Van Murphy Elected New Cotton Incorporated Chairman

By Cotton Grower Staff|February 12, 2021

Van Murphy

Van Murphy, a cotton grower from Quitman, GA, has begun a two-year term as Chairman of the Board of Cotton Incorporated.

Murphy, who has a long history of industry service and experience, was elected during the Cotton Board and Cotton Incorporated Joint Meeting in December 2020.

“Van Murphy is well-respected in the U.S. cotton industry for his experience, knowledge and dedication,” says J. Berrye Worsham, President and CEO of Cotton Incorporated. “We look forward to continuing our working relationship with him in his new role.”

Murphy brings a wealth of cotton leadership to the Chairmanship, including his role as Immediate Vice Chair for the Cotton Incorporated Board of Directors and more than a decade of service as a Cotton Board director. Additionally, Murphy is a past president of the National Cotton Ginners Association, a past president of the Southeastern Cotton Ginners Association, and is a past Southeast Ginner of the Year. He also received the 2008 Cotton Grower Cotton Achievement Award.

Murphy attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, GA, began his career covering all commodities with the Federal and State Inspection Service. Following a stint at the Boston Farm Center, Murphy became the first and only executive manager of BCT Gin Co. in 1983, serving the Georgia counties of Brooks, Colquitt, and Thomas.