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The 2018-19 AQHA Executive Committee was elected at the AQHA convention in Jacksonville, Florida.
Left to Right: Norman Luba, Stan Weaver, Dr. Jim Heird, Butch Wise and Dr. Scott Myers
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT BUTCH WISE Butch Wise of El Reno, Oklahoma, was
named an honorary AQHA vice president in 2015 after serving as an AQHA director from 2001 to 2015.
He currently serves as the Executive Committee representative on the AQHA Racing Council. Wise is a former member of the studbook and registration, nominations and credentials, and racing committees, and the racing council. He
was the chairman of the Hall of Fame selection committee from 2013 to 2015 and also served as chairman of the racing council. In 2014, he was a member of the AQHA Governance Task Force.
In 2004, Wise received the Oklahoma State University Animal Science School Graduate of Distinction Award, and in 2007, he received the AQHA Racing Council Special Recognition Award.
He is a member of the Oklahoma Quarter Horse and Florida Quarter Horse racing associations. Wise owns Stone Chase Stables LLC and is the bloodstock agent and president of Wise Sales Co. Inc. His former career experience includes employment with AQHA, Ridgeleigh Farms Inc., Mel Hatley Farms and Cox Manufacturing. He is currently the manager of the Lazy E Ranch LLC in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Wise and his wife, Nancy, have two sons and two daughters. Their sons are Clay and Parker Wise, and daughters are Mallory Wise and Ashlie Blair. Blair and her husband, Shawn, have two children, Derek and Lacie.
MEMBER NORMAN LUBA
Norman Luba of Louisville, Kentucky, has been an AQHA life member since 1995 and
an AQHA director since 2011. He has served
on the AQHA Stud Book and Registration Committee, where he served as chairman; AQHA Public Policy Committee; and served as chairman of the AQHA Affiliate Advisory Board.
Luba graduated with his master’s degree in reproductive physiology from the University
of Maryland. The former executive director of the Kentucky Horse Council is currently the executive director of the North American Equine Ranching Information Council, president of the Equine Breeding Research and Development Council, and the treasurer of the Animal Welfare Council Inc. In addition, he serves as chairman of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Dean’s Equine Advisory Board. He
is the recipient of the Don Henneke Education Impact Award and the American Youth Horse Council Distinguished Service Award.
Luba is an avid competitor with numerous qualifications in trail for the AQHA Select World Championship Show, presented by Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), and the Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show, as well as a Superior trail horse achievement. He is a member of the National Snaffle Bit Association, Equine Science Society, Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers Club and the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association, where he also served two terms as president, and the Kentucky Quarter Horse Racing Association where he is currently serving as treasurer.
Luba and his wife, Dr. Lorraine Luba, a veterinarian, have two sons – Christopher and Colin, a former AQHYA president who is married to Catherine.
MEMBER DR. SCOTT MYERS
Dr. Scott Myers of Sharon Center, Ohio, has
been an AQHA life member since 1993 and an AQHA director since 2011. He currently serves on the nominations and credentials committee and is the committee’s current chairman. Dr. Myers is a former member of the AQHA Hall of Fame Selection Committee, American Quarter Horse Foundation Council and AQHA Equine Research Committee.
Dr. Myers received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Kentucky Wesleyan College and graduated with his doctor of veterinary medicine from The Ohio State University. A licensed veterinarian since 1985, Dr. Myers owns and manages Hunting Ridge Animal Hospital and Ridgewood Stables.
He has been the CEO for the Ohio Quarter Horse Association since 2012. Dr. Myers is currently an NSBA national director and member of the NSBA animal welfare and grievance committees. He is also a past president of the Northern Ohio Quarter Horse Association and Ohio Quarter Horse Association.
Dr. Myers is an AQHA 10-year cumulative breeder and an avid hunter-jumper, with world championships and top-10 finishes at the AQHA Select World Championship Show, presented by Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), and several top-10 finishes at the Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show. He has earned numerous Superiors and AQHA Performance Champion titles. Dr. Myers is also the recipient of the NSBA Jack Benson Award.
Dr. Myers and his wife, veterinarian Dr. Leslie Myers, have two daughters, Taylor and Mallory.
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