February 18, 2009
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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.