{"id":41035,"date":"2022-10-19T20:41:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T20:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agsci.source.colostate.edu\/?p=4889"},"modified":"2022-10-19T20:41:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T20:41:51","slug":"rainbolt-jr-honored-as-2022-college-of-agricultural-sciences-distinguished-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/divi-ccae\/2022\/10\/19\/rainbolt-jr-honored-as-2022-college-of-agricultural-sciences-distinguished-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbolt Jr. honored as 2022 College of Agricultural Sciences Distinguished Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left\">\n<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/agsci.source.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Rainbolt-Jr.-Distinguished-Alum-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-large lazyload\" alt=\"Decorative image of a person with glasses in gray suit\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rainbolt Jr. Distinguished Alum\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/agsci.source.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Rainbolt-Jr.-Distinguished-Alum-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/agsci.source.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Rainbolt-Jr.-Distinguished-Alum-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/agsci.source.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Rainbolt-Jr.-Distinguished-Alum-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/agsci.source.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Rainbolt-Jr.-Distinguished-Alum-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/agsci.source.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Rainbolt-Jr.-Distinguished-Alum-800x800.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/agsci.source.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Rainbolt-Jr.-Distinguished-Alum.jpeg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Ben Rainbolt Jr., (B.S., vocational agriculture, \u201981; M.Ed., vocational education, \u201989), was recognized last week as the 2022 College of Agricultural Sciences <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.colostate.edu\/distinguished-alumni-awards\/#college-honor-alumni\">Honor Alumnus Award<\/a> recipient. Every year the Colorado State University Alumni Association celebrates our distinguished alumni. The Distinguished Alumni Awards program recognizes CSU alumni who have distinguished themselves professionally, brought honor to the University, and have made significant contributions of time and\/or philanthropy to the University and their community. Rainbolt Jr. represents the very best of the values we hold dear \u2013 extraordinary achievement, selfless public service, and a lifelong commitment to Ram pride.<\/p>\n<h2>Education and Community Service<\/h2>\n<p>Ben Rainbolt Jr. was born and raised on a farm near Burlington, Colorado. He attended Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, where he was an agriculture education major and met his future wife, Pam Yearous (B.S., \u201983). After graduation, he enrolled at CSU where he earned his bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees and his secondary principal license. Weld County has been the beneficiary of this distinguished career in education and community service. He has taught throughout the school district but invested much of his career at Valley High School in Gilcrest, where he most notably served as principal and significantly improved graduation rates. Ben has served on CSU\u2019s Ag Ed Advisory Committee and the Ag Ed selection committee, as well as taught a course and guest-lectured in the College of Agricultural Sciences. Ben also served on many boards and foundations and received numerous awards, including Outstanding Teacher of Region II and Vo-Ag Teacher of the Year. After retiring in 2007, he accepted a position with Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, and in 2010, he was named the executive director. He is also the current president of the school board for Weld County School District RE-1.<\/p>\n<h2>Past Recipients:<\/h2>\n<p>Since the award began in 1938, 105 College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni have been recognized as Distinguished Alumni.<\/p>\n<p>1938: Edward H. Divelbiss (\u201914)<br \/>\n1939: Charles N. Shepardson (\u201917)<br \/>\n1940: Ralph R. Robinson (\u201917)<br \/>\n1941: Harry L. Dotson (\u201921, \u201933)<br \/>\n1945: Ervin A. Hinds (\u201923)<br \/>\n1947: Charles A. Bresnahan (\u201921)<br \/>\n1947: Edward J. Idding (\u201907)<br \/>\n1950: Duane F. Hartshorn (\u201921)<br \/>\n1950: Enos Hotchkiss<br \/>\n1952: Fred C. Bishopp (\u201902)<br \/>\n1953: Alexander G. Hutton<br \/>\n1954: Charles R. Jones (\u201916)<br \/>\n1954: Arthur C. Shelly<br \/>\n1955: Natt N. Dodge (\u201924)<br \/>\n1956: Phillip Dale K. Younge<br \/>\n1958: Herman Fauber (\u201916, \u201929)<br \/>\n1958: Warren H. Leonard (\u201926)<br \/>\n1958: Aylmer L. Montgomery (\u201927)<br \/>\n1959: Joseph R. French (Parent)<br \/>\n1959: George S. McCalve (\u201923)<br \/>\n1960: Horace H. Jurgens (\u201924)<br \/>\n1960: Llewelyn V. Toyne (\u201983)<br \/>\n1962: Earl B. McCall (\u201926)<br \/>\n1962: Thomas R. Merril (\u201922)<br \/>\n1962: Warren H. Monfort<br \/>\n1962: Carlyle N. Vickers (\u201934)<br \/>\n1963: Edward Graves (\u201960)<br \/>\n1963: