National Cotton Council state unit officers for 2018 were elected at the industrywide organization’s annual meeting recently held in Fort Worth, Texas.
Chairmen, vice-chairmen and secretaries, respectively, of the state units are as follows: Alabama—Nicholas McMichen, producer, Centre; Joseph Scarborough III, ginner, Shorter; and Jim Greene, ginner, Courtland; Arizona—Dan Thelander, producer, Maricopa; Bill Brackett, ginner, Buckeye; and K.C. Gingg, producer, Buckeye; Arkansas—Nathan Reed, producer, Marianna; Neill Sloan, warehouser, Portland; and Terry Pollard, producer, Greenway; California—Bryan Bone, producer, and Joseph Cain, warehouser, both of Bakersfield; Charles Meyer III, producer, Stratford; Florida—B.E. “Sonny” Davis Jr., producer, Cottondale; Nick Marshall, producer, Baker; and Buster Kimble, ginner, Marianna; Georgia—Ralph Sandeford, ginner, Midville; Steven Meeks, producer, Screven; and Barry Strickland, ginner, Pelham; Kansas—Thomas Lahey, producer, Moscow; Stuart Briggeman, producer, Pratt; and Gary Feist, ginner, Anthony; Louisiana—Jason Condrey, producer, Lake Providence; Ben Guthrie, producer, Newellton; and LeRoy Kirby III, ginner, Belcher; Mississippi—Ted Kendall IV, producer, Bolton; David Cochran Jr., ginner, Greenville; and Dwayne Coward, warehouser, Greenwood; Missouri/Illinois—A.C. Riley James, ginner, New Madrid, Missouri; William Hunter, cooperative, Bell City, Missouri; and Stephen Harris, ginner, Senath, Missouri; New Mexico—Alberto Pando, ginner, Mesquite; Dean Calvani, producer, Carlsbad; and Alisa Ogden, producer, Loving; North Carolina—Robert Fleming Jr., producer, Zebulon; Brad Warren, producer, Faison; and Kent Smith, producer, Rocky Mount; Oklahoma—Austin Rose, cottonseed merchandiser, and Mark Nichols, producer, both of Altus; and Jeannie Hileman, ginner, Carnegie; South Carolina—Jordan Lea, merchant, Greenville; James Patterson, cottonseed merchandiser, York; and Drake Perrow, ginner, Cameron; Tennessee/Kentucky—Eugene Pugh, III, producer, Halls, Tennessee; Bradley Williams, ginner, Burlison; and Tommy Moore, producer, Somerville, Tennessee; Texas—Richard Gaona, producer, Roby; David Wyatt, ginner, Woodsboro; and Elmer Braden Jr., producer, Coyanosa; Virginia—James Ferguson, producer, Emporia; Steele Byrum, producer, Zuni; and Mark Hodges III, ginner, Emporia.
