Ulin Andrews was raised on a large livestock and grain farm in central Illinois. For many years, he showed swine, beef, sheep and horses. He was an active FFA and 4-H member.

He attended the University of Illinois, where he received a B. S. in Agricultural Education, Masters in Education and an Advanced Certificate in Education Administration.

After college, he taught high school Agricultural Education for eight years at Oakland, Illinois. He then spent ten years as high school principal at the same school. His last nineteen years, before retirement in 2003, were spent teaching Agricultural Education at the high school level in Charleston, Illinois.

During his tenure at Charleston High School, much emphasis was put on livestock evaluation with the FFA Chapter. Ulin coached seven state champion livestock judging teams and eight state champion horse judging teams. The 1997 livestock team was National Champion. Many of Ulin's students were on National Champion 4-H teams representing Illinois. Several former students helped their junior college and four-year college teams achieve national championships in livestock and horse judging.

Ulin and his wife, Debbie, live at Oakland Illinois. They have raised and shown llamas since 1996 with much success in the show ring. Their farm name is Log Cabin Llamas.