Outstanding
Achievement "Ginner of the Year" Award -
For the past 25 years the
Ginners Association has recognized the following individuals with the
Outstanding Achievement "Ginner of the Year" award. This annual
award is to honor and recognize an individual who has provided dedication,
knowledge, and special service to this Association as well as the ginning
industry. Each year, members of the Association have the opportunity to
nominate who they think is most deserving of this award. |
| Ginner
of the Year - Past Recipients |
| Carlton Hooper |
1982 |
| William F. Smyers |
1983 |
| Donald E. Litz |
1984 |
| Ken Rowan |
1985 |
| Roscoe Honeycutt |
1986 |
| Bob Faris |
1987 |
| Hartford Smith |
1988 |
| Tom Miller |
1989 |
| Loyd Colbert |
1990 |
| Larry Gallian |
1991 |
| Joe Clark |
1992 |
| Carlton Truhett |
1993 |
| Jack Hoover |
1994 |
| Bob Lange |
1995 |
| David Alderete |
1996 |
| James Mackey |
1997 |
| Joe Vierra |
1998 |
| Michael Hooper |
1999 |
| Kirk Gilkey |
2000 |
| Stan Creelman |
2001 |
| Louie Colombini |
2002 |
| John Toscano |
2003 |
| Fred Cook |
2004 |
| Hugh Bello |
2005 |
| Bill Wilson |
2006 |
| Wayne Gilbert |
2007 |
| John Colbert |
2008 |
| Tom Pires |
2009 |
Distinguished
Service Award -
In 1992, the Association presented its first Distinguished Service
Award. This award is to recognize individuals outside of the Ginners
Association that have made significant contributions to the Association and/or
the cotton ginning industry. The recipient is chosen by nominations from
members of the Association. This award is based on those deserving of it,
thus it is not always given annually and some years there may be more than one
recipient. |
Distinguished
Service Award
Past Recipients |
| Macon Steele |
1992 |
| Glen Ratliff |
1995 |
| Ron Shanoian |
1996 |
| Roger Allredge |
1997 |
| Lee W. Stevens, Sr. |
1998 |
| Ernie Kandarian |
1999 |
| Donavon Heslep |
2001 |
| Fred Johnson |
2001 |
| Roger Isom |
2002 |
| Dennis Tristao |
2002 |
| Earl Williams |
2002 |
| Jerry Ward |
2003 |
| Mark Ptacek |
2004 |
| Larry Gallian |
2006 |
| Phil Wakelyn |
2007 |
| Steve Cooksey |
2008 |
| Leland "Butch" Stevens |
2009 |
| George Soares |
2010 |
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