BUSINESS PERSONNEL: EARNEST 'GINNER OF YEAR'

Chuck Earnest, president and general manager of Dolphin Cotton Co. at Kennett, and past president of the National Cotton Ginners Association, is the recipient of the 1990 Hoarse Hayden Cotton "Ginger of the Year" award.

The Hoarse Hayden award is presented to the ginner providing outstanding leadership to the U.S. cotton industry, superior customer service, and civic contributions.

Earnest, a graduate of Florida State University, has managed production of crops and ginning since 1976. He serves on the advisory board of the University of Missouri Delta Center.

He received the award during the NCI annual meeting, held in conjunction with the National Cotton Council's 61st anniversary meeting in Washington.