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George Grant Angus Founder

($1 million and above)

Angus Visionary

($500,000–$999,999)

Angus Leader

($250,000–$499,999)

Angus Builder

($100,000–$249,999)

Riverbend Ranch, IDSouthern Cattle Co., FLVintage Angus Ranch/Jim and

Sue Coleman, CA

Angus Patron

($50,000–$99,999)

AnonymousAnonymousBioZyme Inc., MO

Angus Platinum Benefactor

($25,000–$49,999)

Belle Point Ranch, ARBriarwood Angus Farms, MOCamp Cooley Ranch, TXDa-Es-Ro Angus Farms, IASmithfield Beef Group, WI

Angus Gold Benefactor

($10,000–$24,999)

American Angus AuxiliaryDick & Diane Beck, MTBerkshire Taconic Community

Foundation, MAChambers Angus, ORMark & Eva Gardiner, KSMacedon Farms, ALSandPoint Cattle Co., NE

Shining C Ranch, CASuperior Productions, TXThree Trees Ranch Inc., GA

Angus Silver Benefactor

($5,000–$9,999)

44 Farms, TX7L Farms & Land Co. LLC, MSBricton Farm, GAC.J. Brown, ILCertified Angus Beef LLC, OHCircle A Ranch, MOCopper Creek Canyon, INCox Angus Ranch, TXDalton’s on the Sycamore, VAThomas Davis, WAFluharty Farms, TXHacienda Angus, CALaflin Ranch, KSMissouri Angus AssociationMissouri Angus AuxiliaryMonarch Farm, LAMoore Angus Farm, TXJohn Morgan Angus Farm, GAOpperman Cattle Co., ORRay-Mar Angus Ranch, CARutherford Ranches, TXSarofim Angus Cattle Co., TXSchnoor Sisters, CABob, Jeannie &

Jennifer Smith, TXTexas Angus Association

Angus Bronze Benefactor

($2,500–$4,999)

Arkansas Junior Angus Association

Bridger Bronze Gallery, MTBuckhead Beef Co., GAChippewa Valley

Angus Farms LLC, OHClark Angus Ranch, TXClassic Oaks Ranch LLC, TX

Crossroads Cattle Co., COPaul & Polly Donnelly, MODouble Creek Farms, TXFox Run Farms LLC, MOHeart of the Ozarks Angus

Association, MOHoliday Ranch, ORDean & Gloria Hurlbut, MOJustin Boots, TXLimestone LLC, OKLyons Ranch, KSMarands Angus, KSMichael & Shanel Marlow, OKMarrita McMillian, TXOklahoma Junior

Angus AssociationRoden Angus, TXStevenson/Basin

Angus Ranch, MTStinson Morrison

Hecker LLP, MOSydenstricker Genetics, MOU.S. Premium Beef, MOWoodlawn Farms, IL

Angus Pacesetter

($1,000–$2,499)

Angus, The Magazine, CAAnonymousRay & Jeri Apple, GABar R Angus, CABlackjack Angus Farms, OKBon-View Farms, SDBradley 3 Ranch Ltd., TXByrd Cattle Co., CACanyon Creek Angus LLC, NVCedar Creek Farm, SCCheyenne Angus Farms Inc., KSCircle S Angus Ranch, KSCool Spring Plantation, NCCorey A Ranch, ORDaniel & Son, TXDee’s Food Service, NMSteve Dorran, NEHans Droog, MO

East Central Missouri Angus Association

Entourage Farms, OKFair Acres Stock Farms, MNFive Star Land & Livestock, CAGardiner Angus Ranch Inc., KSRobert Hartley, OKMilford & Peggy Jenkins, MOJackie Jones, MORandy & Beth Jones, NCKansas Junior

Angus AssociationLaGrand Angus Ranch, SDLathrop Livestock

Transportation, ILLittle Cedar Cattle Co., MILive Oak Farms, TXLombardi Bros. Meats, COLone Star Ag Credit, TXWyman Meinzer, TXMid-Texas Angus AssociationOak Ridge Angus, CAOaks Bluff Angus Ranch, LAPheasant Trek Angus, CALee Roy & Laura Pyssen Jr., TXRiverbend Ranch, IDSetter Family Ranch, CAMichael & Angela Siemens, KSSiller Ponderosa Angus, CASilveira Bros., CASilveira Livestock, CAStampede Feeders, KSStatewide Meats, CTSugar Hill Farms Inc., ARSummitcrest Angus, OHTC Ranch Inc., NEStan & Maggie Tennant, NCTenroc Ranch, TXThe Biltmore Co., NCTrust Fund Angus, TXWerner Angus, ILWestern Cowman, CA

