Dale A. Eggimann.  Mr. Eggimann, a Christian County farmer from Taylorville, Illinois, has been engaged in farming full-time since 1991. He grew up on a grain and livestock farm in Christian County, graduated from South Fork High School and attended Coal Mine Technology classes at Wabash Valley College. He worked for the Peabody Coal Company from 1979 to 1991 as a coal miner. A certified EMT, he was a volunteer EMT with Sangamac Ambulance at Pawnee for ten years. He was project manager for the construction of the new firehouse in Kincaid. He currently serves as president of the Midland Fire Protection District.