1960 | Society name change approved: becomes effective 12/27 (name change forJBdefeated) First meeting of the American Board of Microbiology JBto accept notices of academic vacancies Committee on Monographs discharged Archives deposited in Lilly Library at Indiana University Division of Virology created (separates from Medical Bacteriology, Immunology and Virology) Dues increase to $15 (Sustaining Members to $100) to enable enlargement ofJB&AM First photo appears inBacteriological News National Registry of Microbiologists established Committee onInterscienceConferences First survey of colleges and universities offering degrees in bacteriology or microbiology First Handbook for the Society written by E.M. Foster | |
1961 | FirstICAAC; proceedings published asAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy--1961 Editorial Office established; Robert Day hired as Managing Editor of Publications AAM establishes the Committee on Postdoctoral Programs for Public Health and Medical Laboratory Microbiology (CPEP) and Civil Service Standards Committee (both are sub-committees of Council on Education and Laboratories) Page charges initiated inJBandAM HQ to handle rental/sales of scientific films Society hires professional financial counsel (Brundage, Story & Rose) Society sponsors (withONR) Symposium on Marine Microbiology New Branch: Arizona | |
1962 | 8th International Congress in Montreal; H.R. Cox,Lederberg& SecretaryGerhardtto represent Society Headquarters moves to Ann Arbor in its own building Financial structure of the Annual Meeting reorganized CPEPreplaces Council on Education and Laboratories; sponsors first conference on post-doctoral education; AAM Latin American Fellows Program begun | |
1963 | Bacteriological NewsbecomesASM News First Foundation for Microbiology Lectures Branch Rebate program initiated ABM establishes Ethics Committee Eastern Missouri branch expands to include entire state, becomes Missouri branch. Missouri Valley branch now smaller | |
1964 | Society acquires full publishing responsibility for publications program from Williams and Wilkins Dedication of newATCCBuilding during Annual Meeting History of Microbiology Conference at Indiana American Board of Microbiology establishes certification program for microbiologists in medical and public health fields Latin American Visiting Professor Committee organized by AAM First programs are approved byCPEP(Centers for Disease Control and University of Washington) | |
1965 | First New Brunswick lecture Constitutional revision: membership to require BS in microbiology or related field; corresponding membership deleted; bylaw re disposition of assets moved to Constitution ICAACheld with 4th International Congress of Chemotherapy; co-sponsor is International Society of Chemotherapy, with cooperation of Infectious Disease Society of American First post-"grandfather" certification by ABM Proposal put forth for "full-time, employed, elected Secretary;" rescinded in 1967 New Branch: Hawaii (leaves Northern California-Hawaii) | |
1966 | Joint Committee of ASM and AAM appointed to evaluate future plans for the two bodies (see 1967, 1968) Meetings Board established (Constitutional Amendment) Committee on International Activities 9th International Congress, Moscow:Sarles, Porter andHousewrightrepresent ASM New Branches: New Mexico (leaves Rocky Mountain), South Carolina | |
1967 | Journal of Virologybegins; journal options proliferate Joint Committee (see 1966) proposes combining headquarters operations for ASM and AAM; relocating HQ to D.C.; hiring Executive Director. Approved by Council and BOG Publications Office moves to Bethesda Publications Board establishes policy that "ASM publications overall shall be budgeted so as to pay their own way." Motion to discharge Committee Advisory to Ft.Detrickdefeated. Discussion continues into 1968 NRM begins to publishThe Loop | |
1968 | First Executive Director hired (AsgerLanglykke) Headquarters moves to D.C.: 1913 I St. purchased; Academy operations also move to I St., following death of AAM Secretary G.I. Wallace Joint Committee ofASM-AAMrecommends merger of the two bodies. Will require Constitutional revision (see 1970) American Board of Microbiology becomes American Board of Medical Microbiology (ABMM) AAM Committee on Laboratory Standards created (see also 1970) FirstCarskiAward JV,AMnow published monthly New dues/subscription plan: $15 minimum dues includes one journal subscription Mail vote affirms motion to dissolveDetrickCommittee DetrickCommittee proposes the establishment of Public Policy Committee; Council declines Education Committee revises, publishes "Microbiology" issue ofAmerican Biology Teacher(see 1960) | |
