AMERICAN NATIONAL CATTLEWOMEN INSTALL 2004 PRESIDENT
DENVER (February 6, 2004) -- Susie Magnuson of Eaton, Colo., was installed as the 53rd president of the American National CattleWomen, Inc. (ANCW) during the 2004 Cattle Industry Annual Convention Jan. 28-31 in Phoenix, Ariz.  The American National CattleWomen, Inc. is the voice for women in the beef cattle industry.

Helping ANCW strengthen its membership will be Susie's goal for her year of presidency. "Membership is the fundamental basis of our association and it is the cornerstone that supports the structure of everything else we do as an organization," she says. Actions to that end will include more frequent communications with state leaders and developing membership benefits that will help cattlewomen. 

Susie brings years of commitment to the beef industry at the county, state and national level.  She is a past president of the Colorado CattleWomen and serves as Beef Custodian for that organization, and is a member of the Weld County CattleWomen.  She has been a member of the ANCW Board of Directors and a member of the ANCW Executive Committee since 1995 and was elected to serve as Region V Director.  She has served on numerous ANCW committees and for the past two years, has been a member of the NCBA International Markets Committee and a board member of NCBA's Federation Division.

Susie and her husband, Ted, farm and feed cattle northwest of Eaton.  They have two sons, Tim and Jim, who plan careers in agriculture. Susie is a graduate of Grace Bible College with a degree in Religious Education. 

ANCW's 2004 Executive Committee members, in addition to Susie Magnuson, are: President Elect Marlene Strickland, Fla.; Vice President Nancy Stirling-Neuhauser, S.D.; Recording Secretary Linda Yoder, Colo.; Region II Director Doris Teeter, N.C.; Region IV Director Wendy Pettz, Ark.; Region V Director Leslie Hendry, Wyo.; Region VI Director Fitta Witte, N.M.; Region VII Director Nanci Agnew, N.D.; Parliamentarian Vonnie Cummings, Colo.; Budget Committee Chair Peggy Biaggi, Ore.; and the Weld County CattleWomen as Historian.