Shorthorn Auxiliary Announces Leadership Team
OMAHA, Neb. The Nation
al Shorthorn Lassies, auxiliary of
the American Shorthorn Associa
tion, conducted their annual meet
ing during the Southwestern
Exposition and Stock Show in
Fort Worth, Texas.
Following the board of direc
tors elections during the group’s
business session, Wilma Richard
son, Marlow, Okla., was elected
national president of the organiza
tion. The new president has been
involved with Shorthorns since
her marriage to Sam Richardson
nearly 40 years ago.
She served) 18 years as the
Oklahoma state secretary for 18
years, state vice president, queen
chairperson, and is serving as
president of that group. On the
national level, she has been mem
bership chairperson and national
queen chairperson.
A 4-H leader for 25 years,
Richardson has been named Out
standing Leader of the Year, Out
standing Young Woman of
America, and served five years on
the school board. In addition to
Shorthorn and community activi
ties, she also works as a rural mail
carrier. She and her husband have
four children, Samuel Ray, Sher
rie Smith, Sarah, and Shelly. In
Lassie award presentations at
Forth Worth, Richardson was
named one of the national Lassie
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of the Year recipients.
Richardson succeeds Colleen
Cline, Rushville, 111., who had
served on the national board since
1990 in the positions of publicity,
membership, and as national
president.
Elected as national vice presi
dent was Kay Good of Good Fam
ily Shorthorns, Barnard, Kan.
Long active in local, state, and
national Shorthorn positions, she
is an instrumental part of the fami
ly operated purebred operation
that was successful in exhibiting
three divisional champions,
including the grand champion
female at the National Shorthorn
Show held in Fort Worth.
Elected to other leadership pos
itions were Kathleen Kosman,
Vichwood, Ohio, as secretary;
Norma Bolton, Oakland, lowa, as
treasurer; Patricia Williams, Bin-
ger, Okla., membership; Becky
Lee, Madisonville, Tenn., publici
ty; Janice Steck, Knoxville, 111.,
queen chairman; and Mary Jane
Rush, Shreveport, La., ways and
means.
In addition to Richardson, Car
olyn Evans of Union City, Ind.,
was also honored as a Lassie of
the Year recipient She has served
as a director, vice president and
president of die Indiana Shorthorn
Lassies. She served six years on
the National Shorthorn Lassies
Sponsors
board of directors as ways and
means chairperson and consistent
ly assisted in maintenance .of the
national Shorthorn promotional
booth at the North American show
in Louisville, Ky.
She is a member of the County
Ag Day Committee, a 4-H Inc.
board member, and a supervisor
for the Soil and Water Conserva
tion District. She and her husband,
Richard, have been exhibiting
Shorthorns on the local, state, and
national level for 20 years. Their
partnership. Willow Ridge Shor
thorns, have shown many champ
ions and have emphasized youth
work and have given encourage
ment to many 4-H members.
The Fort Worth Show was also
the site of competition for the title
of National Shorthorn Lassie
Queen and entrants from 10 states
participated. The crown went to
Anne Jordan, 17, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Barry Jordan, Rensse-
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laer, Ind. Anne is a senior at
Rensselaer Central High School
and plans a college major in agri
cultural marketing at Purdue Uni
versity or Oklahoma State Univer
sity. She has been editor-in-chief
for the school yearbook for two
years, a delegate to the National
Journalism Youth Conference,
first runner-up in the Rotary
Speech Contest, and selected as a
Legislative Page. She has won
various showmanship contests, is
an FFA member, and been on
livestock judging teams. She is a
member of Sigma Di Gamma, the
Senior Hall of Fame and is a math,
Spanish and English honor stu
dent. Anne also plans a trip to
Argentina to study agriculture and
perfect her Spanish.
Holly Hinderliter, 17, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hinderli
ter of Albion, 111., was named the
National Alternate Shorthorn Las
sie Queen. She is a senior at
Edwards County High School,
where she maintains a 4.0 GPA.
She is a recipient of the Who’s
Who Among American High
School Student recognition, a
National Honor Society member,
FBLA member, band secretary,
and an active 4-H member, win
ning showmanship contests and
serving on livestock judging
teams. Her own herd of IS Shor
thorns are enrolled in the Shor
thorn Performance Records (SPR)
program with the American Shor
thorn Association.
Named as Miss Congeniality by
her fellow contestants was Gwen
Crawford of Hickman, Neb.
Other participants and the states
they represented were Raeanne
Lawson, Texas; Teresa Cox, Mis
souri; Nicole Kaehler, Minnesota;
Wendy Ann Stevenson, Michigan;
Tiffany Loving, Kansas; Holly
Cole, Oregon; and Melisa Jones
from Oklahoma.