Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt Celebrities 2014
Governor Sam Brownback of Topeka, Kansas is the 46th and current Governor of the great State of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he previously
served as a U.S. Senator of Kansas from 1996-2011, and as a U.S. Representative for Kansas’s 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 1996. Governor Sam
Brownback has spent his life in the service of others. He was born in Garnett, Kansas and raised on the Linn County family farm where his mother and father
still live. At Prairie View High School, Sam was elected state president of Future Farmers of America. His interest in public service continued as he attended
Kansas State University. During his senior year at KSU, Sam served as student body president. After graduation, Sam decided to attend law school at the
University of Kansas where he was his class president before completing his law degree in 1982. Sam met his wife Mary while they were both in law school.
They have now been married for 28 years and have five children. In 1986, Sam became the state’s youngest Secretary of the Kansas Department of
Agriculture. During his stint as Ag Secretary, he also served as a White House Fellow in the first Bush Administration. At the age of 38, he was elected to
represent the 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1996 he was elected to complete the term of U.S. Senator Bob Dole, followed
by two more terms of his own. As governor, Sam is focused on getting the state’s economy growing again through improved regulations, controlled spending,
and lower tax rates. Governor Brownback is working with Kansas business and community leaders from across the state as well as current and former state
legislators to craft policy solutions.
Paul Arnhold from Olathe, Kansas is the Public Relations Manager at Bushnell Outdoor Products. After graduating from the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism
and Mass Communication at Kansas State University, Paul spent the first 10 years of his career in public relations and marketing. He began his career with the
public relations division of Barkley, the largest employee-owned agency in the country. After three plus years at Barkley, Paul helped launch the public
relations program at Perceptive Software, a rapidly growing software development firm in Shawnee, Kan. Paul spent nearly five years at Perceptive Software,
most recently as the corporate communications manager, where he managed internal and corporate communications. He joined Bushnell in early 2011 as the
company’s public relations manager and is responsible for managing the company’s portfolio of outdoor brands. In addition to his career at Bushnell, Paul is
co-chair of the A.Q. Miller School Advisory Council, a member of the Kansas City chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators and
volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City. Paul resides in Olathe, Kan., with his wife Shana and two-year-old son Kellan.
Gus Bader of Overland Park, Kansas is the CEO of TriStar Sporting Arms. Gus is a Diamond Life sponsor of the National Wild Turkey Federation. He is also a
member of Quails Unlimited & Ducks Unlimited. In his “leisure” time, he enjoys hunting all over the world including Spain, Czechoslovakia, Zimbabwe and
South Africa. Gus donates the gun awarded to our TOP GUN winner and is also a sponsor of our Kansas Youth Program.
Ryan Bader of Overland Park, Kansas is currently working with his father Gus at TriStar Sporting Arms. He was born and raised in Kansas and is a 2005
graduate of Kansas State University business school with a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a minor in economics. He received a master’s degree in
business administration also from KSU on 2007. Currently, he is the director of Sales and Marketing for TriStar Sporting Arms and has taken over sales of all
distributors while his dad continues sales for larger retail outlets and specialty stores. In his spare time, he enjoys running, golf, hunting, skiing and softball.
He is a member of Ducks Unlimited, a diamond life sponsor of the National Wild Turkey Federation, a member of SCI (board member for the Great Plains
Chapter) and also a life sponsor of the National Rifle Association.
New Shooter John Berndt from Pinedale Wyoming has spent 20 years working as a carpenter/woodworker and guiding snowmobile, fishing and hunting
trips in Wyoming. Game call that he started making in 2005 has now developed into BerndtWood Custom Calls. He is a lifelong hunter/fisher, a lifetime
member of the RMEF, NAHC and member of the NWTF. In the spring of 2013, he has completed his Turkey Grand Slam in Hawaii with the Rio he shot with
wife, Patricia and friend Jon Sabati. He has been a guide in the Old West Invitational Turkey Shoot since it began, In 2013he completed his second Wyoming
Cutt Slam in one day. He also completed his IGFA Royal Trout Slam with a Bull Trout from the Salmon River drainage in Idaho.
Pat Cannon from Longmont, Colorado is the owner of Western Refractory Construction, Inc. In 1972, after serving in the Marine Corps, Pat went into the
mason trade working his way up starting as a hod carrier, to brick mason, to superintendent, to project manager, to sales manager, to general manager. In
1984, he started Western Refractory Construction with the home office in Longmont Co, and also a branch in Salt Lake City, UT, and a warehouse in San
Antonio, Texas serving industries in the western United States. He is an avid hunter and has hunted in numerous countries.
New shooter Wayne Chambers from Leon, Kansas is the President/CEO of High Touch Technologies, a Wichita based, employee owned Technology Company.
Three decades of experience in finance, operations, marketing, franchising and executive ranks have prepared Wayne for his position. Wayne oversees a
multi-million dollar business engineering the growth of High Touch Technologies into new markets and establishing a presence worldwide. With two
degrees from Wichita State University, an undergraduate degree in Business and a graduate degree in Accounting and Finance, Wayne entered the business
world and quickly realized success. Over the last three decades he has held executive roles in two publicly-traded companies, held multiple executive roles in
a NYSE company. Wayne began his career at a small CPA firm in Wichita and soon transitioned out of the public sector into the private sector as accounting
manager for a Houston-based company with 50 corporate stores and 35 franchise units. During his tenure in Houston, he served as an executive vice
president and managing general partner of his own company. Subsequent roles included five years as COO of a 475-unit rent-to-own retailer, and five years as
executive vice president of a $600 million publically traded financial services company. Wayne’s ability to adapt and succeed is proven. His mantra of personal
responsibility makes him the ideal leader to help High Touch Technology keep pace with the shifts of the technology industry. High Touch Technologies has
been the recipient of many honors while Wayne has been the chief executive, including national recognition as a Top 100 Managed Service Provider, and being
named to the Var 500 List, being named an outstanding business partner to such multinational corporations as Dell, Microsoft, and HP, and being named by
The Wichita Business Journal as Best in Business, Healthiest Employer, two-time winner of Newsmaker of the Year award, and as a Best Places To Work
company. As quickly as Wayne perfected his business acumen, he also earned the reputation as a skilled community leader and mentor. Wayne shares his
professional expertise and helps foster future leaders as a Board Member of the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Wichita Downtown Development
Corporation, and as Co-Chairman of Visioneering Wichita. Recognizing his ability as a consensus builder, problem-solver and visionary, Wayne was recently
named 2014 Chairman-Elect for the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce. Wayne’s passion for philanthropy also includes service to Rainbows United,
Kansas Special Olympics, and Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland. Wayne is frequently characterized by a saying he often quotes, “It’s not the big that eat the
small, and it’s the fast that eat the slow.” This is a pace and temperament that has worked to the benefit of many companies and charities throughout Wayne’s
career. It is a successful principle he works tirelessly to share with others in his community and workplace. Wayne Chambers resides with his wife, Susan, in
Leon, Kansas and spends most of his free time visiting his grown children, grandchildren, and enjoying any outdoor activity.
