J. Dairy Sci. 89:1122-1146
© American Dairy Science Association, 2006.
The American Dairy Science Association: The Fourth Twenty-Five Years, 1981–20051
D. C. Beitz*,2 and
L. J. Boyd
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* Nutritional Physiology Group, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames 50011-3150
Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
2 Corresponding author: dcbeitz{at}iastate.edu
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ABSTRACT
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Great leaders have stepped forward to successfully lead the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) through its fourth 25-yr period of its 100-yr history. Rather than meeting on college campuses, the annual meetings of the ADSA are now held at convention centers that are easily accessible, and are usually held jointly with the American Society of Animal Science. Besides the scientific and social exchanges, regular members and students are recognized for their professional excellence with awards at these meetings. The Student Affiliate Division continues to hold an active meeting along with the parent society. The last 25 yr experienced the termination of the Purina Mills Fellowship Program after 52 yr of support for graduate students. The establishment of an ADSA Foundation has increased resources for enhancement of the ADSA. Newly established DISCOVER Conferences are recipients of Foundation support. The last 25-yr period experienced the development of a formal business arrangement with the American Society of Animal Science and Poultry Science Association that resulted in the establishment of the Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS), which now houses the 3 societies in its building in Savoy, IL. The Journal of Dairy Science has become the leading journal for publication of dairy science research in the world. The Journal as well as the membership of the ADSA has become increasingly internationalized. Truly, the ADSA has much to celebrate because of its successes in mission during the fourth 25 yr of its history. Its membership can be confident as the ADSA begins its second century of service to the dairy industry.
Key Words: American Dairy Science Association history • American Dairy Science Association Foundation • Journal of Dairy Science • American Dairy Science Association annual meeting
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INTRODUCTION
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The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) was founded in 1906 as the National Association of Dairy Instructors and Investigators in Urbana, IL. Thus, in 2006, the ADSA will have begun its second century of existence. The history of the first 50 yr of the ADSA was described in much detail by G. Malcolm Trout in the Journal of Dairy Science in 1956. The next 25 yr also were recorded in the same journal in 1981. What a valuable contribution G. M. Trout has made to our ADSA through his writings as historian of the Association! Trout received a special plaque during the Diamond Jubilee year of ADSA as a "token of our thanks and appreciation for his serving as a model member of ADSA for nearly 60 years and for his comprehensive historical accounts over the years." The business affairs of ADSA from its establishment in 1906 to 1985 were recorded by Walter L. Dunkley in the Journal of Dairy Science in 1989, and G. M. Trout published a review of ADSA Awards in 1961 in the same journal.
The first 75 yr of the ADSA saw growth in membership from the 19 charter members in July 1906 to nearly 2500 members, 100 student affiliates, and 2200 institutional members. With increased membership came a large budget to support the publication of the Journal of Dairy Science and a Board of Directors and staff to coordinate the activities and the arranging for the annual meeting scientific exchange and fellowship. The fourth 25-yr history of the century of existence of ADSA is summarized in this article. Special emphasis is placed on the people who made ADSA what it is today and the major changes in activities of the Association.
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ANNUAL MEETINGS
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The annual meetings of the ADSA were held on college campuses beginning in 1927 and continuing through 1997, with the exception of 1989, for a total of 70 meetings (Table 1
). The meeting sites provided the opportunity for attendees to become familiar with a variety of college campuses and regions of the country. Many family vacations were planned in association with participation in the ADSA meetings. In 1978, the annual meeting (the 73rd) was held jointly with the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS). Because of its success, the impetus for holding future joint meetings became strong. A second joint ADSA/ASAS meeting (the 84th) was hosted by the University of Kentucky. This meeting was the first of many subsequent meetings held at a hotel or convention center complex. For several years, the Board of Directors of ADSA debated the advantages and disadvantages of holding the annual meetings at hotels and convention centers rather than at college campuses. The wish of members for more comfortable housing and meeting rooms, the many hours required to host an ADSA meeting on a college campus, and the large size of the meetings, especially the ones held jointly with ASAS, are 3 important reasons for the switch to convention centers despite the increased costs for attendees. The Board of Directors decided in 1995 that all future meetings would be held at convention sites that are easily accessible to major transportation systems. All meetings since the 93rd held in Denver in 1998 have been at convention centers, and most have been held jointly with the ASAS. Commercial exhibits were added to enhance the annual meetings in 1996. Submission of abstracts electronically was initiated for the 1998 meeting.
