Mr. Thomas Kourlis, Craig, stands as a respected sheep and cattle rancher and statewide leader in Colorado. Tom honorably served as Colorado’s Commissioner of Agriculture for five years. As the first president of the American Lamb Board, he was largely responsible for implementing the national check-off program for lamb producers. Tom has been named Citizen of the West, Woolgrower of the Year, and has received awards from the Colorado Society of Range Management and Colorado State University.