Sam P. Daniel from Tulsa, Oklahoma received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Georgetown University in 1954 and his law degree from the
University of Oklahoma in 1959. Prior to completing law school, he served in the United States Air Force as a First Lieutenant. Mr. Daniel is a senior trial
lawyer with Doerner, Saunders, Daniel and Anderson, LLP, with more than 50 years of experience in trials involving a broad range of civil and business
litigation and family law. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial lawyers; a certified Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; has
been listed in The Best Lawyers in America in Business litigation and family law since 1983. With respect to the latter, he was recognized as the Best Family
Law Attorney in the City of Tulsa in 2009. Mr. Daniel is also a Master Emeritus of Chapter XXXII of the American Inns of Court in Tulsa. He has been a frequent
writer and seminar lecturer on the subjects of trial techniques and family law and has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tulsa College
teaching pre-trial procedure. Mr. Daniel has been actively involved in many community, business and professional endeavors and has served as a director of
several business and banking corporations. He served as President of the Tulsa County Bar Association in 1986 and is a past Trustee of the Tulsa County Bar
Foundation. He is an Oklahoma Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the George Miksch Sutton Avian Research
Center and a Trustee of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Nature Conservancy.
Claibourne Darden from Atlanta, Georgia has the distinction of being the Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt TOP GUN in 2001. He served on the
National Board of Directors for the NWTF for 15 years and on the National Board of the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) for 5 years. He also
served on the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Conservancy. Claibourne was the founder and President of the Darden Research Corporation, a national public
opinion marketing research firm based in Atlanta. He achieved the Royal Slam of Turkey Hunting, getting the Eastern, Osceola, Rio Grande, Merriam and Gould
turkeys all in one year.
Dr. Pat Do of Wichita, Kansas is the founder and CEO of Mid-America Orthopedics. Mid America Orthopedics is an orthopedic surgeon practice that started in
El Dorado in 2002 with 4 employees and one location that has grown to four locations in Butler and Sedgwick counties and now has 89 employees. The
practice specializes in minimally invasive and state of the art non-surgical and surgical techniques. Pat is married to Sylvia, a clinical Associate Professor of
Internal Medicine at KU Medical School. They have three children; Isabella, Alexa and Peter.
Daniel Duckwall from Tulsa, Oklahoma is the founder and CEO of Duckwall & Company Inc., a nationwide auctioneer and appraisal firm located in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. DCI has conducted industrial and commercial auctions and appraisals in 46 states and also Canada and Mexico. DCI has been recognized by
winning several brochure and advertising awards as well as Daniel’s individual award of 1990 World Champion Auctioneer. Daniel is currently serving on the
Oklahoma State Board of Directors for the NWTF and he and his wife Tammy are both Diamond Life Sponsors of that organization. Daniel is the first
Oklahoman to register a World Slam.
John Dykes from Fairway, Kansas is the President of Cottonwood Advisors, LLC, in Overland Park, Kansas. He has more than 20 years of experience providing
advice to retirement plan sponsors. John works with clients to set investment goals, finds investment advisors who can meet client goals and monitors their
progress. He also assists plan sponsors in addressing fiduciary issues and managing the costs of plan management. Prior to starting at Cottonwood Advisors,
John was a principal at Palmer & Cay Investment Services. He also has worked for Atlantic Asset Management and Demarche Associates. John received his
Bachelor of Arts degree from Rice University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Kansas. He is a member of the class of
1983 of Leadership Kansas. He earned his CFA designation in 1993 and is a member of the Kansas City Society of Financial Analysts. In 2006, after 12 years,
John retired as the Chairman of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission and he recently joined the board of the Nature Conservancy of Kansas.
Mark Elliott of Naples, Florida, is the Chairman of the Board, QinetiQ PLC.He retired from IBM in 2008 after 38 years of service. During his tenure, he served
in a number of sales, marketing and general management positions. Mr. Elliott was general manager, IBM Europe/Middle East/Africa where he was
responsible for IBM’s operations in more than 124 countries, with more than 90,000 employees. In addition, he held a series of executive and general
management positions in IBM Global Services and IBM Software Group including general manager, IBM Global Services, Americas. As General Manager Sales
and Marketing for IBM Software Group he formed the original worldwide sales and services unit of over 5,000 professionals. Elliott, who joined IBM in 1970,
graduated from Indiana University in 1972, with a major in marketing and a minor in economics. He served on the Deans Advisory Council of the Kelley
School of Business at Indiana University and the Technology Advisory Council for Indiana University. In addition, he is a non-executive director on the board
of Reed Elsevier PLC in London and Amsterdam and serves as chair of their remuneration committee. He is a non-executive director of G4S PLC, a security
solutions company, based in London. He is the non-executive chairman of QinetiQ PLC, a defense company in the UK and US
Rob Firth from Hot Sulpher Springs, Colorado is currently the Colorado River Headwaters Project Coordinator Unlimited, a position accepted in September of
2010. The Headwaters Project develops programs and projects to protect, restore, reconnect and sustain the incredible trout fisheries in the area. Prior to the
CRHP Coordinator Position, he had a career with the Colorado Division of Wildlife beginning in 1983. Rob began his career as a District Wildlife Manager in
Grand County. In 1994, he became the Area Wildlife Supervisor, maintaining his position in Grand County, but expanding responsibilities to Summit, Routt and
Eagle Counties. During this time, Rob supervised the work of seven District Wildlife managers plus property techs and others. An avid angler and hunter, Rob
has taught “Elk Hunting in Colorado” and is certified Firearms and also a Hunter Education instructor. In the last three years with the CDOW, he was the Chief
of Law Enforcement for the City of Denver. Rob supervised six criminal Investigators as well as the statewide administrative law enforcement effort. He
worked to help pass a law in Colorado to control off road use that caused environmental damage and hindered lawful hunting opportunity in the state.
HB1069 was passed in 2008 and allows peace Officers (primarily and especially wildlife officers) to enforce federal travel management laws. Passage of the
bill into law has curbed the illegal practices in many areas and is considered a model law for other states with much public land with similar concerns. He was
awarded the John D. Hart Wildlife officer of the year award in 2006, as voted on by fellow wildlife officers. In 2007, Rob received the Colorado Trappers
Association Wildlife Professional of the year award. He was only the second person to receive this award in the 20 year existence of the Association. After
retirement from the CDOW in August 2008, he has pursued other professional wildlife opportunities. Rob and his wife Julie have two children; Wife Julie is a
first grade teacher. Son Ryan is a pediatrician practicing in Lander WY., and daughter Meagan is a Speech Language Pathologist living in Springfield IL.
New shooter Ryan Firth from Lander Wyoming is a board Certified Pediatrician, currently working at Fremont Pediatrics in Lander, WY. He is also the Chief
of Pediatrics and Obstetrics at Lander Regional Hospital. Prior to his current position, he completed his 3 year residency at Children’s Mercy Hospital in
Kansas City, Mo, while residing in Overland Park, Kansas. While in Kansas, he and dad Rob, snuck out for a two day unsuccessful attempt to kill a gobbler. Ryan
received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Colorado State University and then attended Medical school at CU Med School in Colorado. Born and raised in
Colorado, he is an avid hunter and angler and outdoor enthusiast. He is married with 2 children.
New shooter Scott Flood from Chatsworth, Georgia is the President of SBJ recycling, Inc. He has been married for 10 years and has 2 sons, ages 3 & 9.
Scott enjoys hunting and fishing with friends and family. He is a prod sponsor of the NWTF and purchased this hunt at the NWTF convention in Nashville in
February.
New shooter John Ford from Atlanta, Georgia is just an old has been. Graduate of University of Ga business school. Receive a direct appointment as a. 2nd Lt
in Us Army Medical Svc Corps, Vietnam Viet Bronze Star etc past Cub Scout Pack Master past Lt Gov of District One Kiwanis past President of Park Pride
Atlanta past President of Harmony Square & I am a Sigma Chi :-))
Adrien Hansen from Cambridge, Maryland has the honor of being the Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt TOP GUN twice, in 1998 and in 2000. He
owns and operates Hansen’s Seafood, Inc. a wholesaler and retailer of all types of seafood. Hansen resigned as Captain of his own police boat to start his
seafood business. He is a Past President of the Grand National Waterfowl Hunt and also Past President of the Past Shooters and Guides Association of the
Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt. Adrien was inducted into the Kansas Governor’s One Shot Hall of Fame in 2009.
