Christopher L. Waters. Mr. Waters, from Dawson, Illinois, has been a Sangamon County farmer since 1981and, with his brothers, currently operates a 1,600 acre farming operation in the Mechanicsburg, Illinois area. He is also part owner and operator of Waters Agency, Inc. , an insurance agency and farming operation based in Rochester, Illinois. He grew up in the Rochester, Illinois area, graduated from Missouri Military Academy in 1977 and then attended Lincoln Land Community College where he received an A.S. in Agri-Business Management. He has been a member of the board of Mechanicsburg Township since December 2004 and has served as a board member of the Mechanicsburg Farmers Grain, Inc. since August 2005. He has instructed Community Education Classes in computers for Lincoln Land Community College.