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Celebrating 30+ Years of Certification

May 1, 2024
Celebrating 30+ years of certification

We recognize, congratulate, and thank the following professionals who have been certified for 30 or more years. Thank you for your continuing dedication, service, and commitment to excellence.

Alaska

Sparrow, Elena, Fairbanks, AK (CPSS)

Alabama

Page, Sanderson, Fairhope, AL (CPSS)
Simmons, Charles, Moulton, AL (CPSS)

Arkansas

Simmons, Eldon, Jonesboro, AR (CCA-AR)
Whitby, C. Hugh, Wynne, AR (CCA-AR)
Wood, Dennis, Wynne, AR (CCA-AR)

California

Arroues, Kerry, Hanford, CA (CPSS)
Bruice, Carl, Rocklin, CA (CCA-WR, CA-NSp)
Davis, Marie, Georgetown, CA (CPSS)
Davis, Sidney, Georgetown, CA (CPSS, CPSC)
Duckering, Dale, Clovis, CA (CPSS, CCA-WR, CA-NSp)
Feenstra, Glenn, San Jacinto, CA (CCA-WR, SSp, MM, CA-NSp)
Grangetto, Edward, Escondido, CA (CCA-WR, SSp, CA-NSp)
Perry, Donald, Hollister, CA (CCA-WR, CA-NSp)
Prichard, Terry, Oakdale, CA (CPSS, CCA-WR, CPAg, CA-NSp)
Quist, Aron, Blythe, CA (CPSS, CCA-WR, CPAg, CA-NSp)
Rahn, Bryan, Angwin, CA (CPSS, CCA-WR, CPAg, CA-NSp)
Rittiman, Carl, Mendocino, CA (CPSS)
Simmons, Ward, Riverside, CA (CCA-WR)
Taskey, Ronald, Atascadero, CA (CPSS, CPSC)
Wiley, Joel, Aromas, CA (CCA-WR, CA-NSp)

Colorado

Carlson, Kenneth, Englewood, CO (CPSS)
Nyenhuis, James, Fort Collins, CO (CPSS)
Smith, Peter, Dacono, CO (CPSS, CPSC)

Connecticut

Castanho, Martina, East Lyme, CT (CPSS)
Fortunato, Donald, East Lyme, CT (CPSS)

Delaware

Downard, Ralph, Wilmington, DE (CPSS)

Florida

Brown, Mark, Gainesville, FL (CPSS)
Cooper, James, Tallahassee, FL (CPSS)
Fox, Thomas, Yulee, FL (CPSS)
Sawka, Gregory, Fort Pierce, FL (CPSS)
Spindler, James, Lakeland, FL (CCA-FL, CPSS, CPAg)
Sullivan, Kevin, Vero Beach, FL (CPSS, CPSC)

Georgia

Kleto, Pete, Grantville, GA (CPSC)
Kring, Timothy, Sugar Hill, GA (CPSC)
Malik, Hameed, Martinez, GA (CPSS)
Spotts, James, Atlanta, GA (CPSS)

Iowa

Anderson, Barry, Ames, IA (CCA-NE, PASp)
Bergeson, John, Runnells, IA (CCA-IA, 4R NMS, RMS)
Franke, Quintin, Neola, IA (CCA-IA)
Gomes, Shannon, Decorah, IA (CCA-IA, CPSS)
Hillyer, Thomas, West Liberty, IA (CCA-IA)
Kassel, Paul, Spencer, IA (CCA-IA, CPAg)
Louscher, Scott, Paullina, IA (CCA-IA)
Marlow, Michael, Bondurant, IA (CCA-OK)
Mechler, Dean, Spencer, IA (CCA-IA)
Metzger, Kurt, West Bend, IA (CCA-IA)
White, Michael, Indianola, IA (CCA-IA, CPAg, SSp)

Idaho

Mengel, Denny, Boise, ID (CPSS)

