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Ronald Sholar Production Editor: Pam Gillen TABLE OF CONTENTS Board of Diredors . 1 Annual Meeting Sites • . • . 1 APRES Committees ....•........•.........•................. 2 Past Presidents, APRES . 4 Fellows of APRES ..•....................................... 4 Bailey Award Winners ....................................... 4 NPC Research and Education Award . 5 Joe Sugg Graduate Student Award . 5 Coyt T. Wilson Distinguished Service Award ....................... 5 Annual Meeting Presentations . • . 6 Minutes of the Board of Diredors Meeting • . 80 Invited Speaker Presentations •A Partnership for Quality" - Dr. Wayne Lord, President, Southco Commodities, Inc. • . 88 National Peanut Foundation Speech to APRES - Kim Cutchins, President, National Peanut Foundation . 93 Opening Remarks by the President at the 1991 Business Meeting of APRES - Dr. Ronald J. Henning ............................ 96 Minutes of the Regular Business Meeting . 98 Finance Committee Report . 100 APRES Budget 1991-92 .......•............................ 101 APRES Balance Sheet for FY 1990-91 . 102 APRES Statement of Adivity for Year Ending .................... 103 Peanut Science Budget 1991-92 .............................. 104 Peanut Science and Technology Sales Report and Inventory Adjustment 1990-91 . 104 Nominating Committee Report ............................... 105 Public Relations Committee Report . 105 Publication and Editorial Committee Report . 106 Fellows Committee Report . • . 106 Biographial Summary of Fellows Recipients . 107 Guidelines for APRES Fellow Eledions ..................... 109 Format for APRES Fellow Nominations . 111 Bailey Award Committee Report . 114 Nominees for Bailey Award 1991 ......................... 114 Joe Sugg Graduate Student Award Report . 116 Coyt T. Wilson Distinguished Service Award Report . 116 Biographical Summary of Coyt T. Wilson Distinguished Service Award Recipient . 117 Guidelines for APRES Coyt T. Wilson Distinguished Service Award . 118 Peanut Quality Committee Report . 120 Program Committee Report ................................. 121 1991 Program •...........•.............................. 123 Site Seledion Committee Report . 141 National Peanut Council Research and Education Award Advisory Committee Report . 142 American Society of Agronomy Liaison Representative Report . 142 CAST Report ........................................... 143 Report of Liaison Representative from the Southern Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors .................. 144 Ad-Hoc Committee on New Book Report ...•••..•.............. 145 Ad-Hoc Committee on By-Laws Changes Report . • . • . 146 By-Laws of APRES . • . 148 APRES Membership (1975-1991) •.•••••••••.•.......•..••..•• 157 Membership Roster Individuals . • • . • . • . 158 Institutional . • • . • . • . • • . • • . • . 181 Org~i~ational . • . 185 Susta1n1ng . • . • . 188 Student • . • . • . 190 Author Index • . • . • . 192 ii BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1991-92 President . Charles E. Simpson (1992) Past President ......................... Ronald J. Henning (1992) President-elect . Walton Mozingo (1992) Executive Officer .......................... J. Ron Sholar (1992) State Employee Representative- (VC Area) ....... Gene Sullivan (1992) - (SE Area) ........ David Knauft (1994) - (SW Area) ....... Edwin Colburn (1994) USDA Representative .................. Timothy H. Sanders (1992) Industry Representatives: Production . T. Duane Bishop (1992) Shelling, Marketing, Storage ............ Freddie Mcintosh (1992) Manufactured Products . John Haney (1992) National Peanut Council President .............. Kim Cutchins (1992) ANNUAL MEETING SITES 1969 - Atlanta, Georgia 1981 - Savannah, Georgia 1970 - San Antonio, Texas 1982 - Albuquerque, New Mexico 1971 - Raleigh, North Carolina 1983 - Charlotte, North Carolina 1972 - Albany, Georgia 1984 - Mobile, Alabama 1973 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1985 - San Antonio, Texas 1974 - Williamsburg, Virginia 1986 - Virginia Beach, Virginia 1975 - Dothan, Alabama 1987 - Orlando, Florida 1976 - Dallas, Texas 1988 - Tulsa, Oklahoma 1977 - Asheville, North Carolina 1989 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1978 - Gainesville, Florida 1990 - Stone Mountain, Georgia 1979 - Tulsa, Oklahoma 1991 - San Antonio, Texas 1980 - Richmond, Virginia 1969-1978: American Peanut Research and Education Association (APREA) 1979-Present American Peanut Research and Education Society, Inc. (APRES) APRES COMMITTEES 1991-92 Program