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 2018-2019

Chairman, Dan Crouse
Vice Chairman, Bryon McDougall
Immediate Past Chairman, Richard Thomason
President, Mark Powers

2. PAST CHAIRMEN

W. M. Kohagen	1947-1949	Herbert L. Frank	1982-1984
Lehm Brown	1949-1950	Dan Hull	1984-1986
Frank Freshwater	1950-1951	Bob Wines	1986-1988
James E. Klahre	1951-1953	Bruce Howe	1988-1990
Desmond Shearer	1953-1954	Dick Clements	1990-1992
R. A. Reter	1954-1956	Jim Wade	1992-1994
J. A. Smith	1956-1958	Tom Spatz	1994-1996
Sid Reese	1958-1959	Lowell Lancaster	1996-1998
Richard F. Duckwall	1959-1961	Mike Hambelton	1998-2000
Len Wooton	1961-1964	Fred Duckwall	2000-2002
Harold Holmes	1964-1965	Mike Wade	2002-2004
Frank Coleman	1965-1967	Ed Kershaw	2004-2006
G. C. Crossland	1967-1970	Bob Price	2006-2008
Harold E. Copple	1970-1972	Dar Symms	2008-2010
Vernon A. Turpin	1972-1974	Mark Zirkle	2010-2012
Lorne Johnston	1974-1976	David Smeltzer	2012-2014
M. H. (Bud) Corbin	1976-1978	Richard Thomason	2014-2017
Richard F. Duckwall	1978-1980	George Allan	2017-2018
Gerald M. Smeltzer	1980-1982	Dan Crouse	2018-

3. PAST PRESIDENTS

Ernest Falk	1947-1980
Christian Schlect	1980-2017

Description of Council

Northwest Horticultural Council

Description of Council

1. COUNCIL OFFICERS 2018-2019

2. PAST CHAIRMEN

3. PAST PRESIDENTS

4. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

5. BY-LAWS

6. WORK PLACE, EMPLOYMENT AND OPERATIONAL POLICIES