Illinois

Bellm, Robert, Eagarville, IL (CCA-IL)
Beseke, Alan, Beecher, IL (CCA-IL)
Bramstedt, Mark, Yorkville, IL (CPSS)
Cate, Bradley, Savanna, IL (CPSS, CPSC)
Dowell, Mark, Urbana, IL (CCA-IL)
Elmer, Steven, Geneseo, IL (CPSS, CPSC)
Ferrie, Kenneth, Heyworth, IL (CCA-IL, 4R NMS)
Fitch, Bryan, Herrin, IL (CPSC)
Follis, Robert, Galva, IL (CCA-IA)
Forsberg, Roger, Clinton, IL (CCA-IL)
Gaines, Douglas, Worden, IL (CPSS)
Gucker, Douglas, Cisco, IL (CCA-IL)
Huber, Ted, Windsor, IL (CCA-IL, 4R NMS)
Kelsey, Patrick, Aurora, IL (CPSS, CPSC)
Klemp Bosko, Mary, Wadsworth, IL (CPSS)
Lenz, Gary, Hanna City, IL (CPSS, CPSC)
Logan, Edward, Griggsville, IL (CCA-IL)
Lohse, John, Rochester, IL (CPSS)
Monken, Edward, Carlyle, IL (CCA-IL)
Niemeyer, John, Breese, IL (CCA-IL, 4R NMS)
Paul, Lyle, DeKalb, IL (CCA-IL)
Schonert, Larry, Catlin, IL (CCA-IL)
Shier, Marion, Chenoa, IL (CCA-IL)
Smith, J. David, Windsor, IL (CCA-IL)
Tarter, Kevin, Canton, IL (CCA-IL)
Wambeke, Brian, Morrison, IL (CCA-IL)
Weeks, Olaf, Wheaton, IL (CPSS)
Wells, Robert, Bement, IL (CCA-IL, RMS)

Indiana

Flohr, Lewis, Frankfort, IN (CCA-IN, CPSS, CPAg)
Jones, Robert, Carlisle, IN (CPSS, CPSC)
McClain, Mark, Carmel, IN (CPSS, CPSC)
Ralston, David, Newburgh, IN (CPSS)
Wade, Steven, Linton, IN (CCA-RET, CPAg-RET, CPSS)

Kansas

Bauer, George, Hiawatha, KS (CCA-KS)
Baxa, Lawrence, Ingalls, KS (CCA-KS)
Ehrhart, Matt, Manhattan, KS (CCA-KS)
Reneberg, Ronald, Kensington, KS (CCA-KS)
Sohm, Gregory, Rolla, KS (CCA-KS)
Williams, Jeffrey, Sabetha, KS (CCA-KS)

Louisiana

Inman, Brad, Covington, LA (CPSS)

Massachusetts

Averill, Albert, Montague, MA (CPSS)
Flaherty, Gary, Lakeville, MA (CPSS)
Pickering, Edward, Cambridge, MA (CPSS)

Maryland

Gerber, Timothy, Bel Air, MD (CPSS)
Gross, Christoph, Ellicott City, MD (CPSS)
Hoddinott, Keith, Street, MD (CPSC)
Rabenhorst, Martin, College Park, MD (CCA-NR, CPSS, CPAg)

Maine

Bakajza, George, Greenville Junction, ME (CPSS, CPSC)
Noel, Joseph, South Berwick, ME (CPSS)

Michigan

Miller, Gerald, Grand Rapids, MI (CPSS)

Minnesota

Balogh, James, Duluth, MN (CCA-MN, CPAg, 4R NMS)
Broscoff, Kent, Howard Lake, MN (CCA-MN, CPAg)
Carlson, Kevin, Pine City, MN (CCA-MN, CPAg)
Crowley, Clement, Howard Lake, MN (CCA-MN)
Danielson, Troy, Buffalo, MN (CCA-MN)
Fasching, James, Waconia, MN (CCA-MN)
Fore, Zachary, Mentor, MN (CCA-MN, CPAg)
Fuchs, Dennis, Waite Park, MN (CCA-MN)
Jacobs, Anthony, Lake Crystal, MN (CCA-MN)
Jacobs, Brian, Alden, MN (CCA-MN)
Koehler, Jeffrey, Belgrade, MN (CCA-MN)
Mayer, Randy, Harmony, MN (CCA-MN)
Meier, Brian, Sanborn, MN (CCA-MN)
Miller, Jay, Rochester, MN (CCA-MN)
Nicolai, David, Farmington, MN (CCA-MN)
Scharf, Mark, Madison Lake, MN (CCA-MN)
Tollberg, David, North Branch, MN (CCA-WI, CCA-MN)
Vander Beek, John, Richmond, MN (CCA-MN)
Whitmyer, Robert, Rice Lake, MN (CPSS)
Williams, Brian, LeSueur, MN (CCA-MN)

