ATLANTA — Elton Maddox, president and CEO of Oakwood-based Wayne Farms and a past U.S. Poultry & Egg Association chairman, was named USPOULTRY’s Workhorse of the Year during the International Poultry Expo, part of the 2016 International Production & Processing Expo. The poultry industry’s most esteemed honor is awarded annually in recognition of dedicated service and valuable leadership given to the association and poultry industry. Maddox was “collared” with the long-established horse collar by 2015 Workhorse of the Year recipient John Starkey, president of USPOULTRY. He was also presented with a commemorative plaque by newly-elected 2016 USPOULTRY Chairman Paul Hill, of West Liberty Foods.