"Bowlegged H" magazine Archive
Show News and Updates
Every volunteer who wears the gold badge contributes to the overall success of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Of the nearly 13,000 volunteers, a distinguished group of 95 individuals holds the position of committee chairman. This continuing series features those leaders who are serving their third and final year as chairmen of their respective committees. |
| Darrell N. Hartman - Swine Auction | Gregg M. Raymond - Special Children's | ||
 During Darrell Hartman's tenure as chairman,
the Swine Auction Committee has enjoyed record sales and auction prices.
Darrell joined the Show in 1985 and the committee in 1990. He served as
vice chairman and sales captain and received the "Top Sales" award.
Darrell is a member of the "High Bidders" and other buying groups.
Darrell and his wife, Lynda, are life members of the Show. Lynda's involvement
includes the Llama and Souvenir Program committees. Darrell is the president
and CEO of Coastal Doors, Inc. |
 Gregg Raymond, a life member, joined the
Show in 1989. He has volunteered on the Special Children's Committee since
1992 and previously served as vice chairman and captain. Gregg was a charter
member of the Houston Metro Go Texan Spring/Branch Memorial subcommittee
where he served for five years. He has been a member of the "High Bidders"
junior auction buying group and "The Happy Group" that supports
calf scramble "hard luck" awards. Gregg is senior vice president
and director of operations for TPMC Realty Corporation. |
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| Janet Heard - Lamb Auction | Bill Stallings - Breeders Greeters | ||
 Janet Heard joined the Show as a life
member in 1988. Before becoming chairman of the Lamb Auction Committee,
she served as a sales team captain. She also serves on the Membership Committee
and received "High Sales" honors. Her husband, Jack, a champion
buyer for seven years, serves on the Show's board of directors and Agricultural
Mechanics Committee. Janet enjoys golfing and horseback riding. The mother
of two, she devotes much of her time to her children and actively volunteers
with the Amigas Para Niños. |
 As the leader of the Breeders Greeters
Committee, Bill Stallings oversees more than 400 volunteers. Before he became
the group's chairman, he served as vice chairman from 1996 to 1998. Bill
is a life member and joined the Show and the Breeders Greeters Committee
in 1990. He is self-employed in the field of commercial real estate. In
his spare time, he enjoys hunting, fishing and team roping. |
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| Dick Hudgins - Speakers | Rick Waters - Corral Club - Arena Club | ||
 In 1973, Dick Hudgins joined the Show and
the Speakers Committee, where he served as captain from 1986 to 1992 and
vice chairman from 1993 to 1998. Dick earned the committee's "Big Mouth"
and "Mega Mouth" awards and was 1998 Speaker of the Year. A life
member, he was elected to the Show's board of directors in 2000. His hobbies
include flying, scuba diving, dancing, snow skiing, politics and studying
parliamentary procedure. Dick is a real estate appraiser with Hudgins-Groover
Appraisal in Wharton, Texas. |
 Rick Waters joined the Show as a life member
in 1983 and has been involved with the Corral Club committees ever since.
He first volunteered on the Corral Club - Skybox Committee and moved to
the Corral Club-Equipment Committee in 1993. In 1996, Rick joined the Corral
Club -Arena Club Committee, which he now chairs. Rick is the president of
Specialty Mechanical Products Inc. and enjoys hunting, fishing, and car
and boat restoration in his free time. |
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Letters and comments should be sent to:
Marketing and Public Relations Division,
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
P.O. Box 20070, Houston, Texas 77225-0070
