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URBANDALE,
Iowa - The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) announces its
new district directors, elected by the soybean growers of Iowa.
The newest district director is Bob Cole of Fayette, representing
District 3 in northeast Iowa. Cole and his wife Ursula raise corn
and soybeans. He has served as president of the Fayette County
Corn and Soybean Association and is involved in several community
organizations. Cole replaces John Hoffman, the current president
of the American Soybean Association, who chose not to seek reelection
to the ISA board.
Those re-elected to three-year terms are Sheila Hebenstreit of
Jefferson, representing District 4; A.J. Blair of Dayton, representing
District 5; Ed Ulch of Solon, representing District 6; Ray Gaesser
of Corning, representing District 7; Cliff Mulder of Pella, representing
District 8; and Tom Oswald of Cleghorn, director at large.
“We had an excellent slate of candidates and welcome one
new board member,” says Curt Sindergard, ISA president elect.
“This is truly the way soybean producers in Iowa choose
their representatives on the board and we encourage active participation,
both from those who serve as candidates, and those who participate
in the voting process.”
Other board members include District 1: Curt Sindergard of Rolfe
and Brian Kemp of Sibley; District 2: Dan Beenken of Bancroft
and Dean Coleman of Humboldt; District 3: Cindi Grover of Elma;
District 4: Delbert Christensen of Audubon; District 5: Randy
VanKooten of Lynnville; District 6: Ben Schmidt of Iowa City;
District 7: John Schlorholtz of Percival; District 9: John Heisdorffer
of Keota and Larry Marek of Riverside; and At-Large Directors
Roy Arends of Alexander, Ron Heck of Perry and Jim Andrew of Jefferson.
The new slate of directors will assume their seats on the ISA
board on September 6.
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