Don C. Collins
Kit Carson, Colorado
1956

The first father-son team to serve as presidents of this Association, Don followed his father, Charlie, 23 years later.  He was a tall, quiet man known for his integrity, ability and pleasantness as well as for his articulate, home-spun, down-to-earth speeches.  Before becoming president, he had served 10 years as a Colorado state senator, where he served on the five most important committees.  A shrewd businessman, he was also a bank president as well as president of Franklin Serum Company.

Knute Johnson
Elburn, Illinois
1956

G.R. Milburn
Grassrange, Montana
1957

In 1916, with a civil engineering degree from Montana State College, Milburn trained in the French Air Force and was a pilot with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I.  Back in Montana , he became a prominent Angus breeder.  With 1,000 head of Angus – all purebred and 250 registered – he regularly topped the feeder calf market and enjoyed a strong demand for breeding animals.  He also served on the boards of the Federal Reserve Bank and Montana Power Company, and was a veteran school board member.

John H. Litzelman
Vermillion, SD
1958-1959

Fred Dressler
Gardnerville, Nevada
1960

O.C. Swackhamer
Tarkio, Missouri
1961

Cushman Radebaugh
Orlando, Florida
1962

Erwin E. Dubbert
Laurens, Iowa
1963

Brooks J. Keogh
Keene, North Dakota
1964

Robert H. Ray
Norfolk, Nebraska
1965