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Executive Board Members, Task Force Directors, Officers 1970-2004

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FROM THE HISTORY OF THE DAIRY PRACTICES COUNCIL 1970 - 2004
Written by Lynn Hinckley For The 35th Annual Conference

Executive Board 1970 - 1994 (see End Note 1.)

Gordon A. Alien,* formerly with Connecticut Dept. of Ag.. & Natural Resources

Dr. Henry V. Atherton, Retired. Umversity of Vermont

Sidney E. Barnard, Pennsylvania State University

Daniel J. Belsito, IBA. Inc.

Dr. J. "Rusty" Bishop, Virginia Tech.

Dr. Michael F. Brugger, Ohio Dept. of Ag. Engineering

Joseph E. Burrow, Virginia Dept. of Health

Wendell I. Carr,* formerly with Vermont Dept. of Ag.. Food & Markets

Theodore J. Clark, New Hampshire Dept. of Health & Human Services

Claude H. Colvin, New York State Dept. of Health

Richard L, Copson, Weeks Dairy Foods

Walter F. Dillman,* formerly with Connecticut Dept. of Agriculture

Dr. Thomas P. Fairchild, University of New Hampshire

Donald F. George, Vermont Dept. of Ag., Food & Markets

David T. Gill, Agri-Mark. Inc.

Francis E. Gilman, Retired, University of New Hampshire

Paul E. Gotthelf,* Connecticut Dept. of Agriculture

Charles A. Hatfield Jr., Delaware Dept. of Health & Social Serv.

Joseph J. Herrera, Johanna Farms. Inc.

Ronald J. Herzberg, Food & Drug Administration

Paul M. Hoge, Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture

Wilmot W. Irish, Retired. Cornell University

Joseph Jakubowski, Johanna Dairies. Inc.

Charles W. Johnso,. Retired. Federal Milk Market Admin. Order No. 1

Lloyd A. Kinzel, Food & Drug Administration

Dennis Kwider, Cumberland Farms. Inc.

Robert G. Light, Retired. University of Massachusetts

Dr. Charles W. Livak. Retired. Penn Dairies

Dr. Sidney J. Lyford. Jr., University of Massachusetts

G. Edward Marcantonio, Retired. Food & Drug Administration

Richard P. March, Retired, Cornell University

Rodney 0. Martin, Retired, Agway. Inc.

Dr. Joseph F. Mattick, Retired, University of Maryland

Dr. William G. Merrill, Cornell University

Byron D. Moyer, Vermont Dept. of Ag., Food & Markets

Terry B. Musson, Food & Drug Administration

Dr. Roger P. Natzke, University of Florida

Joseph W. Nisonger, Retired, Embassy Dairy

Edward T. Oleskie, Retired, Rutgers University

Dr. Richard M. Parry, Retired, Connecticut Dept. of Agriculture

Robert A. Parsons, American Society of Heating & Refrig. & Air Con. Engs.

Richard A. Peterson, NYS Electric & Gas Corporation

Dr. Gilbert H. Porter, Retired, Agway. Inc.

James H. Reeder, Retired, MD & VA Milk Producers Assoc.. Inc.

Marion D. Roper,* formerly with Federal Milk Market Administrator

Robert L. Sanders, Food & Drug Administration. Washington. DC

Peter R. Schoech, Guida-Seibert Dairy Co.

David L. Sheldon, Massachusetts Dept. of Food & Agriculture

Steven T. Sims, Food & Drug Administration, Washington. DC

Dr. Arnold C. Smith, Retired, University of Connecticut

Varick Stringham. Jr., North Atlantic Equipment Sales

Calvin S. Tabler, Retired, New Jersey Dept. of Health

Earl R. Thompson. Jr., Connecticut Dept. of Health

Audrey F. Thorne, Hershey Chocolate U.S.A.

Joseph F. Tiernan, Retired, Westchester County Dept. of Health, NY

Robert E. Turner, Westfalia Systemat

Fred E. Uetz,* Formerly with the Borden Co.

Richard J. Weaver, Retired, Milk Control District 1, Ardmore, PA.

Russell Weinhold, Retired, H. P. Hood, Inc.

Dr. Dennis C. Westhoff, University of Maryland

Henry M. Wilson*, formerly with Connecticut Dept. of Agriculture

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Executive Board 1994 - 2004

Luke Benton, Virginia Department of Health

Jose Bicudo, University of Kentucky

Jeff Bloom, JohnsonDiversey, Inc.

Patrick Boyle, Readington Farms

Don Breiner, Land O'Lakes, Inc.

