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Governor Appoints Permanent Director of 
State Department of Conservation: 
Henry Barkhausen of Lake Forest 
“I have been impressed by the 
scope and imagination of the pro- 
gram developed under Governor 
Ogilvie. Clearly, however, there 
is a great deal more to _ be 
accomplished. 
“Through applying the highest 
possible management standards, I 
hope to make our Department one 
of the most progressive and ef- 
fective in the nation.” 
With these words, Henry H. 
Barkhausen of Lake Forest and 
Anna, became new director of the 
Illinois Department of Conserva- 
tion, arriving on the scene October 
19. Mr. Barkhausen has lengthy 
and varied experience in manage- 
ment, with love of the out-of- 
doors stamped into his lifelong 
background. He is president of 
Midwest Lime Company, maintains 
an office in Anna, has a residence 
in Lake Forest and a country home 
near Jonesboro. 
Governor Ogilvie’s statement, on 
announcing Mr. Barkhausen’s ap- 
20intment, was: “The strong per- 
‘ormance of the Department of 
-onservation will be greatly help- 
2d by the sound business exper- 
ence of the new director.” 
_Barkhausen is a graduate of 
Yale University and served in the 
-acific Theater during World War 
I, where he was captain of a Navy 
‘argo ship. Until 1963 he worked 
or Northwest Engineering Com- 
any of Chicago, leaving the posi- 
ion of sales manager to become 
hief executive of Midwest Stone 
Company, where he served until 
1969. 
But a major interest in Mr. 
Barkhausen’s life is the outdoors, 
and the conservation of our na- 
tural resources. He is a long-time 
member of the National Recrea- 
tion and Park Association, the Na- 
tional Wildlife Federation, and 
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. | 
Many remember his uncle, the 
late Lou H. Barkhausen of Chica- 
go, who was one of the founders 
of Ducks Unlimited and served for 
many years as Midwest Regional 
Representative for DU. Ducks Un- 
limited is a voluntary, philanthro- 
pic organization which raises funds 
for the purchase, operation and 
support of wetland breeding 
grounds in Canada, for waterfowl 
propagation. 
Barkhausen’s wife, Alice, is a 
director of the Illinois Chapter of 
the Nature Conservancy. 
He is a duck and quail hunter, 
and has sailed extensively in the 
Great Lakes on his cutter, based 
at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. He 
is the author of “Great Lakes 
Sailing Ships.” 
Besides an inherent interest in 
the welfare of wildlife and fish, 
and a dedication to the current 
improvements in the Illinois sys- 
tem of parks, memorials, and open 
space, Barkhausen is concerned 
that the promotional aspects of 
the Department’s work be up- 
graded and increased so that pub- 
lic awareness of the necessity for 
