Kimball Elected As The 60th President Of The Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association

During the 61st annual Fall Convention, October 26-29, in St. Louis, MO the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association elected Von “Sandy” Kimball, of Bigham Brothers, Inc., as the 60th President of the Association. Kimball has served on the Association’s Board since 2003 and has been a member of the Association’s Dealer Relations Committee since 2006.

Kimball is the President of Bigham Brothers, Inc., located in Lubbock, TX. Bigham Brothers manufactures and markets a wide range of agricultural tillage and cultivating equipment designed to assist the farmer in gaining maximum crop production while conserving valuable resources. The company markets its products in the U.S. through its dealer network and to other countries in cooperation with partner firms.

Kimball, along with his wife Annette, will host the Association’s upcoming Spring Management Clinic in Biloxi, MS, March 28-30, 2012 and the 2012 Fall Convention in Jacksonville, Florida, October 31 – November 3, where his term as President will conclude.

Also during the annual Fall Convention the following were elected to serve as the 2011-2012 Executive Committee:

1st Vice President: Andrew Cummings, T. G. Schmeiser Co., Inc.

2nd Vice President: Marc McConnell, Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co.

Treasurer: Robert Atkinson, W & A Manufacturing Company

Secretary: Mike Kloster, Worksaver, Inc.

Ex Officio: John Malinowski, Leon’s Mfg. Company Inc.

Also elected during the meeting, to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors were: Ron Roglis, HCC, Inc. and Bob Sonntag, Rem Enterprises Inc. and elected to serve a two-year term was Linda Salem, Great Plains Manufacturing Inc.