Steel Elected New
National Grange President
BURLINGTON, Vt. WiL
liam A. Steel is the newly elected *
21st Master (President) of the
National Grange. On Wednes-
William A. Steel
day, Nov. 12 at the 137th Annual
National Grange Convention in
Burlington, Vt., the delegates
elected Steel to the highest office
of the National Grange of the
Order of the Patrons of Husband
ry-
Steel is a native of western
Pennsylvania. He became affili
ated with the Grange more than
SO years ago when he joined the
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Big Knob Juvenile Grange. He
has served as Master of his Juve
nile, Subordinate, Pomona and
State Granges.
In 1969, Steel became the Di
rector of Youth Activities for the
National Grange in Washington,
D.C. He also supervised the pro
duction and supply departments
and organized the Grange-Farm
Film Foundation.
Steel returned to Pennsylvania
in 1985 and again became active
in local Grange activities and was
elected Pomona (County) Master.
He was elected Overseer (Vice
Presidnet) of the Pennsylvania
State Grange in 1992, serving
four years before becoming Mas
ter. He was elected to the Nation
al Grange Executive Committee
in 1998.
Steel is active in the Lutheran
Church and has served his home
congregation as a certified lay
worship leader since the death of
their pastor in 1991. He is a for
mer representative for Aid Asso
ciation for Lutherans, a fraternal
benefit society.
Recently, Steel was re-elected
to the position of agricultural
trustee for Penn State University.
He has also served on several
other statewide agricultural and
educational boards.
Bill has three sons and two
grandchildren. His wife, Mary-
Lee, died in 1998.
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