Former Governor Mike Hayden is from Lawrence, Kansas and founded the Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt in 1987, when he was the Governor of
Kansas. A former Kansas Secretary of Wildlife and Parks, he is currently serving as the Executive Director of the Missouri River Association of States and
Tribes. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Hunt, and a past President of the Willis Scholarship Foundation, a 501C 3 scholarship
organization, that was formed in conjunction with the hunt. Mike is also a member of the Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt Hall of Fame.
New shooter Dr. Alan Hinkle from St. Inigoes, Maryland is a native Virginian, and has practiced General and Cosmetic Dentistry in McLean, Virginia for the
past 35 years. He attended Villanova University and acquired his dental degree from Georgetown University Dental School. Alan is married to Rosemary and
they have 3 children. Gregory, their oldest, is an LCDR in the U.S. Navy and is currently stationed at NAS Jacksonville, Florida. He and his wife have 2 beautiful
daughters. Andrew, the middle child, is a dentist and practices with Alan. Daughter Kate has a Masters in Educational Counseling and is married to an Army
JAG officer, currently residing in Landstuhl, Germany. Alan is a member of the Grand National Waterfowl Association and is currently secretary/treasurer.
In his free time, Alan enjoys hunting, fishing, and any activity that is outdoors.
Kane Hittle from El Dorado, Kansas is VP & Project Manager, at HollyFrontier, Frontier El Dorado Refining LLC, in El Dorado, Kansas.
John Jackson from Osprey, Florida grew up in Iowa and is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has also received an MBA from Harvard University.
John's business career took him to locations in New York, Ohio, Michigan, Maryland, Georgia and Mexico. He held senior management positions at Carborundum
Company, Standard Oil of Ohio, British Petroleum and Nordson Corporation. He is retired, except for management of the family farming interests, and various
charitable activities. He now resides with his wife, Linda, in Osprey, Florida and San Jose del Cabo, Baja Sur, Mexico. Hobbies include golf, boating, big game
fishing and hunting. He is a past shooter at the One Shot Antelope Hunt, the One Box Pheasant Hunt, the One Shot Turkey Hunt and serves on the Past Shooter
Board of the Grand National Waterfowl Hunt.
Robin Jennison from Topeka, Kansas is the current Secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism. Governor Sam Brownback appointed
Jennison as the Secretary of KDWP, in January of 2011. He brings 22 years of experience to the position, serving in the Kansas legislature, influencing state
policy on behalf of Kansas interest, and promoting the state’s natural assets to expand outdoor recreation. Elected to represent the 117th House district, Robin
quickly rose through the ranks, serving as Assistant Majority leader in his second term, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee in his third term,
House Majority Leader in his fourth term, and finally Speaker of the House. As President of Jennison Government Services, he has represented businesses,
associations, groups, and other entities before the state legislature and regulatory agencies of Kansas. Robin is a well-respected and knowledgeable hunter
who anchored the Kansas Outdoors Radio Show for four years. He has been a partner in the Jennison Ranch, located near Healy, Kansas for more than 33
years. Robin is married to Coleen Jennison, Director of Government Affairs for Cox Communications and they have two grown children and one
granddaughter.
Rob Keck from Edgefield, South Carolina is the Chairman of the Board of Wonders of Wildlife and is a member of the RedHead ProHunting Team. He has been
a lifelong dedicated hunter, angler and trapper as well as a deeply committed conversationalist of international scope. From March 1981 through March 2009,
Rob led the National Wild Turkey Federation, a nonprofit conservation organization headquartered in Edgefield, South Carolina, as its Chief Executive Officer.
Under his leadership, the NWTF became one of the most dynamic, fastest growing single species conservation organizations in North America. Rob hosted the
Federation’s Award winning national television program, Turkey Call and served as executive producer for the NWTF’s other two national TV programs
Turkey Country and Get in the Game. In addition, he has made 12 appearances on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry and served as Grand Marshal for NASCAR’s
Bass Pro Shops Atlanta 500 race in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. His lifelong commitment to wildlife management and upholding our hunting traditions has
given him opportunities to influence conservation and natural resource policy issues. In 2006, Rob was appointed by Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton to the
Sporting Conservation Council, a Federal Advisory Committee. He was reappointed to the council in 2007 by Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne. In
addition, he has served on a variety of boards of directors, and currently that includes his second term on the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation and the
Chairman of the Board of the Wonders of Wildlife. Besides his faith and love for his wife of 28 years, Susan, their two daughters, Carolyn and Heather and their
husbands, turkey hunting is Rob’s passion. He is a past U.S. Open and World Champion caller, who has built and designed calls and related equipment, since
1969. In addition, Rob was the first to take wild turkeys in every state (49) that supports a season, as well as Canada, Mexico, Guatemala and New Zealand.
Rob’s dedication and leadership to the outdoors and hunting heritage prompted Peterson’s Hunting Magazine to name him one of huntings 25 most influential
personalities of the 20th century.
New shooter Skipp Kistler from El Dorado, Kansas is Vice President and Refinery Manager of HollyFrontier's El Dorado Refinery.
Kris Kobach from Piper, Kansas is the current Secretary of State of the great State of Kansas, sworn in on January 10, 2011. Kansas voters elected him by a
wide margin on a platform focused on stopping voter fraud. With that goal in mind, Secretary Kobach began his term by introducing the Secure and Fair
Elections (SAFE) Act in the Kansas House of Representatives. Prior to his election as Secretary of State, Secretary Kobach was a Professor of Constitutional
Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City from 1996 to 2011. He is also nationally recognized litigator who represents US citizens, cities, and states in
cases involving illegal immigration across the country. Secretary Kobach grew up in Topeka, Kansas and graduated co-valediction from Washburn Rural High
School in 1984. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree with highest distinction from Harvard University in 1988, graduating at the top of his class in he
Harvard Government Department. In 1988, the British government awarded him a Marshall Scholarship, which took him to England for post-graduate study.
In 1992, he received his Doctorate from Yale Law School, where he served as notes development editor on the Yale Law Journal. Secretary Kobach was
admitted to the Kansas Bar in 1995 and served as a law clerk to Judge Deanell Reece Tacha of the United States Court of Appeals for the 10 th Circuit in 1995
and 1996. By that time, he had already published two books: The Motives, Tactics and Goals of Politicized Businesses in South Africa (University Press of
America, 1990) In addition, he has published numerous scholarly articles on elections, political science, constitutional law and immigration law. In 2001,
Secretary Kobach was awarded a White House Fellowship, which took him to Washington DC to work for the Bush Administration in the personal office of
Unites States Attorney General John Ashcroft. He served as the Attorney General’s chief advisor on immigration law and border security. After his fellowship
year ended, the Attorney General appointed Kobach to his counsel. After the 9/11 attacks, Secretary Kobach was put in charge of Department of justice efforts
to prevent terrorists from exploiting gaps in the U.S. immigration controls. He led the team that designed and implemented the National Security Entry-Exit
Registration Program System, which registers and fingerprints high risk visitors to the United States. Within it first year of operation, the system resulted in
the apprehension of numerous suspected terrorist. Secretary Kobach also led the Department of Justice reforms of the immigration court system, resulting in
the reshaping of the Board of Immigration Appeals in 2002. He is well known nationally for his role as co-author of Arizona’s SB 1070 illegal immigration law.
