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HISTORY OF DIXIE SOFTBALL NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Since Dixie Softball was incorporated in 1975, there have been numerous people who have given of their time and served on the Dixie Softball National Board of Directors voluntarily (No Dixie Softball official receives a salary.) Some stayed just a little while and others spent decades on the board. Only one has served every year. Listed below are the people who have served Dixie Softball on the national board at levels of 5-year increments: * DENOTES AN INCORPORATOR, **DENOTES THE FIRST APPROVED SUPPLIER

SERVICE AWARDS

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SERVED BUT DID NOT REACH THE 5 YEAR LEVEL
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CECIL TERPO, AL
KEITH BREWER, LA
DANNY MURRELL, LA
KATHLEEN CLANCY, MS
CATHY BRUNSON, AL
BOB McDONALD, FL
BECKY RICHARDSON, AL
CLYDE GREEN, TN
ROY CLARK, TX
JANICE RIDDLE, AL
EGOR SHLOPAK, FL
JANET MANUEL, LA
MIKE RACKLEY, NC
RALPH LEDBETTER, MS
PHYLLIS MILLER, NC
BARBARA McGINTY, TX
BILLY ADKINS, AL
CAROLYN FLETCHER, LA
POOKIE INGRAM, LA
LARRY LEE, MS
KEN SEAY, MS
JACK WILLEY, TN
DIANNE FULLER, TX
JERRY BISHOP, TX
NEWMAN “DOC” AYERS, LA
R. L. PORT, SC
MICHAEL COHEN, SC
JERRY FERNANDEZ, FL
BOB HANCOCK, FL
ALICE DORNAN, LA
DANIEL BOONE, AL
STEVE LOWDER, NC
BERNARD LOCKE, Jr., TN
DABNEY HUDSON, VA
JACK LOVELESS, NC
BOB THOMPSON, VA
J. R. CAPPS, LA
TERRY SHACKLEFORD, MS
JIM HISE, VA
TOM ONEAL, FL
KEVIN LeCOUNT, LA
MIKE WREYFORD, GA/AR
DIANNE HIBBARD, LA
BILLY LYTAL, MS
JACK MAYS, NC
WESLEY FELTS, TN
ED GLOVER, Jr., TX
MIKE BISHOP, LA
LARRY MINTON, SC
BONNIE WHITTEN, LA
DANNY WHITE, SC
BENNIE DAIGLE, LA
DONNA FOY, NC
WAYNE SCOTT, TN
JERETTA SMITH, LA
STEVE GILMORE, AL/FL
TOMMY BARNHILL, AL
JOHN JACKS, MS
CHARLIE HUMPHRIES, LA
WILLIAM SMITH, MS
RICHARD JONES, TX
PAM ROYAL, SC
R. T. ADAMS, SC
TIM NEELY, MS
KEN ARD, AL
RACHELLE ROGERS, AR
CARI McDONALD, TN
JACK WILLIAMS, AR
MARK NUTTER, VA
LARRY LAY, MS
DARRYL JACKSON, SC
RUTHIE OSTEEN, SC
CASEY SAPPINGTON, MS
SHEILA TRAYLOR, GA
SKIP FOX, LA
AMANDA CRUTCHER TN
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5 YEARS
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198O                        1981                      1982
CARL BOELTE, VA             DAVID FLETCHER, LA        FRANK BAXTER, AL
*ANN BRADFORD, AL           HENRY JONES, TX
*GEORGE DESMOND, AL
*JAMES E. ”OBIE” EVANS, AL
HATTIE GUILLOTTE, MS
*LEO HAMRICK, AL
*CHARLES McCAIN
*CARLTON McWHORTER, AL
*BILL ROTENBERRY, AL
PALMER “BUDDY” SUGGS, NC
*JIM SWIFT, AL
*CHARLES “BUDDY” WADE, AL
*CAROL WARNER, AL/FL
CLYDE GREEN, TN
DOUG TURNER, AL
**BIRMINGHAM TROPHY SHOP, AL

1984                        1985                      1986
CAROLYN FLETCHER, LA        YVONNE BRIGHT, NC         JULES GRANDPIERRE, LA
JAMES A. WEBB, TN           DAVID HARSH, SC           ROY MINTZ, GA
JIM WHITAKER, FL            LINDA SELLERS, AL

