Gary Clem AHS 1961 was honored as the AHS 2016 Distinguished Alumni Ames High School AHS Athletic Hall of Fame banquet Thur Sep 29 2016 IMG_20160929_182452131
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Gary Clem biography in the 2016 Hall of Fame program.
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Gary W. Clem, Class of 1961
Distinguished Alumni Award Presented by Bill Ripp
Gary W. Clem, AHS Class of 1961, is currently Chairman of ALMACO in Nevada, Iowa. Gary’s formal education in Ames included Crawford and Roosevelt Elementary Schools as well as Central Junior H.S. and Ames Sr. H.S. In high school Gary worked for Allan Machine & Supply Company doing a variety of odd jobs. Following an excursion to California after graduation, he returned to the Midwest and enrolled in an Apprenticeship Tool and Die Maker program in Omaha, NE. Upon his graduation in 1966, Gary was drafted by the Army and stationed in Germany during the Viet Nam Conflict. Following his military discharge, from 1968-1971 Gary was the Product Manger of the Aluminum Container Division for Revere Copper and Brass in Louisville. Kentucky. In 1972, Gary returned to Ames to become the general manager of Allan Machine & Supply Company, which at that time employed 8 people and provided all types of welding, repair and machining services. In the mid-70s Iowa State University and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture approached the business about producing a specialized self-propelled, self-cleaning plot harvester to use in the seed research programs. After building several unsuccessful prototypes, the first Clark-Fehr SPC20 combine was manufactured in 1976, casting the mold for the future of seed research equipment.
In 1978 Gary purchased the manufacturing and machine segments of Allan Machine and Supply Company, along with the research equipment brand name ALMACO. He continued to expand the research equipment product line to include planters, threshers, combines and their electronic data collection and control systems. In 1982, business growth prompted Gary to move ALMACO, along with about 50 employees, to its current location in Nevada, Iowa. Demand for the seed research equipment continued to grow, so in the mid-80's ALMACO shut down its welding and repair services in order to focus entirely on manufacturing seed research technology. Today ALMACO’s state-of-the-art design and manufacturing facility occupies 120,000 sq. ft. on a 75 acre campus, at times employing over 200 individuals. ALMACO has developed and patented numerous models of specialized agricultural research combines, planters and electronic equipment for planting and harvesting research tests for the improvement of corn, soybeans, wheat, rice and other seeds. ALMACO has placed equipment worldwide, and recently they opened a satellite facility in Brazil to accommodate the growth of agricultural research in South America. The ALMACO products that have been developed over the years have helped automate the seed research industry and have contributed significantly to increasing the world food production.
Gary is also very generous with his time and talent. While living in the Nevada, Iowa community, he has served in the following capacities: 10 years on the Nevada City Council, President of the Nevada Rotary Club and inducted into the Nevada Rotary Hall of Fame, President of the Nevada Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Nevada Economic Development, Mainstream Living Board of Directors, Citizens for Criminal Justice (CCJ) Board member and member of the Cornerstone Church in Ames. Other Businesses include: GWC Real Estate, Ames Executive Rentals, and Iowa Boys Real Estate. He enjoys motor homing, collecting classic cars and vintage Harley Davidson’s, fishing and motorcycling throughout the USA. This year marks 24 years of marriage to his wife, Sue, and they are enjoying the blended family of six children and twelve grandchildren. They currently spend six months in Nevada and six months in Gold Canyon, Arizona. It is with great pleasure that we present our 2016 AHSAA Distinguished Alumnus Award to Gary W. Clem, AHS Class of 1961.
Ames High School 25th Annual Hall-of-Fame Induction Banquet
Thursday September 29, 2016
Ames High School Cafeteria
Ames Hi Aims High
Camera: Motorola X Pure mobile phone camera
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Sponsored by: Ames High School Athletic Booster Club
Gary Clem AHS 1961 was honored as the AHS 2016 Distinguished Alumni Ames High School AHS Athletic Hall of Fame banquet Thur Sep 29 2016 IMG_20160929_182452131
AHS Ames High School Alumni Assoc AHSAA Ames, IA
ameshigh.org - reunions - photos - newsletters - authors - calendar - news - deceased - email - letters - join
Gary Clem biography in the 2016 Hall of Fame program.
