Pete is involved in Kansas and issues that matter

CIVIC SERVICE

  • 1990-94: Leadership Butler, Board of Trustees; Chair, 1993 

  • 1991-95: Butler County Community College, Board of Trustees; Chair, 1994-95

  • 1995 – 2025: The Land Institute, Board of Directors; Chair, 2016 – 2020; Emeritus Member, 2025

  • 2008-2016: Beaumont Community Association, Board of Directors and President 

  • Kansas Natural Resource Counsel, Former Board Member

  • Kansas Rural Center, Former Board Member

  • 2025 – Present: Tallgrass Legacy Alliance, Board of Directors 

  • 2025 – Present: Renewable Energy Farmers of America, Board of Directors; Vice-President 

  • 2026 – Present: Rock Creek Watershed, Board of Directors 

AWARDS

  • 1985 Soil Conservation Award, Kansas Bankers Association

  • 1992, Wildlife Habitat Conservation Award (KSWP and KBA)

  • 1993, USDA SARE Producer Grant award 

  • 2010, Alumni Lecturer, Grinnell College

  • 2013, Climate and Energy Progress Award 

  • 2014, Alumni Award, Grinnell College