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The impressive, 80 member Board of Directors of the Delaware State Fair, Inc. is comprised of residents from all three counties of Delaware, each making a heartfelt commitment to the Fair. Since it's inception in 1919, it is individuals, like the Board of Directors, who directly contribute to the success of the Fair.

According to the Bylaws of the Delaware State Fair, Inc., each Director shall be a holder of at least one share of stock in the corporation. Additionally, each Director shall be elected for a term of one year, except as otherwise provided by herein or required by law, or until their successors are elected and duly qualified. The members of the Board are also considered for a seat on one or more committees set forth - with a Chairman designated for each. The committee meetings are designed to directly contribute to a specific area of growth within the Fair's business. In addition, the Board of Directors may include Honorary Directors, who shall have all of the rights and privileges of Directors but shall not have the right to vote on any corporate matter, and shall not be obligated to attend the minimum number of meetings required in the bylaws. To qualify as an Honorary Director, a candidate therefore shall be a stockholder of this corporation who has performed long and meritorious service for the Fair, and said candidate shall be elected to said position by the majority vote of the Board of Directors.

Additionally, within the bylaws, the Board of Directors shall delegate any and all powers of the Board which may be lawfully delegated in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation to the Executive Board. The Executive Board is comprised of the Officers of the Board, the Committee Chairman, four members of the Board of Directors elected by majority vote of the Board of Directors, and two members of the Board of Directors appointed by the President.

To be considered as an applicant to the Board of Directors contact the Fair office in early spring to see if there are any openings available for the current year.

The Board of Directors

Sen. Thurman G. Adams, Jr.
Brent M. Adams, Jr.
J. William Andrew
Eugene H. Bayard
W. LeRoy Betts (President)
R. Bruce Betts
Floyd Blessing
Ronald Breeding
Harold K. Brode
Donald Bullock
Josef A. Burger
Arthur B. Cahall III
Richard Calhoun
W. Cecil Carpenter
Col. L. Aaron Chaffinch
William M. Chambers, Jr.
Hon. Kenneth S. Clark, Jr.
J. Robert Collins
Allen J. Cook
H. Wallace Cook, Jr.
William J. Cook
James L. Crothers
C. Douglas Crouse (Treasurer)
John M. Curtis, Jr.
John T. Dawson
J.D. Dennis, Sr.
A. Eugene Dill
William J. DiMondi (Secretary)
R. Ronald Draper
Marian Harris
Ron Hatfield
Dennis S. Hazzard
John W. Hendricks
John W. Hickey
Robert A. Holloway
Gary B. Homewood
John D. Hukill
Karen Hutchison
Ronald W. Jarrell
William G. Jester
David G. Jones
Harvey Kenton
Richard G. Klair
Marion MacDonald
W. Ray Masten
Kenneth L. McDowell
James W. Messick
James W. Messick, Jr.
Robert E. Messick
Anne T. Minner
G. Robert Moore, Jr.
Elizabeth (Betsy) Morris
Donna Mowbray
William C. Myers, Jr.
Coulter Passwaters
Pete Pizzadili
Robert E. Price
Harry E. Raughley
Robert F. Rider
Richard L. Sapp, Sr.
James M. Satterfield
Michael T. Scuse
Clarence T. Scuse, Jr. (1st Vice President)
John M. Short (2nd Vice President)
Sen. F. Gary Simpson
Brian Somers
Joy G. Sparks (3rd Vice President)
Robert Taylor
Dr. H. Wesley Towers, Jr.
Deborah Vanderwende
William Vanderwende
Michael Wasylkowski
James L. Webb
N. Edgar Welch
David L. Wilson
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Delaware State Fair - July 17-26, 2008
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