| OPERATION: |
Bob Drake has
co-owned and operated Drake Farms, a purebred and commercial Angus operation with his brother, Tom, since 1964. The ranch was founded by their father in 1943.
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| NCA ACTIVITIES: |
Charter Member
NCA since 1977
NCA President 1995
NCA President Elect 1994
NCA First Vice President 1993
Appointed Member Agriculture Policy Advisory
Committee for
Trade, Washington D.C. 1994 to Present
Member NCA Board of Directors (OCA) 1985 to Present
Chairman, Agriculture Policy Committee 1991 and 1992
Vice Chairman, Agriculture Policy Committee 1990
Member, Agriculture Policy Sub-Committee 1987-90
Member,
Agriculture Policy Committee 1985 to date
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| NCA AD HOC COMMITTEES: |
Member, NCA Long
Range Planning Task Force & STEERING 1987
Member, NCA Environmental Issues Management Planning Group 1991-92 Member, NCA Industry Information Steering Committee 1991 and 1992 Member, Oversight Committee 1995
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| NCBA
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES: |
Chairman
Political Action Committee 1997 to 1999
Chairman NCA-NCBA Consolidation Efforts as President
of NCA 1995 1996
Past President NCA Executive Committee 1996
Cattleman of the Year Region IV 1996 |
| AFFILIATIONS: |
Governor's
Appointment to the International
Trade Development Council 1998
President 1987 and 1988
President Elect 1985 and 1986
Vice President 1983 and 1984
Member Board of Directors 1981-83
Life Membership #50
Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association (Membership since
1966)
Member
Board of Directors 1989 to Present
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (Membership since 1943)
Member Executive Committee 1997 to 2000
American Angus Association (Membership since 1953)
Oklahoma Angus Association (Membership since 1953)
Kansas Livestock Association (Membership since 1985)
Oklahoma Farm Bureau member since 1960
Secretary-Treasurer Murray County Farm Bureau 1964 to present
Chairman (1987 and 1988), Oklahoma Beef Referendum
Member Board of Directors (1985-92), Oklahoma Futures Board –
Representing Agriculture on the Primary Economic Development Board for Oklahoma
Founding Council Member (1987 to date), Oklahoma Agricultural/Rural Council Comprising 60 Agriculture related
groups in Oklahoma
State Chairman (1988 to date), Property Owners Protest Committee
(To protect farmer/ranchers from ad valorem rate increases)
Governor's Select Committee for Rural Wildlife Economic Development (1992 to Present)
Governor's Agriculture 2000 Task Force Committee - The study of rural environment and economic development (1991 to Present)
Oklahoma Corporation Commission's Citizens Advisory Council
representing Agriculture Member Board of Directors (1988 to date)
Oklahoma Academy For State Goals |
| HONORS: |
American Angus
Hall of Fame 1995
Progressive Farmer: Man of the Year in Southwest Agriculture OCA
Cattlemen of the Year 1996
NCBA Cattleman of the Year Region IV 1996
Master Breeder Award (1988)
Oklahoma State University
Life Member - University of Oklahoma Alumni Association
Life Member - Beta Gamma Sigma - Business Scholastic Organization
Life Member - Oklahoma University School of Business Alumni |
BUSINESS BOARDS: |
Board of the Oklahoma
Department of Environmental Quality to January 2002
First National Bank & Trust Co. of Ardmore (1990 to Present)
Arbuckle Master Conservancy District (1990 to Present), President 1999
Department of Environmental Quality 1999 |
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MILITARY:
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U.S. Army
Lieutenant 1961-1963
U.S. Army Active Reserves 1963-1965
U.S. Army Inactive Reserves 1965-1967
Rank: Captain |
PERSONAL:
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Graduated: University Of Oklahoma ('61)
BBA in Mgmt. & Finance
Married: Kay Blevins (1960)
Children:
Joe (a partner in Drake Farms)
Whitney (an attorney in Orange County, CA)
Grandchildren: Tabbetha, Heath &
Whitman |