He assisted Arizona in the drafting and defense of that law, as well as other statues designed to stop illegal immigration. He has provided similar assistance to
other states and cities. Secretary Kobach has litigated some of the most significant immigration-related cases in the country. He is lead counsel defending
Hazelton, Pennsylvania, in its efforts to stop the employment of unauthorized aliens and the harboring of illegal aliens in apartments. The Lawsuit was
brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and allied organizations. He is defending Farmers Branch, Texas and Fremont, Nebraska against similar
lawsuits. Secretary Kobach has testified before Congress ten times on numerous topics, most often on questions involving immigration law. He has been a
frequent legal commentator on the O’Reilly Factor (Fox News Channel), Fox and Friends (Fox News Channel) and other cable news programs. He has also been
a frequent columnist for the New York Post and the Washington Time. In addition, he is the host of The Kris Kobach Show heard weekly
New Shooter Dr. Kim Krull from El Dorado, Kansas is the President of Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas. Kim Krull’s 25-year background in
higher education includes more than 18 years as a faculty member and the remaining in administrative positions. From 2005 to 2013, Kim served as Vice
President for Academic Affairs at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kan. She is a past President of the Kansas Council of Instructional
Administrators (KCIA) and past co-chair of the Kansas System Council of Chief Academic Officers which includes both 2-year and 4-year institutional provosts
and instructional administrators. She has also held positions as the KCIA vice president and secretary. Kim is currently serving on the Kansas Board of
Regents (KBOR) Transfer and Articulation Advisory Council that is being charged with revision of the state’s transfer and articulation processes. She serves as
well on the KBOR Process Management Committee. From 1986 through 2005, she was employed at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) in
Curtis, Neb. While at NCTA, Kim taught and served as the Director of Student Services, Assessment and Self-Study Coordinator, and College Counselor. NCTA
is the only 2-year campus of the University of Nebraska. Prior to her career in higher education, Kim was employed as a Forensic Serologist for both the
Nebraska State Patrol Criminalistics Laboratory and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Criminalistics Laboratory processing and analyzing physical
evidence in violent crime cases. Kim’s degrees include at Ph.D. in Education and Human Resource Studies with a specialization in Community College
Leadership from Colorado State University, a Master of Science in Education with a specialization in Community Counseling from the University of NebraskaKearney, a Master of Science in Life Sciences with a specialization in Biochemistry from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a Bachelor of Science in
Microbiology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Kim is a native Nebraskan and Husker fan who was born and raised in North Platte, NE. Her daughter
Leisa is an ER nurse in Chicago at Lurie Children’s Hospital. Leisa is completing a doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner through Rush University. Kim’s son,
John, completed an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in Wind Energy Technology with Cloud County Community College and an A.A.S. with
Southeast Community College in Agriculture Business and Management Technology with an emphasis in Turfgrass Management. He is the Assistant
Superintendent at the Anchorage Golf Course in Anchorage, AK. From 2005 to 2013. She served as Vice President of Academic Affairs at Cloud County
Community College, in Concordia, Kansas.
Raymond Kusch of Gaithersburg, Maryland is one of 3 “Hunting Heroes” in the hunt in 2014. Raymond enlisted in the Unites States Army in December, 2007
and the age of 17 and has been serving to date. He is an 11B (infantryman) with B4 skill identifier (sniper). He served his first tour in Northern Iraq, from
October 2009-October 2010. After completing his first tour as an infantryman, he moved to battalion sniper section and graduated from the US Army Sniper
School in 2011. His unit was then attached to the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and left for his second deployment in February 2012. While in
Afghanistan, his Unit was integrated with the Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) and they served in both Herat and Helmand Provinces. On July
9th, 2012, he was on a dismounted ambush patrol and stepped on a pressure plate Improvised Explosive Device (IED) resulting in the loss of his right leg. He
also suffered shrapnel wounds to all extremities. Nerve damage in his right arm, a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), a punctured ear drum and he continues to
battle Post Traumatic Stress and depression. He is currently stationed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, recovering from his injuries and going
through medical evaluation board. Raymond lives with his wife Alyssa and their dog, Zeus. They are currently mapping out what they want their future to look
like, Raymond received: Combat Infantry Badge: Expert Infantry Badge: Purple Heart: Army Commendation Medal X2, Army Achievement Medal,: Iraqi
Campaign Medal: Afghanistan Campaign Medal: Global War On Terrorism Service Medal: NATO Medal: Army Good Conduct Medal: National Defense Service
Medal: Overseas Service Ribbon X2: Army Service Ribbon: Expert Marksmanship Badge: Certificates of Achievement X2: Sniper School Graduation Certificate
and B4 ASI, Service Stripe x!. Combat Stripes X3: Combat Action Shoulder Sleeve Insignia X2.
Gerald Lauber from Topeka, Kansas is the President of Kaw Valley State Bank in Topeka. He has served as a commissioner on the Kansas Wildlife and Parks
Commission.
New Shooter Lewis Ledford from Raleigh, North Carolina, who served as Director of the North Carolina state Parks System, since 2003, announced in October
his retirement for January 1, 2014, to become Executive Director of the National Association of State Parks Directors. Ledford, who joined the North Carolina
state parks system in 1976, and was named director of the division in 2003, became the first entry-level ranger to head the agency. During his tenure as
director, five new state parks, a state trail, and six state natural areas were established in the North Carolina system, including the iconic landmarks of
Grandfather Mountain and Chimney Rock, and state park lands increased by over 50,000 acres. Also, as director he led an extensive staff training and
expansion, justified and secured funding for significant park employee salary increases, implemented the first LEED-certification building program in the state
agencies (non-university), and the first study documenting the economic impacts of NC State Parks was completed. He led a major expansion of technology for
parks management (i.e. centralized reservations, social media, natural resource management databases), and remarkable increases in the park volunteer
program and donations ($23.1 million documented donations in the last five years). He was recently awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Governor
McCrory. Previously, Governor Perdue recognized him with the Governor’s Individual Award for Outstanding Service, and the Governor Hunt recognized him
with an award for Outstanding Community Volunteer Service. Other recognitions include: The 2013 Distinguished Service Award, National Association of
State Park Directors, Alumni of the Year, 2012, Appalachian State University, Conservationist of the Year, 2011, NC Wildlife Federation, Lifetime Achievement
Award, 2010, NCSU, CNR-PRTM, Induction in the American Academy of Parks and Recreation Administration, William Penn Mott Excellence Award, National
Society for Park Resources, America’s Leaders, Governing magazine. Lewis has been active in service to NCRPA on boards and committees, especially as a
liaison to DENR, and worked closely with the state legislature to support parks, which resulted in $437 million during the past ten years being invested in
state and local parks for acquisitions and capital construction. On the national level, he recently gave testimony in Congress advocating for parks, conservation
and LWCF; he is in his 6th year of service on the NRPA Board of Directors, chairing the Public Policy Committee the past two years, and serves on the
Recreation Advisory Committee for the U.S. Forest Service. He has been active in service as an officer and board member of the National Association of State
Park Directors and the America’s State Park Foundation, and a long-time board member of the NC Recreation and Parks Scholarship Foundation. He recently
became a board member of the NCSU College of Natural Resources Foundation. Lewis has been also very active in a number of charitable and community
organizations.
