History of the Color Council

We plan to greatly expand on this page. However, for now the best compilation of the history of the Color Council (formerly known as the Inter-Society Color Council or ISCC) is in this document, prepared by Ellen Carter for our 75th Anniversary in 2006.

Color in Art, Science, and Industry


Past Presidents of the ISCC

At its inception, the ISCC elected Chairs, which continued until 1954, when the By-Laws were changed and Dorothy Nickerson was elected the first President.

Chairs

  • 1931 E. N. Gathercoal
  • 1933 A. E. O. Munsell
  • 1934-1935 M. H. Rorke (** Acting Chair)
  • 1936 M. R. Paul
  • 1938 F. L. Dimmick
  • 1940 D. B. Judd
  • 1942 D. B. Judd
  • 1944 M. J. Zigler
  • 1946 R. M. Evans
  • 1948 I. H. Godlove
  • 1950 I. A. Balinkin
  • 1952 E. I. Stearns
Presidents
  • 1954 D. Nickerson
  • 1956 W. Faulkner
  • 1958 W. C. Granville
  • 1960 G. L. Erikson
  • 1962 W. J. Kiernan
  • 1964 R. E. Pike
  • 1966 W. L. Rhodes
  • 1968 F. W. Billmeyer, Jr.
  • 1970 R. M. Hanes
  • 1972 R. S. Hunter
  • 1974 R. E. Derby
  • 1976 C. W. Jerome
  • 1978 F. Grum
  • 1980 W. D. Shaeffer
  • 1982 L. A. Graham
  • 1984 J. S. Davenport
  • 1986 A. B. J. Rodrigues
  • 1988 J. T. Luke
  • 1990 H. S. Fairman
  • 1992 P. J. Alessi
  • 1994 R. L. Connelly
  • 1996 E. C. Carter
  • 1998 M. H. Brill
  • 2000 J. Ladson
  • 2002 D. C. Rich
  • 2004 J. Zwinkels
  • 2006 R. Buckley
  • 2008 M. Nadal
  • 2010 F. O'Donnell
  • 2012 S. Fernandez
  • 2015 J. Conant
  • 2017 J. Dimas
  • 2019 R. Shamey
  • 2021 D. Wyble


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