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Table 1. Location of and attendance at annual meetings of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA), 1981–2005
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Attendance by members has ranged from about 550 to about 950 with an average over the 25-yr period of over 800 for ADSA-only meetings (Table 1
). Nonmembers, student affiliates, spouses, and children raise the average attendance to over 1700 per ADSA-only meeting. Recording the attendance by ADSA members at joint meetings has been problematic. Because of the movement from college campuses and a decrease in organized spouse and children activities, attendance by spouses and children has decreased in recent years.
Throughout this 25-yr period, the Student Affiliate Division (SAD) held its annual meeting and awards luncheon in association with the annual meeting of its parent society. The SAD organized its own scientific and social program, paper presentation contest, display of local club activities, and tours of local dairy industries. The SAD is described more fully later in this article. The enthusiasm of these young members provides the parent association much optimism for its future.
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THE ADSA BELL
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The story of acquiring the Swiss bell that is now the "ADSA Bell" was described by S. D. Musgrave in the Journal of Dairy Science. Briefly, Musgrave offered G. H. Wise (the 49th president of ADSA) the Swiss Bell during a casual meeting on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, GA, with the statement "I dare you to open the annual meeting by ringing this bell and, if you will, I will give it to you to use and to pass on to succeeding presidents to use—if they wish to do so." The Bell had originally been given to Musgrave by H. W. Cave, the 25th president of ADSA. In fact, the Bell was used for the first time by G. H. Wise to open the 60th annual meeting of ADSA in Lexington, KY. Succeeding presidents have established a tradition now by opening all subsequent meetings of ADSA with the ringing of the Bell.
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GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER PRESENTATION CONTEST
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The Student Affiliate Committee (W. L. Slatter, chair, L. K. Crowe, L. R. Dowd, P. M. Reaves, and W. W. Snyder) proposed to the Board of Directors of ADSA in 1956 that "a technical paper writing and presentation competition for graduate students" be initiated. The Board appointed G. Salisbury, W. V. Price, and I. A. Gould to further evaluate the project and report to the Board in 1957 and again in 1958. In 1958, the Board instructed the Student Affiliate Committee to offer a contest for the Production Division on a trial basis in 1959 at the 54th annual meeting in Urbana, IL, and provided $100 for the winner. Committee chair W. W. Snyder presented the top award at this initial contest to J. B. Stone and honorable mention awards to K. E. Ebner and E. W. Wickersham. Because of its success the first year, the contest was extended to the Dairy Foods Division the next year. The contest has been a popular event ever since its initiation. The complete list of first-place winners for each Division is presented in Table 2. A long-time sponsor for the contest has been the National Milk Producers Federation. In 2004, ADSA sponsored the Dairy Foods award. In 2005, Dairy Management Inc. sponsored the Dairy Foods award. The National Milk Producer’s Federation continued to sponsor the Production award in 2004 and 2005. Besides the national Contest, the Southern and Northeast Branches sponsor Graduate Student Paper Competitions as well. For the national contest, a certificate and cash award is presented to first-, second-, and third-place winners in each Division, and all participants must be members of the ADSA and present their original research. This long-standing event promises to generate much interest and professional growth in future ADSA participants.
