Gladstone

Gladstone Inc. is the manufacturer and publisher of ShoWorks™ and was established in 1994 out of the need for an efficient, easy-to-use yet powerful software system to manage the fair process. Gladstone has been recognized as a distinguished Aggie 100 company for three consecutive years in a row (2008/2009/2010) for which is a designation to the top 100 fastest growing companies in the world lead by Texas A&M alumni. Michael Hnatt is the founder and president. Michael also taught database, Web and e-commerce programming at Texas A&M University for 9 years, and holds an MBA from the University of Houston, including 3 years doctoral work in the field of Information Management. He has written learning materials which are used in both academics and industry today. One of his works is also endorsed by Microsoft and listed as a top resource within Microsoft Office products and marketed worldwide in over 20 countries. His experience as a youth in the fair industry has ranged from exhibitor, to entertainer/performer, to rodeo contestant, to volunteer. Dr. Raleigh Jobes was a former Extension Agricultural Economist and is a professor emeritus of the Agricultural Economics Department at Oklahoma State University. He has authored many books and papers on livestock production and farm consulting, bringing tremendous amounts of hands-on experience in agriculture education and at the fair/event level. Raleigh is well known for having the talent to bring a ShoWorks support topic down to a simple understanding level that anyone can understand. Raleigh has been helping ShoWorks users since 1999. Kelsey Schultz, a native from Wisconsin, has been with Gladstone since 2005 and balances her employment in conjuction with her enrollment at Texas A&M University. Kelsey is credited as the vital structure in the day-to-day operating activities of Gladstone. Spencer Schultz is the newest addition to the ShoWorks arena. In 2008, Spencer laid the groundwork and continues his efforts on the online photo and multi-media judging aspects of the ShoWorks line.