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The National Cotton Council is currently accepting applications for the 2004/2005 Cotton Leadership Class. Jimmy Sanford, chairperson of the Cotton Leadership Committee, reviews eligibility requirements for class participants.
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Applicants selected for the Cotton Leadership Class participate in several activities throughout the year, including five, one-week retreats that provide specialized insight into the wide scope of the U.S. cotton industry.
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Currently entering its twenty-first year, the Cotton Leadership Class is much more than education. Although Sanford knows members benefit from in-depth sessions ranging from understanding economic issues that affect the industry to training in public speaking and media relations, there is one key thing each Leadership Class always takes home – and that is life-long connections.
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With a deadline of July 1, 2004, people interested in applying for the 2004/05 Cotton Leadership Class can gather information through a variety of ways.
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The Cotton Leadership Program is an education project of the National Cotton Council’s Cotton Foundation and is sponsored through a grant from DuPont Crop Protection.
