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ADSA Directors, 1993-1994. Front row, left to right: W. E. Sandine, President; 1. H. Clark, Past President; R. W.Hemken, Vice President; and R. T. Marshall, Treasurer. Second row: 1. W. Fuquay, Associate Editor; 1. B. Holter, Editor;D. E. Smith, Director; M. E.Sanders, Director; and L. S. Bull, Director. Third row: H. E. Swaisgood, Director; L. B.Hansen, Associate Editor; D. B. Emmons, Associate Editor; C. D. 10hnson, Executive Director; C. E. Polan, Director; and1. W. Young, Director.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTESWednesday, June 16, 1993

Clark called the meeting to order at 7:45a.m., June 16, 1993, Center for Adult Education, Room 2110, University of Maryland, College Park. Clark welcomed all the Board members present and welcomed M. E. Johnson,Chair of the Resolutions Committee, Universityof Wisconsin; S. Ellinghuysen, the 1993-1994SAD President, University of Minnesota; andR. E. James, SAD Third Year Advisor, VirginiaPolytechnic Institute and State University.

M. E. Johnson distributed copies of the proposed resolutions, which he then read. After theresolutions were discussed, Polan moved toaccept the resolutions as submitted. Gillilandseconded the motion. Motion approved.

Clark and Hemken met with the ARPASExecutive Committee to discuss ways in whichARPAS could increase membership and im-

prove communication with other member societies. The Board discussed several of the recommendations developed from the meeting. Aftersome discussion, the Board agreed to encourageARPAS to contribute an article in the ADSANewsletter when space permits. Also, ARPAScan include in an ADSA member mailing aflyer promoting membership in ARPAS;ARPAS would pay for the printing of the flyer.Barney Harris is the ADSA representative tothe ARPAS Board. Clark said that ADSA willhelp ARPAS meet its goals. Clark and Bull willrelay to the ARPAS Board the ADSA Boardactions.

Clark discussed several items of old business. First was an annual report submitted fromH. F. Tyrrell, ADSA representative to the FAA.In his recommendations to the Board, Tyrrellhas asked Don Beitz to continue to supply theresearch priorities to Tyrrell so that Tyrrell can

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L. S. Bull is installed as Director from the ProductionDivision for a 3-year term by President J. H. Clark.

submit them to FAA to help to improve communications between ADSA and the FAA.Clark will ask Beitz to contact Tyrrell.

Clark said Kristen McNutt was askedwhether ADSA could publish her talk from theADSA Opening Session. McNutt's fee isaround $1000 plus an additional fee to transcribe the talk from the videotape to hard copy.The Board discussed publishing a one- to twopage summary of her talk instead. After somediscussion, the Board agreed on a two-pagesummary of McNutt's talk for the newsletter.Gilliland moved to publish a synopsis ofMcNutt's address in an upcoming issue of thenewsletter. Polan seconded the motion. Motionapproved. July 1 is the deadline for the nextissue of the ADSA Newsletter.

Young reported on the Journal ManagementCommittee meeting. The stipend now given tothe journal editors is a total of $10,000. Thesenior editor receives one share, and the remainder of the money is divided among theeditors based upon number of manuscripts reviewed. The Journal Management Committeerecommends that the Board should increase theeditor honoraria; in addition, a letter of commendation should be sent on behalf of eacheditor to the appropriate administrator at thateditor's institution. Too often editors receivetoo little recognition and appreciation for theenormous amount of work they do on behalf ofthe Association. The prestige of the journalrests in the hands of the editors and EditorialBoard members. The ADSA President will be

responsible for this notification. Young movedto increase the money allocated to the editors.Bull seconded the motion. Motion approved.After some discussion an amendment was madeto the motion. Marshall moved to increase theeditor allocation in I-year increments of $1500for each of the next 3 years. Coppock secondedthe motion. Motion approved.

