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Building Awareness & Support ....
Taylor Named As Director To BHSS Foundation
Rapid City, SD -- Growing up in the heart of ranch
country in Dupree, SD, Terry Taylor, long-time Rapid City businessman, came to
have an appreciation for the open country of the west along with the history of
it. He would also come to a life-long interest in the horse racing industry and
the sport of rodeo.
He’s put all that to use in his 28 year career as an
underwriter of ranch and farm insurance policies for clients in South Dakota,
Minnesota and Wyoming, presently as a representative with Western Dakota
Insurors, of Rapid City.
 And he brings that strong connection with rural
interests to his role as a recently appointed director of the Black Hills Stock
Show Foundation, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to supporting youth
in higher education and organizations, programs and projects that enhance
services, awareness and education to the public, regarding the social and
economic roles of agriculture.
Taylor, who is a 1970 graduate of Black Hills State
University and served in the presidential honor guard in Washington, D.C. while
in the United States Army notes, “I’ve had time and been fortunate
enough to establish a career that represents my personal interests and beliefs
as well. I like ranching and farming, I like the people involved in those
industries and it’s given me some real opportunities along the way. I’d like
to return some of that in the way of service work.”
Among its programs, the BHSS Foundation includes
ongoing work in bringing together historical information and materials related
to the founding of the Black Hills Stock Show and its early years. Along with
that, present day events produced by the Foundation such as the Old West
Collectibles Auction also serve as a means through which to advance the
historical awareness and preservation of the stock show.
“Those areas of focus appeal to me,” notes Taylor,
an active member in the Rapid City business and service community, having been
involved with the ag committee of the area Chamber of Commerce and the Central
States Fair. “The Foundation is an organization that has not only the
historical perspective working for it but also represents progressive leaders
who are grounded in production agriculture and what that means to the ongoing
development of the stock show. I’m looking forward to being a part of that.”
Having just completed some of its more visible
undertakings during the 44th Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo, Foundation
President Joe Norman knows the work never really ends. “Our efforts to raise
funds for grassroots scholarship needs and community projects and programs in a
five state area, means there’s much to do, year-round. The Foundation relies
on the volunteer efforts of directors to grow awareness of who and what the
Foundation represents and why it exists.”
He continues, “It’s the people who support the
Foundation through memberships and participation in other fundraising events,
that really make it all happen. Our role is to help facilitate that with
providing credible initiatives that first and foremost recognize the important
role of the stockman - not only to events such as stock show - but to the
economic and social well being of communities and industries in the Northern
Great Plains region.”
Directors who can work hands-on from that broader
perspective is what creates tangible returns to the people and interests the
Foundation serves, says Norman. “We’re pleased to have directors like Terry
who roll up their sleeves for the work at hand while working towards building
support for those things the Foundation represents.”
For more information on how to support the Foundation’s youth
scholarship and community grant programs through a Stockman’s Club membership
and what additional services are provided through a membership, call
605-718-0810. Email: foundation@BHSSF.com
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