Dr. Darrell Anderson

Dr. Darrell Anderson grew up in rural Nebraska and attend many years of schooling in a one room school house. In high school he became active in FFA and raising beef cattle and quarter horses. He served the US Army as a surgical technician and worked in a MASH unit in Korea. After ranching in Nebraska he pursued a degree in Vocational Agriculture and obtained employment in Bennett and Lamar, CO as the Vo-Ag Instructor. He continued to influence vocational agriculture by serving as the State FFA Advisor and State Vocational Agriculture Supervisor. Darrell is credited with initiating the State Farm and Ranch Management program, an initial member of the State Fairs and Shows Association, and Colorado Young Farmers.