Hall of Fame
Purpose
Entry to the North Carolina Pork Council Hall of Fame is the highest honor the organization bestows. The Hall of Fame recognizes those persons with long and outstanding service to North Carolina’s pork industry and the North Carolina Pork Council.
Eligibility
The recipient may be active or retired, or the award may be given posthumously.
Selection Criteria
1. Long-standing contributions of the nominee to the pork industry through research, education, management, and/or leadership ability to pork-producing and/or agricultural organizations.
2. Contributions of the nominee to family and community including church/civic activities and volunteer efforts.
3. Contributions of the nominee to family and community including church/civic activities and volunteer efforts.
4. Awards or special recognitions received as they relate to the nominee’s involvement in pork production and agriculture.
5. PQA Plus and/or TQA certified, as well as PQA Plus site assessment if applicable.
6. Nominee’s record of environmental compliance if applicable.
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. Nominations may be sent at any time during the year. Deadline for consideration for the next award cycle is December 1.
Past Recipients
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1989 – Jim Butler 1991 – Holmes Murphy 1992 – Jack Parker 1993 – L.B. Outlaw 1994 – Burrows Lundy 1995 – Dr. David Spruill 1995 – Dr. Bob Jones 1996 – Ottis Carroll 1996 – H.D. and Jan Cornelius 1997 – James W. Jackson 1998 – Dr. Charles Stanislaw 1999 – Thad Sharp |
2000 – Bobby Cox 2001 – Wendell Murphy 2002 – Annabelle Fetterman 2003 – Lois Britt 2004 – George Upton 2005 – Bill Prestage 2006 – Jack Kelley 2007 – Dr. William Plummer 2008 – L. Bynum Driggers 2009 – Billy Herring 2010 – L.L. Murphrey 2012 – Dr. Jim Barker |
2013 – Norman C. Denning 2014 – W.G. Simmons 2015 – Bob Swain 2016 – Sonny Faison 2017 – John C. Howard, Jr. 2018 – Wilbur & Mary Earp 2019 – Jim Stocker 2020 – Deborah Johnson 2021 – David Gooden 2022 – Bob Ivey |
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