Raleigh, NC
Inducted: 2018
Charles H. Chewning was instrumental in helping Cotton Incorporated create and deploy the Engineered Fiber Selection® (EFS®) System around the world. The EFS® System, a precursor to blockchain, is a complete cotton bale management system. It is designed for textile mills and cotton merchants, to acquire and utilize USDA cotton bale HVI data, improve profits, efficiencies, and quality.
After graduating from Wofford College, Mr. Chewning was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant and served for two years in the U.S. Army Signal Core at Air Defense Command Center at Selfridge Air Force Base. He joined Cotton Incorporated in 1973 as a Fiber Processing Engineer and directed the establishment of a state-of-the-art Fiber Processing Center. Later, he became Vice President of the Fiber Management Research Division and the EFS® Marketing Division.