Rishels honored for their years of dedication to Angus

Nebraska

Promoting the development of the Angus breed and its youth is a commitment that Bill and Barbara Rishel, Rishel Angus, North Platte, Neb., strongly believe in. For the past 40 years, the Rishels have greatly contributed to the advancement of junior members and Angus genetics.

For their support and dedication to the future of the Angus breed and its youth, Bill and Barbara were inducted into the Honorary Angus Foundation at the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), July 9 to 15 in Indianapolis, Ind.

Each year the National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) selects outstanding individuals to be inducted into the Honorary Angus Foundation. Inductees are those who have shown notable dedication and support to the juniors.

In January 2006, Rishel Angus donated an outstanding bred heifer to the Angus Foundation to headline the Angus Foundation Heifer Package. The female was purchased for a record $250,000. One of the goals of the Angus Foundation is to open the doors of opportunity for the Angus youth. The Foundation provides funding for education, youth and research.

"Bill and Barb are genuinely wonderful people," said Milford Jenkins, director of development for the Angus Foundation. "They epitomize the big, kind-hearted and giving people of the Angus breed, and it all started with the gift of a heifer."

According to Jenkins, the generosity and support given by the Rishels is immeasurable. Due to the record-breaking sale, the Foundation has been able to increase its available scholarship funds given to NJAA members to $100,000 this year.

The Rishel's generous support to the Angus Foundation and the Angus youth is deeply rooted. Bill and Barbara have raised their three daughters --Jill, Joy and Judy--in the NJAA, and Bill served on the American Angus Association Board of Directors for two terms.

"Bill and Barb have always enthusiastically supported the junior Angus members," said James Fisher, director of junior activities for the American Angus AssociationSM. "From state to regional to national shows, their assistance has been very generous, and it is greatly appreciated."

The Rishels have and will continue to be leaders and contributors to the Angus industry. It is through individuals like the Rishels that future Angus enthusiasts are successful.

Date: 7/26/06

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