At their Group Meeting on September 19th, 2023 members of the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts (GACD) Elected Andrew Standard of Liberty County as GACD Group 4 Vice-President, and Glenn Cook of Glynn County as GACD Group 4 Alternate Vice- President.
Andrew Standard
Andrew Standard was born in Fort Stewart, Georgia. His grandparents were landowners at Taylors Creek, until the Federal Government relocated all civilians and farmers to Tattnall and surrounding Counties. This was done to make the largest Military Base East of the Mississippi River {over a quarter of a million acres}. He was an Army brat and spent his early years in Germany where his dad was stationed. After that he returned to Liberty County to go to school and work at the family farms in Tattnall County. His father had three tours in Vietnam and during that time he lived with both sets of grandparents who were dirt farmers. To date the family farms are still part of his life. Six hundred acres are part planted with pine and part in cultivation. Along with that he has his own farm in Gum Branch Liberty County where he focuses on tree farming, a small acreage of cultivation, and habitat for the deer and turkey. His early years on the row crop farms {primarily tobacco, peanuts, watermelons, and soybeans} gave him lifelong lessons about working hard regardless of if in the field or behind the desk. Those first 20 years of his life led him to give 110 percent, do an honest day's work, and help his fellow man. Those were the morals that were instilled through the early times and Andrew still abides by them today. Andrew has been an appointed District Supervisor representing Liberty County for the Coastal Conservation District since 2019.
Glenn Cook
In 1978, Glenn entered the U.S. Navy Aviation Officer Candidate School (AOCS) in Pensacola, FL. The U.S. Navy designated him a Naval Aviator in 1980. During the Cold War, Lieutenant Commander Cook flew the carrier-based S-3 Viking aboard the USS Eisenhower. Following active service, he served three years in the naval reserves at NAS Atlanta, attached to the USS Saratoga. Delta Air Lines hired Glenn in 1985, where he flew the B-727, DC-8, L-1011, B-737, MD 88, B-757, B-767, and the B-777. He held positions in management, training, and the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) and served as a Line Check Airman for almost ten years. During the first years of his airline career, Glenn attended Atlanta Law School and passed the bar in 1992. Glenn received his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University and a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University. Glenn is an active member of the Georgia Bar and admitted to practice before the United States District Court and the Department of Veterans Affairs and admitted and qualified before the Supreme Court of the United States. The Supreme Court of Georgia also certified Glenn as a general and family law mediator.
Glenn is a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society, the Lawyer Pilots Bar Association (president 2016–2017), and the International Air and Transportation Safety Bar Association. He was the past president of the Atlanta Wake Forest Alumni Club and an active member of the Wake Forest Alumni Council. He retired from the airlines in April 2020 and is now focusing on practicing law using cloud-based technologies. Glenn is a four-time Ironman and actively competes in triathlons around the world. Glenn is married to Wendy, and they live on Jekyll Island, GA, with their dog Deac and two cats, Smoky and Rocky. Their son, Sam, is a Marine Aviator flying to F35 and lives with his wife, Kristen, in Iwakuni, Japan. He has served as an elected District Supervisor representing Glynn County since January 2023.
As Group 4 Vice- President and Alternate, Standard and Cook serve on the Board of Directors for GACD in representation of the 7 Soil and Water Conservation Districts spanning 42 counties across Southeast Georgia.