1969 | National Registry Committee establishes certification for Specialists in Public Health and Medical Laboratory Microbiology Harlow Hall Fund Award established by A&I Division First statistical survey of membership ad hoc Joint Training and Education Committee (Baldwin, chair) appointed | |
1970 | Infection and Immunityappears Xth International Congress, Mexico City: RobertHungaterepresents Society. Resolution on Biological Warfare accepted by Council.Hungate, Shay, and Porter meet informally withSoviet scientists Constitutional revision: Academy becomes part of Society (AAM, Inc., Delaware corporation, dissolved); ICAACCommittee established; several changes in Council and CPC membership Joint meetings ofICAACandIDSAapproved New Committees: Environmental Microbiology; Status of Women; Information Science Fiscal year shifted to July-to-June Life Insurance plan for members initiated Council approves Articles of Incorporation for ASM Foundation, Inc.; approved as 501(c)(3) by IRS in 197 Manual of Clinical Microbiologypublished by Society Report of ad hoc Joint Committee (see 1969) proposes establishment of Board of Education and Training: L. Joe Berry chairs committee to evaluate report Request for establishment of student chapter at Clemson leads to bylaw changes in 1971 permitting student chapters (First one is at Clemson.) | |
1971 | Board of Education and Training established.ABMM, NRM,CPEP, and Committee on Guidance for Training in Microbiology all become affiliated withBET International Journal of Systematic Bacteriologytaken over by Society CPC approves moving Publications Office from Bethesda to HQ Constitutional revision: add BET chair to CPC; amendment process; term of office of president; member nominations for officers ad hoc Committee on Clinical Microbiology (G.M. Needham, chair) appointed; reports in 1972 Agricultural and Industrial Division becomes Environmental and Applied Microbiology Latin American Professorship Program initiated by AAM, funded by Foundation for Microbiology Minimum dues now $20 ASM Newsbegins accepting ads Bacteriological Proceedingsbegins using author-prepared copy; title changes toAbstracts of the Annual Meeting of the ASMin 1972; will no longer be distributed free to members CPC rescinds policy that "publications overall be budgeted to pay their own way;" Purpose is to avoid excess (taxable) profits from ad revenue Diamond Jubilee Committee appointed ONR Lecture now ASM Lecture New Branch: New York | |
1972 | ASM Newsbecomes monthly publication; first yearly index appears in December issue. First classified employment ads appear in January. Non-member subscriptions offered Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapybegins as journal.ICAACabstracts published separately WaksmanFellowships for Graduate Education established Pasteur Sesquicentennial at Tulane, co-sponsored by Society ad hoc Committee on ASM Organizational Structure proposes new and expanded divisional structure Tentative list of Divisions sent out withmembership renewals; divisions chosen by at least 150 will become established ad hoc Committee on Public Affairs Policy appointed (Robert Williams, Chair) Civil Service Standards Committee of AAM created, replaces similar committee ofABMM Sustaining Member dues increased from $150 to $300 Council approves expansion of Foundation Lecture Program to allow for up to two lecturers per branch per year | |
1973 | Publications Office takes over handling of nonmember subscriptions toalljournals (previously done by W&W for all exceptAAC,IJSB&ASM News) Conference Committee established Public Affairs Committee established Incubatordiscontinued ad hoc Committee to study future of Academy, relation to ASM (Rasmussen, Chair) NRM establishes certification in Food, Dairy, and Sanitation Microbiology Laboratory Standards Committee (see 1968) becomes ASM Committee First BET Workshops at Annual Meeting Advisory Committee on Culture Collections established | |
