Cattlemen's Western Art Show dedicated to Bob and Bonnie Wilkins

This year the San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen's Association
takes great pleasure and pride in dedicating the
20th Annual Cattlemen's Western Art Show & Sale to:

Jerry White

Jerold “Jerry” White has been on the Cattlemen’s Association Board for more than 30 years, chairing several committees and serving as president in 1991-1992. He has been very active throughout his years on the board and his dedication to its mission is reflected in his willingness to go the extra mile to make good things happen.

Photo of Jerry White by Karen McLain Photography

He has served as chairman of Cattlemen’s Playday for the past 20 years and was selected Cattleman of the Year in 1998.

He has been active in the Agriculture Advisory Committee, USDA Farm Service Committee and the San Luis Obispo Farm Bureau.

Jerry is an avid team roper who competes all over California and has won numerous awards throughout his career.

Jerry, along with Pete Clark, has co-chaired the Western Art Show and Sale since its inception 20 years ago.

The San Luis Obispo Farm Bureau named Jerry White the 2009 Agriculturalist of the Year

The White family’s history of farming in Shandon goes back 122 years. It began in 1888, when George H. White immigrated from New Brunswick, Canada, with his family, including 12-year-old son George A. White. George H. White originally purchased 320 acres of farming land, but gradually expanded to 1,200 acres, and the White Ranch Company has continued to expand.

George A. White’s sons, Richard, George and Marion, developed their interest in agriculture while performing daily chores alongside their father. Marion White’s sons, Jerold and the late Kenneth White, and George White’s son, Ron, carried on the family’s life as agriculturalists. Ron, who is Jerry’s cousin, retired in the late 1990s.

By then, Jerry had earned a bachelor’s degree at Cal Poly and was well on his way to a life of service in the local agricultural community. He still resides on the White Ranch in the house built by “Cramp and Napa’s” (George A. and Emily [Gates] White), and his nephews Clay and Clint have brought the family business into its fifth generation.

Read from our archived dedication pages:
Cattlemen's Western Art Show Dedication to JoAnn Switzer 2009.
Cattlemen's Western Art Show Dedication to Bob and Bonnie Wilkins 2008.
Cattlemen's Western Art Show Dedication to Jack and Phoebe Cooke 2007.
Cattlemen's Western Art Show Dedication to Joelle Smith 2006 (also Featured Artist 2006).
Cattlemen's Western Art Show Dedication to Alex Madonna 2005 (wikipedia link, no archive).