•   FFA American Farmer Degree 1969                                                                                                                 
•   Academic Honorary Fraternities Gamma Sigma Delta and Alpha Zeta                                         
•           Boone County Farm Bureau- past board member and past president

•           Boone County Fair- past board member, treasurer and vice president

•           Member Democratic Party and Mule Skinners

•           Past Board Member Missouri Soybean Association

•   Worked on Bond Issues for Boone County Roads and Bridges, 

Boone County Fire Protection District, and 

Consolidated Public Water District # 1

•   Boone County Commission Appointed Committees    

          Road and Bridge Advisory Committee 1990-1995

          Long Range Planning Committee        

  Government Review Team
 

•   Chairman No on Home Rule Committee 1982

•   Boone County Constitution Writing Committee 1995

          Appointed by Boone Country Circuit Court
 

•   McBaine Levee District- Led the organizational process

Served as a board member and President since it was organized in

        1995
         

•           Boone County Fire Protection District- elected in 2008

                  Past secretary and current treasurer
 

•   Served on the boards of lots of other farm organizations at the county    and state level