1974 | FirstASM-sponsoredConference, "ExtrachromosomalElements in Bacteria." Fifteen new Divisions established, officers elected Acker replacesLanglykkeas Executive Director Page charges in journals suspended FirstCumitechappears Diamond Jubilee:ASM Newsincludes Sustaining Member, Journal, and Branch histories; the New Society logo appears on medallion honoring the 75thanniversary Microbiology-1974: First in a projected series featuring symposia proceedings (ASM andnon-ASM) ASM Bookstore initiated: selected reviewed books fromASM Newsoffered to members at discount NSF travel/admin grant to ASM for US/USSR Joint Working Group on Production of Substances by Microbiological Means Meetings Department established under office of Executive Secretary Appointment of Steering Committee to establish American Board of Immunology (ErwinNeter, Chair) New Branch: West Germany | |
1975 | Journal of Clinical Microbiology Wyeth Award (becomes Becton-Dickinson in 1978) Forty-Year Club established Placement Committee establishes separate rosters for women and minority applicants ASM Bookstore discontinued Special issues ofASM News: Education & Training (March); Publications (July) IRS approves change from 501(c)(6) to (c)(3) status, provided two amendments to constitution are adopted Committee appointed to clarify relations between Academy and ASM (particularly re BET), RobertHungate, chair | |
1976 | Dues increase to $28: $21 of that is Journal credit, $3 for membership, $4 forASM Applied MicrobiologybecomesApplied and Environmental Microbiology MycoplasmologyDivision activated Membership reaches 25,000 First poster sessions at Annual Meeting (ICAACfollows suit in 1977) Lilly Award age limit changes from 35 to 40; award increased from $1000 to $2000 American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology (ABMLI) established Academy by-laws revised (HungateCommittee); changes in effect 1977, including transfer of LatinAmerican Professorship Program to BET Clinical Microbiology and Medical Mycology Divisions split off to form Division Group V | |
1977 | New Constitution establishes AAM on equal basis withother boards Fisher Scientific Company Award for Applied and Environmental Microbiology Branch Rebate programended Fiscal year switched to Jan-Dec. (six-month budget necessitated for July-Dec, 1976) ASM Foundation, Inc. dissolved (no longer needed after tax-status decision of 1975); replaced by Foundation Committee Manuscript handling fee instituted ($35) Society adopts resolution concerning regulation of recombinant DNA Wyeth Award becomes Becton-Dickinson Award First ASM Congressional Scientific Fellowship awarded US/USSR Joint Working Group on Production of Substances by Microbiological Means holds three conferences, publishes proceedings BET establishes Evaluation of Continuing Education Programs (ECEP) to qualify competent programs to award Continuing Education Units ASM is approved by Liaison Committee on Continuing Medical Education as sponsor of continuing education programs (status unaffected by AMA's withdrawal fromLCCMEin 1979) Latin American Professorship Program transferred from AAM to BET PB and CPC agree that Society will not publish "conventional textbooks" | |
1978 | Bacteriologically ReviewsbecomesMicrobiological Reviews Movement to hold meetings only in states which have ratified Equal Rights Amendment; Council establishes policy concerning action on "social, moral and political issues.” Archives book collection moves from Lilly Library, Indiana University to Kuhn Library, University of Maryland Baltimore County First Graduate Student Travel Grants to Annual Meeting (through Foundation Committee) With new copyright law, authors must now assign copyright to ASM BET seeks to establish Education Division; Meetings Board agrees to 3 trial paper sessions at 1979 Annual Meeting Continuing Education programs, conferences accredited by Liaison Committee on Continuing Medical Education ASM and American Society for Clinical Pathology form Joint Liaison Committee on Continuing Education Movement to establish Board of Scientific Services Mailing surcharge instituted for foreign member subscriptions First Becton-Dickinson Award (formerly Wyeth) | |
1979 | Public and Scientific Affairs Board established Manuscript handling fee abolished ICAACholds joint meeting with International Congress of Chemotherapy ASM contracts w/NIAIDto undertake extensive manpower survey of all members; results inASM News, 1982 Annual Meeting is in two parts: in L.A. for first section, in Honolulu for U.S.-JapanIntersocietyMicrobiology Congress FirstABMLIexam Search committee appointed to investigate new headquarters building Mexico and Rio de Janeiro branches dissolved |
