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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute 

 of Electrical Engineers, American Society of 

 Heating and Ventilating Engineers, Institute of 

 Radio Engineers, American Society of Mechani- 

 cal Engineers. Society of American Military 

 Engineers, Nebraska Architects Association, 

 Instrument Society of America. The Society 

 sponsors the Nebraska Joint Committee on Pro- 

 fessional Practice. 



Purpose: To advance engineering knowledge, 

 education and practice ; to encourage civic activ- 

 ity among its members ; to maintain high profes- 

 sional standards. 



Membership: Members, 485, must be twenty- 

 three years of age with four years experience 

 as an engineer or architect ; Associates, those 

 interested in subject ; Honorary, 7. Total mem- 

 bership 485. 



Meetings: Semiannual. 



1031. Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota 

 District Branch, American Psychiatric Associ- 

 ation. President: LaVern C. Strough, Ne- 

 braska Psychiatric Institute, Omaha, Neb. 

 Term expires 1961. Secretary-Treasurer: 

 Frank Majka, Veterans Administration Hos- 

 pital, Omaha, Neb. Term expires 1961. 



1032. Nebraska Pharmaceutical Association, 

 Inc. President: Norman A. Leuthauser, 3316 

 South 29th Street, Lincoln, Neb. Term ex- 

 pires April 10, 1961. Executive Secretary: 

 Miss Cora Mae Briggs, 414 Federal Securities 

 Building, Lincoln 8, Neb. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized in 1881, incorporated 

 March 1919. 



Purpose: To further the advancement and 

 improvement of pharmacy and to advance the 

 ethics of the profession. 



Membership: An owner of a retail pharmacy, 

 a Registered Pharmacist owning or employed 

 in a retail pharmacy, pharmacy faculty member, 

 retired pharmacist, or sales representative serv- 

 ing the pharmacy. Total membership 780. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: President's Pepsodent 

 Scholarship for $500 study in pharmacy is issued 

 annually. 



Publications: Nebraska Mortar and Pestle, 

 monthly, current volume : 23, $5. Editor : Miss 

 Cora Mae Briggs. 



1033. Nebraska Psychological Association. 



President: Marshall R. Jones, Department of 

 Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 

 8, Neb. Term expires May 1961. Secretary- 

 Treasurer: John C. Loehlin, Department of 

 Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 

 8, Neb. Term expires May 1963. 



History: Organized May 17, 1952. Affiliated 

 with the American Psychological Association. 



Purpose: To advance psychology as a science, 

 as a profession, and as a means of promoting 

 human welfare. 



Membership: Member, 72, requirements 

 equivalent to those of the American Psychologi- 

 cal Association, but also residence or work in 

 Nebraska ; Affiliate, 3, one year of graduate 

 study, and employment or continuing academic 

 work in the field of psychology. 



Meetings: Semiannual. 



Publications: Newsletter, semiannual. Editor : 

 Jean C. Fitzgerald, 5815 Taylor Street, Omaha, 

 Neb. 



1034. Nebraska Society of Anesthesiologists. 



President: Dean C. Watland, 1739 Hillside 

 Drive, Omaha, Neb. Term expires November 

 1960. Secretary-Treasurer: James G. Carter, 

 728 Doctors Building, Omaha, Neb. Term 

 expires November 1960. 



History: Organized June 14, 1948; component 

 of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. 



Purpose: To promote practice of anesthesiol- 

 ogy in the state. 



Membership: Open to those interested and 

 devoting part or full time to practice of anesthes- 

 iology. Active 14; Associate, 2. 



Meetings: Semiannual. 



1035. Nebraska Society of Medical Technolo- 

 gists. President: Mary Ann Steinrauf, 3135 

 North 49th Avenue, Omaha, Neb. Term ex- 

 pires June 30, 1961. Executive Secretary: 

 Sister M. Charlotte Zingg, St. Joseph Hos- 

 pital, 2305 South 10th Street, Omaha, Neb. 

 Term expires June 30, 1961. 



History: Organized December 3, 1938; incor- 

 porated under the State Laws of Nebraska in 

 1948. Affiliated with American Society of Medi- 

 cal Technologists. Committees : Membership, 

 Program, and Public Relations. 



Purpose: To encourage high ethical standards 

 in this profession, and to further cooperation 

 with the medical profession in the field of labora- 

 tory medicine. 



Membership: Active, 94, hold a certificate 

 from the National Registry of Medical Tech- 

 nologists or have at least a master's degree 

 in one of the fields of medical technology; 

 Associate, 25, are or have been actively engaged 

 in the profession of medical technology ; Student, 

 enrolled in an American Medical Association 

 approved school of medical technology. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Present awards for 

 paper-writing contests among students in ap- 



