Cherokee County Farm Bureau Office Manager Shirley Pahl was recognized as one of two finalists for the statewide Georgia Farm Bureau Outstanding Office Manager Award during the 2014 GFB convention held on Jekyll Island. Pahl was recognized for her professionalism and for her work to promote the goals of Farm Bureau. Earlier, Pahl won the GFB 1st District Outstanding Office Manager Award. She has been employed with Cherokee County Farm Bureau since 1992. She and her husband Horace, to whom she has been married for 52 years, live in Canton.

Founded in 1937, Georgia Farm Bureau is the states largest general farm organization. The organization has 158 county offices, and approximately one out of nine Georgians is involved with Farm Bureau. Its volunteer members actively participate in local, district and state activities that promote agriculture awareness to their non-farming neighbors. GFB also has 20 commodity advisory committees that give the organization input on issues pertinent to the major commodities grown in Georgia.