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ADSA AWARDS
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The ADSA continued to reward its members for their success in research, teaching, extension, and service activities. The Awards have been supported generously by a variety of industries and organizations as shown in Table 3. The previous 25-yr period began with 12 different awards in addition to the Graduate Student Paper Contest and the Purina Mills Fellowship program. Sponsors for some Awards changed, but the criteria for receiving the Awards have remained the same. During the same period, the Dairy Research Foundation Award and the Purina Mills Fellowship program were discontinued, the American Cyanamid Award began in 1986 and terminated in 1993, and the National Dairy Herd Improvement Association Award began in 1983 and terminated in 1989. The winners of the Awards, except the Fellow Award, the Graduate Student Paper Contest, the Purina Mills Fellowship, ADSA Foundation Scholar, and Genevieve Christen Undergraduate Student awards, are presented in Table 3. Winners of the latter awards are depicted elsewhere in this article. The members of the ADSA are indeed grateful to all the sponsors of all Awards so that excellence among our ADSA membership can be recognized in an appropriate and timely manner.
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FELLOWS PROGRAM
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After being thoroughly researched by the Internal Affairs Committee, ADSA initiated a Fellows program in 1997. Previous recipients of the Distinguished Service Award and the ADSA Award of Honor who were still professionally active and met the established criteria were named as Fellows to jump-start the Fellows program in 1997. The Fellows Award would recognize ADSA members who have rendered distinguished service to the dairy industry, to a dairy-related discipline, or to ADSA. The Fellow also must have had continuous professional membership in ADSA for at least 20 years and must be in good standing in the Association. The number selected each year will be limited to 0.2% of the membership. The names of Fellows inducted in 1997 and elected as Fellows since initiation of the program are listed in Table 4. Election to Fellow is one of the highest distinctions an ADSA member can achieve.
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LIFE MEMBERS
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Life Member status is granted to a professional member who meets 1 of these 2 criteria: 1) Professional member in good standing who retires after having been a member for 25 years or more, including time as a Student Affiliate Member, or 2) Professional member in good standing who has paid dues to the ADSA for 40 yr or more, including time as a Student Affiliate Member. Life Members are not required to pay dues but are eligible to vote and have electronic access to the Journal of Dairy Science or pay for hard copy. All those members of ADSA who became Life Members during the last 25 yr are noted in Table 5. Thank you to each of you for your long-term interest in and support of our ADSA!
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PURINA MILLS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
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In 1948, C. A. Elvehjem (Association of Land Grant Colleges), R. M. Bethke (Poultry Science Association, PSA), K. L. Turk (ADSA), M. A. Emmerson (American Veterinary Medical Association), W. M. Beeson (ASAS), H. L. Wilcke (Purina Mills, Inc.), and E. B. Powell (Purina Mills, Inc.) culminated their previous work with the establishment of the Purina Mills Research Fellowship. Fellowships were to be granted in 2 categories of animal science—the fields of nutritional research as applied to dairy, poultry, and animal husbandry and to research in transmissible disease of livestock and poultry. Awarding Fellowships to graduate students in veterinary medicine occurred for only a few years. Fellowships were awarded based on academic qualifications and scientific merit of the graduate student applicants. Recipients were selected by an independent committee of professors and scientists appointed by ADSA, ASAS, and PSA. The purpose of the program was to assist in the graduate training of personnel for leadership in the nutritional sciences of food and companion animals. Awards were awarded annually for up to 3 yr of graduate study in an accredited graduate program at a US or Canadian university. Later in the program, one individual could hold the Fellowship for only 1 yr to provide the honor to a larger number of graduate students. Initially, the dollar value of the Fellowship was $1,440. The stipend for each of the last offered Fellowships was $12,500. As one peruses the list of Purina Mills Fellows in Table 6, it can be seen that the goal of training leaders in animal agriculture was met by the program. Iowa State University, Oklahoma State University, Purdue University, University of California-Davis, and University of Illinois were the 5 universities that trained the greatest number of Purina Mills Fellows. During the tenure of the program, Fellows chose at least 36 different US institutions and at least 4 different Canadian universities. Furthermore, 25 of the 230 Fellows held the Fellowships for 3 yr. The ADSA and the other relevant animal agriculture societies have much reason to sincerely thank Purina Mills for its long-time (52 yr) and generous financial support of this Fellowship program. No requirements were placed on the Fellows by Purina Mills. Clearly, Purina Mills Research Fellowships were regarded very highly within the animal scientific community.