Missouri

Boyles, Larry, Fisk, MO (CCA-MO)
Briscoe, James, Memphis, MO (CCA-MO)
Browning, Leland, Appleton City, MO (CCA-MO)
Brush, Lyndon, Hartsburg, MO (CCA-MO, CPAg)
DeWitt, Thomas, Rogersville, MO (CCA-MO, CPSS)
Felton, Mark, Saint Louis, MO (CPSS)
Flanary, Wayne, St Joseph, MO (CCA-MO, CPAg)
Hoffman, C. Phillip, Trenton, MO (CCA-MO)
Hoffman, Christopher, Trenton, MO (CCA-MO)
Roberts, Rodney, Trenton, MO (CCA-MO)

Mississippi

Brace, Gerald, Brandon, MS (CPSS)

Montana

Larson, Michael, Bozeman, MT (CPSS)
Surbrugg, J. Edward, Helena, MT (CPSS)

North Carolina

Baldwin, Lawrence, Harkers Island, NC (CPSS, CPSC)
Kays, Barrett, Raleigh, NC (CPSS)
Lindbo, David, Pittsboro, NC (CPSS)

North Dakota

Cihacek, Larry, Fargo, ND (CCA-ND, CPSS, CPAg)

Nebraska

Geis, Ronald, Newcastle, NE (CCA-NE)
Larson, James, Gurley, NE (CCA-NE)
Lloyd, Randy, North Platte, NE (CCA-NE)
Schroeder, Larry, Omaha, NE (CCA-IA)
Seybold, Cathy, Lincoln, NE (CPSS)
Umland, Matthew, Jansen, NE (CCA-NE)
Vrbka, Thomas, Bellevue, NE (CCA-NE)
Ward, Raymond, Kearney, NE (CCA-NE, CPSS, CPAg)

New Hampshire

Peragallo, Thomas, Rindge, NH (CPSS, CPSC)
Ramborger, Terry, Peterborough, NH (CPSS)

New Jersey

Levine, Paul, East Windsor, NJ (CPSS)
Salinas, Luis Miguel, Manalapan, NJ (CPSS)

New York

Gilbert, Mallory, Troy, NY (CPSS)
Hepner, Lawrence, South Kortright, NY (CPSS)
Smith, Gerald, Elizabethtown, NY (CPSS)

Ohio

Bailey, Bruce, Canton, OH (CPSS)
Haun, G. Wesley, West Liberty, OH (CCA-OH, CPSS, CPAg)

Oregon

Campbell, Steven, Portland, OR (CPSS, CPSC)
Kitzrow, Gary, Oakland, OR (CPSS, CPSC)
Lewis, Dianne, La Grande, OR (CPSS)
Ruby, Timothy, Portland, OR (CPSS)
Wilson, Steven, Portland, OR (CPSS)

Pennsylvania

Bacon, Seth, Pottstown, PA (CPSS)
Mueller, Laurel, Forksville, PA (CPSS, CPSC)
Ratvasky, Timothy, Washington, PA (CPSS)
Sams, Margaret, Venetia, PA (CPSS)

South Carolina

DeFrancesco, Dennis, Simpsonville, SC (CPSS, CPSC)

South Dakota

Holm, Terry, Brandon, SD (CCA-MN)
Malo, Douglas, Brookings, SD (CPSS)

Texas

Davol, Phebe, Florence, TX (CPSS)
DeMuro, Gerald, El Paso, TX (CPSS)
Janak, Edward, Fredericksburg, TX (CPSS)

Utah

Nelson, Daniel, Syracuse, UT (CPSS)

Virginia

Ebodaghe, Denis, Petersburg, VA (CPSS)
Sledjeski, William, Chantilly, VA (CPSS)

Vermont

Villars, Thomas, Norwich, VT (CPSS)

Washington

Gaarder, Jeffrey, Bainbridge Island, WA (CPSS)
Hunner, Walter, Electric City, WA (CPSS)
Palazzi, Lisa, Olympia, WA (CPSS)
Shields, Walter, Seattle, WA (CPSS)
Small, E. Philip, Spokane, WA (CPSS)
Zupancic, John, Vancouver, WA (CPSS)

Wisconsin

Benzel, Tracy, Mercer, WI (CPSS)
Deutsch, Paul, Eagle, WI (CPSS, CCA-WR, CPAg, CA-NSp)
Laing, Larry, Germantown, WI (CPSS)
Liegel, Edward, Loganville, WI (CCA-WI, CPSS, CPAg, 4R NMS)

West Virginia

Kingsbury, David, Bruceton Mills, WV (CPSS)

Wyoming
Deines, Steven, Pine Bluffs, WY (CCA-NE)
Peak, Myra, Green River, WY (CPSS)


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