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Michael D. Chason
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ABAC 30 -- 2802 Moore Highway
Tifton, GA 31793-2601
Phone 229-391-5055
Fax 229-391-5056
mchason@abac.edu

 

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IMMEDIATE                                                                                                                                                                                                   APRIL 1, 2008

 

Ted Cowan

COWAN RECEIVES MASTER FARMER AWARD FROM ABAC

TIFTON - Ted Cowan of Fitzgerald received the Master Farmer award at the recent 2008 Homecoming awards ceremony at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Cowan attended ABAC from 1965 to 1967, earning his Associate of Science degree in Forestry.  He continued his education at The University of Georgia, completing his Masters in Forest Resources in 1970. 

            A farmer since 1971, Cowan is owner/operator of Colony Peanut & Storage, Inc., buying farmer stock peanuts for Birdsong Peanut Corporation.

            From Outstanding Young Farmer to the Farm Family of the Year, Cowan has won every farm-related award that Ben Hill County has been able to come up with, including Honorary Member of the Ben Hill County Young Farmers Wives Association. 

Cowan serves as Vice President of the Ben Hill County Farm Bureau and is involved with the Ben Hill Young Farmers Association.  He is on the Advisory Board for the Ben Hill County Extension Service and serves on the Board of Directors for the Colony Bank of Fitzgerald.  He is a member of the Ben Hill County Development Authority.

He is an active member of First Baptist Church of Fitzgerald, attending the Sportsman Sunday School class.  He is a charter member of the Century Club of the ABAC Foundation.  He and wife, Frankie, have two children, both who attended ABAC, and three grandchildren, waiting to enroll. 

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