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LEADERSHIP OF ADSA
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During the 25-yr period from 1981 to the present time, the ADSA has been fortunate to be led by outstanding elected officers, committee chairs and members, and salaried staff members. The board of directors consisted of president, vice president, treasurer (appointed by board), executive director (formerly executive secretary), editor-in-chief, past president, and 6 directors. The board of directors operated with 2 internal committees—the 6-member Executive committee composed of the president, vice president, past president, editor-in-chief, executive director, and treasurer and the 4-member Internal Affairs committee composed of the vice president (chair), 2 senior directors, and the immediate past director from the division other than that of vice president. The Dairy Foods and Production Divisions each elect a new director to the board each year for a 3-yr term. At the beginning of this 25-yr period, an assistant executive secretary and associate editor also participated in board meetings. A listing of the presidents during each year from 1981 through 2006 is in Table 7. Treasurers and historians are listed in Table 8, executive secretaries/directors are in Table 9, and directors are in Table 10. The Dairy Foods and the Production divisions each provide a newly elected vice president every other year who then becomes president the following year. Twelve of the presidents during the previous 25 yr were from the Midwest region of the United States, 7 were from the Southeast, 5 were from the West, and 1 was from the Northeast. Five presidents were from the state of Wisconsin, and 3 were from California and Illinois. In respect to our presidential leaders, their pictures are presented in Figure 1. During the 100-yr history of ADSA, 9 presidents were from New York and Wisconsin, 8 were from Michigan, 7 were from Illinois, and 6 were from California (Table 11). Twenty-six other states provided presidents to lead the ADSA. Standing committees of the board of directors at the end of the 25-yr period were the Nominating, Membership, Finance, Awards, Journal Management, Program, and Resolutions committees. The International Relations committee became a Special committee. With regard to the Special committees, the position of historian was continued and the Graduate Student Paper Contest committees were transferred to each of the Councils for the Dairy Foods and Production divisions during the 25-yr period. During the same period, these Special committees were established: ADSA Foundation Trustees, FASS, Centennial Oversight/Task Force, Centennial Planning and Budget, Education, and Research.
The Dairy Foods and Production Divisions of the ADSA were led by members elected as chair, vice chair, secretary, and director (member-at-large for Dairy Foods). The chairs of each Division during the previous 25-yr period are named in Table 12. The Councils of the Dairy Foods and Production divisions were assisted by several standing committees developed for specific activities of each division.
The ADSA began the previous 25-yr period with 2 branches (Northeast and Southern) that held annual meetings consisting of scientific exchange, business meetings, and award presentations. Because of the efforts of Jeffrey Keown, a Midwest Branch was approved in 1990. The initial officers of the Midwest Branch were J. Keown, President, University of Nebraska; J. Linn, Vice President, University of Minnesota; and D. Schingoethe, Secretary/Treasurer, South Dakota State University. The Midwest Branch consists of scientists in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The Midwest Branch holds its annual meeting in Des Moines, IA, along with the Midwest Section of ASAS. The presidents of each branch during the previous 25 yr are named in Table 13. The annual meetings of the branches clearly assist the ADSA in carrying out its mission by localizing the ADSA within a region of the country. Perhaps the next 25 yr will see the development of a Western branch of the ADSA.
Special attention to the position of executive director is appropriate. Claude J. Cruse began his career with the ADSA as acting treasurer in 1964 and treasurer in 1965. In 1966, one of the most significant single decisions of the third 25-yr history of ADSA was the hiring by ADSA of C. J. Cruse as executive secretary. During his tenure until 1985 (Table 9), ADSA purchased its Clark Street office building in Champaign, IL, and began in-house publication of the Journal of Dairy Science and other agricultural journals. C. D. Johnson, executive director from 1986 to 1997, coordinated the computerization of the ADSA headquarters. Our current executive director, Brenda Carlson, continues the tradition of excellence in leadership in the ADSA headquarters.
