2026 Annual Meeting and New Officers

It was a beautiful morning to gather with friends for a hearty home-cooked chuck wagon breakfast during the 2026 Annual Chuck Wagon Breakfast and Ranching Heritage Association Annual Meeting at the National Ranching Heritage Center on Saturday, October 10. Thank you to all who joined from near and far! 

Thank you to our friends at the East Foundation for sponsoring the chuck wagon breakfast. 

Highlights from the 2026 RHA Annual Meeting: 

• RHA staff provided an annual report of the impact made possible in 2026. Click here to open a virtual flipbook of the 2026 Annual Report.
• Derric Bakker shared Red Steagall Institute public launch initiatives.
• Your new 2026-2028 Ranching Heritage Association officers were instated. Each will serve a two-year term in their role.
• The following RHA members were nominated to serve as endowment board members: Jay Andrews, Bill Hoffman and Gerald Nobles Jr.
• Directors emeritus were nominated and gifted an RH branding iron: Andra Cantrell, Bill Miller, Morris Reaves, John Welch and Larry Work. Thank you for your continued support.
• Committee groups met to plan the future of RHA and NRHC initiatives.

Meet your 2026-2028 Ranching Heritage Association officers:

As active ranchers themselves, they bring firsthand knowledge and experience, ensuring that the heritage of ranching is honored and sustained for future generations. Through their leadership and dedication, they will continue championing the ranching heritage of the American West for generations to come. Thank you for selflessly serving and helping to preserve and interpret our ranching heritage.