NC Pork Emerging Leader Award
Purpose
The North Carolina Pork Council Emerging Leader Award is to recognize and honor a pork producer aged 40 or younger who has contributed to the pork industry in North Carolina and exhibits potential for leadership. In previous years, this award was known as the Pork All-American.
Eligibility
- Award may be made to an individual.
- Nominee must be between the ages of 21 to 40.
- Nominee must be a member of the North Carolina Pork Council.
- Nominee must be an owner, operator, contract producer, manager or employee engaged in pork production in North Carolina.
Selection Criteria
1. Contributions of the nominee to the pork industry through management and leadership ability, including pork producer/agricultural organizations.
2. Contributions of the nominee to the North Carolina Pork Council and involvement in its programs and events such as leadership roles and volunteer support.
3. Demonstrates or exhibits potential for leadership in North Carolina’s pork industry.
4. Contributions of the nominee to family and community including church/civic activities and volunteer efforts.
5. Nominee’s record of environmental compliance.
6. PQA Plus and/or TQA certified, as well as PQA Plus site assessment as applicable.
7. Awards or special recognitions received as they relate to the nominee’s involvement in pork production and agriculture.
Decision Authority
Majority vote of the Awards Committee
Frequency
Annual award
Application
To apply, please fill out this PDF form.
Nominations
Please email all nomination forms to Terri Smith at terri@ncpork.org or mail to: NC Pork Council, Attn: Terri Smith, 1401 Sunday Drive, Suite 116, Raleigh, NC 27607.
Past Recipients
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1971 – James W. Jackson 1972 – Robert Cox 1973 – Vernon Floyd 1974 – Jesse Riddick 1975 – Wendell Murphy 1976 – Wingate Collier 1977 – Ted Ivey 1978 – John F. Singleton 1979 – Don Smith 1980 – Charles Locklear 1981 – Tony Lee Hale 1982 – Robert Ivey 1983 – W. Charles Gulledge 1984 – Arthur Jenkins 1985 – David Sanderson 1986 – Allan Baucom 1987 – Jimmy Pollock 1988 – Whitley & Janet Stephenson 1989 – Randall Dawson 1990 – Miriam Lewis |
1991 – David Overman 1992 – Bill van Staalduinen 1993 – Ben Outlaw 1994 – Jay Humphrey 1995 – Mike Duncan 1996 – Cathy Davis 1997 – Jimmy Neuhoff 1998 – Todd & Deborah Ballance 1999 – Alan Sharp 2000 – Ray Collier 2001 – Waitus English 2002 – Rusty Cox 2003 – Patrick Bell 2005 – Jake Barrow 2006 – Michael Inman 2007 – Neil Strother 2008 – Brian Kennedy 2009 – Cara Winn Lane 2010 – John Garner 2011 – Bo Stone |
2012 – Brandon Moore 2013 – Channing Gooden 2014 – Brandon Warren 2015 – Roddy Purser 2016 – Megan Spence 2017 – Cody Coombs 2018 – Marlowe Ivey Vaughan 2019 – Justin & Erica Edwards 2020 – Bailee Arnold 2021 – Dave Overman 2022 – Josh Coombs |
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