordinating the program and providing students with opportunities to be in the game – or even reinvent it – is the award-winning Engler Experience Team.

THE ENGLER ADvISORy BOARD

PaUL ENgLER Chairman & FounderAmarillo, Texas

PETE LaPaSEOTESLapaseotes, LTD.Bridgeport, Neb.

JOHN R. MILLEROxbow Animal HealthMurdock, Neb.

DavID STOCKStock Seed FarmMurdock, Neb.

KEN gREENAgra Holdings, LLPFirestone, Colo.

TOM OSBORNE, PH.D.TeamMatesLincoln, Neb.

JOE STONECargill Feed and NutritionMinneapolis, Minn.

Jay wOLFWagonhammer Cattle CompanyAlbion, Neb.

JIM KRIEgERGallup, Inc.Omaha, Neb.

ED PaLLESENManaging Director,Goldman Sachs & Co.New York, NY

TOM FIELD, PH.D., DIRECTORPaul Engler Chair of Agribusiness Entrepreneurship

MICHELLE BaSSFORDChief Experience Officer

DavID LaMBE, MBaEntrepreneurship Coach

THE ENGLER ExPERIENCE TEAM

aMBER BURENHEIDE, Howells

CURTIS wETOvICK, Fullerton

TaNNER NELSON, Bertrand

KOLIN SCHEELE, Odell

LOgaN PETERS, Pender

LaRISSa waCH, Wauneta

JaRED KNOBBE, Imperial

Pictured left to right.

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