Raymond M. McMillin<br \/>\n1963: Raymond H. Miller (\u201919)<br \/>\n1963: Herman Sandhouse (\u201915)<br \/>\n1965: Sam C. Campbell (\u201935)<br \/>\n1965: Paul F. Sweitzer (\u201920)<br \/>\n1965: Bruce J. Thornton (\u201918, \u201927)<br \/>\n1967: James L. Henry (\u201940)<br \/>\n1968: Chester G. Cruikshank (\u201936)<br \/>\n1968: Jasper J. French (\u201939)<br \/>\n1968: David G. Rice Jr. (\u201939)<br \/>\n1970: Jack N. French (\u201938)<br \/>\n1970: Perry J. Blach (\u201940)<br \/>\n1970: Louis G. Davis (\u201929, \u201930)<br \/>\n1970: James P. Hartman (\u201937)<br \/>\n1971: Paul F. Starbuck (\u201937)<br \/>\n1972: Walter T. Federer (\u201939)<br \/>\n1973: Kenneth Monfort<br \/>\n1973: William H. Schwabe (\u201947)<br \/>\n1973: Gordon C. Winn (\u201938)<br \/>\n1974: Cecil E. Hellbusch (\u201930)<br \/>\n1974: Milton H. Nelson (\u201938)<br \/>\n1974: John V. Ostermiller<br \/>\n1975: John C. Clevenger (B.S. \u201936, M.Ed. \u201948)<br \/>\n1975: David F. Schlothauer (\u201940)<br \/>\n1976: Andrew H. Blase (\u201939)<br \/>\n1976: William B. O\u2019Donnell (\u201926)<br \/>\n1976: William G. Stewart (\u201943)<br \/>\n1977: Forrest R. Bassford (\u201929)<br \/>\n1979: Alfred T. Speiser (B.S. \u201926, M.Ed. \u201941)<br \/>\n1979: Sherman S. Wheeler (\u201924)<br \/>\n1981: George L. James (\u201925, \u201928)<br \/>\n1981: Elmer J. Johnson (\u201926, \u201930)<br \/>\n1981: William B. Tavener (\u201955)<br \/>\n1982: Glen R. Anderson (\u201950)<br \/>\n1982: Merlyn E. Carlson (\u201957)<br \/>\n1982: John R. Little (\u201928, 34)<br \/>\n1982: Hugo Anton Stuckenschneider (\u201949)<br \/>\n1982: Charles A. Black (\u201937)<br \/>\n1983: Alvin L. Dorsey Jr. (\u201954)<br \/>\n1983: James T. Turner II (\u201961)<br \/>\n1984: William Gray<br \/>\n1985: Robert B. Wiley Jr. (\u201949)<br \/>\n1986: Charles W. Sylvester Jr. (B.S. \u201961, M.S. \u201986)<br \/>\n1987: Herbert Kramer (\u201939)<br \/>\n1988: William E. Gunesch (\u201939)<br \/>\n1989: Milton Workman (\u201950)<br \/>\n1990: Ralph Tex Baker<br \/>\n1991: Kenneth L. Gberry (\u201954, \u201962)<br \/>\n1992: Hunter Follett (B.S. \u201957, M.S. \u201963, Ph.D. \u201969)<br \/>\n1993: Jack Maddux (\u201953)<br \/>\n1994: John K. Matsushima (B.S. \u201943, M.S. \u201945)<br \/>\n1995: Hon. Bob Briggs (B.S. \u201959, M.S. \u201961)<br \/>\n1996: Richard Robinson<br \/>\n1997: Arthur L. Hecker (\u201972)<br \/>\n1998: Robert Zimbelman (\u201952)<br \/>\n1999: Donald K. Norgren (\u201995)<br \/>\n2000: Steven Tanksley (\u201976)<br \/>\n2001: Paul Ecke III (\u201981)<br \/>\n2002: Darris Cumming (\u201959)<br \/>\n2003: Alan Foutz (B.S. \u201968, M.S. \u201970)<br \/>\n2004: Randall P. Blach (\u201980)<br \/>\n2005: Thomas H. Bradbury (\u201958)<br \/>\n2006: Richard L. McConnell (B.S. \u201972, M.S. \u201974)<br \/>\n2007: Jerold Harris (\u201963)<br \/>\n2008: Bennett Raley (\u201979)<br \/>\n2009: Brian Schweitzer (\u201978)<br \/>\n2010: Robert Brown (\u201968)<br \/>\n2011: Scott Hoffman Black (B.S. \u201994, M.S. \u201998)<br \/>\n2012: Vaughn Cook (\u201974)<br \/>\n2013: Paul Skinner (\u201983)<br \/>\n2014: Clinton Pilcher (\u201993)<br \/>\n2015: Dale McCall (B.S. \u201968, M.Ed. \u201972, Ph.D. \u201982)<br \/>\n2016: Stuart Ross (B.S., \u201985; M.B.A., \u201989)<br \/>\n2017: Karl Hoppess (B.S., \u201960)<br \/>\n2018: Leann Saunders (B.S., \u201992; M.Agr., \u201994)<br \/>\n2019: Mark Swanson (B.S., \u201986; M.B.A., \u201904)<br \/>\n2021: Kristie (B.S., \u201982) and Jim (B.S., \u201983) Docheff<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/agsci.source.colostate.edu\/rainbolt-jr-honored-as-2022-college-of-agricultural-sciences-distinguished-alumni\/\">Rainbolt Jr. honored as 2022 College of Agricultural Sciences Distinguished Alumni<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/agsci.source.colostate.edu\/\">College of Agricultural Sciences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Distinguished Alumni Awards program recognizes CSU alumni who exemplify a lifelong commitment to Ram pride.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/agsci.source.colostate.edu\/rainbolt-jr-honored-as-2022-college-of-agricultural-sciences-distinguished-alumni\/\">Rainbolt Jr. honored as 2022 College of Agricultural Sciences Distinguished Alumni<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/agsci.source.colostate.edu\/\">College of Agricultural Sciences<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":252,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[161,107,128,162,163,120,96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alumni","category-awards","category-cas-awards","category-college-of-health-and-human-sciences","category-csu-alumni-association","category-department-of-agricultural-and-resource-economics","category-headlines"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rainbolt Jr. honored as 2022 College of Agricultural Sciences Distinguished Alumni - Divi CCAE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/agsci.source.colostate.edu\/rainbolt-jr-honored-as-2022-college-of-agricultural-sciences-distinguished-alumni\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rainbolt Jr. honored as 2022 College of Agricultural Sciences Distinguished Alumni - Divi CCAE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Distinguished Alumni Awards program recognizes CSU alumni who exemplify a lifelong commitment to Ram pride. 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