National Cotton Council Names '09 Directors

NCC directors for '09 were announced at the industrywide organization’s annual meeting held in Washington, DC, on February 12-16.

February 18, 2009
Contact: Marjory Walker
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WASHINGTON, DC - National Cotton Council directors for 2009 were announced here at the industrywide organization’s annual meeting on February 12-16.

Elected to the NCC Board during segment caucuses were:

Producers – Chuck Lee, Pembroke, GA; C.B. “Chuck” Coley, Vienna, GA; John H. Willis, Brownsville, TN; James F. Dodson, Robstown, TX; and Donald J. Cameron, Helm, CA.

Ginners – Van F. Murphy, Quitman, GA; Sledge Taylor, Como, MS; Richard Kelley, Burlison, TN; Chris W. Breedlove, Olton, TX; and Stanley R. Creelman, Tulare, CA.

Warehousemen – W. Coalter Paxton, III, Wilson, NC; Robert Snodgrass, Taylor, TX; Ron Harkey, Lubbock, TX; Jay T. Cowart, Altus, OK; and Dane Jones, Bakersfield, CA.

Merchants – T. Jordan Lea, Greenville, SC; John D. Mitchell, Cordova, TN; Philip R. Bogel, II, Dallas, TX; Manfred Schiefer, Lubbock, TX; and G.W. Winburne, Phoenix, AZ.

Cottonseed – Sammy Wright, Tifton, GA; John C. Fricke, Pine Bluff, AR; John Chisum, Lubbock, TX; Robert L. Lacy, Jr., Lubbock, TX; and Todd Parker, Fresno, CA;.

Cooperatives – Jeffrey A. Thompson, Prattville, AL; Michael Quinn, Garner, NC; Sterling P. Jones, Greenwood, MS; Wallace L. Darneille, Lubbock, TX; and Paul E. Bush, Glendale, AZ.

Manufacturers – Robert H. Chapman III, Inman, SC; W. Malloy Evans, Cheraw, SC; Werner Bieri, Jefferson, GA; Vernon C. Tyson, Jr., Winston-Salem, NC; and Owen J. Hodges, III, Columbus, GA.