State Fair Board: 2007-2008
Revised 1/30/08
Indiana State Fair Board Meeting Schedule| ELECTED | DEPARTMENTS | TERM EXPIRES | COUNTIES |
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District 1 Steve Simmerman |
Grandstand Harness Racing Band Day Cheerleading | 9-30-11 | Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Lake, Newton,Porter, Pulaski, Starke, White |
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District 2 Craig Sherbahn |
Executive Council Beef & Dairy Cattle | 9-30-08 | Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Howard, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, St. Joseph, Whitely |
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District 3 Mark Merkel |
President Executive Council Indiana State Fair Commission 4-H Sale of Champions 4-H Champion Drive Entry Youth Awards/Scholarships | 9-30-09 | Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Delaware, Grant, Huntington, Jay, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells |
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District 4 Roger Hale | Swine Department | 9-30-10 | Bartholomew, Dearborn, Decatur, Henry, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Jennings, Johnson, Madison, Ohio, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Switzerland, Union, Wayne |
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District 5 John Tarr |
FFA Indiana Young Farmers Pioneer Village Farmer's Day Parade | 9-30-11 | Clark, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Scott, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Washington |
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District 6 Donald W. Whicker Jr. |
Wine Competition Sheep Dairy Goats Meat Goats Boer & Pygmy Goats | 9-30-08 | Boone, Brown, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Greene, Hendricks, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren |
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District 7 Dick Crum |
Ag/Hort Department State Fair Gardens | 9-30-09 | Marion |
| APPOINTED | DEPARTMENTS | TERM EXPIRES | COUNTIES |
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District 1 Cary Cervenka |
Pepsi Coliseum 4-H Horse & Pony Horse Pulls | 9-30-08 | Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Lake, Newton,Porter, Pulaski, Starke, White |
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District 2 Diana Kuhn |
Balloon Race Home & Family Arts Department Young Hoosier Pianist Competition | 9-30-09 | Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Howard, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, St. Joseph, Whitely |
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District 3 Lynette Walter |
4-H Cat Show Youth Talent Contest Baton Twirling Contest 4-H Cat Show Farm Bureau Building Llamas & Alpacas | 9-30-10 | Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Delaware, Grant, Huntington, Jay, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells |
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District 4 M. Bryan Messersmtih |
Draft Horse, Pony & Mule Shows | 9-30-11 | Bartholomew, Dearborn, Decatur, Henry, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Jennings, Johnson, Madison, Ohio, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Switzerland, Union, Wayne |
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District 5 Edgar Hackman |
Pioneer Hi-Bred Our Land Pavilion | 9-30-08 | Clark, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Scott, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Washington |
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District 6 Steve Patterson |
Executive Council 4-H Dog Show Rabbits Poultry, Waterfowl, Pigeons Cavy | 9-30-09 | Boone, Brown, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Greene, Hendricks, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren |
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District 7 Al Polin |
Brewers' Competition Queen Pageant Neighborhood Liaison C.A.S.H. Trustee Clarian Healthy Lifestyles Pavilion | 9-30-10 | Marion |
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:
Representing Governor Mitch Daniels
Anne ValentineExecutive Council
Policy Director
Office of the Governor
206 State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 234-4743
Director of Department of Agriculture
Andy MillerDirector of Agriculture
101 W. Ohio Street, Suite 1200
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-8770 OFFICE
Director of Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
Dr. Charles Hibberd4-H Programs
Purdue University Ag Admin Building
615 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2053
(765) 494-8489 OFFICE
State Fair Commission
Kyle Hupfer, Chairman
Indianapolis
Ted McKinney
Indianapolis
Wayne Vance
New Albany
Susan Hayhurst
Terre Haute
Mark Merkel, President
Indiana State Fair Board
Geneva
Gary Emsweller, The Barn Chairman
Danville
Andy Miller
Director Department of Agriculture
Representative Robert Bischoff
State Fair Legislative Advisory Committee
Invited Representation
Governor Mitch Daniels
Representative: Anne Valentine


