Home Address: RR 1, Box 131, Ewing, NE 68735 Office Address: Room 2108, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: (402) 471-2801 E-mail: mdierks@leg.ne.gov Elected to Nebraska Legislature: 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006 Committees: Agriculture; General Affairs; Revenue (vice chairperson); Committee on Committees Biography: Born July 2, 1932, in O’Neill. Education: Graduate of Ewing High School, 1950; University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, 1954; Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine (doctor of veterinary medicine), 1961. Military service: U.S. Air Force, 1954-56. Family: Married Gloria L. Zoeller, Dec. 27, 1958; four children: Jon M., Thomas L., Christopher J. and Stephanie (Dierks) Upp. Occupation: Rancher; retired veterinarian. Former: Ewing Public School Board of Education, 1969-84, 2004-06; St. Anthony’s Hospital Board of Directors, O’Neill. Member: Knights of Columbus; Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association (former president); American Veterinary Medical Association.
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