Select Sires Director Recognized

Chuck ZimmermanAgribusiness, Genetics

Lee Roy Keck was presented the National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) 2006 Member Director. Keck serves on the Select Sires Power Board of Directors, a position to which he was elected in 1980.

He was president of the new Select Sire Power from 1999 until 2004; during this time he led Sire Power’s merger negotiations with Virginia-North Carolina Select Sires. Keck’s vision and leadership allowed him to gain the trust and confidence of both memberships. In addition to Keck’s service to Select Sire Power, he also served six years on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Holstein Association where was as President for two years. He served on the North Carolina DHI Board of Directors for six years and continues to serve on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Dairy Foundation, where he has completed two terms as President. He has also served as President of the North Carolina Agricultural Foundation. In addition, Keck was instrumental in starting the North Carolina Dairymen’s Association in the early 1990’s, and served on their board for six years. Keck did all this while working fulltime for 30 years for Western Electric Corp. as a production and contract specialist and running his dairy. While at Western Electric Corp., he solicited and received government contracts of more than $430 million. Keck has a widespread reputation for keeping a clean and spotless dairy operation and farmstead.

6 Comments on “Select Sires Director Recognized”

  1. I’m sure Mr Keck isn’t ammused. I know I’m not and Semex I am sure isn’t

    I believe a correction and appology is in order

    Unless I have a twin I don’t know about

    That is my picture

    Larry Olson

  2. I’m sure Mr Keck isn’t ammused. I know I’m not and Semex I am sure isn’t

    I believe a correction and appology is in order

    Unless I have a twin I don’t know about

    That is my picture

    Larry Olson

  3. I’m sure Mr Keck isn’t ammused. I know I’m not and Semex I am sure isn’t

    I believe a correction and appology is in order

    Unless I have a twin I don’t know about

    That is my picture

    Larry Olson

  4. Hi Larry. Thanks for the correction and we’re sorry if it caused any problems. That’s been so long ago that we can only assume the information came with a news release. Often they come with pictures but perhaps something was mixed up in the delivery. I pulled the picture.

  5. Hi Larry. Thanks for the correction and we’re sorry if it caused any problems. That’s been so long ago that we can only assume the information came with a news release. Often they come with pictures but perhaps something was mixed up in the delivery. I pulled the picture.

  6. Hi Larry. Thanks for the correction and we’re sorry if it caused any problems. That’s been so long ago that we can only assume the information came with a news release. Often they come with pictures but perhaps something was mixed up in the delivery. I pulled the picture.

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