Founders & Past Leaders
We have come a long way since 1961. As we look back, we admire the foresight of our founders and their success in preserving Delaware’s most precious natural areas.
| Past Board Members | Board Term |
|---|---|
| Edmund H. Harvey | 1961 – 1978 |
| Rodman Ward | 1961 – 1976 |
| Charles Warner, Jr. | 1961 – 1964 |
| Natalie du Pont Edmunds | 1961 – 1975 |
| Edith du Pont Riegel | 1961 – 1993 |
| Martha Fenn Brill | 1961 – 1970 |
| Caleb R. Layton, III | 1961 – 1971 |
| Wilhelmina du Pont Ross | 1961 – 1965 |
| William S. Potter | 1961 – 1981 |
| Robert W. Tunnell | 1961 – 1993 |
| Anthony Higgins | 1961 – 1985 |
| Dr. James E. Marvel | 1964 – 1990 |
| Edward W. Cooch, Jr. | 1964 — 2003 |
| Henry P. Cannon, II | 1965 – 1979 |
| Charles S. Crompton, Jr. | 1965 – 1965 |
| Emily T. du Pont | 1965 – 1992 |
| James L. Latchum | 1965 – 1965 |
| David N. Williams | 1965 – 1965 |
| Betty Wilcox | 1965 – 1973 |
| A. Felix du Pont, Jr. | 1965 – 1997 |
| William H. Frederick | 1965 – 1978 |
| J. Sellers Bancroft | 1966 – 1972 |
| Joseph Y. Jeanes, Jr. | 1969 – 1985 |
| Hon. Elbert N. Carvel | 1971 – 2005 |
| Warner W. Price, Jr. | 1971 – 1993 |
| Anne du Pont Valk | 1971 – 1979 |
| Hon. George R. Wright | 1974 – 1985 |
| Dr. Julian W. Hill | 1975 – 1990 |
| William B. Chandler, Jr. | 1977 – 1979 |
| Norman G. Wilder | 1979 – 1989 |
| Preston C. Townsend | 1980 – 1984 |
| Frances L. Hamilton | 1983 – 1985 |
| Caroline du Pont Prickett | 1984 – 2012 |
| Nathan Hayward, III | 1985 – 2004 |
| Lynn W. Williams | 1985 – 2003 |
| Jeffrey M. Neilson | 1989 – 2000 |
| Richard J. Florschutz | 1994 – 2000 |
| Howard P. Brokaw | 1985 – 2013 |
| Robert L. Edgell | 1989 – 2019 |
| William K. du Pont | 1980 – 2020 |
| Eugene H. Bayard, Esq. | 1980 – 2021 |
| Charles F. Gummey, Jr. | 1986 – 2020 |
| Blaine T. Phillips, Esq. | 1989 – 2021 |
| C. Porter Schutt, III | 2002 – 2024 |
