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Strong leadership on 2008 Board garners successful year for PURE Co-op
Challenging economic times did not deter board, staff from making progress
L to R: Sec. Davis Cosey, Joe Baxley, Johnny Fair, Ted Hall, Pres. Frank McNeill, Vice-Pres. Tim Allen, Tommy White, Bob Oliver, Attorney Robert Bassman, David Pitts, Treas. Larry Jones, Jack Parsons, Mac Campbell, Buck Grist, and Dennis Combs.
While 2008 featured some tough economic times and volatile industry pricing and supply conditions, the Board of Directors of the PURE Oil Jobbers Cooperative provided great leadership nonetheless, evident in its ability to secure another profitable year while maintain and expanding membership, albeit limited. In short, some growth was better than none at all.
The leadership of the PURE Oil Jobbers Cooperative is determined by the equally vested voting interest of members, who elect a board of directors to manage and determine policies for the Co-op. The PURE Co-op has five districts, with three board members elected from each. The 15 members of the governing Board of Directors of the PURE Co-op serve staggering, three-year terms.
The PURE Co-op Board of Directors, prior to its first quarterly meeting of the year, selects an annual slate of officers to serve in the roles of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, with the intent that they might move up in their respective roles annually. One of the highlights of the yearend shareholders’ meeting is the election of the incoming 2009 Board of Directors, while also recognizing the leadership and service of the volunteers on the 2008 Board.
In 2008, the PURE Co-op benefitted from the capable and experienced leadership of President Frank McNeill, President of McNeill Oil Company in Aberdeen, North Carolina; Vice-President Tim Allen, Vice President of Allen Oil Company in Sylacauga, Alabama; Secretary Davis Cosey, CEO of Davis Oil Company in Perry, Georgia; and Treasurer Larry Jones, President of Cougar Oil Company in Selma, Alabama.
In addition, these officers and the remaining members of the PURE Co-op Board of Directors in 2008 served as representatives of their respective districts.
District 1 covers Co-op members in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Tommy White of C.W. White, Inc. in Water Valley, Mississippi, and Johnny Fair of Louisville/Fair Oil Company in Louisville, Mississippi, served the Board this past year from District 1.
District 2 of the PURE Co-op includes members in North and South Carolina, Virginia, as well as West Virginia and Maryland. District 2 Board Members in 2008 included: Mac Campbell of Campbell Oil Company in Elizabethtown, North Carolina; Ted Hall of Tar Heel Oil, Inc. in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina; and Co-op President Frank McNeill.
District 3 of the PURE Oil Jobbers Cooperative includes members in Georgia. Board Members from District 3 this past year included: Co-op Secretary Davis Cosey, as well as Buck Grist of Grist Oil Company in Blakely, Georgia, and David Pitts of Williams-Pitts Oil Company in Cordele, Georgia.
District 4 of the PURE Co-op covers the state of Florida. Board Members from District 4 this past year included: Bob Oliver of Edison Oil Company in Fort Myers, Florida; Dennis Combs of Combs Oil Company in Naples, Florida; and Joe Baxley of K.W. Baxley, Inc. in Ocala, Florida.
Finally, District 5 of the Co-op includes members in Alabama and Tennessee. Board Members representing District 5 during 2008 were Co-op Vice-President Tim Allen and Co-op Treasurer Larry Jones, as well as Board Member Jack Parsons of Parsons Oil Company in Fayetteville, Tennessee.
With 2008 in the books as another successful year for the PURE Oil Jobbers Cooperative, much of that success can be attributed to the experienced leadership of these volunteer Board Members and Officers, who collectively worked diligently to protect and enhance the investment in the organization made by each respective member.
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