1933
Born to James Burt Howell and Catharine Stanger (Sparks) Howell.
1955
Earns the Horticultural Award from Rutgers University.
1956
Earns a Bachelor of Science in vegetable crops agriculture from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, with High Honors.
1957
Serves as a colonel within the US Army Reserve.
1957
Works as an agricultural sales representative for Allied Chemical Corp. in Philadelphia, PA, through 1959.
1960
Works as a sales consultant for Asgrow Seed Company, a subsidiary of the Upjohn Company, in Vineland, NJ, through 1999.
1973
Serves as an admissions liaison officer for the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY,
1960
Serves on the official board of the First Presbyterian Church of Cedarville through 2016.
1980
Earns a Master of Business Administration from University of Delaware.
1997
Is a member of Alpha Zeta.
2003
Earns the Heritage Award from the New Jersey Agriculture and Business Association.
2016
Is a trustee of the First Presbyterian Church of Cedarville and continues in this role.
2020
Maintains membership with Brothers of the Century, the Centennial Honor Roll and the Reserve Officers Association of the US.
2020
Maintains membership with the Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey, the National Defense Industrial Association, and Phi Beta Kappa.