National Cotton Council Names 2016 Directors

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The National Cotton Council directors for 2016 were announced at the NCC's annual meeting held in Dallas, Texas, on February 5-7.

Elected to the NCC Board during segment caucuses were:

Producers – Kendall Wannamaker, Saint Matthews, S.C.; Nathan Reed, Marianna, Ark.; Shawn Holladay, Lubbock, Texas; Dan Thelander, Maricopa, Ariz; and Michael Tate, Huntsville, Alabama.

Ginners – Levin Lynch, Florence, S.C.; David Blakemore, Campbell, MO; Jerry Stuckey, Moscow, Kan.; Robert Gladden, Stanfield, Ariz.; and Ron Craft, Plains, Texas.

Warehousers – Donald Robinson, Garner, N.C.; Charlie Jackson, Memphis, Tenn.; Thomas Clodfelter, Seminole, Texas; and Brett Underwood and Ron Harkey, both of Lubbock, Texas.

Merchants –Jordan Lea, Greenville, S.C.; John Mitchell, Prattville, Ala.; Hope Brooks, III, and Jeff Johnson, both of Cordova, Tenn.; and Bobby Walton, Memphis, Tennessee.

Cottonseed – Andy Borem and Sammy Wright, both of Tifton, Ga.; Austin Rose, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Paul Scruggs, Overland Park, Kan.; and Ronnie Gilbert, Lubbock, Texas.

Cooperatives – Keith Lucas, Garner, N.C.; Jeff Thompson, Prattville, Ala.; Meredith Allen, Greenwood, MS; Sam Hill, Lubbock, Texas; and Cindy Walters, Bakersfield, Calif.

Manufacturers – Anderson Warlick and James Martin, both of Gastonia, N.C.; Robert Chapman, III, Inman, S.C.; Robin Perkins, Sanford, N.C.; and Owen Hodges, III, Columbus, Georgia.