Committee Peanut Quality Committee Walton Mozingo, chair (1992) T. Sanders, chair* (1992) G. Sullivan (1993) A. McMahon (1993) Public Relations Committee D. Ketring* (1994) T. Coffelt* (1994) Doyle Welch, chair* (1992) D. Colvin• (1994) Jack Simpson (1992) G. Harrison• (1994) F. Dowell (1992) D. Gorbet* (1994) T. Whitaker* (1994) Bailey Award Committee H. Thomas* (1994) C. Swann• (1992) T. Stalker, chair* (1992) C. Swann* (1992) T. Lee (1993) Finance Committee K. Boote (1993) H. Melouk* (1994) 0. D. Smith, chair* (1992) J. Davidson* (1994) T. Coffelt (1992) W. C. Odle (1993) M. Braxton* (1994) Fellows Committee R. Sholar, ex-officio D. M. Porter, chair* (1993) C. Young (1993) Nominating Committee D. Ketring• (1992) 0. Smith* (1994) R. J. Henning, chair* (1992) A. Norden• (1992) T. Whitaker* (1992) D. Gorbet* (1994) J. R. Weeks* (1992) W. C. Johnson* (1992) National Peanut Council Awards Committee Publications and Editorial Committee L Tripp, chair* (1993) E. Williams (1992) A. M. Schubert, chair* (1993) W. Mozingo (1992) B. Branch (1992) C. Young* {1993) P. Valenti (1992) R. Henning* (1994) S. Wilkes (1993) J. Grichar* {1994) J. Dorner (1993) M. Beute* (1994) A. Hagan* (1994) T. Brenneman* (1994) 2 , Site Selection Committee Meeting Survey Committee (Ad Hoc) F. S. Wright, chair (1992) B. Birdsong (1992) G. Alston, chair* J. A. Weeks, vice-chair* (1993) B. Whitty* G. Gregory (1993) J. Weeks* J. F. Damicone (1994) J. Wilcut* D. Ketring (1994) J. Young* T. Isleib* (1995) A. Brandenburg* (1995) Graduate Student Competition Committee (Ad Hoc) Coyt T. Wilson Distinguished Service Award Committee H. Melouk, chair C. Holbrook D. Dougherty, chair* (1994) 0. Smith G. Alston* (1993) T. Stalker A. Csinos* (1993) B. Flanagan C. Kvien* (1994) B. Birdsong L. Tripp* (1992) F. Cox* (1992) DowElanco Awards Committee G. Sullivan, chair* (1992) J. Wynne* (1993) T. Lee* (1994) D. Knauft* (1994) K. Jackson* (1993) P. Blankenship* (1992) D. Hale* (1992) New Book Committee (Ad Hoc) T. Whitaker, chair* T. Coffelt* M. Beute* G. Buchanan* D. Hartzog* H. Melouk* E. Colburn* A. M. Schubert (ex-officio) H. Pattee (ex-officio) C. Holbrook (ex-officio) C. Kvien (ex-officio) A. Sholar (ex-officio) * Newly-appointed - 1991 3 PAST PRESIDENTS, APRES t Ronald J. Henning (1990) Allen J. Norden (1978) Johnny C. Wynne (1989) Astor Perry (1977) Hassan A. Melouk (1988) Leland Tripp (1976) Daniel W. Gorbet (1987) J. Frank McGill (1975) D. Morris Porter (1986) Kenneth Garren (1974) Donald H. Smith (1985) Edwin L. Sexton (1973) Gale A. Buchanan (1984) Olin D. Smith (1972) Fred C. Cox (1983) William T. Mills (1971) David C. H. Hsi (1982) J. W. Dickens (1970) James L. Butler (1981) David L. Moake (1969) Allen H. Allison (1980) Norman D. Davis (1968) James S. Kirby (1979) FELLOWS OF APRES Dr. John C. French (1991) Dr. Daniel Hallock (1986) Dr. Daniel W. Gorbet (1991) Dr. Clyde T. Young (1986) Mr. Norfleet L. Sugg (1991) Dr. Olin D. Smith (1986) Dr. James S. Kirby (1990) Mr. Allen H. Allison (1985) Mr. R. Walton Mozingo (1990) Mr. J. W. Dickens (1985) Mrs. Ruth Ann Taber (1990) Dr. Thurman Boswell (1985) Dr. Darold L. Ketring (1989) Dr. Allen J. Norden (1984) Dr. D. Morris Porter (1989) Dr. William V. Campbell (1984) Mr. J. Frank McGill (1988) Dr. Harold Pattee (1983) Dr. Donald H. Smith (1988) Dr. Leland Tripp (1983) Mr. Joe S. Sugg (1988) Dr. Kenneth H. Garren (1982) Dr. Donald J. Banks (1988) Dr. Ray 0. Hammons (1982) Dr. James L. Steele (1988) Mr. Astor Perry (1982) BAILEY AWARD WINNERS 1991 P. M. Phipps, D. A. Herbert, J. W. Wilcut, C. W. Swann, G. G. Gallimore and T. B. Taylor 1990 J. M. Bennett, P. J. Sexton and K. J. Boote 1989 D. L. Ketring and T. G. Wheless 1988 A. K. Culbreath and M. K. Beute 1987 J. H. Young and L. J. Rainey 1986 T. B. Brenneman, P. M. Phipps and R. J. Stipes 1985 K. V. Pixley, K. J. Boote, F. M. Shokes and D. W. Gorbet 1984 C. S. Kvien, R. J. Henning, J.E. Pallas and W. D. Branch 1983 C. S. Kvien, J.E. Pallas, D. W. Maxey and J. Evans 1982 E. Jay Williams and J. Stanley Drexler 1981 N. A. deRivero and S. L. Poe 1980 J. Stanley Drexler and E. Jay Williams 1979 David A. Nickle and David W. Hagstrum 1978 John M. Traeger and James L Butler 1977 Johnny C. Wynne 1976 J. W. Dickens and Thomas B. Whitaker 1975 Robert E. Pettit, Frederick M. Shokes and Ruth Ann Taber 4 NPC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AWARD 1991 D. J. Banks and J.S. Kirby 1976 D. A. Emery 1990 G. Sullivan 1975 R. 0. Hammons 1989 R. W. Mozingo 1974 K. H. Garren 1988 R. J. Henning 1973 A. J. Norden 11 1987
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