Robert (Bob) Rebholtz, Sr.   Agri Beef Co., Inc.
Bob Rebholtz, Sr. started in the cattle-feeding industry with the purchase of his first feedyard in 1968. Along with a partner, Rebholtz founded Agri Beef Co. in 1978. Today, the company operates a vertically integrated system complementing the feedyards owned by the company.

Willard Sparks   Sparks Companies, Inc.
The late Dr. Willard R. Sparks founded Sparks Companies, Inc., an agricultural research, information, and consulting firm. He was part owner of Cattlco, Inc., one of the nation's largest cattle-feeding operations and was affiliated with Refco, LLC, one of the world's largest futures commission merchants. He was instrumental in the first large sales of soybeans and some of the largest U.S. grain sales to the former Soviet Union.

Marshall "Jack" Reeve   Reeve Cattle Company
Jack Reeve had a private veterinary practice in St. Charles, Mo. and in Garden City, Kan. Always an entrepreneur, he began feeding cattle, which led to the purchase of the Reeve Cattle Company. Reeve had a significant impact on higher education as a member of the Kansas Board of Regents and numerous other state and national boards and committees.

Louie Dinklage   Dinklage Feedyards, Inc.
Louis Dinklage was one of the pioneers in the cattle-feeding business in eastern Nebraska. In 1923, he established a 3,000-head operation near Wisner. Through the years, he was instrumental in making the area one of the nation’s cattle-feeding hubs.

James Herring   Friona Industries, L.P.
James Herring is the president and CEO of Friona Industries, L.P., the fourth largest cattle-feeding operation in the U.S. Friona operates four commercial feedyards in the Texas panhandle and a one-time capacity of more than 275,000 head. Herring previously served as president of Cattle-Fax and the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.