Leadership,
Past & Present
Past Presidents
1952
Malcom A. Rowe*
Athens Fertilizer Company Athens, Georgia
1953
J. M. Shepherd'
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. Albany, Georgia
1954
W. A. "Bill" Higginbotham'
Armour & Company Albany, Georgia
1955 W. W. Harley'
Southem Fertilizer & Chemical Co. Savannah, Georgia
1956
J. E. Nunnally'
Cotton Producers Association Atlanta, Georgia
1957
W. H. "Buck" Appleton'
Potash Company of America Atlanta, Georgia
'58-59
G. L. "Tony" Dozier'
Commercial Solvents Macon, Georgia
1960
J. B. Amos'
Ethridge Fertilizer Company Augusta, Georgia
1961
R. G. "Geise" Dozier
Stevens Industries Dawson, Georgia
1962 G. Allen Burson'
Cotton Producers Association Atlanta, Georgia
1963
Paul Renfroe'
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. Albany, Georgia
1964
Blair W. Davis'
Southem Fertilizer & Chemical Co. Savannah, Georgia
1965
Charles O. Smith, Jr.*
C. O. Smith Guano Company Moultrie, Georgia
1966
John D. McLeod'
Omega Fertilizer Company Omega, Georgia
1967
R. R. "Dick" Mehrhof
Columbia Nitrogen Company Augusta, Georgia
1968
Quentin Lee
Cotton Producers Association Atlanta, Georgia
1969
S. E. "Gene" Younts
Potash Institute Atlanta, Georgia
1970
Charles E. Seaton
Swift & Company Atlanta, Georgia
1971
Wendell Bobbitt
Southern States Phosphate & Fertilizer Co.
Savannah, Georgia
1972
Jim Gordon
Gold Kist, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia
1973
Jack Cope'
Reliance Fertilizer Company Savannah, Georgia
1974
J. Fielding Reed*
Potash Institute Atlanta, Georgia
1975
W. J. "Bill" Cook>
Columbia Nitrogen Company Atlanta, Georgia
1976
John Elliott
Agrico Chemical Company Savannah, Georgia
1977 Howard Ray
USS Agri-Chemicals Atlanta, Georgia
1978
Pete Mitchell
Kaiser Agricultural Chemicals Savannah, Georgia
1979
H. M. "Pete" Peters
Swift Agricultural Chemicals Albany, Georgia
1980 Rosser Waller
Gold Kist, Inc. Moultrie, Georgia
1981
Randy Willingham
Willingham-Little Stone Company
Atlanta, Georgia
1982
Raybon Anderson
Bulloch Fertilizer Company Statesboro, Georgia
1983
Howard Holton
Agri-Business Supply, Inc. Albany, Georgia
1984
Gordon Quick
Estech, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia
1985
John F. Brown
International Minerals & Chemicals
Augusta, Georgia
1986
AL F. Cox
Port City Nitrogen Savannah, Georgia
1987
Larry Adams
Traylor Chemical & Supply Co. Stone Mountain, Georgia
1988
Jim Corgill
Columbia Nitrogen Company Augusta, Georgia
1989
H. Ray Worthey, Jr.
Farmers Favorite Fertilizer Moultrie, Georgia
1990
R. G. "Joe" Register
Vigoro Industries Savannah, Georgia
1991
Richard Weaver
Gold Kist, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia
1992
Darvin Eason
Lenox Ag Services, Inc. Lenox, Georgia
1993
Noble R. Usherwood
Potash & Phosphate Institute Stone Mountain, Georgia
1994
Jake Redmon
Houston Fertilizer & Grain Co. Bonaire, Georgia
1995
Mike Anderson
Bulloch Fertilizer Company Statesboro, Georgia
1996
James P. "Jimmy" Champion, III
Albany Warehouse Company Albany, Georgia
1997
Perry Fuller
IMC AgriBusiness Inc. Tifton, Georgia
1998
John M. Gladden
IMC AgriBusiness Inc. Tifton, Georgia
1999
William I. "Bill" Segars
University of Georgia Athens, Georgia
2000
Tad Williamson
Tri-State Plant Food, Inc. Dothan, Alabama
2001
Greg F. Slade
Southern States Cooperatives Cordele, Georgia
2002
Tim Forshee
Fang Chemicals, Inc. Tifton, Georgia
2003
Rudy Hancock
Royster-Clark, Inc., Tifton, Georgia
2004
Ron Waller
DSM Chemicals North America
2005
Trey Few
Potash Import & Chemical Corp.
2006
Trey Few
Potash Import & Chemical Corp.
2007
Jerry Davis
Heart of Georgia Peanut & Gin Co.
* - Deceased
Revised: February 27, 2004