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GFB YF&R Committee Chairmen
Posted on April 4, 2022 8:00 PM
GEORGIA FARM BUREAU YOUNG FARMERS & RANCHERS COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Chairmen served from December of the first year listed through December of the second.
CHAIRMAN MEMBERSHIP COUNTY TERM
Albert Wildes Jeff Davis 1973-74
Wildes was appointed to the first GFB Young Farmers Committee in June 1973 but GFB bylaws weren’t changed to allow the committee chairmen to serve as an ex-officio member of GFB Board of Directors until 1973 convention.
Harry Foster Franklin 1974-76
Wesley Kaylor Lee 1976-77
Larry Eley Greene 1977-78
Terry Thomas Brantley 1978-79
Mack Crawford Pike 1979-80
Ken Howard Morgan 1980-81
Tom McCall Elbert 1981-82
Carroll Bennett Cook 1982-83
Jim Reid Sumter 1983-84
Vincent “Zippy” Duvall Greene 1984-85
Thomas Mercer Wheeler 1985-87
Lee Anderson Columbia 1986-87
James Bennett Telfair 1987-88
Tommy Akridge Mitchell 1988-89
Teel Warbington Dooly 1989-90
Mark Dawson Oconee 1990-91
Brad Marks Newton 1991-92
Terry England Barrow 1992-93
Mark Powell Clay 1993-94
Bobby Barber, Jr. Decatur 1994-95
Chip Brooks Habersham 1995-96
Fred Wetherington Lowndes 1996-97
Mike Lucas Bleckley 1997-98
Jimmy Scott Coffee 1998-99
Michael Williams Bleckley 1999-2000
Mark Glass Mitchell 2000-2001
Chad Brooks Clay 2001-2002
Ben Boyd Screven 2002-2003
Brent Galloway Newton 2003-2004
Paul Shirah Mitchell 2004-2005
Chad Carlton Polk 2005-2006
Chris G. Paulk Irwin 2006-2007
Leighton Cooley Crawford 2007-2008
Lanair Worsham Mitchell 2008-2009
Matt Bottoms Pike 2009-2010
Wesley Hall Forsyth 2010-2011
Jake Carter Henry 2011-2012
Garrett Ganas Ware 2012-2013
Matthew London White 2013-2014
David Cromley Bulloch 2014-2015
Will Cabe Franklin 2015-2016
Mitchell Pittman Toombs 2016-2017
Dustin Covington Sumter 2017-2018
Ben Cagle Cherokee 2018-2019
Will Godowns Pike 2019-2020
Will Godowns Pike 2020-2021*
*served a second year due to COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
Walt Pridgen Coffee 2021-2022