Bret Cude, Farmers National Company, has been elected President of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.

Others elected at the meeting were President-Elect Mark Wetzel, AFM, with Busey Ag Services, Decatur, IL, and Vice President Richard Grever, AFM, with Hertz Farm Management, DeKalb, IL. Fred L. Hepler, AFM, AAC, Wexford Capital, PC becomes Immediate Past-President of the Society.

Gary Schnitkey, Ph. D., University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, was appointed to continue his term as Secretary/Treasurer of the group and Phil Eberle, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, was named Academic Vice President.