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1 JR' ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION NORTH AMERICA '6(>0 L Street. N:W. Washington. D C. 20036, (202) 223-4885 ANNUAL MEETING September 8, 1976 Stouffer's National Center Hotel Arlington, Virginia The Annual Meeting of the Asbestos Information Association/ North America convened at 11:00 A.M., September 9, 1976, in Stouffer's National Center Hotel, Arlington, Virginia. The following Directors were present: George Barge Richard Bauer (for W. B. Hoffman) W. H. Beasley John H. Chidester William Clark Thomas A. Dougherty William Fassuliotis James Gilmore (for D. E. Eldred) John W. Hollingsworth A. R. Hooker John H. Marsh C. G. Morgan Dimitry Poutiatine J. L. Rainey John Riopelle Martin J. Sendecki D. Tijunelis (for T. K. Lindquist) William C. Thurber C. Fred Workman Atlas Asbestos Company National Gypsum Company Cement Asbestos Products Co. Brunswick Fabricators, Inc. Asten-Hill Ltd. Certain-teed Corp. GAF Corporation Vermont Asbestos Group Dresser Industries (Magcobar Div.) The Flintkote Company Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. North American Asbestos Corp. Johns-Manville Corp. Amatex Corp. The Bendix Corp. Congoleum Industries, Inc. ^ Borg-Wamer Corp. (Borg & BecJc'Div.) Union Carbide Corp'. Nicolet, Inc. Also present: Guy G. Gabrielson, Jr., Nicolet, Inc., Chairman, Asbestos Regulation Task Force; R. H. Mereness, Executive Director, AIA/NA ; A. H. Fay, Past President, AIA/NA; Richard H. Rosenburg, Borg-Warner Corp.; Joseph A. Artabane, Esq., Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft; Richard T. Davis, Frank C. Frantz & Co.; B. J. Piqg, Administrative Assistant, AIA/NA ; and various industry representatives. CRMC-001809 page 2 Minutes Mr. Dougherty, President of the Association, called the meeting to order at 11:00 A.M. On motion, minutes of the last Annual Meeting, September 10, 1975, were approved 'as submitted. Statement of Finances Hr. Dougherty stated the Association's financial statement for the eight-month period ending August 31, 1976 had been reviewed by the Board of Directors at meeting immediately preceding. On motion, the statement of finances was accepted as presented to the Directors. Remarks of the Executive Director Hr. Dougherty said he regretted that time constraints pre cluded an oral presentation of Association activities by the Executive Director for the preceding year. Copies of Mr. Mereness' remarks were distributed and are also appended hereto. Designation of Directors In accordance with Article 2, Section 1, Association ByLaws, the Secretary announced the following member company repre sentatives as nominees for membership on the board of directors. E. H. Feierabend J. L. Rainey Robert Van Buren William Clark George Barge John Riopelle T. K. Lindquist John H. Chidester Nicolas Gritzuk W. H. Beasley Thomas A. Dougherty John R. Stetson A. R. Hooker William Fassuliotis Robert B. Pilmer Joseph M. Ciskowski Dimitry Poutiatine Charles A Neumann John Hollingsworth Edward R. Zacharias Joseph T. Mooney, Jr. George P. Vogel William B. Hoffman Guy G. Gabrielson, Jr. C. G. Morgan John H. Harsh . Abex Corporation Amatex Corporation American Biltrite, Inc. Asten-Hill Ltd. Atlas Asbestos Company The Bendix Company Borg-Waraer Corporation Brunswick Fabricators, Inc. Cassiar Asbestos Corporation,Ltd. Cement Asbestos Products Company Certain-teed Corp. Congoleum Industries, Inc. The Flintkote Company ^ GAF Corporation " Garlock of Canada, Ltd. Jim Walter Research Corporation Johns-Manville Corporation Kentile Floors Magcobar Div., Dresser Industries Molded Materials Company Jlonsey Products Coitnsany National Assn, of Filter Manufacturers National Gypsum Company Nicolet, Inc. North American Asbestos Corporation Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc CRMC-001810 Pag 3 Clarence A. Herbst, J. E. Keith Kurt Schwarz William C. Thurber William K. Clark D.E. Eiar'ec! Sr. Resinoid Engineering Corporation .. Rostone Corporation Supradur Manufacturing Corporation Union Carbide Corporation Uvalde Rock Asphalt Company Vermont Asbestos Group The list,as read by the Secretary, was approved by vote without objection. Election of Officers Mr. Barge, Chairman of the Nominating Committee, placed in nomination the following persons who were, by vote, unanimously approved for office. Thomas A. Dougherty President Guy G. Gabrielson, Jr. 1st Vice President John H. Marsh 2nd Vice President Robert H. Mereness Secretary/Treasurer President's Remarks Mr. Dougherty expressed appreciation to the Directors for the honor to continue to serve as the Association's president. He remarked on the special challenges of the past year and the tasks confronting the Association. He spoke of the growth of the Association and the cooperation of member's in the work of the Association. Mr. Dougherty said he wished to acknowledge several individuals who had been of invaluable assistance to him as President as well as to the overall work of the Association. Those mentioned were: Joseph G. Hall, Noel W. Hendry, A. H. Fay and C. Fred Workman for past service on the Board of Directors? Dr. Hans Weill, AIA/NA medical advisor; members of the AIA/NA Standards and Technical Committee with special recognition to its chairman, Dr. H.B. Rhodes; and members of the Executive Committee. Mr. Dougherty stated he knew he expressed the feeling of all members in gratitude to Mr. Guy G. Gabrielson, Jr. for his outstanding leadership as chairman of the Association's Asbestos Regulation Task Force and to the Association's office staff, R. H. Mereness, B. J. Pigg and Virginia Detgen. ,. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11;20 A.M. The Association's Third Annual Industry-Government Conference was scheduled to commence immediately thereafter. Secretary Enclosure 20 September 1976 CRMC-OOlSU