Angus Sustainer

($500–$999)

Mark & Lea Akin, MOAmerican Angus Hall

of Fame, MOAmerican Live Stock

Insurance Co., IL

Donors ADvAncing the vision

Developing and maintaining excellence in the Angus Foundation’s efforts to advance the Angus breed can be credited to private gift support. This list recognizes supporters from Oct. 1, 2006, through Sept. 30, 2007. Their commitment to education, youth and research further strengthened the Angus Foundation’s service to the Angus breed. The Angus Foundation extends its sincere appreciation to the following:

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Angus Foundation Donors

Elwood & Jeri Andersen, NDAristocrat Angus Ranch, COBack Creek, NCBear Mountain Angus Ranch, IDButch Booker, WABrookefield Farms, NYBruin Ranch, CABruner Angus Ranch, TXCalifornia Angus AssociationChampion Hill, OHChase Classic Angus, CAVirginia Coleman, VACotton & Associates, MIDeer Run Farm, VADenver City Center

Marriot Hotel, COJohn Dickinson, CAMark Duffell, VABen & Darla Eggers, MOExecutive West Hotel, KYG Bar Angus, CAGalaxy Beef LLC, MOGoode Angus, TXGorbandt Angus Farms, KYGraham Angus Farm, GAGrazin’ Angus Acres, NYVic & Jayne Grissom, OKGrote Angus Ranch, OKWendy Hall, CAHeldermon Sales Co. Inc., OKJess & Wynn Herbers, VAHillside Angus, MOBob & Nancy Hough, TXHudgins Cattle Co., GALittle River Farms, GALonglesson Farm, NYLucky Star Angus Farms, TNDavid & Sandy Lundgren, KSRick Machado, CARyan & Ginger Metcalf, NCMorton’s, The Steakhouse, CONorth Dakota Junior

Angus AssociationOklahoma Angus AssociationOlson Cattle Co., TXOxford Trading Co., MAPine Ridge Farms, GASteve Powell, MDPride Livestock Co., TXJim Rentz, OHJohn Rodgers, CARollin’ Rock Angus, MTGordon & Anne Schubert, KYJake & Kami Scott, NE

Gale Self, TXSierra Angus Ranch, CASkelton Ranch, MTSpringwood Farms, KYSpur Ranch, OKDavid Stoecklein, IDSysco Newport

Meat Co., CAThunderfoot Angus, ALToledo Ranches, CA Trowbridge Angus, NYJames & Jennifer Turrell, AZWalbridge Farm, NYValerie Webber, TXJosh & Jenni Winegarner, TXYadkin River Angus Farm, NCYon Family Farms, SC

Angus Associate

($250–$499)

Advance Food Co., TXAM Briggs Inc., DCAngus Productions Inc., MOArntzen Angus Ranch, MTBarnard Land & Livestock, MTBeaver Ridge Farm, INDavid & Elizabeth

Brauning Jr., MDBrink’s Meadowlake Farm, INDavid & Seana Brown, IDBrumfield Angus, ILCircle A K Ranch, CAConover Auction Service, IAJohn & Judy Crouch, MODan’s Prize, FLDiamond C Cattle

Co., FLDobson Pulpwood Farm, LA

Eagle View Ranch, COEngelberg Angus Farm, ARGretchen Ettredge, TXExpress Angus Ranches, OKFanning Cattle Co., NYGartner-Denowh Angus

Ranch, MTGarton Angus, MOGenex Cooperative Inc., WIGeorgia Angus Association Jessica Good, MIB.L. & Lou Graham, TXGreen Meadows Ranch, TXGreen Mountain

Angus Ranch, MTJune Hagenbuch, KSHarkers Distribution Inc., IAHart Associates, OHNeenah Hill, TXHoffman Angus, ILHolten Meat Inc., ILHouks Angus, IAIndiana Angus AssociationJeffries Land & Cattle, OKJenkins Angus Farms, OKScott Johnson, MOJorgensen Farms, NEJulian Freirich Co. Inc., NCK G Ranch, MTKemp Angus Farm, TXKennedy and Coe LLC, KSKentucky Junior

Angus Association Kinnett’s Angus Farm, OKKevin & Neysa Kleinman, MOLaBoube Farms, MOLavaca River Ranch, TXLazy JB Angus, COLouisiana Junior

