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Governor Abbott Appoints Locke as TAHC Chairman G
OVERNOR GREG ABBOTT NAMED COLEMAN LOCKE OF HUN- gerford as chairman and reappointed him to the
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) represent- ing the beef cattle industry. The Governor also appointed 3 TAHC Commission-
ers — Jim Eggleston, representing the general public; Stephen Selman, representing the poultry industry; and Leo Vermedahl, representing the feedlot industry. Locke, a director of Texas and Southwestern Cattle
Raisers Association, has served on the commission since 2004. He is a partner and manager of the Locke Division of J.D. Hudgins Ranch and the president of J.D. Hudgins, Inc. He is a lifetime committeeman of the Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo and past director of the Federation of State Beef Councils. Additionally, he is past president and lifetime director of the American Brahman Breeders Association and Texas Brahman As- sociation, and past chairman of the Texas Beef Council and the Beef Promotion and Research Council of Texas. Locke received a Bachelor of Science in Marketing
from Abilene Christian University. His term as TAHC Chairman is set to expire Sept. 6, 2021. Jim Eggleston, Weatherford, is a founding partner
of the law fi rm Eggleston King, LLP. He is board cer- tifi ed in Commercial Real Estate Law and Farm and Ranch Real Estate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He frequently speaks to continuing legal education
groups on farm and ranch topics. He is admitted to practice law in Texas, Oklahoma and Ohio, and before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Texas Bar Foundation and College of the State Bar of Texas. Additionally, he
has served on the State Bar of Texas’ Real Estate Legislative Affairs Committee, Board of Le- gal Specialization’s real estate exam committee, and serves as general counsel for the Texas Longhorn Marketing Alliance. Eggleston received a Bach-
elor of Arts from Oklahoma Christian University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law. His term as TAHC commissioner is set to expire Sept. 6, 2021. Stephen Selman, Woodway, is a corporate produc-
Coleman Locke
tion manager for Sanderson Farms, Inc. He is the vice president of the Texas Poultry Federation and Affi liates and the former president of its Texas Broiler Council. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. Selman received a Bachelor of Sci- ence in Animal Science from Stephen F. Austin State University. His term as TAHC commissioner is set to expire Sept. 6, 2021. Leo Vermedahl, Dalhart, is owner of Vermedahl
Cattle Company. He is a member and former president of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, member and former executive committee member of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Additionally, he is former chairman of the Texas Beef Council and the Cattlemen’s Beef Board Budget and Audit Committee. Vermedahl received a Bachelor of Science in Animal
Husbandry, a Ph.D. in Nutrition from the University of Minnesota, and a Master of Agriculture in Feedlot Man- agement from Texas A&M University. Vermedahl’s term as TAHC commissioner is set to expire Sept. 6, 2017.
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