TALL VIII Graduation

Annenberg - Presidential Conference Center

George Bush Library Complex

College Station, Texas

May 6, 2004

Program

Opening Remarks &                                                                                       Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz

Introduction of Special Guests                                                 Professor and Extension Specialist

TALL Director

Welcome                                                                                                         Mr. James L. Powell

TALL Foundation Executive Board - Vice Chairman

Invocation                                                                                                                  Dr. L.S. Pope

Dean Emeritus

TALL Alumni Counselor

Dinner                                                                                                                                                

Introduction of Speaker                                                                            Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz

Commencement Speaker                                                                                      Dr. Rick Rigsby

Professor - Dept. Of Speech Communications

Texas A&M University

&

Special Assistant to

 Head Football Coach Dennis Franchione

Aggie Chaplain

“Credentials of Greatness: Growing Leaders Who Impact”

Testimonials                                                                                                              Beverly Shaw

Joe BehrensDon Clift

Charles Ring

Clint Robinson

Stan Meador

Graduation                                                                                                     Mr. James L. Powell

Mr. Hal Hillman

TALL Foundation Executive Board - Secretary

Dr. Chester P. Fehlis, Jr.

Associate Vice Chancellor

 Director-Texas Cooperative Extension

Texas A&M University System

Presentation of

Contributor Awards                                                                                  Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz

Trail Blazer Award                                                                                      Mr. Ben Weinheimer

TALL Alumni President

Closing Remarks                                                                                         Dr. Chester P. Fehlis, Jr.

Clay AllisonSoftware Engineer Northrop Grumman,

Owner/ Manager of Allison Half Circle A Ranch Co., producer of commercial cattle, sheep & goats.

San Angelo

Jack Baggett,Jr

Partner / Ranch Manager of Baggett Family Ltd. Partnership, producer of commercial cattle, sheep & goats.

Ozona

Terri Barber

Director of Livestock Marketing, Texas Department of Agriculture.

Austin

Joe Behrens

Owner / Manager of Behrens Farms,

producer of commercial cattle, pork, hay, peanuts, melons, vegetables & grass seed.

Voca

Matt Belew

Owner /Operator of MTB Farms, producer of commercial cattle, wheat & grain sorghum.

Vernon

Trey Buzbee

Central Basin Government & Customer Relations Manager for the Brazos River Authority, producer of commercial cattle, hay and forage.

China Spring

Gene Camargo

Water Resource Planner & Agricultural Activities Coordinator for the San Antonio Water System.

San Antonio

Don Clift

General Manager / Business Affairs, Texas Farm, Inc., commercial pork producer.

Perryton

Clay Crist

Owner Crist Fuel, distributor of petroleum products to agricultural & other related businesses.

Wildorado

Alan Eubank

Vice President & Credit / Branch Officer, Panhandle-Plains Land Bank Assoc.,

producer of commercial cattle, hay & forage

Pampa

John Gertson

Owner/ Operator/ Partner, Gertson Farms, producer of commercial cattle, rice, hay & commercial applicator, Lissie Flying Service

Lissie

Mike Hampton

Sales Manager Sysco Foods, a distributor of produce, beef, pork, chicken, seafood, dairy items & dry groceries.

Quitman

Mike Kuck

Farm Manager for the Luling Foundation,

producer of commercial & purebred cattle, goats, corn, wheat, grain sorghum, cotton, pecans & peaches.

Luling

Blake Lewis

Title Examiner for Southwest Abstract Co., Part-Owner & Operator of LLB Ranch, Ltd., producer of commercial cattle, sheep, goats and hunting.

Del Rio

Stan Meador

Founder & General Manager, X Bar Ranch Nature Retreat, a diversified nature tourism enterprise on family ranch. Ranch is involved in commercial production of cattle, sheep & goats.

Eldorado

Karen Reichek

Executive Assistant, Texas Food & Fibers Commission.

Round Rock

Charles Ring

Partner, Ring Brothers, producer of cotton, yellow corn, white food corn & grain sorghum.

Sinton

Clint Robinson

President, Lubbock & Crosbyton Credit Offices of First Ag Credit / Farm Credit Services, producer of commercial cattle, cotton, soybeans, wheat & hay.

Lubbock

Brad Roeder

Marketing Specialist with the Texas Department of Agriculture, and producer of commercial and purebred sheep and goats.

San Angelo

Beverly Shaw

Programs Specialist, Texas Department of Agriculture.

Cedar Creek

Reed Stewart

Owner/ Operator of Reed & Stewart Ranch, producer of commercial cattle, sheep & eco-tourism.

Sterling City

Jay Wilder

Partner/ Operator, J&J Cattle Co., producer of commercial cattle, cotton, grain sorghum, soybeans wheat & watermelons.

Caldwell