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MINUTES of the special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Manufacturing Chemists' Asso ciation, Inc. , held in the West Virginia Room, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, on June 12, 1975, at 10:30 a.m. There were present: 1523 Directors: Harry D. McNeeley, Chairman Joseph A. Neubauer, Vice Chairman James G. Affleck Ralph M, Knight Earle B. Barnes Raymond H. Marks E. E. Chipman Adolph Monsaroff John S. Coey H. Barclay Morley John T. Connor Charles S. Munson Thomas C. Dabovich Donald D. Pascal Edward J. Donley Robert T. Powers William J. Driver William S. Sneath Thomas S. Farmer Donald O. Swan James H. Gardner Harvey J. Taufen Edward J. Goett K. M. Weis Robert D, Goodall Robert J. Whitesell Richard E. Heckert Alternates: James C. E. Fuller (for James H. Gardner) Clifford M. Andrews (for Harry T. Marks) Staff Counsel: Bruce M. Barackman Secretary - Treasurer: George E. Best By Invitation: D. H. Freeman Edward R. Kane E. J. Klecka V. H. Peterson Jack B. St. Clair Chairman McNeeley greeted the Directors, especially those incoming to the Board, and called for self-introduction of those present in turn, I. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD COMMITTEES Mr. McNeeley invited attention to proposed committee appoint ments listed on a hand-out sheet. These appointments, shown in Exhibit A, were duly approved. CMA 070909 1524 II. MCA STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION Mr. Driver distributed the first of an intended series of brief papers outlining MCA's staff and committee structural organization in the interest of fuller understanding on the part of the Directors. Today's con cerned the purpose and objectives of the Association, and its managing officiary. Copy attached as Exhibit B. Mr. McNeeley drew attention to the next regular meeting of the Board scheduled to be held in Washington on Tuesday, September 9, 1975, commenting that any interim matters likely will be handled by the Executive Committee. Certified correct; L ' *C* Harry D. McNeeley Chairman of the Board George E. Best Secretary- Treasurer CMA 070910 EXHIBIT A MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION Committees of the Board of Directors __________ Fiscal Year 1975-76 Executive Committee John W. Hanley, Chairman James G. Affleck Earle B. Barnes John T. Connor William J. Driver Robert D, Goodall Richard E. Heckert Harry D. McNeeley H. Barclay Morley Joseph A. Neubauer Robert T. Powers William S. Sneath Donald O. Swan Finance Committee J. Morris Evans, Chairman E. E, Chipman Thomas S. Farmer Edward J. Goett Donald D. Pascal Program Committee Harvey J. Taufen, Chairman D. H. Ambros Thomas C. Dabovich Ralph M. Knight John K. McKinley Robert J. Whitesell Membership Committee John R. Hall, Chairman John S. Coey Andrew J. McNeill Adolph Monsaroff Albert J. Royce, Jr, K. M. Weis Pension Committee James H. Gardner, Howard Barkell Edward J. Donley Harry T. Marks Raymond H, Marks John F. Welch, Jr. Chairman CMA07091i OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Officers elected to serve during the fiscal year ending May 31, 1976; Chairman of the Board - Harry D. McNeeley Vice Chairman of the Board - Joseph A. Neubauer Chairman of the Executive Committee - John W. Hanley President - William J. Driver Board of Directors (asterisk (*) denotes election at the 103rd Annual Meeting): (Term Expires May 31, 1976) E. E. Chipman, Productol Chemical Company Thomas C. Dabovich, Morton-Norwich Products, Inc. '"William J. Driver, Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc. James H. Gardner, Armak Company, A Part of Akzona Incorporated John R. Hall, Ashland Oil, Inc. John W. Hanley, Monsanto Company Harry T. Marks, Ferro Corporation Harry D. McNeeley, Eastman Kodak Company Joseph A. Neubauer, PPG Industries, Inc. Donald D. Pascal, National Starch and Chemical Corporation Robert T. Powers, Nalco Chemical Company "William S. Sneath, Union Carbide Corporation ( Term Expires May 31, 1977) James G. Affleck, American Cyanamid Company Howard Barkell, Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation Earle B. Barnes, Dow Chemical U.S.A. J. Morris Evans, Philadelphia Quartz Company Thomas S. Farmer, Borg-Warner Chemicals, Borg-Warner Corporation Robert D. Goodall, W. R. Grace & Co. Adolph Monsaroff, Domtar Chemicals Limited H. Barclay Morley, Stauffer Chemical Company Albert J. Royce, Jr. , Royce Chemical Company Harvey J. Taufen, Hercules Incorporated John F. Welch, Jr. , General Electric Company ( Term Expires May 31, 19 78) =" D. H. Ambros, BASF Wyandotte Corporation '"John S. Coey, Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp. *John T. Connor, Allied Chemical Corporation *Edward J. Donley, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. '"Edward J. Goett, ICI Americas "Richard E. Heckert, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company ''Ralph M, Knight, Dart Industries Inc. , Chemical Group ''Raymond H. Marks, Tenneco Chemicals, Inc. '"John K. McKinley, Texaco Inc. '"Andrew J. McNeill, UNIROYAL, Inc. , UNIROYAL Chemical Division '"Donald O. Swan, Exxon Chemical Company :"K. M. Weis, Mobay Chemical Corporation '"Robert J. Whitesell, Rohm and Haas Company HONORARY DIRECTOR Charles S. Munson (Retired) CMA 070912 n MCA STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION EXHIBIT B MCA -- Purpose: To promote the interests of the chemical manufacturing industry of the United States and Canada. Objectives: r To provide leadership to and representation of its members on matters affecting the industry. To develop and maintain a public understanding of the industry's importance and contributions to the national welfare. To facilitate the industry's service to the public by developing and promoting safe and clean practices in the manufacture, transportation, handling and use of chemicals and chemical products, To conduct legitimate activities which benefit or effect savings to members where individual company effort would not accomplish the desired result. Organization: Management of the business and affairs of the Associa tion is vested in a Board of Directors elected by -the member companies. Board officers are a Chairman and a Vice Chairman. The Executive Committee, headed by a Chairman, acts as a screening group and recommends action to the Board. It can act, by majority vote, on certain matters when it would not be possible to convene the Board or survey it by wire or telephone. The President is the chief operating officer. Reporting to him are four officers, all operating Vice Presidents. The professional and supporting staffs carry out day-today operations, working closely with about 25 technical and functional committees composed of several hundred member company representatives. Many committees have subcommittee and other sub-units. Each committee has a staff member as a secretary. Program activities CMA 070913 develop through committee deliberation and recom mendation, subject to Board approval. There is outside as well as staff legal counsel. C/VM 0709U MCA MANAGEMENT