Bryan Lewis from Nashville, Tennessee is a lawyer who practices law in the areas of Civil and Criminal Litigation, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation,
Probate, Employment Law, Constitutional and Civil Rights actions and Business litigation. He was admitted to the bar in 1991 and received his B.A. in 1988
from Vanderbilt University, and the University of Tennessee (J.D. 1991). He is the co-owner in The Boundry and Southstreet Restaurants which feature both
southern regional food and a variety of foods from around the world. The Boundry has been featured in Bon Appétit magazine and has been designated one of
the best restaurants in Nashville. Bryan is a partner in several commercial real estate ventures in Middle Tennessee. He is an avid duck and turkey hunter and
also a pilot with both private pilot and instrument ratings. At the 2012 Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt, Bryan earned the distinction of earning the
TOP GUN award.
New shooter Kent Lockhart of Norton, Kansas is one of 3 “Hunting Heroes” with the hunt in 2014. He was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, relocated to
Norton, Kansas and graduated high school in 1998. Kent joined the Kansas National Guard and spent time at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, Red Stone Arsenal,
Alabama, and Ft. Sill. Oklahoma for training as a counter mortar radar technician. He was assigned to the Unit in Great Bend, Kansas and served 2 tours in Iraq
and also served as first respondents after the Greensburg tornado. His first deployment was Mosul Iraq from March 2004-March 2005 conducting counter
mortar operations. He second was to Ashraf, Iraq from December 2007-June-2008 as a squad leader conducting patrols. He was awarded: the Bronze Starz:
Army Accommodation Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal and the Combat Action Medal.
New Shooter Dave Mahlke from Edgefield, South Carolina is Sr. VP Volunteer Relations & Field Operations at National Wild Turkey Federationan. He is an
NWTF Diamond Life member and has served as local chapter banquet chair and president. He was elected to Minnesota State Board of Directors in 1997, and
served on NWTF Board of Directors from 2006 to 2012. Mahlke received the 2006 U.S. Sportsman’s Alliance Patriot Award and an NWTF Roger Latham Award
in 2007, for his work to ensure hunter access to public land. After a 30-year career in the construction industry, Mahlke became an NWTF regional director in
February 2012 and later served as a district field supervisor and director of field operations for the Northwest United States before being named senior vice
president of volunteer relations and field operations in September 2013.
Ed Markel from Pretty Prairie, Kansas has the honor of being the Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt TOP GUN in 2006, 2008 & 2010. Ed holds the
distinction of being the only person involved in the Governor’s hunt to be a guide, landowner, benefactor and hunter. Ed is a lifelong sportsman who during
his KU days would ride the train all night to duck hunt at Cheyenne Bottoms at dawn. He has been the President of manufacturing companies for 39 years. Ed
has been with the Hunt since the second year, joining as a guide, and he holds the record of being the guide for the hunt’s record turkey that was taken by his
friend, fellow hunter, Mark Elliott. Ed has supported the hunt in many ways including the purchase of “The Harper Shotgun” muzzleloader that was sold in
memory of the late Steve Harper, with the proceeds going to help with college expenses for Harper’s daughters. Ed retired in 2001 and spends plenty of time
bringing his hunting properties to their absolute potential. Ed and his wife Judy enjoy cooking and traveling.
New Shooter Reggie Matthews is from Rocky Point, North Carolina.
New Shooter Bert Maxfield from Oakley, Kansas was born and raised in Wauneta, Nebraska. He graduated from Colby Community College and relocated to
Oakley to start a family. His wife, Johnne and he have been married 11 years and the couple has 2 children Taylor-10 and Kylee-7. Bert is employed at
American Implement in Oakley, and works in Ag Sales. Currently, he serves as board president of the Oakley Area Chamber of Commerce. He is the past
chairman of St. Joseph School council, and past board member of the Oakley Country Club. Hunting, fishing and golfing are among the many outdoor activities
he enjoys. He purchased this hunt at the Ringneck Classic, 2013.
New Shooter Tommy McLane from Silver City, New Mexico retired as the Director of Business Development at Applied Technology Council, in Arlington,
Virginia. He directed business development and contractual efforts for a California based non-profit, concerned with all- hazard mitigation and structural
engineering issues. He managed all marketing, administrative, contractual, and financial functions related to the procurement life cycle. He initiated and
maintained close interaction with federal and private sector clients, consultants and subcontractors. Prior to his employment with Applied Technology
Council, he was employed at the American Society of Civil Engineers. As the senior Director of Business Development, where he created and staffed the
Business Development Department. he directed all business development and contractual efforts for a non-profit, with a staff of more than 200, a membership
of 125,000 and an annual budget of $53M. He also has been the Director of Program Development at the National Conference of States on Building Codes and
Standards, Inc. where he managed all business and development and contractual functions for a staff of engineers and architects with annual revenues of $4M.
In 1986, Tommy received his MBA in marketing at George Washington University, graduate School of Government and Business Administration. In 1976, he
earned a BA in Psychology from the University of Virginia, College of Arts and Sciences. He is a member of the NRA, University of Virginia Alumni Association,
Harley Owner group, NWTF, Western Institute for Lifelong Learning, Mimbres Region Art Council and is a certified Hunting Safety Instructor in the
Commonwealth of Virginia. He enjoys hunting, fishing, motorcycling, backpacking, hiking and other outdoor activities.
Michael Miller from Barrington, Illinois is a jeweler and the owner and President of M J Miller & Co., and was the 2013 Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey
Hunt, TOP GUN. He has been producing quality gem custom crafted designs since June, 1962. He has created one-of–a-kind creations for elite clientele, with
the high standards of quality and excellence in customer satisfaction. Over the years, Michael has spotlighted many designers’ originals, including Picchiotti,
Oscar Heyman & Brothers, Kurt Wayne Inc. and Anthony Gerard. He was born in North Dakota and loves the outdoors. His interests include hunting, fishing
and collecting art. He has traveled to Africa, Austria, Switzerland and Germany.
Skip Miller Jr. of Cambridge, Maryland is a professional Engineer licensed in MD, DE and VA. He received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and
Master of Science in Sanitary Engineering degrees from Tulane University. He was the co-founder and President of the consulting engineering and surveying
firm of Andrews, Miller & Associates, Inc., serving throughout the mid-Atlantic area. He currently works as an expert witness on a wide variety of civil
engineering cases. Skip has been very active in numerous industry, community, charitable and church organizations, including serving as President of the
Chesapeake Water Pollution Control Assoc. (1981), President of the Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce (1997), Director of the Maryland State
Chamber of Commerce (1998-2000), Treasurer of the Dorchester Ducks Unlimited chapter for four years, and President of the Grand National Waterfowl
Association (2001). He has continued his service to the GNWA by being Hunt Coordinator and Editor of the Newsletter since 2003. He is an avid hunter and
outdoorsman, and is an award winning amateur photographer. He loves to hunt turkey, ducks, geese, dove, quail, pheasant and deer. He has attended the
Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt since 2002 and is a Past Shooter of the Nebraska One Box Pheasant Hunt. He has also successfully hunted black bear
in Maine and Moose in Newfoundland. He and his wife, Bride, love to boat, crab, and oyster and fish the waters of the Chesapeake Bay region.
Mike Morgan from Wichita, Kansas is a consultant with Koch Industries, Inc. Mike represents Koch Industries, while working with policy makers and
business leaders in Kansas as well as other states in the region. He serves on the boards of the Kansas Chamber and the Private Enterprise Board of the
American Legislative Exchange Council. Mike, an avid outdoorsman, is passionate about preserving the heritage of hunting and fishing in Kansas and his home
state of Oklahoma.
New Shooter Jayson Morton from Fort Riley, Kansas is one of 3 “Hunting Heroes” Hunting in the 2014 event.
