Newly elected members of the National Chicken Council’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors were announced at the trade association’s Annual Conference in Washington last week.
Elected to one-year terms on the Executive Committee were: Lampkin Butts, Sanderson Farms, Laurel, MS; Alan H. Duncan, Mountaire Corporation, Little Rock, AR; Ben Harrison, Jr., Amick Farms, Batesburg-Leesville, SC; Michael Helgeson, GNP Company, St. Cloud, MN; Mark Hickman, Peco Foods, Tuscaloosa, AL; Donnie King, Tyson Foods, Springdale, AR; Jerry Lane, Claxton Poultry Farms, Claxton, GA; Bill Lovette, Pilgrim’s, Greeley, CO; James A. Perdue, Perdue Farms, Salisbury, MD; Todd Simmons, Simmons Foods, Siloam Springs, AR; Don Taber, House of Raeford, Rose Hill, NC; and Michael Welch, Harrison Poultry, Bethlehem, GA.
Elected to three-year terms on the Board of Directors were: Benny Bishop, Peco Foods, Tuscaloosa, AL; Paul D. Fox, O. K. Foods, Fort Smith, AR; Ben Harrison, Jr., Amick Farms, Batesburg-Leesville, SC; Michael Helgeson, GNP Company, St. Cloud, MN; Thomas M. Hensley, Jr., Fieldale Farms Corporation, Baldwin, GA; Dan Huber, Foster Farms, Livingston, CA; Jerry Lane, Claxton Poultry Farms, Claxton, GA; Jim Leighton, Perdue Farms, Salisbury, MD; Bill Lovette, Pilgrim’s, Greeley, CO; Galen D. Miller, Miller Poultry, Orland, IN; Gary Murphy, Simmons Foods, Siloam Springs, AR; Donnie Smith, Tyson Foods, Springdale, AR; Don Taber, House of Raeford, Rose Hill, NC; and Michael Welch, Harrison Poultry, Bethlehem, GA.
Elected to one-year terms as Directors-at-Large were: Randall Ennis, Aviagen, Huntsville, AL; Jimmy Fielding, International Paper, Memphis, TN; Guy Harari, Adisseo, Alpharetta, GA; Heath Jarrett, Meyn America, Ball Ground, GA; Todd Kenning, Linde, Defiance, MO; Joe Lucas, Prince Agri Products/Phibro Animal Health, Lake Saint Louis, MO; Bill Melton, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, Columbia, SC; W. F. Morris, Morris & Associates, Garner, NC; Carlos Putnam, Bayer HealthCare, Carthage, NC; Jim Riggsbee, Pactiv Corporation, Cashiers, NC; Whitner Slagsvol, Greater South Insurance Agency, Columbia, SC; and Amy Witte, DuPont, Fayetteville, AR.
In addition, Charles C. “Chick” Allen III, past president and chief executive officer of Allen Family Foods, Seaford, Delaware, was elected to be an Honorary Life Member of the NCC board of directors. Allen served as NCC’s Chairman during 1991-92. In the nominating letter for Allen it was noted that “while he was a board member he most faithfully discharged his duties as a director through regular attendance at meetings and active participation in council activities and initiatives. By contributing his time and service above and beyond that normally expected of a Director, Chick set a truly high standard.” Allen joins a select list of seven other living honorary life members.