1987                        1988                      1990
J. D. PAINTER, TN           TERRY MARTIN, AL          GORDON HOBBS, AL
                            RICHARD MURPHY, SR., TX   SYLVESTER GUERRA, TX

1991                        1992                      1993

NICK FIREBAUGH, VA         CLARENCE JORDAN, FL        CHARLES “ZACK” BLACK, VA
HUGH CAMPBELL, JR. AL      LOUIS RECTOR, TX
                           ROY CHANEY, GA
                           DANNY FLETCHER, MS

1994                        1996                      1997

AUBREY TAPLEY, AR           DAVID MIZELL, LA          CHARLES MATHIS, SC
                                                      PAT BELINOWSKI, TX

1998                        2000                      2002

ARNOLD KING, TN             JIM MARKEL, AL            DOUG GARRETT, LA
PRESTON LEONARD, NC

2003                        2004                      2005
CHRIS FORAN, GA             LELAND GASTON, MS         JERRY CRAIG, TN
WAYNE BISHOP, AL            GEORGE MATTHEWS, SR., SC  RALPH HENSON, SC
DAVID SMITH, NC             FRANK PERKINS, VA
                            SHARON LAFITTE, TX
                            PAULA BEAUCHENE, FL

2007                        2008                      2009

MICKEY SNELL, AL            DAN STEWART, GA           KEN ARD, AL
JIM EARLY, AL               MIKEY SHEA, MS            RON HUDSON. NC

2010                        2011                      2012
STEVE McMELLON, AR          DANNY BROOKS, FL          JIM WILLIAMS, TN

2013                        2015                      2018
W
AYNE BAKER, AL             JENNIFER McDONALD, TN     JOEL FALKOWSKI, AL
PHIL PARNELL, SC
DALE
 WOODING, VA                                         

2021                        2023                      2024
T
ERRY AVERETTE, VA          WARREN BOWRON, AL         RUTHIE OSTEEN, SC
WILLIAM BAKER, NC                                     REGINALE EVENSON, Jr., NC

2026                        2027                      2028
LEE ELLIS, SC               TODD TOWATER, TN          TODD HAMSLEY, TN
JEFF FAIRCLOTH, FL          ASHLEE CALHOUN, GA
                            WAYNE BEAGLE, VA                           
                            DANNY PAGE, TX

2029                        2030
BRENT MORRIS, SC            DIANE MATHEWS, AL
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TEN YEARS
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1985                        1989                      1990
CARL BOELTE                 JAMES A. WEBB             YVONNE BRIGHT
OBIE EVANS
ANN BRADFORD
BILL ROTENBERRY
BUDDY SUGGS
CAROL WARNER
CHARLES “BUDDY” WADE
GEORGE DESMOND
LEO HAMRICK
JIM SWIFT
CARLTON McWHORTER
DOUG TURNER
BIRMINGHAM TROPHY SHOP

1992                        1993                      1995
J. D. PAINTER               TERRY MARTIN              GORDON HOBBS
                            RICHARD MURPHY, SR.

1996                        1997                      1998
NICK FIREBAUGH              CLARENCE JORDAN           ZACK BLACK
                            ROY CHANEY
                            DANNY FLETCHER

1999                        2001                      2002
AUBREY TAPLEY               DAVID MIZELL              PAT BELINOWSKI

2003                        2007                      2008
ARNOLD KING                 DOUG GARRETT              WAYNE BISHOP
PRESTON LEONARD

2009                        2010                      2012
LELAND GASTON               RALPH HENSON              MICKEY SNELL
SHARON LAFITTE
FRANK PERKINS
GEORGE MATTHEWS, SR.

