Charles "Chuck" S. Hutchinson Jr., longtime publisher and the 2009 recipient of PubWest's Jack D. Rittenhouse Award, died on March 3.
Hutchinson published books in the life, physical, and earth sciences; physical education; agriculture; home economics; gemology, architecture; environmental design; and statistics. He held positions at Geoscience Press, Harbinger House, Van Nostrand Reinhold, Ross Publishing Co., Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross, Reinhold Book Corporation, and Burgess Publishing Company.
PubWest noted that "two of his most notable publishing programs have been in collaboration with series editors: the Community Development/Environmental Design Series with series editor Richard. P. Dober, Belmont, Massachusetts (45 books published); and the Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series with series editor Dr. R.W. Fairbridge, Columbia University (16 volumes published)."
At the time Hutchinson received the Rittenhouse Award, PubWest's then president Todd Berger said that Hutchinson's "wide-ranging, 50-year career as a regional sales manager, editor-in-chief, founder of two publishing companies, and publishing consultant fits perfectly with the spirit of the award."