Angus AssociationM J B Ranch, TXMaryland Junior

Angus AssociationMayland Angus, NEMilo’s Tea Co. Inc., ALMinnesota Angus AssociationMississippi Angus AssociationMM Cattle Co., GAMike McCully, ILAdrian & Ali McDonald, TXRodney & Tammy Moeller, TXJohn Moffitt Farms, MOMontana Angus AssociationJohn R. Morreale Inc., ILThe National Bank of

Daingerfield, TXNational Cattlemen’s Beef

Association, CONebraska Angus AssociationNeesvig’s Inc., WIBobby North, TXORIgen Inc., MTBrandee Painter, OHPenner Angus Ranch, OKPetteway Citrus & Cattle, FLPost Printing, OHPro Partners Financial, MNChris & Amber Roussel, LATim & Julie Ruggles, MISauk Valley Angus, ILDoug Satree Angus, TXSarah & Jason Schaffer, INJim & Linda Shirley, MOSitz Angus Ranch, MTFred Smalstig, FLDavid & Karen Smith, INTori & Madison Smith, TXSmokin’ Hot Cattle Co., MDSommers Angus Farm, INSouth Carolina Junior

Angus AssociationSouth Dakota Angus AuxiliarySouthern Foods, NCThelma Starner, COWilliam & Ann Strawson, ILStockyards Meat Packing Co.,

Clearwater, FLSYSCO Food Services of Central

California, CATehama Angus Ranch, CATennessee Junior

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Ed & Dee Tolbert, GATurri Ranch & Cattle Corp., CATyson Foods Inc., ARU.S. Foodservice - Joseph Webb

Division, CAUrner Barry, NJVermilion Angus Ranch, MTW.W. Johnson Meat Co., MN

Angus Partner

($100–$249)

2 S Angus, MOAberlea, TNJohn & Eve Adams, MOAlabama Junior

Angus AssociationTim Alexander, OHAmador Angus, CABurleigh & Joan Anderson, PAKeith & Barb Anderson, ILTom & Elizabeth Anna, CAChris Anway, OHHarry Bachman, PAWayne & Doris Banner, TNTommy Barnes, ALBear Creek Angus Farms, GABechthold Angus Farm, IABrandon Bell, TXEverett & Bonnie Benoit, KSBlackspur Ranch, OKBloom Angus Farm, INSonny & Mary Booth, OKBill Bowman, MOBoyd Beef Cattle, KYBrosey Cattle Co., OHBruce Farms, KYRocky & Martha Bunting, TXRex Byergo, MOJoe & Susan Byergo, MOC Bar Land & Cattle, ILClarence & Gail Cheshier, TXKyle Conley, OKMax & Mary Creason, MOTom Dalbey, GAD Bar B Cattle, TXKevin & Diane DeHaan, MOD. M. L. Angus Ranch, CADavis Farms, GADEN-TEX Angus, TXDavid Dockter, NDDouble E Angus Farm, MODS Ranch, OKWayne Dubberly, FLRichard Dyar, AL

Eberlee Farm, NCEchols Angus, TXDan Ellis, MTEnix Farms LLC, COEvers Lanier Angus, ALFabius Creek Angus Farm, IAFair Oaks Angus Farm, ARFour-State Angus

Association, MOFox Angus Farm, MOBill Frick, COEmmett Full, MDPat & Diana Goheen, MIAllen Goode & Cheramie Viator,

TXGooden Angus, MOBrandon & Meagan

Grooms, MOHarlan Angus Ranch, MOHartzell Angus, WIHighland Farms Ltd., OHHighview Farm, GAHilltop Angus, MOHinds Trust, MOHooks Ranch, OKRyan Hughes, MTKevin Humphrey, ILIllinois Junior

Angus AssociationIndiana Junior

Angus AssociationSusan Irvin, TXJ L B Angus, MOMike & Gail Jones, LAT. V. Jones, WYKansas Angus AuxiliaryKasha Kelley, KSKiesewetter Angus, ILL&L Cattle Co., FLMichelle LaGrande, CALegacy Angus Farms, FLLone Willow Acres, WIDennis Lopez, CAPatricia Lufkin, WYMadjack Angus, NYMajors Farms, OHBill & Rosalie Majors, OKMatt Macfarlane Marketing, CATerry McCoy, ORMichigan Angus Association Michigan Junior

Angus Association Micro Proteins Ltd., ORMichael Montoya, GA

Clyde Moore Jr., NCZack & Victoria Morris, OKMurcielago LLC, VAGene & Janel Mullett, OHDave Mullins, VANaylor’s Angus, MOLaura Norman, CABob & Lisa Norton, MONorth East Texas

