Mark Williams Elected Chairman of ACP

Mark Williams, a producer from Farwell, TX, was elected chairman of the American Cotton Producers of the National Cotton Council for 2002 during the Council’s Annual Meeting.

February 11, 2002
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DALLAS, TX (Special) – Mark Williams, a producer from Farwell, TX, was elected chairman of the American Cotton Producers of the National Cotton Council for 2002 during the Council’s annual meeting.

Sam Spruell, Mt. Hope, AL, and Jon W. Harwick, Newellton, LA, were elected vice chairmen. John H. Pucheu, Jr., Tranquillity, CA, was re-elected vice chairman.

Elected as new regional directors are: Roy Baxley, Dillon, SC, representing the Southeast; Daniel T. Branton, Leland, MS, representing the Mid-South; and Woody Anderson, Colorado City, TX, representing the Southwest; and Williams as the director at-large. Re-elected as a regional director was Charles K. "Chuck" Youngker, Buckeye, AZ, representing the West.

Elected state producer chairmen were: ALABAMA – Mike Tate, Hazel Green; ARIZONA – Wiley Murphy, Tucson; ARKANSAS – Laudies D. Brantley, Jr.,England; CALIFORNIA – Don Cameron, Helm; GEORGIA – C.B. Coley, Vienna; FLORIDA – B. E. "Sonny: Davis, Cottondale; LOUISIANA – Boyd Holley, Bastrop; MISSISSIPPI – Robert A. Carson, Jr., Marks; MISSOURI-ILLINOIS – Steve C. Droke, Hornersville, MO; NEW MEXICO – Bob Mayberry, Lake Arthur; NORTH CAROLINA – David Grant, Garysburg; OKLAHOMA – KANSAS – Dan Robbins, Altus, OK; SOUTH CAROLINA – Frank B. Rogers, III, Bennettsville; TENNESSEE-KENTUCKY – John Willis, Brownsville; TEXAS – Craig D. Shook, Corpus Christi; and VIRGINIA – Cycil Byrum, Windsor.