NCC Names '10 Directors

The NCC directors for '10 were announced at the NCC’s annual meeting held here on Feb. 4-8.

February 10, 2010
Contact: Marjory Walker
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The National Cotton Council directors for 2010 were announced at the NCC’s annual meeting held here on February 4-8.

Elected to the NCC Board during segment caucuses were:

Producers – Frank B. Rogers, III, Bennettsville, SC; John H. Willis, Brownsville, TN; Michael D. Alexander, Colorado City, TX; James F. Dodson, Robstown, TX; and Donald J. Cameron, Helm, CA.

Ginners – Van F. Murphy, Quitman, GA; Lee Tiller, Odem, TX; Richard Kelley, Burlison, TN; Dwayne T. Alford, Yuma, AZ; and Kirk Gilkey, Corcoran, CA.

Warehousemen – W. Coalter Paxton, III, Wilson, NC; Charlie Jackson, Memphis, TN; Ron Harkey, Lubbock, TX; Robert J. Crume, Bakersfield, CA; 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 Eduardo L. Esteve, Dallas, TX.

Cottonseed – Sammy Wright, Tifton, GA; J. Scott Middleton, Jonestown, MS; and Mark Wirkus, Chattanooga, TN; Ronnie Gilbert, Lubbock, TX; and Paul Scruggs, Overland Park, KS.

Cooperatives – Kirby O. Powell, Jackson, TN; Michael Quinn, Garner, NC; Sterling P. Jones, Greenwood, MS; Wallace L. Darneille, Lubbock, TX; and Jarral Neeper, Bakersfield, CA.

Manufacturers – Robert H. Chapman III, Inman, SC; W. Malloy Evans, Cheraw, SC; Werner Bieri, Jefferson, GA; David Hastings, Mauldin, SC; and Owen J. Hodges, III, Columbus, GA.