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Incoming President of Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association Stays Involved in Community
Chris Jamison is the kind of productive leader and family man that holds a small town or community together. He's one of the unsung people in small towns and cities across the state and across the nation who contribute to the well being of their community by getting involved and working for its benefit without expecting reward or celebrity for being a good citizen. Chris has deep roots in Coleman County where he lives with his wife Cindy, son Colt, 20, and daughter Kirstie, 17.
Jamison graduated from Mozelle High School in 1980 and attended Tarleton State University from 1981-1982. He attended Texas A&M University from 1983-85 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Economics. He has been actively raising sheep and cattle since 1976 and is employed as senior vice president of Coleman County State Bank. He's been with the bank 25 years.
Cindy Jamison teaches dyslexic children at Coleman Elementary School. She has taught math and English as well.
Chris has been active in various local civic organizations as well as the Coleman Rodeo Association, Coleman County Farm Bureau, and Coleman County Chamber of Commerce. He's been a member of Cojman Kiwanis for 23 years. He has been a Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association director for several years, and he served as chairman of TSGRA's District 4 for two years.
Growing up in a ranching environment, Chris worked sheep and cattle for his uncles and grandfather on his mother's side. Jamison's grandparents on both sides of the family were in the sheep business, he said,...