Donald E. Alvies. Mr. Alvies, a Sangamon County farmer from Pawnee, Illinois, began farming in 1966 and currently farms 950 acres. He is also the owner-operator of Alvies Supply, an agri-business which sells grain handling equipment and seed supplies. He is a 1966 graduate of Pawnee High School and the University of Illinois Winter Short Course. He has served as chairman of the Pfizer Genetics Dealer Council and as an alternate of the Sangamon County ASCS committee, has been secretary/treasurer and treasurer of the Sangamon County Farm Bureau, is a past member of the Sangamon County Farm Bureau PIC Committee, was a member of the Sangamon County Farmers Union, and has worked with the Sangamon County Zoning Committee. He currently is a member of the Sangamon County Historical Committee, the Sangamon County Extension Council and the Land of Lincoln Agricultural Coalition. Mr. Alvies has been instrumental in the Land of Lincoln Agricultural Coalition, serving as a member of the board.