New Shooter Dr. Ken Nelson from Andover, Kansas has practiced oral and maxillofacial surgery in Wichita, KS for 37 years. He has both served on and
chaired numerous professional, educational, community and charitable boards. He considers himself to be very fortunate to pursue his passion for wildlife
conservation, hunting and fly fishing on an international level.
Mark Nichols from Wichita, Kansas is the Manager of State Government Affairs at Koch Industries. He monitors legislation of interest to Koch companies and
works to free market policies that promote economic growth and prosperity. He interacts with government officials, business leaders and policy organizations
on local and state levels. Mark is on the boards of Goodwill Industries, the Wichita Independent Business Association and the Oklahoma State Chamber of
Commerce. Koch Industries has been a long-standing participant in the Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt and a supporter of the Wayne Willis
Scholarship Fund.
Aaron Oelger from Pleasant Hill, Missouri, is currently the Director of Marketing at Bushnell Outdoor Products. In the last twenty years, he's held marketing
and strategic planning roles at three other companies in the sporting goods, telecommunications and transportation sectors. A marketing evangelist, he is
passionate about developing brands, creating and implementing marketing strategies, constructing effective work cultures and measuring results. Aaron
earned a BA in Business Administration from MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, KS and his MBA from the John M. Olin School of Business at
Washington University in St. Louis. Aaron lives in his home state of Missouri with his wife Dianne and two yellow labs. When not working, Aaron is usually in
the field exploring nature. He is a trail runner, a fly fisherman, a bowhunter and dreams of becoming a well-round outdoorsman.
New Shooter Tim Pardue from Nashville, Tennessee is the President and COO of Centurion Products, Inc. Tim came to the company in 1978 after choosing a
business career over an offer to pitch FOR THE Red Sox. He is a true hands-on leader, building the business through close relationships with dealers and
distributors across the country. These relationships keep Centurion in tune with the needs of the companies’ biggest asset, the customer. In his athletic career,
Tim finished the 1977 season with a perfect 12-0 with a 2.03 earned run average. Named to the 1977 all tournament team, he was the winning pitcher in the
1977 and 1979 National Championship games. He and his wife Anita have 4 children, Erica, Lydia, Trevor and Trent.
Jeffrey Powell of Flint, Michigan makes a living in the Fishing Tackle and Hunting Business with Ed Cumings, Inc., the World’s largest manufacturer of fish
landing nets and fishing tackle grab bag. Jeff runs fishing tournaments for the Big Brothers of Greater Flint and the Whaley Home for Abused Children.
Richard “Chip” Powell from Otisville, Michigan is the Vice-President of Mason Tackle Co., Ed Cumings Nets and Mason Plastics. Mason Tackle manufactures
monofilament, braided and wire lines and leaders for worldwide distribution. Chip is the Chairman of the Board of the American Sportfishing Association
based in Barrington, IL, and Washington D.C.
Special Guest Will Primos from Madison, Mississippi is the founder of Primos Hunting, America’s top-selling brand of game calls and hunting accessories. For
nearly 40 years, hunters have trusted the Primos name, from the award-winning calls to ground blinds, trail cameras, scent control products and more. Will’s
love of the outdoors and passion for hunting began at an early age, hunting with his father, Kenneth, his uncles and cousins. At age 11, right after a green
timber duck hunt with his Uncle Gus, Will crafted his first game call-a single reed duck call-that would prove to be the forerunner of millions of Primos’ game
call to come. After earning a business degree from Belhaven College, Will went to work in the “Primos Café” the family’s restaurant and catering business, a
Jackson mainstay, founded by Will’s grandfather Angelo “Pop” Primos, an immigrant from Greece. Game calls were still calling Will, however, so in 1976, at age
24, he founded Primos Hunting, a one-man operation based in his garage. Just one year later, the company had grown to include 8 full time employees working
long hours to meet the growing customer demand. Will first ventured into media with an instructional turkey hunting audiotape in 1983, followed by his first
video, “Spring Turkey Hunting with Will Primos, “in 1986. The success of that video led to the Primos TRUTH video series, with annual titles specifically
focused on hunting turkey, deer, elk, predators and waterfowl. With a growing line of products and sales topping the million dollar mark, Will brought in his
cousin, Jimmy Promos, to manage day-to-day business operations in 1986. The 90’s were a decade of rapid growth, beginning with the company’s largest
investment to date in new technology and skilled staff in 1990. The Primos brand’s visibility grew further with the 1999 premier of “ Primos TRUTH about
hunting,” a weekly program on the Outdoor channel that consistently ranked as one of the most popular hunting shows on TV. Outgrowing its Jackson facility,
Primos Hunting broke ground in 2000 on a 100,000 square foot office and manufacturing complex in nearby Flora, where the company is based today. As
Primos Hunting grew, so did the opportunities for the strategic partnerships. In 2006, Will sold the company to a private equity firm while remaining the
company’s President and keeping his management team intact. In a few short years, Primos doubled both its gross sales and net profits, making it an attractive
partner for Bushnell Outdoor Products, which purchased Primos in 2012. Bushnell was in turn purchased in 2013 by Alliant Technical Systems, or “ATK,”
bringing both the Bushnell and Primos lines into the ATK’s expansive Sporting Goods Division. Today, Primos Hunting offers almost seven hundred different
hunting and hunting accessory products, with a team of product developers continuing to create new products each year. The company holds more than 50
patents and 30 trademarks, and employs more than 100 staff members at its Flora and Brookhaven, Mississippi facilities. Despite the company’s growth,
Primos Hunting is still very much the company Will began in his garage back in 1976. Visitors will still find him testing the calls that come out of the factory,
ensuring that the Primos name stays synonymous with quality workmanship. “The company’s success comes down to quality, and a belief in what we are
doing,” Will explains. “Everyone here is a hunter. If we don’t use a product and don’t believe in it, we can’t market it. If it’s not our heart and soul, we aren’t
going to do it. We’re going to keep on caring about products that we manufacture. The bottom line is we are our own customers. That’s the foundation of the
whole company.” Will resides in Madison, Mississippi with his wife Mary, who has taken her share of spring gobblers. They are active members of Broadmoor
Baptist Church. In addition to representing Primos Hunting, Will is an avid conservationist who works with wildlife conservation groups, promoting the wise
use of wildlife habitat.
Mat Raymond Jr. from Jacksonville, North Carolina is the President of Sanders Ford Inc. He has served on the North Carolina Community Foundation and is a
past president on the Carolina Ford Dealers Advertising Board. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Economic Development Commission. He is an avid
outdoorsman. Mat is a sponsor of the Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt events and live auction.
Dick Remaly from Tucson, Arizona earned the honor of TOP GUN in 2011. He most recently held the position of Chairman, President and CEO of Chase
Pharmaceutical Co. in Newark, NJ, producing a wide range of products in the nutritional and pharmaceutical industry. He is best known in the industry for
having founded the generic drug division of Chase Pharmaceutical Co. Dick served in the Army as a captain in the famed 101 st “Screaming Eagles” Airborne
division. Dick has had a lifelong interest in wildlife and wildlife conservation and now spends much of his time pursuing his avid interest in hunting and
fishing around the world. He has been a Director and Life member of the One Shot Antelope Hunt, is a Past Shooter and Life Member of Southeast Colorado
Two-Shot Goose hunt, and a member of the Grand National Waterfowl Association. Dick has participated in the Grand National Quail Hunt and also the
Nebraska One Box Pheasant Hunt.
Nathan Savage of Salt Lake City, Utah serves as the Vice President Project Development for The Savage Companies. He has grown fond of Kansas and the
people in the El Dorado area. Personal interests include hunting, fly-fishing and other outdoor activities. Nathan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and an
MBA.
