Emerging Leader

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

1. Award may be made to an individual.

2. Nominee must be age 21 to 40.

3. Nominee must be a member of the North Carolina Pork Council.

4. 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. Demonstrates or exhibits potential for leadership in North Carolina’s pork industry.

3. Contributions of the nominee to the North Carolina Pork Council and involvement in its programs and events such as leadership roles and volunteer support.

4. Contributions of the nominee to family and community including church/civic activities and volunteer efforts.

5. Awards or special recognitions received as they relate to the nominee’s involvement in pork production and agriculture.

6. PQA Plus and/or TQA certified, as well as PQA Plus site assessment as applicable.

7. Nominee’s record of environmental compliance.

Eligibility

Application

Majority vote of the Awards Committee.

Please email all nomination forms to katherine@ncpork.org or mail to NC Pork Council, 4000 Westchase Blvd #330, Raleigh, NC 27607. Nominations may be sent at any time during the year. Deadline for consideration for the next award cycle is November 1.

Past Recipients

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 

2025 – Ben Davis