Past presidents of Southern Cotton Growers congratulate retired Southern CEO Dave Ruppenicker for receiving the Hall of Honor Award presented Jan. 24 at the annual meeting of Southern Cotton Growers/Southeastern Cotton Ginners Association at the Westin Hilton Head Resort in Hilton Head Island, S.C. From left, Ronnie Fleming, Frank Rogers, Alan McLaurin, Ronnie Lee, Dave Ruppenicker, Kent Wannamaker, David Dunlow, Lee Cromley, Rusty Darby, and Joe Martin. John Hart
Cotton industry leaders Dave Ruppenicker, Drake Perrow, and Allen McLaurin were recognized for their contributions to the cotton industry during the annual meeting of Southern Cotton Growers and Southeastern Cotton Ginners Association Jan. 22 to 23 at the Westin Hilton Head Resort in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Ruppenicker, retired Southern Cotton Growers CEO, received the Hall of Honor award while Perrow received the 2023 Ginner of the Year award, and McLaurin received the Producer Recognition award.
In presenting the award to Ruppenicker, Southern Cotton Growers President Joe Martin, a Conway, N.C. cotton farmer, said the Hall of Honor award is not bestowed to an office or position held, but on the merits of one’s contributions to the Southeast cotton industry and the individual’s high degree of character and integrity demonstrated throughout a career in the industry.
Hall of Honor Award
Only six Hall of Honor awards have been presented since the first in 2001.