Hall of Fame Members
Tim Addis
Francis Barnum
James (Jim) Blyth: (1895-1991) Founder and first president of the AESRC. Started in English Spots in 1916 and raised them for more than 70 years.
Dr Kimberly Berry
Dr Robert W Berry: Robert W. Berry, PhD, ARBA Judge #253, ARBA Director, 1995 ARBA Distinguished Service Award. ARBA Life Member. Serviced as President and on AESRC and other specialty club Boards. Won Best of Breed at several all English Shows. Placed in top 5 AESRC Sweepstakes many years and won 1st two times, raised most recognized ARBA breeds, judged in most states, vice president TRBA, wrote Rabbit Manual For Texas 4H'ers.
Rosalie Berry: ARBA Life Member, Secretary and Editor of Spot News 14 years, 1995 ARBA Distinguished Service Award, Second secretary/treasurer of local rabbit club since 1968 which was organized in 1949, served as rabbit show secretary for local fair since 1968, won best display at All English Show.
Susan Berry-Burket
James (Hollis) Boyd
Tim Branham
Don Burchfield
Richard Daniels: ARBA Life Member, ARBA Registrar, AESRC past Presiden/Vice President/Director many times. Wom BOB and BOS at several All English Shows. Bought first English Spots in 1960 and have continuously bred, raised, and showed since 1983.
Heather Dunaway: Started raising English Spots in 2002 with stock from Tim Branham. Has served on the AESRC Board of Directors for many years. Three time BIS winner at the National All English Show.
Carlton Gaddis
Ward (Pop) Hatcher: long time SecretaryTreasurer of the old American English Rabbit Club. A traveling trophy named The Ward “Pop” Hatcher Memorial Trophy is to be given for best display at the annual National All English Show.
Earl Hord
John Marshall
Ivan Miller: 1995 ARBA Distinguished Service Award, many BOB and BOS ARBA Convention and All English Show winners, big promoter of the Gray variety. Placed in top 5 sweepstakes many years. Helen and Ivan were big promoters of the English Spot and big supporters of the club. Helped new breeders learn how to cull.
Ernie Parks
Hannah Reynard: Click on name for bio
Bill Rice
William (Bill) Seyfried
Duane Shrader
Lou Slavins
Laura Taylor
Billy G. Terhune: Joined the AESRC in 1966. Won multiple BOB/BOS at ARBA Conventions and National All English shows. Two time president of the AESRC.
Carroll Terhune: Developer of the Gold Variety. Developing, producing, and exhibiting as described by the ARBA led to the acceptance to the Standard of Perfection. What an accomplishment! Purchased his first Spot from Ward “Pop” Hatcher, exhibited in many local shows and attended many ARBA conventions. Awarded “Honorary Life Membership” in the AESRC.
Joseph Wiley
Michael C Wiley
Francis Barnum
James (Jim) Blyth: (1895-1991) Founder and first president of the AESRC. Started in English Spots in 1916 and raised them for more than 70 years.
Dr Kimberly Berry
Dr Robert W Berry: Robert W. Berry, PhD, ARBA Judge #253, ARBA Director, 1995 ARBA Distinguished Service Award. ARBA Life Member. Serviced as President and on AESRC and other specialty club Boards. Won Best of Breed at several all English Shows. Placed in top 5 AESRC Sweepstakes many years and won 1st two times, raised most recognized ARBA breeds, judged in most states, vice president TRBA, wrote Rabbit Manual For Texas 4H'ers.
Rosalie Berry: ARBA Life Member, Secretary and Editor of Spot News 14 years, 1995 ARBA Distinguished Service Award, Second secretary/treasurer of local rabbit club since 1968 which was organized in 1949, served as rabbit show secretary for local fair since 1968, won best display at All English Show.
Susan Berry-Burket
James (Hollis) Boyd
Tim Branham
Don Burchfield
Richard Daniels: ARBA Life Member, ARBA Registrar, AESRC past Presiden/Vice President/Director many times. Wom BOB and BOS at several All English Shows. Bought first English Spots in 1960 and have continuously bred, raised, and showed since 1983.
Heather Dunaway: Started raising English Spots in 2002 with stock from Tim Branham. Has served on the AESRC Board of Directors for many years. Three time BIS winner at the National All English Show.
Carlton Gaddis
Ward (Pop) Hatcher: long time SecretaryTreasurer of the old American English Rabbit Club. A traveling trophy named The Ward “Pop” Hatcher Memorial Trophy is to be given for best display at the annual National All English Show.
Earl Hord
John Marshall
Ivan Miller: 1995 ARBA Distinguished Service Award, many BOB and BOS ARBA Convention and All English Show winners, big promoter of the Gray variety. Placed in top 5 sweepstakes many years. Helen and Ivan were big promoters of the English Spot and big supporters of the club. Helped new breeders learn how to cull.
Ernie Parks
Hannah Reynard: Click on name for bio
Bill Rice
William (Bill) Seyfried
Duane Shrader
Lou Slavins
Laura Taylor
Billy G. Terhune: Joined the AESRC in 1966. Won multiple BOB/BOS at ARBA Conventions and National All English shows. Two time president of the AESRC.
Carroll Terhune: Developer of the Gold Variety. Developing, producing, and exhibiting as described by the ARBA led to the acceptance to the Standard of Perfection. What an accomplishment! Purchased his first Spot from Ward “Pop” Hatcher, exhibited in many local shows and attended many ARBA conventions. Awarded “Honorary Life Membership” in the AESRC.
Joseph Wiley
Michael C Wiley
About the Hall of Fame
Purpose: To recognize and honor those members whose contributions and services have earned the esteem and thanks of the membership.
Qualifications: To be nominated a person must be a member in the AESRC for a period of 10 years or more. Members must have been an active member of the club fore 5 continuous years to be eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame. Serve as an officer for 5 or more years. Achieve recognition for outstanding improvement of the breed by helping through articles, disseminating breeding stock, or by promoting the breed by exhibition. Any one of these would be considered a qualification.
Nomination may be made by any member with 5 or more years membership in good standing, by submitting a written resume to the secretary who will certify the application and then forward it to the Hall of Fame committee chairperson.
Eligible inductees shall be limited to two inductees per year, at which time their petitions shall be published in the Spot News and them announced at the next ARBA Convention by the presiding President.
Qualifications: To be nominated a person must be a member in the AESRC for a period of 10 years or more. Members must have been an active member of the club fore 5 continuous years to be eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame. Serve as an officer for 5 or more years. Achieve recognition for outstanding improvement of the breed by helping through articles, disseminating breeding stock, or by promoting the breed by exhibition. Any one of these would be considered a qualification.
Nomination may be made by any member with 5 or more years membership in good standing, by submitting a written resume to the secretary who will certify the application and then forward it to the Hall of Fame committee chairperson.
Eligible inductees shall be limited to two inductees per year, at which time their petitions shall be published in the Spot News and them announced at the next ARBA Convention by the presiding President.
