August 2024 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN 13 “Paul reminded all of us that cattle feeding was a business and that innovation, risk-taking, work ethic and a deep commitment to the values of free enterprise are critical for success in this business. He always encouraged people to have a fire in their belly to make the world a better place. He desired to build a better industry, and he wanted to do that through our students.” – Tom Field, Director of the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Paul Engler regularly met with students at the UNL Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program. “His legacy is the generations of people who will have a passion for entrepreneurship. For Paul, entrepreneurship came down to service: serving your family by providing for them, serving your community through your business and serving the customers in your business. I intend to pass that down to younger generations and to my kids, who were fortunate to meet Paul before he passed. I hope to continue to share Paul’s vision for service through entrepreneurship.” – Alix Ambriz, graduate of the Engler Program and Co-Owner of Sehnert’s Bakery “Paul’s legacy will always be what he built and how he built it. His lasting legacy will be his impact on the largest cattle-feeding industry in the world. He will forever be known as one of the innovators and leaders in that industry. Very few people in the world have impacted their industry the way Paul did for cattle feeding.” – Ronnie Green, Chancellor Emeritus at the University of NebraskaLincoln “The Engler Program has a tremendous impact and legacy. He also had a tremendous impact on the feedlot industry and various things we do in the cattle industry, such as how we operate and make marketing arrangements.” – Homer Buell, personal friend of Paul Engler “Paul was an agent of change and a giant in the livestock industry. The history of livestock feeding will always have a major chapter revolving around Cactus Feeders. However, the thing that will probably still be carrying his name and having a global impact is the Engler Program. It has positively altered the lives of the students who have come through that program. It has given them a sense of purpose and the ability to influence the world using their gifts and creativity. I predict this endeavor will far outweigh his impact on the cattle industry.” – Chuck Schroeder, former Director of the Rural Futures Institute at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, former Director of Agriculture – Nebraska, former CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and former CEO of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum “Paul had a ripple effect in Nebraska and across the country. His impact will be felt forever because of the students who go through the Engler Program. We are going out into the world to change the landscape of rural America, and Paul was a living example to myself and my fellow students. I’m a direct product of his risktaking mindset. I probably wouldn’t have started my own business if it weren’t for Paul.” – Logan Peters, graduate of the Engler Program and Livestock Business Development Manager at Agri Beef “His legacy is empowering young people to return to and revive rural communities, specifically in Nebraska. It’s giving them an entrepreneurial mindset that empowers these young people to take their business ideas and innovations back to rural communities to invest in them.” – Hannah Klitz, graduate of the Engler Program and Owner/ Operator of Oak Barn Beef “Paul’s legacy was not about him. He empowered so many people in his lifetime. What he created while he was alive is just the beginning of the impact he will have. His legacy will live on through the young entrepreneurs he guided because they learned what it truly takes to be a business owner. He fast-forwarded their opportunities by surrounding them with mentors and letting them grow. We couldn’t have done that without Paul.” – Cassie Lapaseotes, Advisory Committee Member for the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Many current and former students of the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship program, as well as a number of NC members, attend Engler’s memorial service in Texas.
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