New Shooter Ian Shofner from Weyauwega, Wisconsin is the 2014 National Wild Turkey Federation JAKES essay winner. Ian is 13 years old and the 7th of 8
children. He has 6 sisters and 1 brother; all have the same parents . Ian will homeschool until 9th grade and then attend a Catholic high school. His hobbies
are snowboarding, fishing, hunting, and raising swine where he is involved in showing them through 4-H. Since hunting is his favorite pastime, he is really
looking forward to the hunt. Ian’s dad Larry is attending the hunt with him.
Fred H. Simonton III D.M.D. from Gainesville, Georgia is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. He received his board certification in 1990 from the American
Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Fred earned a B.S. in Zoology in 1979 from the University of Georgia. He graduated from Washington University
School of Dental Medicine D.M.D. in 1984 and was Vice-President of his class. He performed his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Henry Ford
Hospital in Detroit, Michigan in 1987 and was the program chairman with D. Gary Wolford D.D.S. Dr. Fred is a fellow member of the American Association of
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is a member of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the past president of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgeons. He is an honorable fellow of the Georgia Dental Association and is a past branch President of the Northern District Dental Society. He is a member of
the American Society of Temporomandibular Joint Surgeons and also the Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is also a member of the
Hinman Dental Society. In his spare time, Fred enjoys hunting, fishing, scuba diving and timber and wildlife management.
Sam Stone from Tulsa, Oklahoma is a founder and partner of Stone Jessup, PC.-Attorneys at Law. The firm specializes in public finance, public trust, public
agency and real estate law. Sam was born in El Dorado, Kansas and graduated from El Dorado High School in 1959. He earned a BA for the University of
Kansas in 1963 and a JD for the University of Tulsa in 1966. He was admitted to practice law in the States of Kansas and Oklahoma in 1966, the U.S. Federal
Court, Northern District of Oklahoma in 1966, the U.S. Federal Court, District of Kansas, 1966, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals-10th district in 1966, the U.S.
Tax Court in 1968 and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1995. Sam worked in general litigation and federal appellate court briefing in 1966-1968 with Ungerman,
Grabel, Ungerman & Leiter, Attorneys at Law in Tulsa Oklahoma. He was the assistant city attorney for Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1968-1972. He was a Sole
practitioner from 1972-1976, formed Samuel C. Stone & Associates in 1976. He became the founder and president of Stone Jessup, P.C. in 1986 and continues
in that practice today. Sam is the general and bond counsel to the University Center at Tulsa Authority. He is bond counsel to Broken Arrow Economic
Development Authority, Craig County Hospital Authority and Oklahoma State University Medical Center Trust. He is special Bond counsel to the Oklahoma
Development Finance Authority, the Tulsa Industrial Authority, and bond issuers in Kansas, Missouri, New York Ohio, Virginia, South Carolina, Pennsylvania,
North Carolina and Indiana. He was former general and bond counsel to Monkey Island Development Authority, Tulsa Industrial Authority, City of TulsaRogers County Port Authority and Tulsa Post of Catoosa Facilities Authority, Sand Springs Industrial Authority and the Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority.
He is a member of the Kansas and Oklahoma Bar Associations, serving on the Uniform Air Rights Law Committee of the Oklahoma Bar Association from19701972. He is also a member of the Tulsa County Bar Association. Sam is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers-serving on the steering
committee, Bond Attorney’s Workshop in 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984. He served as the Chairman of the Workshop in 1983. Sam has served on the
Board of Directors, National Association of Bond Lawyers in 1982 and 1983. He was the Co-Vice Chairman, Legislative Action Committee, National Association
of Bond Lawyers in 1983-1985. He is a fellow member of the American College of Bond Counsel and was a consultant to the State Legislative Council
(Oklahoma), re State Bond Banks in 1978. He was a trustee for the Tulsa Psychiatric Center, Inc. from 1979-2005 serving as president 1985-1987 and
chairman 1988-1990. He served as chairman of the TIBS Systems, Inc. from 1995-2001. He is the founding director of Sooner Rowing Association/Tulsa
Rowing Club 1982-present and was the chairman from 1999-present. Sam was a trustee of the Philbrook Art Museum 1973-1993 and served on the executive
committee from 1985-1989. He was the director of the Tulsa Philharmonic Society form 1976-1981 and served on the executive committee 1979-1981.He
was on the board of directors from the American Theatre Company form 1974-1980. He was a member of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Program
Committee from 1978-2003, He was a member of the Tulsa City-County Growth Strategy Task Force from 1974-1976 and a member of the Grand Lake Yacht
Squadron from 1973-1984, serving as rear admiral in 1981 and admiral in 1982. He is a member of the Summit Club of Tulsa, Oklahoma, serving on the board
from 2000-1008; treasurer in 2007; Vice President and President elect in 2008. He is a member of the Union League Club, New York, New York and a
Founding member of the Masters Society of the Philbrook Art
Jim Stump has served as Senior Vice President of Refinery Operations for HollyFrontier since 2011. Jim has 23 years with the company and was previously
Vice President of Refining Operations for Frontier Refining and Marketing and Vice President and Refinery Manager of the El Dorado Refinery from 2002 to
2009. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.
Jeremy Sundgren from El Dorado, Kansas purchased this hunt at the National Wild Turkey Federation Convention in Nashville, Tennessee in February 2010.
He is an associate broker and auctioneer at Sundgren Realty in El Dorado, Kansas. Jeremy attended Flint Hills High School, Butler Community College and
Kansas State University. He is a licensed Real Estate agent in the state of Kansas and also has obtained his Brokers license from the State of Kansas. He has
earned the distinction of the Butler County Diamond Society Achievement for 10 million in sales in 2005, 2007 and 2008. Jeremy is committed to his
community and has served on the Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital Foundation Board, the Butler County Planning and Zoning Board and the Coutts Museum
Board of Trustees. Jeremy’s voice has been heard at many events including The Butler County Fair, The BCC Annual Fundraiser, Boy Scouts, Ladies Auxiliary,
The NWTF, School auctions, Buckaroo Ball, Church auctions and the Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt. His volunteer commitment to these and other
organizations in the community has helped raise millions. Jeremy married Kelsey in May 2010.
John “Cape” Taylor from Cumberland City, Tennessee was born in Newton County, MS in 1962. In 1970, his family moved to Erin, TN, where he was raised.
Cape is married to Barbie Taylor and they have two children. Cape received a BS degree in Wildlife Management from Tennessee Tech University in 1987.
Following graduation, he was hired by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency as a Wildlife Officer in Macon County. Promotions in 1997 to District Lt.,
1998 to District Capt., and 2010, led to his current position as Major over the Region 2 (Middle Tennessee) Law Enforcement area. He has worked extensively
with the wild turkey restoration project in Tennessee, trapping and relocating some of the first turkeys in Montgomery County and in the surrounding
counties. Learning hunting and fishing at a young age, his interests now are turkey hunting, crappie fishing and bass fishing. Since 1989 Cape has harvested
over 100 turkeys. He is a charter member of the North Central Chapter of the NWTF in Clarksville, TN. He has served as the security chairman at the NWTF
national convention in Nashville, each year that it has been held at the Opryland Hotel. He has also served as a guide at the Tennessee Governors One Shot
Turkey Hunt for the first five years that it was held in Giles County. Cape is a member of the Fraternal Order of Police in Nashville, TN.
Jerry Thomas from Manhattan, Kansas has the honor of being the Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt TOP GUN in 1999. He has been the featured
artist for the Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt since 1996. Jerry is a nationally acclaimed wildlife artist and was named 1994 Kansas Wildlife Artist of
the Year. Read more about Jerry in the One Shot banquet program.
