# Bowen Flowers Elected Chairman of American Cotton Producers

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2014-03-04
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/cotton-news/bowen-flowers-elected-chairman-of-american-cotton-producers/

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Bowen Flowers, a Clarksdale, MS, cotton producer, was elected chairman of the American Cotton Producers (ACP) of the National Cotton Council (NCC) for 2014, during the NCC’s recent annual meeting.

The ACP is an organization of cotton producer leaders elected by their peers and uniformly distributed among the major cotton-producing states. The ACP is the producers’ advocate within the NCC and has responsibility for developing recommendations on all matters affecting the cotton production sector.

Currently a NCC director, Flowers has served on and chaired various ACP and NCC committees and task forces. He will also serve as the at-large NCC producer director.

Elected as ACP vice chairmen were Ronald Lee, Bronwood, GA; Dan Thelander, Maricopa, AZ; and Jon Whatley, Odem, TX.

Elected as NCC producer directors were Michael Tate, Huntsville, AL, representing the Southeast region; Ted Schneider, Lake Providence, LA, representing the Mid-South region; and Shawn Holladay, Lubbock, TX, representing the Southwest region. Donald Cameron, Helm, CA, was re-elected to represent the Western region.

Elected as ACP state producer chairmen for 2014 were:

**Alabama** – Nick McMichen, Centre, and Ricky Wiggins, Andalusia

**Arizona** – Paul Ollerton and Gregory Wuertz, both from Casa Grande

**Arkansas** – Herrick Norcross, III, Tyronza

**California** – Mark McKean, Riverdale

**Florida** – B. E. “Sonny” Davis, Jr., Cottondale

**Georgia** – Tim Crosby, Pavo, and Chad Mathis, Jr., Arlington

**Kansas** – Kent Goyen, Pratt

**Louisiana** – Jason Condrey, Lake Providence; and Benjamin Guthrie, Newellton

**Mississippi** – Patrick Johnson, Jr., Tunica

**Missouri/Illinois** – Steven Droke, Hornersville, MO

**New Mexico** – Nathan Jurva, Carlsbad

**North Carolina** – David Dunlow, Gaston, and Joseph Martin, II, Conway

**Oklahoma** – Dan Robbins and Mark Nichols, both from Altus

**South Carolina** – Rusty Darby, Jr., Chester; and Kendall Wannamaker, Saint Matthews

**Tennessee/Kentucky** – John Lindamood, Tiptonville, TN

**Texas** – Keith Corzine, Stamford; Craig Heinrich, Lubbock; and Doyle Schniers, San Angelo

**Virginia** – James Jones, Jr., Windsor.

*Source – National Cotton Council*