(KLZA)--After concluding a career in human resources for several of the biggest companies across the U.S., new Peru State College Foundation Board member Lonnie Bane now enjoys spending time tending cattle.

The retired executive raises longhorn and angus cattle on his ranch near Sweet Home, Texas.

A 1980 graduate of Peru State and Nebraska City native, Bane begins a three-year term on the college- Foundation Board of Directors Jan. 1.

The Foundation is a private, non-profit corporation to acquire, manage and distribute charitable gifts in support of Nebraska- first college.

Bane and his wife the former Darla Bargenquast of Hamburg, Iowa, live in New Braunfels, Texas. He is now ready to help the college that gave him the opportunity to embark on his noteworthy career.

Bane put himself through college owning and operating a retail clothing store in Nebraska City from 1976-80. He sold the business, Jean Heaven, just before graduation from Peru State.

Bane- business degree had an emphasis in labor and employee relations and led him into a more than 30-year career in human resources.

Bane retired in 2023. Now he is anxious to devote some of his time and energy to Peru State, where his journey began.