 HOUSTON
LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO™ OFFICIALS
ANNOUNCE NEW EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer Skip Wagner
announced today
that Joel Cowley will assume the duties of
executive director, agricultural exhibits,
for the Show beginning in February.
Cowley
currently serves as assistant director of
the foodservice division of Certified Angus
Beef LLC,
the not-for-profit division of the American
Angus Association, which has successfully
positioned Angus
beef as a premium choice for consumers.
He
has been with CAB since 2002, where he
started in the position of executive account
manager for
the international division.
"Joel’s
rich agricultural background and knowledge
of the industry will be significant to this
position,"
said Wagner. "He brings with him not
only Show and educational experience, but
also the business
experience required to develop new programs
and build on the success of the Houston
Livestock Show™.
We are excited to have him on the
team."
Prior
to Cowley’s employment with CAB, he was a
faculty member at Michigan State University.
He served as
an extension beef specialist, as well as an
extension agent, livestock area of
expertise. Prior to
that, he was involved with Texas A&M
University as a lecturer and the livestock
judging team coach. He
holds a bachelor’s degree in animal
science from Colorado State University, a
master’s in animal science
from Texas A&M University and an MBA
from Michigan State University.
"I
am very excited to return to the Texas
agricultural industry and, in particular, to
work once again
with Texas youth," said Cowley.
The
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is a 501
(c)(3) charitable event, committed to
benefiting youth
and supporting education throughout the
state. Since presenting its first
scholarship in 1957, the Show
has committed more than $100 million in
educational support to the youth of Texas.
The 2005 Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo will run March 1
– 20. For more information, visit www.rodeohouston.com
or www.hlsr.com.
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