[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 121 (Thursday, July 25, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO PHILIP ELLIS

  Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, at the 112th Wyoming State Fair, Senator 
Lummis and I will have the pleasure of introducing Philip Ellis as a 
2024 inductee into the Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame.
  Philip Ellis is a fifth-generation rancher. He grew up near 
Chugwater, where he developed a passion for agriculture at a young age. 
Philip is a University of Wyoming graduate and the current owner and 
operator of the Marsh and Ellis Ranch.
  Ellis has spent most of his life serving the Wyoming ag industry and 
his community. He had an extensive career in banking, as a young ag 
lender in Cheyenne and later as the board chairman of the Oregon Trail 
Bank in Guernsey. While in agricultural lending, Ellis learned how to 
manage multiple projects and build relationships. This helped him excel 
in State level agricultural leadership roles.
  He has a long history of involvement in organizations supporting the 
beef industry. Over the years, he has advocated for the agricultural 
industry. He did this while serving on several policy committees and 
holding various State and national positions along the way. He 
continued to advance his leadership in roles at the Wyoming Stock 
Growers Association, where he served as president from 2003 to 2005. 
Ellis also served on the National Cattlemen's Beef Association board of 
directors and several policy committees.
  In 2015, he rose to the position of president of the National 
Cattlemen's Beef Association, where he served the beef industry on a 
national platform. In 2017, he received the Wyoming Stock Growers 
Association's Guardian of the Grasslands Award for his outstanding 
efforts in protecting the natural resources of Wyoming.
  Philip's dedication and passion for the Wyoming agriculture and the 
beef industry makes him an outstanding choice for the Wyoming 
Agriculture Hall of Fame. It is a great honor to participate in 
Philip's induction. I congratulate Philip Ellis as a 2024 inductee into 
the Wyoming Hall of Fame.

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