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)