Northwest Horticultural Council

Description of Council

The Northwest Horticultural Council (NHC) was incorporated in 1947 with the broad purpose of coordinating the activities of its members and to assist in handling problems common to the Northwest tree fruit industry. Its current work focuses on national and international policy issues affecting growers and shippers in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

1. Council Officers	4. Articles of Incorporation
2. Past Chairmen	5. By-laws
3. Past President	6. Work Place, Employment, and Operational Policies

1. COUNCIL OFFICERS 2016-2017

Chairman, Richard Thomason
Vice Chairman, George Allan
Immediate Past Chairman, David Smeltzer
President, Mark Powers

2. PAST CHAIRMEN

W. M. Kohagen	1947-1949	Gerald M. Smeltzer	1980-1982
Lehm Brown	1949-1950	Herbert L. Frank	1982-1984
Frank Freshwater	1950-1951	Dan Hull	1984-1986
James E. Klahre	1951-1953	Bob Wines	1986-1988
Desmond Shearer	1953-1954	Bruce Howe	1988-1990
R. A. Reter	1954-1956	Dick Clements	1990-1992
J. A. Smith	1956-1958	Jim Wade	1992-1994
Sid Reese	1958-1959	Tom Spatz	1994-1996
Richard F. Duckwall	1959-1961	Lowell Lancaster	1996-1998
Len Wooton	1961-1964	Mike Hambelton	1998-2000
Harold Holmes	1964-1965	Fred Duckwall	2000-2002
Frank Coleman	1965-1967	Mike Wade	2002-2004
G. C. Crossland	1967-1970	Ed Kershaw	2004-2006
Harold E. Copple	1970-1972	Bob Price	2006-2008
Vernon A. Turpin	1972-1974	Dar Symms	2008-2010
Lorne Johnston	1974-1976	Mark Zirkle	2010-2012
M. H. (Bud) Corbin	1976-1978	David Smeltzer	2012-2014
Richard F. Duckwall	1978-1980	Richard Thomason	2014-

3. PAST PRESIDENTS

Ernest Falk	1947-1980
Christian Schlect	1980-2017

Description of Council

Northwest Horticultural Council

Description of Council

1. COUNCIL OFFICERS 2016-2017

2. PAST CHAIRMEN

3. PAST PRESIDENTS

4. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

5. BY-LAWS

6. WORK PLACE, EMPLOYMENT AND OPERATIONAL POLICIES