David Brown, Cornell University

Michael Brugger, Ohio State University

Joseph Burrow, Virginia Department of Health

Claudia Coles, Washington Department of Agriculture

Beth Foley, Federal Milk Market Administration

Donald George, Vermont Department of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Robert Graves, Penn State University

William Graves, University of Massachusetts

Allen Grove, Maryland/Virginia Milk Producers Coop

Lynn Hinckley, University of Connecticut

Paul Hoge, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

Joseph Jakubowski, Johanna Dairies, Inc.

George Jones, Indiana State Board of Animal Health

Jerry Jones, Virginia Tech and State University

Lloyd Kinzel, Food and Drug Administration, Regional Milk Specialist

Charles Leitzky, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture

Thomas MacNish, Federal Milk Market Administrator

Byron Moyer, Vermont Department of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Terry Musson, Dairy Practices Council

John Partridge, Michigan State University

Rebecca Piston, H.P. Hood LLC

Norris Robertson, Food and Drug Administration, Milk Safety Branch

John Scheffel, Ecolab, Inc.

Michael Schutz, Purdue University

Steve Sims, Food and Drug Administration Milk ,Safety Branch

Albert Trace, Dairy Marketing Service

Robert Turner, Pladot Mini Dairy

Kelly Wedding, Federal Milk Market Administration

Bebe Zabilansky, Bruns Brothers Process Equipment

William Zepp, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Health

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Task Force Directors 1970 - 1994 (see End Note 1.)

James W. Bartlett, Maine Dept. of Ag.. Food & Rural Resources

Anthony B. Bizzarro, Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture

M. Jeffrey Bloom, Environmental Systems Service. Ltd.

Armand E. Dragon, IBA. Inc.

David A. Evans, University of Massachusetts

Robert A. Gales, New York State Dept of Ag. & Markets

Donald F. George, Vermont Dept. of Ag., Food & Markets

William D. Godwin, Kipe Steel Inc.

Robert E. Graves, University of Massachusetts

Lynn S. Hinckley, University of Connecticut

Charlotte W. Hinz, Upstate Milk Cooperatives. Inc.

Wilmot W. Irish, Retired, Cornell University

Dr. Dick H. Kleyn*, Formerly with Rutgers University

Albert J. Lahr, H. B. Fuller Co./Monarch Div.

Robert G. Light, University of Massachusetts

Charles W. Livak, Consultant, formerly with Penn Dairies

Rodney 0. Martin, Retired. Agway Inc.

Brian K. Matlick, Hershey Chocolate U.S.A.

David H. Mattson Sr., Retired, H. P. Hood LLC, Inc.

Byron D. Moyer, Vermont Dept. of Ag.. Food & Markets

Richard K. Page, West Agro Chemical, Inc.

Robert A. Parsons, American Soc. of Heating & Refrig. & Air Con. Engs.

Clarence A. Perkins, West Agro Chemical, Inc.

James H. Reeder, Retired, MD & VA Milk Producers Assoc., Inc.

Robert J. Ryan, New York State Dept of Ag. & Markets

Robert L. Sanders, Retired, Food & Drug administration- -Washington, DC

Gavlord B. Smith, Mohawk Associates

Stephen B. Spencer, The Pennsylvania State University

Calvin S. Tabler, Retired, New Jersey Dept. of Health

Dr. Stanley A. Weeks, Agway Inc.

Albert F. Zimmermann, Retired, QC. Inc.

*Deceased

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Task Force Directors 1994 - 2004

Jeff Bloom, Johnson Diversey Inc.

Patrick Boyle, Readington Farms

James Dell, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

Paul Dersam, Upstate Farm Cooperatives, Inc.

Robert Graves, Penn State University

William Godwin, Kipe Steel, Inc.

Thomas Herremans, Michigan Milk Producers Association

Lynn Hinckley, University of Connecticut

Paul Hoge, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

Wilmot Irish, Cornell University

Steven Murphy, Cornell University

Chris Newcomer, New-Tech Consulting, Inc.

Daniel Scruton, Vermont Department of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Gaylord Smith, Capital Vial, Inc./Mohawk Associates

Stanley Weeks, Agway Inc.

Philip Wolff, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service

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Presidents

Richard March, Cornell University 1970 - 1976

Donald George, VT Dept. of Ag., Food and Markets 1976 - 1982

Rodney Martin, Agway, Inc. 1982 - 1988

Charles Johnson, Federal Milk Market Admin. Order No. 1 1988 - 1991

David Sheldon, MA Dept. of Food and Agriculture 1991 - 1994

Byron Moyer, VT Dept. of Ag., Food and Markets 1994 - 1997

Robert Turner, Pladot Mini Dairy 1997 - 2000

Lynn Hinckley, University of Connecticut 2000 - 2003

Jeff Bloom, JohnsonDiversey, Inc. 2003 - 2006

Employment status cited indicates the years of the terms served.



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End Notes

1. George, Don. The First Twenty-five Years 1970 - 1994. DPC, 1994

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