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STUDENT AFFILIATE DIVISION
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The SAD of ADSA has shown a steady pace of development to its current status. As described by Trout (1964), the SAD could be said to have its origins in a suggestion by J. H. Frandsen, the 7th and 8th president of ADSA, who spoke favorably of a junior membership in the ADSA. Associate memberships for students were established in 1936, and 30 students became members by the end of 1937. Membership grew to 391 by the end of 1941 but decreased significantly during World War II; membership expanded during the post-war years to 859 members in 1949. The first Student Affiliate was considered in 1937, and bylaws were established for an affiliate or local chapter membership in ADSA in 1943. Cornell University and Oklahoma State were the first affiliate members; one at Penn State University followed shortly. There were 16 student affiliates already in 1948 and 21 in 1952. Beginning in 1954, student affiliate exhibits embellished the national ADSA meetings. The National Student Branch (now SAD) was officially organized and approved in 1959, with the first official meeting occurring at the 55th annual meeting of ADSA in 1960. L. D. Meyer of Michigan served as its first president. J. A. Lineweaver of Virginia, N. Nichols of Oklahoma, R. Ricketts of Missouri, and J. Williams of Clemson followed in order.
In 2005, the SAD consists of 45 student affiliate chapters across the United States. As guided by its constitution, the SAD continues its efforts (1) to be a communication channel for exchange of information among its member chapters and between the ADSA and member chapters, (2) to acquaint students with all facets of ADSA, and (3) to develop leadership and promote scholastic achievement among its student members. The SAD accomplishes its goals, in part, by holding annual meetings with the parent society and by recognizing the following:
- Outstanding Student Affiliate Chapter
- Outstanding Student Affiliate Member
- Outstanding Chapter Advisor
- Outstanding Yearbook and Scrapbook
- Undergraduate Paper Presentation Winners
- ADSA Scholarship Recognition
- Outstanding Chapter Website
Annual meetings of regional branches (Northeast, Southern, and Midwest) of SAD conduct similar activities and awards to accomplish the above-stated goals. Participation in regional and national activities is beneficial for both the local chapters and for individual members. The activities of SAD at the annual ADSA meeting culminate in the SAD awards luncheon in which the Awards are presented and newly elected officers are installed. The Presidents of the SAD during the past 25 yr are presented in Table 14. Because the strength of our ADSA is so dependent on new members, the SAD deserves strong support by the ADSA membership.
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SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION OF ADSA
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Ten of the most significant changes in our Constitution and Bylaws are indicated below.
- The approval of membership in ADSA by the Board of Directors was removed.
- The requirement for 5% of the voting membership being present at a meeting for amending the Constitution and Bylaws was removed. The requirement of 25% of the membership voting by mail ballot on Constitution and Bylaws also was removed.
- A Postdoctoral Member class was developed for a person who holds a postdoctoral position and who is certified as such by a Professional Member. This Member is nonvoting, receives electronic access to the Journal of Dairy Science, and pays dues equal to 50% of that for the Professional Member.
- The word chairman was changed throughout to chairperson.
- The requirement to publish biographical sketches of nominees for ADSA Board of Directors in the Journal of Dairy Science was eliminated. Biographies of candidates now are submitted with ballots for election.
- The opportunity to report official ADSA business via the Association’s Internet Web site was approved.
- The Board of Directors shall establish annually an Internal Affairs Committee (vice president, 2 senior directors, and immediate past director from the division other than that of vice president) to consider business related to policies, affairs, and rewards.
- Executive Secretary title was changed to Executive Director.
- Vice President is to be chair of the Internal Affairs Committee.
- Article VI was added to provide guidelines for the newly established ADSA Foundation.
The above changes were noted by comparing the constitution/bylaws published in 1982 ADSA Directory and in 2005 on the ADSA website.
