BOBBY CRUM ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL COTTONSEED PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION

Bobby L. Crum of Harlingen, Texas, was elected Vice President of the National Cottonseed Products Association (NCPA) at the closing session of their 110th annual convention in Tucson, Arizona. He is currently Vice President and Sales Manager of Valley Coop Oil Mill in Harlingen, Texas. Valley Coop has served the Rio Grande Valley and Coastal Bend areas of Texas since 1951. Crum succeeds Gary Conkling, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who became NCPA President.

He began his industry work in 1981 in the Technical Sales Department of Valley Coop, then transferred to the Oil Mill Division in 1991.

Crum serves as a Cottonseed delegate and member of the Board of Directors of the National Cotton Council. He is also a Board member of the National Cottonseed Products Association.

He was graduated cum laude from Texas A&M University Kingsville (formerly Texas A&I University) in 1972 with a B.S. degree, and currently lives in Harlingen with his wife Kathy.

The NCPA was established in 1897 and is the national trade association for the cottonseed processing industry. Association membership also includes refiners, which process cottonseed oil into semi-finished and finished products, dealers and brokers who market cottonseed products, and commercial laboratories that provide grading, quality control, referee and other services.

Major services of the Association are the administration of trading rules and standards, foreign market development for cottonseed products, the Internet resource www.cottonseed.com, and an information service center for members on legislation, statistics, government regulations, court decisions, and other factors affecting their business.

National Cottonseed Products Association, Inc.
104 Timber Creek Drive, Suite 200
Cordova, TN 38016
Tel. 901-682-0800  FAX 901-682-2856
E-mail: info@cottonseed.com