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2019 National Western Stock Show & Limousin Convention Meet the Director Candidates Georgia for one year before moving back to Rose to begin his career as an auctioneer. The North American Limousin Foundation nominating committee has selected the candidates for the 2019 board of directors’ election. The election will be held at the annual meeting on January 14, 2019 in conjunction with the National Western Stock Show. Here are the candidates named by the nominating committee. Ronn and his wife Lynn have three children, daughter, Kodi and sons, Chance and Colt. All of whom have been junior members and shown Limousin heifers. Through their program they raised CBAR Audi that Colt won the 2015 National Junior Show. Colt also successfully exhibited LCHA Belle 015B that won Louisville, Denver and was OYE Supreme Champion Heifer in 2015. They continue to flush her along with other donors to produce bulls for their commercial cow calf operation and hopefully build a base for the granddaughters, Jollee and Jenna, to continue the involvement with junior shows. • Ronn Cunningham, Oklahoma (first term) • Troy Gulotta, Louisiana (first term) • Kevin Ochsner, Colorado (first term) • Jerry Wulf, Minnesota (first term) The following are brief biographies submitted by each candidate. Ronn Cunningham Ronn Cunningham grew up on a family farm in Rose, Oklahoma that was just this last year recognized as an Oklahoma Centennial Ranch. As a freshman in high school, Ronn knew he wanted to be an auctioneer one day. And in the fall of 1982, he bought his first Limousin heifer from Jerry Piguet at a sale in Southwest City, Missouri that was managed by American Cattle Services and sold by Sonny Booth, he realized that day he wanted to be involved with the breed and sell Purebred cattle. Ronn attended NEO A&M then Oklahoma State majoring in Animal Science and was a member of the National Champion Livestock Judging Team. Following graduation, he managed the Purebred Beef Farm for the University of 24 | DECEMBER 2018 - JANUARY 2019 Currently, Ronn stays busy selling Purebred sales across the country, as well as being a partner in CJ Real Estate and Auctions, specializing in selling farms and ranches by either listing or at auction. Ronn has served on the Oklahoma Limousin Breeders Association board of Directors for over 15 years and is currently serving his second year as President. He is committed to the breed and the family considers the Limousin Breeders as their second family. He is looking forward to working with the staff and board to promote the breed from the junior program to selling commercial bulls. Troy Gulotta Troy Gulotta of Live Oak Cattle Company, Independence, La., became involved with the Limousin breed in 1991. His first purchase was from Hunt Limousin Ranch, Oxford, Neb. Live Oak Cattle began running F-1 cows and utilizing Gelbvieh bulls. The Limousin