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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES 



Association 1958. Board of Trustees consists 

 of seven members. Committees : Publications 

 and Education, Program and Social, Govern- 

 ment and By-Laws. 



Purpose: To promote the best interests of its 

 members, to cooperate with the American 

 Association of Nurse Anesthetists, to facilitate 

 cooperation among nurse anesthetists, the medi- 

 cal profession, and hospitals, and, in general, to 

 advance the science and art of anesthesia. 



Membership : Open to those who are currently 

 registered nurses in the State of New Mexico, 

 certified by examination in the American Asso- 

 ciation of Nurses Anesthetists after completing 

 a course in an approved school of anesthesia, 

 with good moral and ethical standing in the 

 profession. Active Members SO; Inactive 8. 

 Total membership 58. 



Meetings: Quarterly. 



Professional activities: Recruitment programs 

 with high schools and schools of nursing. Posi- 

 tion listings and recommendations for medical 

 institutions in New Mexico. 



Ptiblications: El Sol, quarterly, current vol- 

 ume : 70, free. Editor : C. Tennessen, Albuquer- 

 que, N. Mex. 



1077. New Mexico Association of Osteopathic 

 Physicians and Surgeons. President: H. D. 

 Thomas, 3200 Silver Street, S. E., Albuquer- 

 que, N. Mex. Term expires May 1961. 

 Executive Secretary: Joseph M. Peterson, 157 

 4th Street, N. W., Albuquerque, N, Mex. 

 Term expires May 1961. 



History: Organized as subsidiary of National 

 Osteopathic Association in 1900. Associated 

 with Central New Mexico and Southwestern 

 New Mexico Osteopathic Associations. 



Purpose: Osteopathic medical, surgical, and 

 obstetrical care to residents of New Mexico. 



Membership: Must be members. National 

 Osteopathic Association ; graduates, approved 

 osteopathic colleges ; licensed to practice in New 

 Mexico. Active members, 106; Life, 6; Fellows, 

 4. Total membership 116. 



Meetings: Annual. 



1078. New Mexico Association of Soil Conser- 

 vation Districts. President: J. L. Merritt, 

 Yeso, N. Mex. Term expires December 3, 

 1960. Secretary-Treasurer: Joyce Laumbach, 

 Solano, N. Mex. Term expires December 3, 

 1960. 



History: Organized March 10, 1948. Com- 

 mittees : Convention, Education, Finance, Great 

 Plains, Highway, Legislative, Publicity, Public 

 Lands, Research, Small Watersheds, Soil 

 Stewardship, Wildlife. 



Purpose: To foster the conservation of soil 

 and of water. 



Membership: Open to all New Mexico Soil 

 and Water Conservation Districts. Total mem- 

 bership 57. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: District and State 

 Land Judging Contests ; paid trips for two 

 teams to National Land Judging Contest, 

 Oklahoma City, Okla. ; Scholarship-Conserva- 

 tion Workshops ; assist in number of Awards. 

 Activities involve approximately $600 annually. 



Publications: Newsletter, monthly, current 

 volume : 4, free to members. Editor : Clark 

 Leedy, P. O. Box 786, University, N. M. 



1079- New Mexico Dental Association. Presi- 

 dent: I. D. Johnson, P. O. Box 1077, Clovis, 

 N. Mex. Term expires May 1961. Executive 

 Secretary: Mrs. Jane Henry, 2917 Santa Cruz 

 Avenue, S. E., Albuquerque, N. Mex. Term 

 indefinite. 



History: Organized in 1908. Formerly known 

 as New Mexico State Dental Society. 



Purpose: To promote the public welfare by 

 the advancement of the dental profession in 

 education, science, mutual fellowship and good 

 feelings. 



Membership: Members, 243, ethical dentists 

 who are legally licensed in New Mexico. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Sponsor biennial 

 Working Conferences, annual seminars. Provide 

 loans to students in dentistry and dental hygiene. 



Publications: New Mexico Dental Journal, 

 quarterly, current volume: 11, $1. Editor: 

 William J. Hanratty, 126 Quincy Avenue, N. E., 

 Albuquerque, N. Mex. 



1080. New Mexico Geological Society. Campus 

 Station, Socorro, N. Mex. President: Frank 

 E. Kottlowski, New Mexico Bureau of Mines 

 and Mineral Resources, Socorro, N. Mex. 

 Term expires April 1961. Secretary: Elmer 

 H. Baltz, P. O. Box 4217, Albuquerque, N. 

 Mex. Term expires April 1961. 



History: Organized April 12, 1947, as Geo- 

 logical Society of New Mexico; new Constitu- 

 tion became effective January 1, 1954. 



Purpose: To promote the science of geology 

 and related subjects, and to further the interests 

 of the geological profession in New Mexico. 



Membership: Active members, 247, practicing 

 geologists, present or former; Associate, 11, 

 persons interested in geology or related subjects; 

 Student, 23, geology majors in accredited col- 

 leges ; Honorary, 9, for outstanding contributions 

 to geology or geological profession of New 

 Mexico. Total membership 290. 



