Place of residence: Yerington
Occupation: Rancher
Age: 55
Contact information:
190 Hwy. 339
Yerington, NV 89447
(775) 463-2829
Incumbency: Candidate for office
Record of service: Nevada Advisory Council for vocational & Technical Education
State Board of Agriculture
President of Nevada Farm Bureau 1981-1989
Appointed by Ronald Reagan to National Commission for Agricultural Finance
Lyon County Commission 2 terms 1997-2005
Desert Research Institute Foundation Board 6 years
Desert Research Foundation Chair 2002-2005
College of Agriculture Advisory Board
Platform: I am a fifth-generation Nevada Rancher. My family has a long history of public service. I have served on many local boards and committees. I am currently on the local Fire Protection Board. I also served on the Nevada State Land Use Planning Advisory Council.
Diane and I have two sons, Joshua who is profoundly deaf, was one of the first Millennium scholarship recipients, and attended Truckee Meadow Community College. Jeffrey is 19 and attending University of Nevada Reno. He is a sophomore and hopes to go into medicine.
I golf and love to travel, but spend most of my time with my family on our alfalfa ranch. I'm a member of Yerington Rotary and a past president and Paul Harris fellow.
I am running for university regent because I believe it is so important that the system for higher education grows with Nevada and that our universities and community colleges provide the best in education, research, and the technology that it possibly can.
With the tremendous growth in Nevada this past 10 years all segments of
government have experienced budget shortfalls. NSHE is no different. We need more money at all levels of education but there is a limit. We need to be more creative with the revenue we have and form public Ð private partnerships to enhance our ability to grow.
Not all high school graduates are ready for a four-year college. NSHE can provide a bridge to universities through the many community colleges through the state. We also need to work closer with county school boards to make sure high school graduates are more prepared for college.