2013                        2014                      2016
DAN STEWART                 RON HUDSON                DANNY BROOKS

2017                        2018                      2020
JIM WILLIAMS                WAYNE BAKER               JENNIFER McDONALD
                            DALE WOODING

2023                        2026                      2029  
JOEL FALKOWSKI              TERRY AVERETT             REGINALE EVENSON, JR.
                            WILLIAM BAKER            

2031
LEE ELLIS
JEFF FAIRCLOTH

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15 YEARS

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1990                        1994                      1995

CARL BOELTE                 JAMES A. WEBB             YVONNE BRIGHT

OBIE EVANS

BUDDY SUGGS

CAROL WARNER

DOUG TURNER

BIRMINGHAM TROPHY SHOP

1997                        1998                      2000

J. D. PAINTER               RICHARD MURPHY, SR.       GORDON HOBBS

2002                        2003                      2004

CLARENCE JORDAN             ZACK BLACK                AUBREY TAPLEY

2006                        2007                      2008

DAVID MIZELL                PAT BELINOWSKI            ARNOLD KING

                                                      PRESTON LEONARD

2012                        2014                      2015

DOUG GARRETT                LELAND GASTON             RALPH HENSON

                            SHARON LAFITTE

                            FRANK PERKINS

2017                        2018                      2019

MICKEY SNELL                DAN STEWART               RON HUDSON

2021                        2022                      2023                     

DANNY BROOKS                JIM WILLIAMS              DALE WOODING                               

2025                        2028                      2031
J
ENNIFER McDONALD           JOEL FALKOWKSI            TERRY AVERETTE
                                                      WILLIAM BAKER 
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20 YEARS
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1995                        1999                      2000
OBIE EVANS                  JAMES A. WEBB             YVONNE BRIGHT
CARL BOELTE
BUDDY SUGGS
CAROL WARNER
DOUG TURNER
BIRMINGHAM TROPHY SHOP

2002                      2003                        2005
J. D. PAINTER             RICHARD MURPHY, SR.         GORDON HOBBS

2007                      2008                        2011
CLARENCE JORDAN           ZACK BLACK                  DAVID MIZELL

2012                      2013                        2017
PAT BELINOWSKI            ARNOLD KING                 DOUG GARRETT
                          PRESTON LEONARD

2019                      2023                        2024
L
ELAND GASTON             DAN STEWART                 RON HUDSON
FRANK PERKINS

2026                      2027                        2030
DANNY BROOKS              JIM WILLIAMS                JENNIFER McDONALD

2031
DANNY BROOKS
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25 YEARS
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2000                      2005                        2007
OBIE EVANS                YVONNE BRIGHT               J. D. PAINTER
CARL BOELTE
BUDDY SUGGS
CAROL WARNER
DOUG TURNER
BIRMINGHAM TROPHY SHOP

2008                      2010                        2012
RICHARD MURPHY, SR.       GORDON HOBBS                CLARENCE JORDAN

2013                      2016                        2017
ZACK BLACK                DAVID MIZELL                PAT BELINOWSKI

2018                      2022                        2024
ARNOLD KING               DOUG GARRETT                LELAND GASTON
PRESTON LEONARD

2028                      2029
DAN STEWART               RON HUDSON
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30 YEARS
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2005                      2010                        2013
OBIE EVANS                YVONNE BRIGHT               RICHARD MURPHY, SR.
CARL BOELTE
BUDDY SUGGS
CAROL WARNER
DOUG TURNER
BIRMINGHAM TROPHY SHOP

2015                     2017                         2018
GORDON HOBBS             CLARENCE JORDAN              ZACK BLACK

2021                     2022                         2023
DAVID MIZELL             PAT BELINOWSKI               ARNOLD KING
                                                      PRESTON LEONARD 

2027                     2029
DOUG GARRETT             LELAND GASTON
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35 YEARS
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2010                     2020                         2027
O
BIE EVANS               GORDON HOBBS                 DAVID MIZELL
B
IRMINGHAM TROPHY SHOP   

2028
ARNOLD KING
PRESTON LEONARD
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40 YEARS
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2015                     2025
O
BIE EVANS               GORDON HOBBS
B
IRMINGHAM TROPHY SHOP
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45 YEARS
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2020                     2030 
O
BIE EVANS               GORDON HOBBS
BIRMINGHAM TROPHY SHOP
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50 YEARS
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2025
OB
IE EVANS
B
IRMINGHAM TROPHY SHOP 
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55 YEARS
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2030
OBIE EVANS
BIRMINGHAM TROPHY SHOP

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