| Terry
Detrick,
Terry Detrick is
the Chairman of our Board of Managers and the President of the
Company. He is also a Manager of Oklahoma Ethanol. He is also
the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the President of Oklahoma
Farmers Union Sustainable Energy.
He received a Bachelors Degree in Business and Education from
Phillips University. Since 1998, Mr. Detrick has been the Vice-President
of Oklahoma Farmers Union, headquartered in Oklahoma City, where
he is employed on a full time basis.
Mr. Detrick is the immediate past President of the National Association
of Wheat Growers and has served on many state, national and international
committees and boards. He also serves as producer representative
to the Federal Reserve's Central District “Study for Rural
America.”
Mr. Detrick and his son, Brad, operate and manage a 2,800 acre
farming and ranch operation in Ames, Oklahoma, which produces
small grains, hay and beef cattle. He has been selected twice
to serve on a National policy drafting committee. In 1992, he
was appointed to the first Governors Oklahoma AG Roundtable.
Since 1996, he has served on the Oklahoma State University's Dean's
advisory committee. In the 2000 preparation to draft the 2002
Farm Bill, he was selected to Chair the National Commodity Round
table.
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Mr. Detrick received the “Mr.
Wheat” award in 2001, which is the Oklahoma Wheat Grower
Association's highest award. He served as Director of his local
Farmer's Cooperative Association for fifteen years.
Mr. Detrick has been appointed by the USDA Secretary of Agriculture
to the National Cattleman's Beef Board, which oversees the administration
of beef check-off dollars. |