Rodney Turner from Norcross, Georgia is the co-founder and CEO of Layer 3 Communications. With headquarters in the Atlanta, GA area, Layer 3
Communications is a network integration firm that specializes in the design, implementation, support and security of voice and data networks. The company
was founded in 1998 and has offices in the South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas. Mr. Turner grew up in SC and is a graduate of Clemson
University. He is married with three children. His oldest child will graduate from Samford University in the spring of 2011. Of his other two children, one is in
the 11th grade and one is in the 7th grade. His wife, Alison, recently completed the Georgia Master Gardner program. Mr. Turner enjoys hunting and fishing and
splits his time between hunting at Talarosa Ranch in Butts County, GA and trout fishing in the North Georgia Mountains at Rippling Waters Lodge.
New shooter Griffen Turner from Norcross, Georgia is hunting with his dad Rodney Turner
New shooter Chris Tymeson from Topeka, Kansas is the Chief Legal Counsel for the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, and has been with
the agency for 14 plus years. Prior to that, he was an attorney with the Kansas Department of Revenue, where he also interned while in law school. Chris is
the Vice-Chair of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies legal committee, a position he has held since 2006.A graduate of Missouri Southern State
College and the Washburn University School of Law, he proudly served in the United States Army as an airborne infantryman in Panama and a tour in Iraq
with the 101st Airborne Division. Chris is a 2013 Leadership Kansas graduate as well as a commissioned law enforcement officer with the KDWPT.He is an
avid hunter and angler and has hunted and fished in most of the western United States, some Canadian provinces, Africa and Asia. He is a life member of Safari
Club International and the National Rifle Association. Chris is also a hunter education instructor and is active in recruiting youths and novices to hunting.
Chris and his wife, Jen, a Hill’s Pet Nutrition Associate Director, reside in Topeka, Kansas with their son and daughter, Gage and Taylor
New Shooter Theresa Vail from Manhattan, Kansas is the reigning Miss Kansas. In September of 2013 she competed for Miss America, placing in the top 10
and winning the America’s Choice award. There she gained her popularity by being the first contestant to display tattoos, and for her outspokenness on being
a hunter and gun-enthusiast. Theresa has served in the Kansas Army National Guard for 6 ½ years and recently reenlisted for another 6. After her reign ends
in June, Theresa is set to host her own hunting show on the Outdoor Channel.
New Shooter Dr. Mark Vail from Kansas City, Kansas is the father of Miss Kansas, Theresa Vail. He served 33 years on active duty Army service as a dentist,
retiring out of Fort Leavenworth just 2 years ago. Vail now serves as the chief prosthodontist on Fort Riley, and maintains a civilian position at a practice in
Manhattan and Kansas City. Vail grew up hunting with his father in Minnesota, and it was a tradition he proudly shared with his daughter.
Jason Vanderbrink from Nixon, Missouri is currently employed with Federal Cartridge Co. as the National Accounts Manager. He is responsible for most
major retailers that carry Federal Ammunition and Federal accessory lines that include RCBGS, Outer Gun Cleaning Products, Weaver Rings and Bases,
Champion Targets and CCI. Jason is a graduate of Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw, MI. He currently resides outside of Springfield, MO with his wife.
Jason has hunted all over the world including Zimbabwe, South Africa, Alaska, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territories, British Columbia and in many of the
lower 48 states.
Harvey W. Watt Jr. from Atlanta, Georgia is the Vice-President of Harvey W. Watt & Company, Inc., a company that specializes in insurance for airline pilots.
He also is the Secretary/Treasurer of Ontario Reinsurance Company, Ltd. in Atlanta, Georgia. Harvey was born in Gainesville, Florida and grew up in Atlanta,
Georgia. He attended Georgia Military Academy (now Woodward Academy). After graduation, Harvey went to Marion Military Institute in Alabama and then
to Georgia State University in Atlanta. He then entered the US Army in Army Aviation. After attending additional schools for Cobra gunships, he went to Viet
Nam (’68-’70) where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star with 3V Air Medal with 4V and 20 Cluster Army Commendations with 2V, a
purple heart and a Good Conduct Medal. Harvey is a life member of the National Rifle Association, member of Varmint Hunters Association, Nebraska One Box
Hunt and Oak Valley Invitational Dove Shoot. He has enjoyed hunting all over the world, including big game in Africa, bird and bear in Canada and bird hunting
in the U.S. and Czechoslovakia. Harvey has two children. Harvey generously supports our Kansas Youth Hunter program with the sponsorship of lifetime
licenses for our Kansas Youth Hunters for 2009 – 2013.
New Shooter David Wells from Wichita, Kansas is the President of Key Construction, a company that David and his brother Ken started on the tailgate of a
Ford Falcon Station wagon in 1978 that has grown to be one of the top contractors in the Midwest with revenues exceeding $265M annually. In addition to
Wichita, Key Construction has offices in Tulsa OK; Ft Worth, TX; and Kansas City, MO. Having construction in 42 states, Key also maintains relationships with
Verizon, T-Mobile, Walmart, Walgreens, Marriot and numerous others. They are currently partnered with Walbridge and building a $101M Wichita MidContinent Airport Terminal Project. Dave has a degree from WSU in Business Administration and is very active in the Wichita community, including
involvement with AGC, Boy Scouts of America, Wagonmasters, Wichita/Sedgwick County Arts and Humanities Council, Downtown Rotary Club, Wichita State
Entrepreneurship Department Advisory Board and Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce. He was a 2012 American Diabetes Association Father of the Year
honoree. As the president of Key Construction, Dave provides guidance and inspiration required to project the company into a leadership role within the
construction industry, while fostering Key’s culture. The team philosophy is “work hard and play hard”. That attitude defines the work environment and
unites the team. Another important aspect of Key’s culture is social and charitable activities. From team building eves to family picnics and golf tournaments,
Key realizes the importance of growing together as a company.
Glenn Williamson from Pawleys Island, South Carolina has the honor of being the Kansas Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt TOP GUN in 2002. Glenn owns a
sport shoe company and has been a timekeeper for Stevedoring Companies in South Carolina for 36 years. Glenn is a senior sponsor for the National Wild
Turkey Federation and a Diamond Life Member. He has participated in the Governor’s One Shot Antelope Hunt in Wyoming and the South Africa One-Shot
Springbuck Hunt. He is a long time longshoreman in Georgetown, South Carolina.
Danny Young of Edgefield South Carolina is the Vice-President of Corporate Partnerships for the National Wild Turkey Federation. As Vice President of
Corporate Partnerships, Danny helps acquire new sponsors and advertising partners while maintaining relationships with the NWTF’s current sponsors.
Danny also purchases the guns for the NWTF banquet program and last year purchases more than 6 million dollars in firearms. He is also working to provide
more benefits to NWTF members, including special members-only discounts. Danny’s career began in the newspaper industry after graduating from the
University of Georgia with a degree in business in 1977. Since joining the NWTF staff in 1993 as advertising and circulation manager, Danny also served as
Advertising Director, Vice President of Marketing. He has helped raise awareness of the NWTF’s mission, grow its membership and forge long-lasting
partnerships between the Federation and its sponsors. A South Carolina native and lifelong outdoorsman, Danny says he was lucky enough to grow up hunting
and fishing on the family farm in Eastover, S.C. It was while working on his first NWTF Convention and Sport Show in 1993 that Danny knew he had found his
calling. Danny is also especially adamant about keeping America’s hunting tradition alive for youth. He is married with two children.