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foresters ; to promote the most economical and 

 most scientific management of forest resources. 



Membership: Recognized professional train- 

 ing in forestry, plus five years experience, at 

 least one of which has been in consulting work. 

 Total membership 103. 



Meetings: Semi-annual. 



Professional activities: Award to outstanding 

 forester. 



Publications: The Consultant, quarterly, cur- 

 rent volume : 2, $2. Editor : Seymour I. Somberg. 



418. Association of Consulting Management 

 Engineers, Inc. 347 Madison Avenue, New 

 York 17, N. Y. President: H. B. Maynard, 

 718 Wallace Avenue, Pittsburgh 21, Pa. Term 

 expires January 1961. Executive Director: 

 Philip W. Shay. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1929; incorporated 1933. 



Purpose: To develop, maintain, and enforce 

 high standards of ethical professional practice 

 and rigorous membership requirements, which 

 will make membership in the Association a rec- 

 ognized mark of experience, stability, compe- 

 tence, and reliability; to develop and improve 

 the art and practice of management consultation. 



Membership: Open to any management con- 

 sulting firm in the United States or Canada 

 which has recognized standing in the profession 

 and whose practice conforms to the high stan- 

 dards of ethical and professional practice pre- 

 scribed by the Association. Total membership 

 40. 



Meetings: Three or more, held annually in 

 New York, Chicago, and Hot Springs, Virginia. 



419. Association of Deans of American Colleges 

 of Veterinary Medicine. President: E. E. 

 Leasure, School of Veterinary Medicine, 

 Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kans. 

 Term expires August 1961. Secretary- Treas- 

 urer: A. H. Groth, School of Veterinary 

 Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, 

 Mo. Term expires August 1961. 



History: Organized 1937. 



Purpose: To discuss mutual problems and to 

 improve the level of training in veterinary 

 medicine. 



Membership: Anyone holding the position of 

 Dean or Principle of a School of Veterinary 

 Medicine in the United States and Canada. 

 Deans of Latin American schools were invited 

 to become associate members in 1959. Total 

 membership 20. 



Meetings: Annual. 



420. Association of Federal Communications 

 Consulting Engineers. President: Robert M. 

 Silliman, 1405 G Street, N. W., Washington 



5, D. C. Term expires April-May 1961. 

 Executive Secretary: David L. Steel, Sr., 1413 

 K Street, N. W., Washington 5, D. C. Term 

 expires April-May 1961. 



History: Organized 1948 as an association 

 of consulting engineers practicing before the 

 Federal Communications Commission in matters 

 dealing with radio and television allocations. 



Purpose: To aid and promote the proper 

 Federal administration and regulation of the 

 engineering and technical phases of radio com- 

 munications ; to uphold the honor and dignity 

 of engineers before the FCC ; to provide for the 

 mutual improvement and social intercourse of 

 the members of the Association. 



Membership: Qualified professional radio eng- 

 ineer who devotes a major portion of his time 

 to radio engineering. Must be sponsored by two 

 members who will vouch for his integrity and 

 professional qualifications and must qualify 

 under a point system based upon education and 

 professional experience. A limited number of 

 associate members are admitted from companies 

 interested in radio and television allocation. 

 Active members 40 ; Associate members 26. 



Meetings: Annual. Additional monthly meet- 

 ings called by President. 



Professional activities: One full engineering 

 scholarship to American University. 



421. Association of Food and Drug Officials of 

 the United States. P. O. Box 9095, Austin 

 17, Tex. President: Evan Wright, Food and 

 Drug Division, State Board of Health, 

 Topeka, Kans. Term expires June 1961. 

 Secretary-Treasurer : J. F. Lakey. Term ex- 

 pires June 1963. 



History: Organized 1896. Sections: New 

 England, Southern, Central Atlantic States, 

 Central States, North Central States, Mid- 

 Continental, Western States. 



Purpose: To promote enactment and enforce- 

 ment of uniform legislation for protection of 

 public health and prevention of fraud and decep- 

 tion in the production, distribution, and sale of 

 food products and drugs ; to secure adoption of 

 uniform administrative procedure and encour- 

 age cooperation among federal, state, county, 

 and municipal officials. 



Membership: Regular members, approxi- 

 mately 250, food, drug, and cosmetic enforce- 

 ment officials ; Associate, approximately 200, 

 persons interested in food and drug work. Total 

 membership approximately 450. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Quarterly Bulletin, current vol- 

 ume : 24, $3, free to members. Editor : William 

 Reindollar, Maryland Department of Health, 

 Baltimore, Md. 



