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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Each of these fields enriches the others, furthering the general objective of color education.

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