Dreesmann was just 21 years old when she began her career at the American Angus Association in 1967. The Saint Joseph, Missouri native had no computer experience and had attended just a couple of years of junior college when a high-school friend referred Dreesmann to be her replacement as a computer programmer.

Dreesmann learned a lot during her 54 years with the Association and played a vital role in improving the breed and protecting the Angus data and its integrity. At the office she was known as the “Performance Queen” for her wealth of knowledge about the Angus Herd Improvement Records/Performance programs. She was the programmer for the qualifying Pathfinder cows and bulls each year and the semi-annual sire evaluation report. Dreesmann was responsible for the programming and testing on anything that had to do with EPDs and the Angus National Cattle Evaluation, as well as registration and transfer applications. She was also instrumental in the implementation of the programming that makes the Angus office’s one-day turnaround possible.

Through her 54 years, her work continued to improve the efficiency of office workflow and processes. More important than that, she made those improvements with dedication, passion, care and kindness.