Bud Rank

Bud Rank was inducted into the Clovis Hall of Fame in 2007 as a Friend of the Youth. A good part of the success of the Clovis unified School District can be attributed to his work in 1960 that unified the six elementary school districts and the Clovis Union High School District. Bud quickly became the first president of the board and served from 1960 to 1973. Buds reputation stretched beyond Clovis. In 1974, President Nixon appointed him the Western Director of Agriculture. President Reagan recognized his skills and made him Administrator, Department of Agriculture and then the Chairman of the World Cotton Commission.