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1961. Executive Director: J. Richard Con- 

 nelly. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized and incorporated 1940; 

 forty-four affiliate associations throughout the 

 United States. Committees : Affiliate Associa- 

 tions, Camps, Detection and Education, Emerg- 

 ency Medical Care, Employment, Food and 

 Nutrition, Oral Hypoglycemic Compounds, Pro- 

 fessional Education (Subcommittees on Speak- 

 ers Bureau, Definition and Classification, Teach- 

 ing of Diabetes in Hospitals, Teaching of Dia- 

 betes in Medical Schools), Research and Fel- 

 lowships, Scientific Exhibits, Scientific Pro- 

 grams, Scientific Publications, Statistics, Thera- 

 peutic Agents and Devices. 



Purpose: To promote among physicians and 

 others the free exchange of knowledge with re- 

 spect to diabetes mellitus and to improve stand- 

 ards of treatment ; to promote medical research 

 by individuals, hospitals, clinics, universities, and 

 other institutions ; to educate the public in the 

 early recognition of diabetes mellitus and in the 

 importance of medical supervision of its treat- 

 ment ; to distribute accurate information respect- 

 ing it to the general public by literature, meet- 

 ings, and other appropriate means ; to develop 

 educational methods designed to give diabetic 

 patients a better understanding of their disease ; 

 to encourage the formation of subsidiary groups. 



Membership: Active members, 2,459, gradu- 

 ates of medical schools approved by the Ameri- 

 can Medical Association, and other physicians 

 and scientists interested in diabetes ; Associate, 

 42, professional or lay people interested in 

 objectives and activities of the Association; Sus- 

 taining Corporate, Contributing Corporate, and 

 Corporate Members, 24, medical, welfare, civic, 

 educational, scientific, or other business organi- 

 zations ; Honorary, 10. Total membership 2,535. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Research Fund, for 

 the promotion of research, both clinical and 

 laboratory, in the field of diabetes and for the 

 study of diabetes. Nordisk Insulinfond Founda- 

 tion for the Elliott P. Joslin Fellowship, 

 to be applied to the study of diabetes, 

 capital amount, $71,712. CHnical and Re- 

 search Fund, clinical and basic research includ- 

 ing awarding of fellowships, capital amount 

 $397,884. Banting Medal, for distinguished 

 service in the interest of doctor and patient. 

 Annual Graduate and Medical Student — Intern 

 Essay Contest, to stimulate interest in diabetes 

 and allied diseases among medical students, 

 interns, physicians within two years after 

 their graduation from medical school, and gradu- 

 ate students in the basic sciences: (a) for the 

 best paper reporting original studies, $250 ; (b) 

 for the best review article or case report, $100. 

 Annual Lilly .Award, $1,000 and a medal, to 



recognize demonstrated research in the field 

 of diabetes, taking into consideration inde- 

 pendence of thought and originality, eligibility : 

 any investigator in the United States or Canada 

 in an appropriate field of work related closely 

 to diabetes who is less than forty years of age 

 on January 1 of the year in which the award is 

 made. 



Publications: Diabetes : The Journal of the 

 American Diabetes Association, bimonthly, cur- 

 rent volume : 9, free to members, domestic $9, 

 foreign $10, Medical Students, Interns and Resi- 

 dents $4.50. Editor: Irving Graef. ADA Fore- 

 cast, bimonthly, current volume : 13, $2. Editor- 

 in-Chief : Frederick W. Williams. 



164. American Dietetic Association. 620 North 



Michigan .Avenue, Chicago 11, 111. President: 

 Doris Johnson, Director of Dietetics, Grace- 

 New Haven Community Hospital, New Haven 

 4, Conn. Term expires October 1960. Execu- 

 tive Director: Ruth M. Yakel. Term 

 indefinite. 



History: Organized in 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio. 

 Fifty affiliated State associations, plus the Dis- 

 trict of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Sections : 

 Community Nutrition, Diet Therapy, Food 

 Administration, and Education. 



Purpose: To improve the nutrition of human 

 beings ; to advance the science of dietetics and 

 nutrition ; and to promote education in these 

 and allied areas. 



Membership: Professionally qualified dietitians 

 and nutritionists. Total membership 14.358. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Mary Swartz Rose 

 Fellowship, to acknowledge a member of out- 

 standing ability who is doing graduate study. 

 Marjorie Hulsizer Copher .\ward, the highest 

 honor to a member for outstanding achievement 

 in the field of dietetics. Lydia J. Roberts Essay 

 Award, to encourage research in the feeding of 

 infants and children. Graduate Loan Fund, 

 available to members doing graduate study and 

 dietetic interns. Mead Johnson Awards, ten to 

 dietetic interns and two to members doing gradu- 

 ate study. Cooperates with the American Hos- 

 pital Association in holding institutes in the 

 area of Hospital Dietary Department Adminis- 

 tration. 



Publications: Journal, monthly, domestic $8, 

 Foreign $9. Editor : Dorothea F. Turner. An- 

 nual Reports and Proceedings, $1. 



Library: 1,000 volumes. 



165. American Documentation Institute. Presi- 

 dent: Gerald J. Sophar, Jonker Business 

 Machines, 404 North Frederick Avenue, 



