HALL FAME
2020/2021 INDUCTEES Marlin Berg Alan Culham Jim/Peifer/Kurt Birky Bill & Susan Shultz, Bunker Hill Farm 2019 INDUCTEES John Ascuaga Spelman B. Collins Rob Frost Ken McMillan 2018 INDUCTEES Greg Deakin, The Banner Sheep Magazine Richard & Cindy Jones Family, Five Star ‘J’ Farms Larry & Linda Pauly, Double L Livestock Sam & Pat Wiford, Wiford Suffolks Bob & Mary Wilson ATGLEN, PENNSYLVANIA How did you become involved in the Suffolk Breed? How has your flock evolved since then? Bill was born into the Suffolk breed. His mother, Joan Lawrence, raised Suffolks as a 4-H project and the flock grew from there. Betsy actually purchased her first Suffolk ewe lamb as a 4-H project William & Elizabeth MacCauley
2017 INDUCTEES Johnson Club Lambs, Weldon & Brian Johnson Alan & Mary Kjedgaard Ansel Luxford Ron & Carla Young 2016 INDUCTEES Clyde & Justina George & George Brothers Millers Livestock, Brentford & Brenda Miller Chuck Ream, Windswept Ranch Duane & Marcia Sickels John & Pam Sponaugle Dwight Stone, Stonemark Suffolks 2015 INDUCTEES B.B. Burroughs Bob & Mark Chapman John Eagle Dr. Ben Huff George Hunter
Sherwood Jackson Donna Mays
Bill & Alice Heggemeier & James & Jody Heggemeier Dr. Harold A. Henneman Bill & Helen Hurst Jarvis Sheep Co. Allan & VeNeal Jenkins & Annette Benson Warren Kuhl Jack Larsen Pearson Linn Larry Mead Roger Nichols Olsen Brothers, Alden & Snell Bob & Margie Paasch & Family, Donner Trail Ranch Richard Roe Roland (Rollie) & Ruth Rosenboom Wayne & Mary Skartvedt DuWayne Swenson Craig Van Arkel, Van Arkel Suffolks Harlan & Edwina Wagner Farrell Wankier Roy & Joe Warrick Bud & Julia Westlake & Family
Pearce McKinney 2014 INDUCTEES Andrus Suffolks, Ken & Jim Andrus Andy Asberry Tom Burke Jim & Jacky Caras Hawkins Farm Suffolks, Glen “Sadie”
Hawkins & Joy Hawkins Marvin & Sandy Heupel Joe Holbrook Bob Kimm Norman Olsen Family Tom Slack, Slack Club Lambs 2013 INDUCTEES Wes Azeltine Betty Biellier & Family George and Fred Buckham Fred A. & Marian Coble Robert Hall Heggemeier Sheep Farms,
2022 Inductees
What do you want your legacy in the breed to be? Supporting the youth and the future of the Suffolk breed for without the youth involvement, there is no future for the breed. What is the most meaningful thing the breed has done for you? Suffolks have been a massive family hobby that has bonded us. First by introducing Bill and Betsy and then uniting us as a team with Chris and Kyle as we traveled across the United States showing at junior shows. After all, there is nothing like family bonding time in the barn and on the show road. Why have you committed to the success of the Suffolk Breed and/or it’s related organizations? We want the Suffolk breed to regain the strength and popularity it once held in the sheep industry. By focusing on the strengths Suffolks provide as terminal sires and as a fast growing meat breed, the resurgence of the breed is inevitable. What advice would you give a new breeder or junior member? Pick the type of sheep you like to look at in your pastures! Focus on structural soundness and maternal ability and the rest will fall into place.
from Bill’s parents. Our children, Chris and Kyle grew up raising and showing Suffolks and both are still involved in our little family hobby. The Suffolk breed has changed dramatically over the years and our flock has evolved as well. Currently, structural soundness, fertility, mothering ability, easy fleshing and longevity are the main criteria on which we focus. Why did you choose Suffolks over other breeds (or other species)? Bill had no option in the matter. Betsy selected Suffolks for their ease of lambing, mothering ability and high-quality carcasses.
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