Welcome to the Cotton Mission Chapter of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers!

Our Chapter focuses on a number of activities throughout the year. These include: monthly dinners, involvement in Washington City Cotton Days, St. George City Dixie Days, and historical treks, as well as scholarship programs for local high school seniors and 2nd grade students. Our mission is to honor our pioneer heritage and instill those values in the rising generation.

Please join us in this worthy endeavor — thank you

Mark Wells,
2026 Chapter President

Modern Pioneer Award Recipients

As part of the Cotton Mission Chapter’s purpose in promoting local community heritage, we celebrate the contributions of outstanding individuals past and present who have provided remarkable service in some measure for the establishment and preservation of Southern Utah’s society. Listed below are some of those individuals we have honored as “Modern Pioneers.”

2024 Kurt Parry

2023 Durant McArthur

2022 Ralph Atkin

2022 Bill Chapman

2021 Mel Duehlmeier

2021 Don Burton

2020 Bob Thornley

2020 Thad Stewart

2018 Roland Lee

2016 David Rogers