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ADSA JOINS FASS
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In the early 1980s, the Executive Committee of the board of directors and then the full board initiated discussion about forming a federation of the ADSA with ASAS, American Meat Science Association (AMSA), and the PSA. An Intersociety Council that consisted of 2 officers each from the ADSA, AMSA, ASAS, and PSA was formed but had no budget. Besides the publication of Food Animal Research Priorities, an important accomplishment of this Council was being a platform for greater intersociety interaction. Then, in 1988, the presidents or their representatives (C. Brent Theurer of ASAS, Jack Van Horn of ADSA, Michael Dikeman of AMSA, and David Snetsinger and Helene Cecil of PSA) developed an intersociety proposal that was approved by the boards of each of the 4 Intersociety Council members. The name of Federation of American Societies of Food Animal Sciences (FASFAS) was established in 1989. The 4 societies paid annual dues based on membership and named representatives to the FAS-FAS Board of Directors. Beginning in 1995, a committee explored development of a new structure and this discussion led to the formation of the Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) in 1998 and the dissolution of FASFAS. The Federation of Animal Science Societies would have a common management structure, but each individual member society would maintain its constitution, officers, budget, journal, foundation, awards program, and committee structure. The fact that the ADSA owned a building, provided management services for journals published by ASAS and PSA, and had a "healthy bank account" facilitated the establishment of FASS. The Federation purchased the building and assets originally owned by the ADSA at Savoy, IL, for its first headquarters. At this time, ADSA, ASAS, and PSA are founding member societies and AMSA is a client society. The presidents of FASFAS and FASS during their existence are named in Table 15. Thank you to these scientists for their committed leadership in this cooperative activity.
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Table 15. Presidents of Federation of American Societies of Food Animal Sciences (FASFAS) and Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS)1
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The benefits cited most often for forming FASS are to (1) provide a forum for discussion of common issues and for coordination of activities to benefit animal agriculture, (2) finance a Congressional Science Fellowship Program, (3) develop research priorities (follow-up of FAIR 95 and FAIR 2002), (4) increase efficiencies in use of resources of societies, (5) offer a stronger voice for animal agriculture in Washington, DC, and (6) finance an executive vice president in Savoy, IL, and a scientific liaison in Washington, DC. Robert Zimbelman was the first Scientific Liaison; Barbara Glenn followed him. Charles Sapp, formerly executive director of ADSA, was the first executive vice president for administration of FASS. Publication of the journals of ADSA, ASAS, PSA, and of several client organizations is managed by FASS. Animal scientists are now organized to cooperate more effectively for the betterment of animal agriculture globally.
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CONGRESSIONAL FELLOW PROGRAM
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To expand its activities in the public policy arena in support of animal agriculture, ADSA voted to join with ASAS, PSA, and the AMSA through FASFAS and later through FASS to provide financial support for a Congressional Science Fellowship Program. The concept was that the individual, often a new PhD degree graduate, would work with Congress on key issues of animal agriculture. Those who have served as Congressional Fellows are the following:
Angela Siemens, 1990–1991, University of Missouri
Patrick Donnelly, 1991–1992, West Virginia University
Michael Westendorf, 1992–1993, University of Kentucky
Gary Ziehe, 1993–1994, Oklahoma State University
John Goldberg, 1994–1995, University of Vermont
Natalie Di Nicola, 1995–1996, University of Wisconsin
Ellen Bergfeld, 1996–1997, University of Nebraska
Caleb Gilchrist, 1997–1998, Texas A&M University
Lisa Richards, 1998–1999, New Mexico State University
Jamie Jonker, 1999–2000, University of Maryland
Dana Hanson, 2000–2001, University of Nebraska
Dana Allen, 2002, University of Minnesota
John Dobrinsky, 2002, USDA-ARS
Brian Browker, 2003, Purdue University
Marcia S. Noble, 2004–2005, University of Illinois
Because of the success of the previous fellows, FASS plans to continue its support of this worthwhile activity.
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COLLABORATION WITH OTHER SOCIETIES
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The ADSA has continued to affiliate with a number of organizations besides those of FASS to expand its total effort to serve the membership and animal agriculture in general. To illustrate this effort, Table 16 lists the organizations to which ADSA provided representatives and/or paid dues to the following organizations in 1981 and in 2005.
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Table 16. Organizations to which American Dairy Science Association has provided representatives and/or paid dues in 1981 and 2005
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THE ADSA FOUNDATION
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INTRODUCTION
