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Board of Trustees

Professor Joseph McKee "Hutch" Hutchison III

December 4, 1931 - July 26, 2008

It is with great sadness that we convey news of the passing of Professor Joseph M. Hutchison III, Chairman Emeritus of the National Youth Science Foundation.  Hutch died early on the morning of July 26, 2008, at his home in Morgantown, West Virginia, following a short illness.

For more than 45 years, Hutch worked diligently to promote and develop the National Youth Science Camp and advance the goals and objectives of the National Youth Science Foundation. He is survived by his wife and companion Ann who assisted him ably at the Camp for many years where he served as director and by his son Jay, daughters Suzanne and Katie, and several grandchildren.

Before his death, Hutch received Foundation representatives who presented him the certificate that designated a portion of the Foundation’s new Canaan Valley facility as the Joseph M. Hutchison Amphitheater. He was both moved and pleased with this recognition.

In lieu of flowers the family has suggested memorial contributions to the local botanical garden or the National Youth Science Foundation, P.O. Box 3387, Charleston, WV 25333-3387.

Professor Joseph 'Hutch' Hutchison has a long and notable tenure with the National Youth Science Camp and the Foundation. Along with Professor Chuck Cochran, Hutch was a key figure in the design and operation of the first National Youth Science Camp in 1963. Hutch directed the NYSC from 1971 to 1975 including the first coed year and played a critical role in many improvements to Camp Pocahontas' physical plant, including renovations to the dining hall, lecture hall, and water plant.

For more than 10 years, Hutch served as Chairman of the Foundation's Board of Trustees. During his tenure as Chairman, Hutch was instrumental in the selection of a site to construct the National Center for Youth Science Education near Davis in Tucker County, West Virginia, and directed the creation of two new programs (the Youth Science Leadership Institute and the West Virginia Governor's School for Mathematics and Science). In the photo, Hutch (on left) is with Mr. Wes Bush (NYSC WV 1979) after Mr. Bush addressed the 2005 NYSC delegation at the Senate Luncheon.

Role of the Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees serves as the governing body of the Foundation. Members are elected to three year terms with officers elected annually.

George Bennett, Ph.D. Chairman and CEO
Health Dialog Services Corporation
Boston, Massachusetts

Jill Cochran International Business Machines, Inc.
Charleston, West Virginia

Cuong V. DoSr. VP and Chief Strategy Officer
Lenovo
Raleigh, North Carolina

Michael Dybel President
Strategic Technologies International, Inc.
Mundelein, Illinois

Jay Blanchard National President
NYSC Alumni Association

Zane Gresham, Esq., Vice Chairman Morrison and Foerster
San Francisco, California

David Hackleman, Ph.D. Hewlett-Packard Company (retired)
Professor, School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Admiral T. Joseph Lopez, Vice-Chairman President
Information Manufacturing Corporation
Manassas, Virginia

M. R. Louthan, Jr., Ph.D. Consulting Scientist (retired)
Savannah River National Laboratory
Radford, Virginia

Haywood D. 'Woody' McCallum, Jr. President Emeritus
NYSC Alumni Association
Richmond, Virginia

Thomas N. McJunkin, Esq. Jackson Kelly PLLC
Charleston, West Virginia

Honorable Ronald G. Pearson, Chairman Judge, Southern District (WV)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Charleston, West Virginia

John D. Rockefeller V, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Scott S. Segal, Esq. , Secretary The Segal Law Firm
Charleston, West Virginia

L. Newton Thomas, Treasurer Carbon Industries, Inc. (retired)
Charleston, West Virginia

Dennis W. Wootan Dennis W. Wootan Consulting Services
Santa Ana, California

Andrew N. Blackwood, Ed.D.Executive Director
National Youth Science Foundation, Inc.
Charleston, West Virginia

 

 

Trustees In Memoriam

   

Joseph. M. Hutchison, Chairman Emeritus Professor Emeritus
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

Martha Wehrle West Virginia State Senate 1989-1994
Charleston, West Virginia

 
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