Richard Long Vice-president 2020-2022
My name is Richard Long, # 9978, from Indiana but I retired to Alabama three years ago. I have been a member of IWCS for 7 years. I had my … Read more
Arthur Lee
President’s message March/April 2022
I am writing this message from the Lake Yale meeting in Florida. It is beautiful weather and lots of long time friends are here, a lot of wood for the … Read more
Giresh Ghooray — USA Southwest Trustee 2021-2024
Dear Fellow IWCS Members,I am happy to become a trustee of the Southwest Region. I was born in a small country in South America but grew up in California, Pennsylvania.My … Read more
Anthony William Goodyer, Member #10026
(b 1941) I was born, two years into the second world war, in a small rural town in South Africa. My father was an Episcopalian pastor and my mother an … Read more
President’s Message – July/August 2021
I want to begin by thanking the AustralAsian Region for their generous donation and other individuals for their donations to help bring the Matching Funds Drive to 82.7% of our … Read more
Herm Stolte – Website Wood Questions: [email protected]
Posted January 17, 2009 Herm has loved making things as far back as he can remember. Wood has long been his preferred medium. Junior High shop classes were his favourite … Read more
Violet Oman, #10103, USA Central Regional Trustee, October 30, 2018 – 2021 Updated 10-30-2020
Violet takes over the trusteeship from retiring Trustee, Wes Kolkmeier. 2018-2021
Willem Hurkmans #8761 – Publications Chairman, 2020 and Trustee EuroAfrica. 2018-2021. Posted October 31, 2020
Willem Hurkmans (Rotterdam is a biologist/geologist who graduated in palaeontology (Utrecht University, 1981). He spent the first half of his career (1983-2003) as a guest worker at Amsterdam University doing … Read more
Mihaly Czako, PhD Appointed Editor of World of Wood Posted 01-17-2013
The IWCS Board has approved the appointment of Mihaly Czako PhD, #5220-L, as Editor, World of Wood effective March 1, 2013. Mihaly is well known in IWCS as a member … Read more
Chuck Ray #9812 – Associate Editor for the World of Wood
Chuck has served as the Associate Editor for the World of Wood since 2013 and as the USA North East Regional trustee from 2013 -2015. Dr. Ray is an Associate Professor of … Read more
Eric L. Krum #9467
Eric was born in Huntington NY but has lived all over the US as his family moved around a lot due to his father’s job. After college Eric joined the … Read more
Interview with Raimund Aichbauer #10142 By Willem Hurkmans # 8761-L
It is rare to meet a largely self-educated person who gets many of his excellent pictures posted on the IAWA (International Association of Wood Anatomists) supporting The Inside Wood Database … Read more
Memorial for Myrtle Margaret Cockrell # 4654L, HL October 23, 1935 – March 14, 2017
Myrtle Cockrell passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Myrtle started her career as a housewife and supervisor at the switchboards for General Telephone. She was elected to public office as … Read more
In Memory of Donald (Don) Price, #3928
of Brazil, Indiana passed away on September 17, 2014
Don Price joined IWCS in 1985. Don was very involved with the Indiana meetings. I first met Don at the Great Lakes Regional Meetings in 1999. That was the first … Read more
Dr. Kenneth Charlesworth #126E
Memorial for Dr. Kenneth Charlesworth #126EOctober 24, 2013 IWCS regrets the passing of Dr. Kenneth Charlesworth #126E of New Jersey, on October 24, 2013, He was a proud member of … Read more