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INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, INC. MINUTES ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING OF MEMBERS * Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 14.1969 The Annual Business Meeting of IMF members was called to order at 3:45 pm by Board Chair* man. Or. G. Arthur Webb, who called for a quorum report Mr. Harry M. Bowman an* nounced that sufficient proxies had been re ceived and were in order to constitute a quo rum for conducting the business of the Foun dation's Membership. The minutes of the October 15,1968, meet ing were approved as printed on motion made and seconded. The Treasurer's Report, presented by Mr. Bowman, was accepted and approved as presented. Committee Reports were presented by the respective Chairmen: Miss Alda Sica, R. N. (Nursing); Dr. Daniel C. Braun (Medical); Or. Lester V. Cralley (Engineering); Dr. Robert T. P. deTreville for. Mr. Douglas Soutar (Mem bership); and Mr. Andrew Kalmykow (Legal). Or. deTreville commented on the impor) lance of expanding our membership to more fully represent industry in IHF's efforts. Par ticularly significant is acceptance by both Houses of Congress of IHF's proposal for a National Industrial Hygiene Week, coincident with this IHF Annual Meeting. The change in IHF's name to industrial Health Foundation and our proposal for National Industrial Health Week annually beginning in 1970 should help improve IHF's image, which cannot help but assist our membership drive. .Entering -the VO's, we will be calling on every Foundation member to assist the Foundation's Member ship Committee in this essential task, success of which will have such far-reaching benefi cial effects. Dr. John A. Zapp, Jr., Co-Chairman of the Chem-Tox Committee, presented the follow ing resolution, which was approved unani mously on motion by Mr. E. K. Davison, sec onded by Dr. Miles O. Colwell: WHEREAS Dr. Joseph F. Treon served the Industrial Hygiene Foundation diligently, faith fully, and with outstanding competence as a member of its Board of Trustees, and as Chair man of the IHF Chemical-Toxicological Com mittee from 1961 until his untimely death on 'flarch 31,1969, RESOLVED that the Membership of the In dustrial Hygiene Foundation at this, its An nual Meeting on October 14, 1969, formally recognizes the many contributions made to me Foundation by Dr, Treon, and records herewith its thanks and appreciation for them. RESOLVED FURTHER that the Membership of the Industrial Hygiene Foundation honors Dr. Treon not only for his many scientific and professional achievements, but recognizes also his unfailing patience and courtesy, his uncompromising loyallty to what he held to be the truth, and his devotion in the service of his religion, his family, his employers, and his fellow man. The approval of the resolution was followed immediately by the Chairman's call for a standing silent prayer of all members present Dr. Webb also directed that a copy of these memorial minutes be provided to Mrs. Treon. Dr. Anna "M. Baetjer, Committee Chairman, presented the report of the Nominating Com mittee, the state of nominees for the Board of Trustees: For a three-year term: Mr. Douglas Soutar; Dr. John A. Zapp, Jr.; Dr. Norton Nelson; Dr. John Duffy; and Dr. George M. Wheatley. For a two-year term: Mr. Leo Teplow. No nominations were presented from the floor. A motion by Mr. Davison, seconded by Dr. Colwell, to close nominations and instruct the Secretary to cast a unanimous ballot for the entire slate was approved without dissent Mr. Bowman reported to the Membership on the action taken by the Board of Trustees, October 13, 1969, to proceed with legally changing the name of Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America, Inc., to Industrial Health Foundation, Inc., to more truly rep resent the mission and program of the Foun dation. A vote on the name change was de ferred, pending comment from our legal coun sel; however, those present responded favor ably, without dissenting vote, to the Chair man's request for an indication of approval to proceed with details necessary to such a change. The meeting adjourned on approved motion at 4:25 pm. Respectfully submitted, Wayne T. Brooks, Secretary. ii