Cotton Research and Promotion Hall of Fame Adds Four

Four honorees make up the 2016 class of Cotton Incorporated’s Cotton Research and Promotion Hall of Fame.

The program, now in its third year, recognizes U.S. cotton industry leaders that have made significant contributions to the Program or to the cotton industry in general. The honorees will be formally inducted during the joint Cotton Incorporated/Cotton Board annual meeting in New Orleans in December.

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The 2016 Cotton Research and Promotion Hall of Fame honorees are William A. “Bill” Baxter (Arkansas); the late Jack S. Hamilton (Louisiana); Kent Nix (Texas); and J. Nicholas “Nick” Hahn (New York).

“Over the past few decades, the cotton industry has continued to evolve and advance in many ways,” says Berrye Worsham, president and CEO of Cotton Incorporated. “The tireless dedication and many contributions of the 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees have shaped the industry as we know it today and will further impact future growth and advancement.”

The 2016 Hall of Fame honorees were chosen from nominations made by Certified Producer and Importer Organizations and voted upon by the Chairman’s Committee of the Cotton Incorporated Board of Directors.

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William A. “Bill” Baxter has served as a board member of Cotton Council International, a member delegate of the National Cotton Council, and as a director and chairman of the Cotton Board. Baxter has also been the recipient of the Arkansas Cotton Achievement Award, and was elected into the Arkansas Agricultural Hall of Fame in 1999. He currently serves as president and operating officer of Baxter Land Company.

Jack S. Hamilton (deceased) provided many years of leadership and dedication to the industry, serving as chairman of both Cotton Incorporated and the National Cotton Council, a director of Cotton Council International, and president of the Southern Cotton Ginners Association. Hamilton also served as the first president of the Louisiana Cotton & Grain Association, an organization he helped found in 1968.

Kent Nix is recognized for his long tenure and strong leadership during his time on The Cotton Board, beginning as an alternate member and transitioning through the ranks to become chairman. His role in ensuring and including the importer segment of the industry was very instrumental to the Program. Nix has also served on the Plains Cotton Growers Board of Directors and the Plains Cotton Improvement Committee.

J. Nicholas “Nick” Hahn held several positions at Cotton Incorporated, and has the distinction of leading the organization as its second and fourth president and CEO. Hahn built on the marketing legacy of the late Dukes Wooters, the first president of Cotton Incorporated, and elevated the Company’s marketing efforts to new levels of sophistication.

Cotton Incorporated, funded by U.S. cotton producers and importers of cotton and cotton textile products, conducts worldwide research and promotion activities to increase the demand for and profitability of cotton. The Cotton Research and Promotion Program was established in 1966 to expand the demand for upland cotton and to increase profitability for both cotton growers and importers of cotton products.

 

Source – Cotton Incorporated

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