Mike Mallett Mike Mallett of Lampasas has been elected to serve as vice chairman of the 16-member Board of Trustees of the American Simmental Association.

He succeeds Greg Bailey of Mt. Vernon, Mo., who assumed the position of chairman.

Mallett was formally seated during ASA’s 42nd annual meeting activities on Oct. 31 in Kansas City, Mo.

Mallett owns Mallett Simmentals, an operation of 115 registered females. He annually consigns to performance tests in Texas, Oklahoma and Montana for purposes of evaluating his herd.

A 1972 graduate of Tarleton State University, Mallett served 32 years as a county Extension agent before retiring in 2004.

He is involved in Texas Simmental/Simbrah activities and is actively involved in his church and community.

Mallett and his wife, Connie, are the parents of two married daughters and have four grandchildren.

Also seated were newly elected trustees Dr. Calvin Drake, Manhattan, Kan.; Susan Russell, Sugar City, Colo.; Bob Lanting, Twin Falls, Idaho; and re-elected incumbent Beth Mercer of Troy.

The American Simmental Association is headquartered in Bozeman, Mont., and maintains the breed registries for the Simmental and Simbrah breeds of cattle. ASA has an active adult and junior membership of nearly 8,000.