Leaders | TSCRA REFERENCE Honorary Directors continued
Katherine Armstong Love, Austin C.H. “Terry” McCall, Comanche Red McCombs, San Antonio William “Alan” McNeill, Beaumont John L. Merrill, Crowley Len P. Mertz, San Angelo Mort L. Mertz, Eldorado C.B. Moncrief, Fort Worth Evalyn Moore, Richmond Raymond E. Moore IV, Richmond Robert H. Moore, College Station Bob Moorhouse, Weatherford Donald L. Neal, Brady Russell Noble, Ardmore, Okla. Les Nunn, Pauls Valley, Okla. Thomas M. O’Connor, Victoria Tom Perini, Buffalo Gap Jim Peters, Quemado Scott Petty Jr., San Antonio Bill Phinizy, Gail Mary Joe Reynolds-Montgomery, Kent Gordon Richardson, Caldwell Tom Risinger, Donna Tom L. Roach III, Amarillo Clive Runnells, Houston Nolan Ryan, Round Rock R.E. Samuel Jr., Madisonville Tom B. Saunders IV, Weatherford Wilson Scaling, Henrietta Leonard Singletary, Laneville Ed Small, Austin
Edward B. Stephenson, Liberty Guy F. Stovall Jr., El Campo John L. Sullivan, Galveston Rick Tate, Marfa Cliff Teinert, Albany Richard Traylor, Crystal City John Welch, Lubbock Raymond J. Welder Jr., Beeville Roger F. Welder, Victoria A.B. Wharton, Vernon W.C. “Billy” Williams, Mertzon Gene W. Willingham, Vernon David W. Winters, Del Rio Bob R. Wright, Fort Worth Arlan Youngblood, Lamesa
Past Presidents
Tom Beard, Alpine C. Coney Burgess, Amarillo John E. Dudley, Comanche Bob McCan, Victoria J. Mark McLaughlin, San Angelo Jon Means, Van Horn Joe J. Parker, Byers James L. Powell, San Angelo Dave Scott, Richmond John M. “Jack” Shelton III, Amarillo C.R. “Dick” Sherron, Beaumont Chaunce Thompson, Breckenridge J.A. Whittenburg III, Amarillo
Honorary Vice Presidents
Susan Combs, Austin James L. “Jim” Donnell, Fowlerton Helen Kleberg Groves, Baird Jack Hunt, Houston Anne W. Marion, Fort Worth W.R. “Bob” Watt Jr., Fort Worth
tscra.org Five Steps to Greater TSCRA Involvement
Members of Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) are encouraged to become more involved with your association. These 5 steps will help you on the path. 1. Show interest
Attend ranch gatherings in your area and introduce yourself to offi cers and staff in attendance.
The Summer Meeting and Policy Conference are open to all members. Attend those meetings to become familiar with how the committees function, and attend the board meeting.
Attend the Cattle Raisers Convention and Expo to network with leaders and staff, gain knowl- edge from the educational speakers and learn about new products. 2. Serve on a committee
TSCRA has 8 policy committees, which serve as vital links between grassroots membership and the policy that guides the organization. You can also serve on the Association Promotion Committee, which is charged with increasing TSCRA membership and oversees the member recruitment efforts such as ranch gatherings.
Any member can serve on a policy committee. He or she can also serve on the Association Promotion Committee, to help grow TSCRA membership.
If you’re interested in serving on a committee, inform an offi cer, a committee leader or staff member. We will send a committee interest packet to help guide you in committee selection and appointment.
3. Step up to leadership
Each committee has a chair and vice chair. The appointment of chairs and vice chairs occurs during February and March preceding the change in offi cer leadership. The appointment is ef- fective at the close of the convention where the new offi cers are elected.
If you’d like to be considered as a committee leader, regularly attend the committee meetings and become known. Express your interest to the current committee chair or to an offi cer or staff member. The TSCRA fi rst vice president takes the lead in identifying new committee chairs, and the second vice president works on the committee vice chairs. As each leader moves up to become president, they have their selected committee leadership in place.
Another leadership opportunity is to volunteer as a Regional Association Promotion (RAP) Team Leader. The RAP Team is under the Association Promotion Committee. RAP leaders take on more direct responsibility with organizing ranch gatherings and other member-targeted meet- ings in their region. Let the Association Promotion Committee leader or staff know of your inter- est.
4. Run for the board Let any board member, offi cer or staff member know you’re interested in serving as a TSCRA director. In January, TSCRA directors are invited to nominate members to serve on the board. A board member will become your nominating sponsor and may help generate letters of support from other board members.
This information, with attendance records of committees and board meetings, is given to the Nominating Committee, which usually consists of the past presidents. The Nominating Com- mittee presents a slate of board members at the membership meeting held during the opening general session at the Cattle Raisers Convention.
5. Accept the offi cer call
Involvement on the board and enthusiastic support of TSCRA may lead the members of the Nominating Committee to consider you for an offi cer position. The slate of offi cers is presented to the board of directors during the Cattle Raisers Convention for the election.
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