Howard W. Mattson (May 15, 1927 – May 21, 1998) was the third Executive Vice President of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), serving in that capacity from 1987 until his 1991 retirement.
After graduation, he worked as a chemist for Allied Chemical Company, then he shifted his focus to public relations.
Mattson first started his career in public relations as an assistant advertising manager for the Bristol Company, then went to work for Bell Telephone Laboratories as editor and technical information supervisor.
One of his fellow churchgoers at Pinecrest was Buffalo Bob Smith of Howdy Doody television fame in the 1950s.
Mattson died in Asheville, North Carolina, on May 21, 1998, of a heart attack following battles with pneumonia and lung infections.