Meanwhile, she “secretaried” rodeos across the Far West in the employ of leading stock contractors and several major rodeo committees. She held the post for 22 years, until 2006. In 1984, Judy inherited the Ellensburg Rodeo secretary post two years after the retirement of distinguished veteran Bob Swaim (’04 ERHOF Inductee). The secretary also keeps daily and final statistics for the permanent PRCA archive. The secretary welcomes and records all entrants, collects their fees, and administers the stock drawing, placements, day money, and final “payouts” to the cowboys and cowgirls. The secretary is in charge of the registration and processing of all cowboy contestants, ensuring they know when and where they will compete and what animals they draw.
Secretaries are essential to every rodeo, orchestrating the many complicated transactions taking place “behind the chutes” that rodeo fans never see. A severe injury and hip replacement refocused Judy’s interests to behind the chutes, where she became a rodeo secretary in 1976.
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