User:Arkfarmer/Ewell R. Welch

Ewell Ray Welch (born 08 July 1953) is Executive Vice President and CEO of Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation.

Education Welch began employment with Arkansas Farm Bureau in 1977, the year in which he received a master's degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in agricultural economics. He received a B.S. degree in plant pathology from the same school in 1975. He continues to stay active with the University including serving as a current member of the Arkansas Alumni Association and and being a past president of Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture Alumni Society. In 2005, Ewell was named Outstanding Alumnus of the Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture.

Career From 1977 to 1983, Welch served as director of fowl marketing and the dairy and poultry divisions for Farm Bureau. From 1983 to 1997 he was director of the rice and soybean divisions and administrator of the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board and Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board. He was named coordinator for the Market Master program in 1989 and associate director for commodity services in 1990. Welch joined the senior management team as director of the commodity and public policy department from 1997 to 2002, when he was appointed executive vice president.

Spouse: Deanna Welch Children: Wesley Welch & Natalie Sims

Sources: http://arfb.com/news_information/press_releases/2002/091302.aspx http://www.arkansasalumni.org/board/index.php http://arkansasagnews.uark.edu/748.htm http://arkansasagnews.uark.edu/grad.sprsum03.pdf