The Beginnings…
- May 6, 1968
- A preliminary meeting was held to discuss the feasibility of the Foundation plan- The first 5 Founding Members came from this meeting
- Founder Member 1: Bob Purdy, Wyoming
- Founder Member 2: Charlie Moore, Iowa
- Founder Member 3: Bruce Waddle, Colorado
- Founder Member 4: Sherm Ewing, Canada
- Founder Member 5: James Scott, Colorado (only one who had seen a Limousin before becoming a member)
- Willis Carpenter had prepared incorporation papers for the North American Limousin Foundation
- Ten people were at this meeting
- A preliminary meeting was held to discuss the feasibility of the Foundation plan- The first 5 Founding Members came from this meeting
Bob Purdy, Buffalo, Wyoming cattleman, businessman, served as president of the North American Limousin Foundation for the first three years.
June 21, 1968
- First official organization meeting was held with 20 people in attendance
- The first Board of Directors was selected:
- President: Robert Purdy, Wyoming
- Vice-President: Sherman Ewing, Aberta, Canada
- Secretary-Treasurer: W.W. Smutz Jr, Colorado
- Executive Vice-President: Richard Goff, Colorado
- Directors: Stephen Garst, Iowa; Charles Moore, Iowa; H.A. McCoy, Oklahoma; Bruce Waddle, Colorado; Dr. James Scott, Colorado
Sherman Ewing, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada was NALF Founding Member #4. As chairmen of the Technical Committee he was responsible for the early directories on performance requirements for the breed in the United States. He was the first NALF Vice-President.
- July 24, 1969
- The First Annual Meeting of the North American Limousin Foundation was held at the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado
- At this point the foundation had 80 Founding Members, 13 Active Members, and 9 Junior Members
H.A. McCoy, Miami, Oklahoma was Founder Member #11 and shared #12 with Ben and Ruth Price, Reading, Kansas.
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