MEET BUD
- BORN IN DODGE CITY, 1946
- RAISED IN BUCKLIN, KANSAS
- GRADUATED FROM FORTS HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY, 1968
- JOINED FAMILY BUSINESS, BUCKLIN TRACTOR & IMP, 1968
- SECOND JOB AS CITY MARSHAL AND FORD COUNTY DEPUTY, 1970-71
- BUCKLIN CITY COUNCIL 1972-1976
- MAYOR OF BUCKLIN, 1976-1990
- FARMED AND RANCHED 4000 ACRES OF DRYLAND + 13 CIRCLES, AND COWS AND CALVES, AS WELL AS BTI
- ONE OF THE OWNERS OF BTI (BUCKLIN, GREENSBURG, NESS CITY AND PRATT)
- ONE OF THE OWNERS OF “BTI WIND” AND “HARVEST THE WIND NETWORK” ( DEALERS IN THIRTY-FIVE STATES)
- GENERAL MANAGER OF THE BTI NESS CITY LOCATION
- BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DCFB RAILROAD
- PRESIDENT OF BUCKLIN COMMUNITY BAND
- PRESIDENT OF LIONS CLUB (4 TIMES)
- OFFICER AND BOARD MEMBER OF BUCKLIN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SINCE 1996
- DIRECTOR OF DODGE CITY ROUNDUP SINCE 1989, SERVED AS PRESIDENT ONE TERM
- SERVED ON THE FORD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISION
- SERVED ON NEW JAIL COMMITTEE
- WAS AN OFFICER AND MEMBER OF THE BOOTHILL CHAPTER OF FHSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
- SERVING ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
- SERVING AS A DIRECTOR AND MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND MEMBER OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- SERVING AS PRODUCTION MANAGER OF THE LIVING LAST SUPPER DRAMA ( FOR PAST 11 YEARS)
- LIVE AT 1405 ELBOW BEND, DODGE CITY
- HAVE 3 SONS (KU GRADS) AND 1 DAUGHTER (OU GRAD)
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