Beef Improvement Organization, TX

P&M Waltz Ranches, CAJake Parnell, CAWilliam & Cathy

Pendergrass, TXPeterson Angus Farm, TXBrandon & Adam

Pleimann, MOPoland Angus Ranch, KSPoplar Springs Farm, TNCalvin & Vesta Porter, MOReasor’s, OKAndy & Linda Rest, MTMurl & Debbie Richardson, TXRiver Bluff Architects Inc., MORoberts Family Farm LLC, OKDonnie & Andrea

Robertson, OKRogen Angus, SDDale & June Runnion, COStephen Saloy, FLSan Joaquin Cattle Co., CASand Dune Cattle Co., NECody Sankey, MISankey 6N Ranch, KSDan & Connie Sayre, MODavid Schrock, OKBailey Shaw, KSJoe & Linlea Shelby, TXShepherd Hills Cattle Co., MOSherman Angus, INTammy Shifflett, WVSilver Lake Angus, KSRick & Marilyn Stewart, ALKirk Stierwalt, OKSugar Hill Angus, NCRenee Thelen, MISteve & Nancy Thelen, MIThomas Angus Ranch, ORLynnelle Thompson, OHThree Forks Ranch, OK

Austin, Chase & Sydney Thummel, MO

Thunder Valley Ranch, MOTointon Ranches LLC, COJoe Treece, OKTriple 3 Bar S Angus, KSTriple Brook Farm, TNP.J. Trowbridge, NYJoan Tuncy, CTJoe & Willodine Van Nice, OKWallace Cattle Co., MOWatt Angus Farm, MOCorey Webber, TXWilliams Angus, MTWinding River Angus, MTWisconsin Junior

Angus AssociationWoodard Farms, NCWoodhill Farms, WIJerry York, ID

Angus Friend

($1–$99)

3 L Angus, NM4 P Angus Ranch, NVAdcocks Tombstone

Ranch, ORMark Albrecht, NEJames & Monette Allen, ARAllison Land & Cattle, KSStanley Anderson, MOApril Valley Farms, KSArkansas Junior

Angus AssociationRobert & Carrie Bailey, KSBailey Cattle, KSBallagh Cattle Co., NEBar None Hat Co., CABarrett Angus, KSAnita Bedwell, KSBeef Empire Days Inc., KSBlack Diamond

Angus Ranch, KSBlackhawk Angus, MOBlades Quality Angus, MOAllan & Joan Blakely, VAAlex Brahmer, NEBrambilla Angus, MOBuddemeyer Angus Farms, MOBurge Angus Farms, MOTom & Stacey Buttelman, FLWendell Byers, KSMatt & Marcie Caldwell, KSJerry Cassady, ILChristine Catton, ILCattle Design, TX

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Angus Foundation Donors

Central Illinois Angus Association

Circle S Angus Farm, MOEmma Collins, MSDarren Cooper, OKKatelyn Corsentino, LACounty Line Angus LLC, ALDan & Melinda Crow, ORRex & Alberta Davis, COCurt & Teresa Deckinger, KSRyan DeHaan, MODonald & Eunice de la

Houssaye, LADennon Beef Farm, KSGary & Becky

Deutschman, MOEbony Hill Farm, INSteve & Sharon Eckhoff, KSElkhorn Valley Farms, MOEmerald Point Angus, ARJoe Epperly, VAHenry, Doris & John Ericson, KSFlying R Angus, KSRoger & Kimberly Fowles, KSVern & Corinne Frey, NDFrey’s Livestock Supply, PAPhil & Julie Garrett, TXLes & Terri Gauby, KSGazda Cattle Co., GABert & Beverly Gillig, KSKenneth & Joretta Gillig, MOGilliland Angus, KSDarrell & Karen Gottlob, KSChuck & Ruth Grove, VAHale Angus Farm, KSOliver Hansen, IAHarms Plainview Ranch, KSJohn Harper Jr., SCMary Harris, INJ.M. Hayes Angus, MOHarold Hazelton, KSRex Headrick, KSBruce Hedstrom, KSMervyn & Sherryl Heinz, MOJohn & Mary Hemmy, KSRoger Hill, IAHidden Acres Farm, PAHinkson Angus Ranch, KSLarry & Mary Hittle, KSCharlie & Kristy Hodson, CAHogue Farms, KSHollidays At Liberty, KSDennis & Shirley Huck, KSMark & Ruthie Huddler, KS

