Association Awards
2025 Golden Book Awards
Darrell Stiles; Cushing, Oklahoma
Erroll & the late Gayle Cook; Walsh, Colorado
2025 Lifetime Promoters
Terry Burks; Scottsville, Kentucky
Warren Garrett; Comanche, Texas
Golden Book Award Recipients 1982 to Present
Jerry Moore, ’82, Canton, OH
Dr. Horst Leipold, ’82, Manhattan, KS
Dr. Harry Furgeson, ’82, Anaconda, MT
Don Vaniman, ’85, Bozeman, MT
Dr. Ray Woodward, ’86, Miles City, MT
Lou Chesnut, ’86, Spokane, WA
Jess Kilgore, ’87, Three Forks, MT
Arnold Brothers, ’87, McIntosh, SD
Rob Brown, ’88, Throckmorton, TX
Bob Dickinson, ’88, Gorham, KS
Tom Abell, ’89, Wharton, TX
Ron Baker, ’89, Hermiston, OR
Albert West, III, ’90, San Antonio, TX
Miles Davies, ’92, Deer Trail, CO
Henry Fields, ’92, Claude, TX
Dr. Earl Peterson, ’92, Littleton, CO
Colville Jackson, ’92, Gloster, MS
Ancel Armstrong, ’93, Manhattan, KS
Javier Villarreal, ’94, Acuna Coah, Mexico
Dr. Harlan Ritchie, ’94, East Lansing, MI
Bud Wentz, ’94, Olmito, TX
Kay Thayer, ’95, Bozeman, MT
Walt Browarny, ’95, Calgary, AB
Steve McGuire, ’96, Bozeman, MT
H.W. Fausset, ’96, Worland, WY
Hugh Karsteter, ’97, Cushing, OK
Nina Lundgren, ’97, Eltopia, WA
Don Burnham, ’99, Helena, MT
Dr. Bob Schalles, ’99, Manhattan, KS
Tom Risinger, ’99, Crockett, TX
Bill Spiry, ’00, Britton, SD
Bob Christensen, ’00, Malvern, IA
Kay Klompien, ’01, Bozeman, MT
Robert Haralson, ’01, Adkins, AR
Dr. Dick Quaas, ’02, Ithaca, NY
Dr. Jerry Lipsey, ’03, Bozeman, MT
Marty Ropp, ’03, Bozeman, MT
Jim Taylor, ’03, Wallace, KS
Dr. Joe & Mary Prud’homme, ’04, Tyler, TX
Dr. Bob Walton, ’05, DeForest, WI
Sam Smith, ’05, Prague, OK
Emmons Ranch, ’05, Olive, MT
Hudson Pines Farms, ’06, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Dan Rieder, ’06, Bozeman, MT
Silver Towne Farms, ’07, Winchester, IN
Gateway Simmental, ’07, Lewistown, MT
Dr. Larry Cundiff, ’07, Clay Center, NE
Reese Richman, ’08, Tooele, UT
Clifford “Bud” Sloan, ’08, Hamilton, MO
Sally Buxkemper, ’09, Ballinger, TX
Nichols Farms, ’09, Bridgewater, IA
Reese Richman, ’08, Tooele, UT
Clifford “Bud” Sloan, ’08, Hamilton, MO
Sally Buxkemper, ’09, Ballinger, TX
Nichols Farms, ’09, Bridgewater, IA
Triple C Farms, ’09, Maple Plain, MN
Linda Kesler, ’10, Bozeman, MT
Stuart Land & Cattle, ’10, Rosedale, VA
Powder Creek Simmentals, ’10, Molena, GA
Tom Clark, ’11, Wytheville, VA
Harrell Watts, ’11, Sardis, AL
Frank Bell, ’12, Burlington, NC
John Christensen, ’12, Wessington, SD
Bob Finch, ’12, Ames, IA
Willie Altenburg, ’13, Fort Collins, CO
Tommy Brown, ’13, Clanton, AL
Roger Kenner, ’13, Leeds, ND
Dr. Michael Dikeman, ’14, Manhattan, KS
Val & Lori Eberspacher, ’14, Marshall, MN
Hounshell Farms, ’14, Wytheville, VA
Verlouis Forster, ’15, Smithfield, NE
Jennie Rucker, ’15, Hamptonville, NC
Dr. Mike Tess, ’15, Bozeman, MT
Bill Couch, ’16, Owensville, IN
Billy Moss, ’16, McCormick, SC
Pine Ridge Ranch, ’17, Dallas & Athens, TX
Dr. Calvin Drake, ’17, Manhattan, KS
Jim Berry, ’17, Scales Mound, IL
Reflected R Ranch, ‘18, Sugar City, CO
Swain Select Simmental, ‘18, Louisville, KY
J.W. Brune, ‘19, Overbrook, KS
Doug Parke, ‘20, Paris, KY
Bob Volk, ‘20, Arlington, NE
Gordon Hodges, ’21, Hamptonville, NC
Steve Reimer, ’21, Chamberlain, SD
Fred Schuetze, ’21, Granbury, TX
Tom Hook, ’21, Tracy, MN
Kevin Thompson , ’21, Almont, ND
Parke & Nina Vehslage, ’21, Brownstown, IN
Scott Riddle, ’22, Hubbard, TX
Wade Shafer, PhD, ’22, Bozeman, MT
Gib Yardley, ’22, Beaver, UT
Hart Simmentals, ’23, Frederick, SD
Neil Martin, ’23, Lyles, TN
Cynthia Conner, ’23, Bozeman, MT
Jim Largess, ’23, Bozeman, MT
Cow Camp Ranch, ’24, Lost Springs, KS
Dr. Henry Allen, ’24, Versailles, KY
Lifetime Promoter Award Recipients 2019 to Present
2019 Ron Miller, Plattsmouth, Nebraska
2020 Carlos and Sister Guerra, La Muñeca Cattle Company, Linn, Texas
2021 Larry Martin, Clinton, Illinois
2021 Keith “Sundance” Ruff, Pleasant Hill, Illinois
2022 Kansas State University Department of Animal Science and Industry
2023 Pearl Walthall, Windsor, Missouri
2024 Pam Haley, West Salem, Ohio