Joe F. Sanderson Jr., Chairman and CEO of Sanderson Farms has been inducted into the Mississippi Top-50 Hall of Fame in recognition of his many contributions to the state. He leads Sanderson Farms, the only Fortune 1,000 Company in Mississippi. He has served on a number of bodies including the Governor's Restart Mississippi Commission and Vice-president of the Governor's Commission on Recovery Rebuilding and Renewal. He serves as a trustee for Millsap's College and the Mississippi Chapter of the Nature Conservancy.