Springfield, Illinois -
Betsy Huber, PA State Grange President, was elected
to the National Grange Executive Committee this
morning at the National Grange Convention in
Springfield, Illinois.
The National Grange,
Patrons of Husbandry, is holding its annual
convention this week in Springfield. The 140th
National Grange Convention was officially opened
Tuesday morning at the Hilton Springfield Hotel.
The convention will conclude Saturday, November 18
with the annual Grange Celebration Banquet.
Elections were held this
morning for two open seats on the National Grange
Executive Committee. PA State Grange Pres. Betsy
Huber was elected to a two-year term. The duty of
the Executive Committee of the National Grange is
"to exercise general supervision of the affairs of
the Order...which shall include those acts
pertaining to the execution of the laws, rules,
regulations, and policy established by the delegates
of the National Grange." The National Grange is
headquartered at 1616 H Street NW in Washington,
D.C.
Betsy Huber was born and
raised on a dairy farm in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
She graduated from West Chester High School and attended
Millersville and Lincoln Universities.
In October 2002 she was
elected Master (President) of the Pennsylvania State
Grange, the first woman to hold that position.
Previously she served six years as Overseer (Vice
President) and held many other offices on the state,
county, and local levels of the Grange. She was just
re-elected to her third term as PA State Grange
President at their recent annual session in October.
From 1992 to 2002 Mrs. Huber
was Legislative Assistant to State Representative Arthur
D. Hershey (R-13) in his district office. Prior to that
she was employed by Lincoln University for three years
and by the National Grange for seven years as secretary
to the Women’s Activities Department.
She is serving her third
term as a Supervisor of Upper Oxford Township, Chester
County, and serves as Treasurer of the Chester County
Association of Township Officials. Other board
memberships include PA Farmlink, Ag Awareness
Foundation, PA Department of Agriculture Ag Education
Advisory Board, Ag Air Quality Task Force, Keystone Ag
Innovation Board, Fertilizer Advisory Committee, The
Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees, PA DEP
Ag Advisory Committee, and the Chester County Water
Resources Task Force.
Mrs. Huber has represented
the Pennsylvania State Grange on the University of
Pennsylvania Veterinary School Board of Overseers since
November 2002.
She was married to Henry T.
Huber, recently deceased, for 39 years. They are the
parents of three children and grandparents of seven.
The Grange is a family
fraternal organization dedicated to the betterment of
the American quality of life through community service,
education, legislation and fellowship. The Grange
includes members of all ages from their Junior Grange
(ages 5-14), Youth Members (ages 14-23), Young Adults
(ages 21-35) and Regular Community (local) members (age
14 and up). The Grange represents approximately 15,000
Pennsylvanians across the Commonwealth. It is the
oldest agricultural and rural advocacy organization of
its kind in the United States. The National Grange
(Patrons of Husbandry), representing about 300,000
members, began in 1867 and the PA State Grange was
chartered in 1873.
