[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 187 (Thursday, November 21, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6753]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO DON SHAWCROFT

 Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, today I rise to recognize a great 
Coloradan, Don Shawcroft, who will be inducted into the 2020 Farm 
Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame. Don is a fourth-generation 
Coloradan from the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado, whose 
leadership has helped push the State's agricultural industry forward.
  Don graduated from Brigham Young University from the agricultural 
economics department. From there, he served as the State board member 
for the San Luis Valley to the Colorado Farm Bureau for many years and 
was vice president for 10 of those years. In 2010, he was elected 
president and in 2013 was elected to serve on the American Farm Bureau 
Board of Directors. Additionally, Don has served on the Southern Farm 
Bureau Casualty Board, a role in which he is on the boards of all its 
wholly owned subsidiaries, which most recently include the Colorado 
Farm Bureau Insurance Company.
  Outside of the numerous Farm Bureau roles, Don has found time to be 
the director of the San Luis Valley Health and Mountain States Legal 
Foundation, further contributing his commitment to the State of 
Colorado and its communities.
  The Shawcroft family has been ranching in the San Luis Valley since 
the late 1800s, and Don is continuing the family partnership. He is the 
husband to Ann, and the two have raised 6 children and have 17 
grandchildren. The first time I saw the family farm, I was struck not 
only by the great beauty of the homestead, but by the pride and twinkle 
in the eye of a proud Colorado farmer.
  The State of Colorado is fortunate to have Don's continued commitment 
to his community and the Colorado Farm Bureau, and he is beyond 
deserving of this honor.

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