Hunter Farm Genetics, ILLogan Ipsen, CAJ&K Angus Farm, TXAlan & Joelle Jensen, IADon Johnson’s Angus, KSDavid & Kim Johnson, OKCheyenne Jones, LAMonica Jordan, MOKiani Angus, MSKimzey Ranch Partnership Ltd.,

TXJohn & Mary Lou King, OHAngela Kopriva, WYKramer Angus Farm, ILRobert & Charlene Larson, KSLaughlin Angus, MODallas & Patricia Lawrence, KSGabrielle Lemenager, ILWilliam Lermond, MDPhillip & Margaret Light, OKKenneth & Johanna Loftin, LABrenda Lonker, KSKenton Marsh, KSJarrett Martin, ARBob & Barbara McBride, MOAlan & Lee Etta McArron, CARandel & Varee McCabe, KSKatelyn McCoy, ORMcDaniel Farm, MSLandi McFarland, IAKent & Karen Meister, ILDaniel Melton, KSNeal Melville, MTMill Creek Ranch, KSBill & Neola Miller, KSDale & Valerie Miller, NDKelly & Fawnia Miller, KSMission Valley Ranch, KSMike Molitor, KSRichard & Angela Molitor, KSCharlie & Darla Moore Jr., KSTeddy & Jane Morelock, ARNorman Morrow, KSJoe Moura, CAMurphy Cattle Co., MONebraska Junior Angus

Association Neufeld River Farm, KSJeremy Nichols, OKKarla Novotny, KSSteve & Ginger Olson, TXOttensmeier Angus, KSEugene & Gloria Packer, KSJerry & Ada Pfeiffer, OK

Ralph & Genevieve Phelps, COMelissa Phillips, OKDon & Mary Poland, KSRussell Powell, FLMathew Printz, NEPruitt Livestock, VAPurdue University Dept. of

Animal Sciences, INPurdue University Dept. of

Youth Development & Ag. Education, IN

Rafter S, TXRagsdale Cattle Co., MOTodd Reamer, PARexroat Angus Farm, KSScott & Jan Riepe, MORock Creek Ranch, KSRolling Hills Cattle Co., KSRollingwood Ranch, CAJess Roussel, LARene Roussel, LAMaxine Rusk, KSCarl & Angela Sanders, KSJimmie & Chong Sanford, TXMargaret Sawyer, KSLetha Schauvliege, KSJohn Schlickau Farms, KSSchmidt Angus, KSJoshua Scott, LAFrances Shepperdson, COClay Shoaf, NCSlack Suffolks, INKregg & Andrea Slakey, TXSouthwest Missouri Junior

Angus AssociationJohn & Vicky Spires, MO

Spring Valley Farms, KSKirk Sterzick, MIBrenda Stout, KSJustin Strawson, ILGlen Stude, KSGlen & Judy Swanson, IASymns Angus, KSTJAGG Farms, TXRick & Susan Taylor, ARRussell & Arlene Taylor, KSVirgle Thorne, GAKen Torr, INHerbert Turnbow, MOTurning Point Angus, VAClifton & Margaret Veach, TNJeremy Vernon, OKDarrell & Cynthia Vinson, KYVohs Angus Farms, KSGarren Walrod, KSRichard & Kim Walser, MNWebb Angus Ranch, TXMark & Debra Weingarth, MOMarion White, TNWhitmer Ranch, KSLoran & Kathy Wilson, INMcVae J. Wilt & Sons, MOSam Winfree, TNBecky Wing, FLWolf Island Creek Farm, NCKindra Wood, ALKeith & June Wood, ALJosh & Corry Worthington, MO

Notes and Disclaimer: In addition to the donors listed, the American Angus Association also supported the Foundation in the amount of $425,050.92 to endow fundraising activities, support education conferences and youth events.

Donor recognition levels include contributions from cash and gift-in-kind donations. Items donated and sold at auction are included at the cash sales value for both the donor and the buyer. If an item is sold in conjunction with other in-kind donations, the gift value of an individual item is established at its estimated retail value.

Donor recognition is not a validation of amount claimed by donor for income tax charitable deduction purposes. Merchandise purchases are not recognized in the donor recognition program. Sponsorships are recognized at the marketed level.

We appreciate your generous support of the Angus Foundation, and we want to recognize you accordingly with 100% accuracy. If we have made an error, please contact the Angus Foundation at (816) 383-5100.