Brooks M. Pennington Junior (October 21, 1925 – May 23, 1996) was an American businessman, author, politician and philanthropist from Georgia.
He retired as President and Chairman of Pennington Seed Inc. due to ill health in the mid-1990s.,[1] the annual turn-over had grown to over $200 million.
Scholarship Fund (named after his father), which by September 2003, had enabled over 30 students to attend college.
[3] After his death, his estate endowed the Brooks Pennington Jr. Military Leadership Center[7] at North Georgia College & State University (NGCSU) in November 2004.
[3] In October 2006, his son, Brooks "Sonny" Pennington III, resigned after 10 years as president and CEO of Pennington Seed (now part of Walnut Creek based conglomerate Central Garden & Pet) to take on the role of Director of Special Projects.