Education:
Davenport West High School, 1974
South Dakota State Unversity, 1978 
    Bachelor of Science in Animal Science
    Minor in Economics

Career:
Vice President of Paustian Enterprises Ltd.- crop & livestock farming
Fifth generation farmer

Organizations:
Scott County Farm Bureau - Past President
Scott County Pork Producers - Past President
Walcott Community Club - Past President
4H Member - 8 years
4H Leader - 5 years

Member of Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport

Family:
Wife: Carol, Special Education Administrator, Black Hawk Special Education District
Two grown children: Jennifer and Thomas

Awards:
Iowa Master Pork Producer - 1981
Pork All-American - 1987
Soil Conservation Goodyear Outstanding Cooperator of the Year - 1993
Century Conservation Farm Family - 2000