Another photo of Gary Clem
Gary W. Clem, Class of 1961
Distinguished Alumni Award Presented by Bill Ripp
Gary W. Clem, AHS Class of 1961, is currently Chairman of ALMACO in Nevada, Iowa. Gary’s formal education in Ames included Crawford and Roosevelt Elementary Schools as well as Central Junior H.S. and Ames Sr. H.S. In high school Gary worked for Allan Machine & Supply Company doing a variety of odd jobs. Following an excursion to California after graduation, he returned to the Midwest and enrolled in an Apprenticeship Tool and Die Maker program in Omaha, NE. Upon his graduation in 1966, Gary was drafted by the Army and stationed in Germany during the Viet Nam Conflict. Following his military discharge, from 1968-1971 Gary was the Product Manger of the Aluminum Container Division for Revere Copper and Brass in Louisville. Kentucky. In 1972, Gary returned to Ames to become the general manager of Allan Machine & Supply Company, which at that time employed 8 people and provided all types of welding, repair and machining services. In the mid-70s Iowa State University and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture approached the business about producing a specialized self-propelled, self-cleaning plot harvester to use in the seed research programs. After building several unsuccessful prototypes, the first Clark-Fehr SPC20 combine was manufactured in 1976, casting the mold for the future of seed research equipment.
In 1978 Gary purchased the manufacturing and machine segments of Allan Machine and Supply Company, along with the research equipment brand name ALMACO. He continued to expand the research equipment product line to include planters, threshers, combines and their electronic data collection and control systems. In 1982, business growth prompted Gary to move ALMACO, along with about 50 employees, to its current location in Nevada, Iowa. Demand for the seed research equipment continued to grow, so in the mid-80's ALMACO shut down its welding and repair services in order to focus entirely on manufacturing seed research technology. Today ALMACO’s state-of-the-art design and manufacturing facility occupies 120,000 sq. ft. on a 75 acre campus, at times employing over 200 individuals. ALMACO has developed and patented numerous models of specialized agricultural research combines, planters and electronic equipment for planting and harvesting research tests for the improvement of corn, soybeans, wheat, rice and other seeds. ALMACO has placed equipment worldwide, and recently they opened a satellite facility in Brazil to accommodate the growth of agricultural research in South America. The ALMACO products that have been developed over the years have helped automate the seed research industry and have contributed significantly to increasing the world food production.
Gary is also very generous with his time and talent. While living in the Nevada, Iowa community, he has served in the following capacities: 10 years on the Nevada City Council, President of the Nevada Rotary Club and inducted into the Nevada Rotary Hall of Fame, President of the Nevada Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Nevada Economic Development, Mainstream Living Board of Directors, Citizens for Criminal Justice (CCJ) Board member and member of the Cornerstone Church in Ames. Other Businesses include: GWC Real Estate, Ames Executive Rentals, and Iowa Boys Real Estate. He enjoys motor homing, collecting classic cars and vintage Harley Davidson’s, fishing and motorcycling throughout the USA. This year marks 24 years of marriage to his wife, Sue, and they are enjoying the blended family of six children and twelve grandchildren. They currently spend six months in Nevada and six months in Gold Canyon, Arizona. It is with great pleasure that we present our 2016 AHSAA Distinguished Alumnus Award to Gary W. Clem, AHS Class of 1961.
Ames High School 25th Annual Hall-of-Fame Induction Banquet
Thursday September 29, 2016
Ames High School Cafeteria
Ames Hi Aims High
Camera: Motorola X Pure mobile phone camera
photobyEd photobyEdHendrickson
Sponsored by: Ames High School Athletic Booster Club