James E. Ferrell

He has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ferrellgas since 1965, when he assumed leadership from his father, company founder A. C.

[3] In 2012, he was inducted with the inaugural class into LP Gas magazine's Hall of Fame.

[4] With Elizabeth J. Ferrell, he has created an archive of medieval manuscripts including the Vogüé codex of Guillaume de Machaut, currently on loan to Parker Library of Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge.

[5] A 1963 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Business, Ferrell has received the Yates Medallion from William Jewell College and the Roundtable Award for Business Achievement from Baker University.

He was the 2009 recipient of Ernst & Young's Regional Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Ferrell addresses audience members in 1998 in Rome after being introduced as President of the World LP Gas Association.