Another matter coming from the JournalManagement Committee was that, after servingfor 3 years as Associate Editor and 1 year asEditor, the outgoing Editor serve a fifth year asan official voting member of the JournalManagement Committee for 1 year. In thisway, the expertise and experience gained asEditor would be put to good use on the JournalManagement Committee and would help provide continuity for policy decisions affectingthe journal. Swaisgood moved that the Editorserve an additional, fifth, year as Editor byserving as a voting member of the JournalManagement Committee for a I-year term; nomanuscript responsibilities would be held during this year. Hemken seconded the motion.Motion approved. This change will be indicatedin the revised ADSA handbook.

At this point, the meeting was turned over tothe incoming President, W. E. Sandine. Sandinebegan with the assignments of the 1993-1994Internal Affairs Committee, chaired by Hemken

M. E. Sanders is installed as Director from the DairyFoods Division for a 3-year term by President J. H. Clark.

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Hovey reported on the SAD recommendations for committee appointments. MicheleRuby, SAD First Vice President, CaliforniaPolytechnic Institute, has been appointed as theSAD representative on the Purina Mills, Inc.Teaching Award selection committee. MiriamKelly, SAD Second Vic~ President, VirginiaPolytechnic Institute and State University, hasbeen appointed to the Kraft General FoodsTeaching Award selection committee. ScottEllinghuysen, SAD President, University ofMinnesota, will be on the 1994 Program Committee.

At this point, L. B. Hansen, 1994 AnnualMeeting Host, and Madonna Carr, representative from the Greater Minneapolis Conventionand Visitors Association, gave a preview of the1994 ADSA Annual Meeting. The 1994 meet-ing will follow the 1989 ADSA-ASAS jointmeeting schedule and committee structure. Themeeting will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center from July 11-15. The logo forthe meeting has been approved by both societies. Carr next gave a brief overview of Minneapolis. The Hilton and Hyatt Hotels will bethe two headquarter hotels; they are locatedacross the street from the convention center.Several hotels are all within 6 to 8 blocks of theconvention center. Hansen reported that thelocal host committee members have been appointed and have met several times as a c?mmittee to work on the plans for the meeting.The joint Opening Session will b: held o~

Monday evening, with the two socIety presIdents presiding, and the University of Min-

R. W. Hemken is installed as Vice President of ADSAfor 1993-\994.

with committee members Bruhn, Young, andSmith. The Internal Affairs Committee hasbeen assigned several tasks. Four of the chargesdeal with the ADSA Awards program. TheInternal Affairs Committee will look for a newsponsor for the American Cyanamid Award,finalize the new research fellowship award, andadvise award donors regarding a Board recommendation on the change in the number ofyears of work to be considered for awards. TheInternal Affairs Committee has also been askedto assist the Board in appointing members to aLong-Range Planning Committee. A brieforientation for new Board members will also bedeveloped by the Internal Affairs Committee.

Next on the agenda were assignments forBoard representatives. Sanders will be theBoard liaison to the SAD. Swaisgood will bethe Board representative to the JournalManagement Committee. The MembershipCommittee will be chaired by Swaisgood, whowill be assisted by Bull and M. E. Kelley. S. E:Gilliland will be President of FASFAS beginning September 1, 1993, and Clark will be thesecond ADSA representative to the FASFASBoard. If ADSA can appoint a third representative, Bruhn has agreed to be that representati~e.

Sandine reported that the ADSA Foundationhas appointed D. L. Bath and B. R. Baumgardtto another 3-year term as Foundation t,rustee.Because the Business Development Committeehas submitted a report and completed its objective, no new committee members need to beappointed.

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nesota President will give a welcome. The HostCommittee hopes to have a well-known speakerfor the Opening Session. A reception will follow the Opening Session, as is traditional. Thescientific sessions will begin on Tuesday andrun through Friday. Two separate awardceremonies will be scheduled. The ADSAAwards Ceremony will be on Wednesday evening, and the ASAS Awards Banquet will beheld on Thursday evening. The ARPAS AnnualMeeting is also scheduled during the Tuesdayto Friday format. Sandine thanked Hansen andCarr for their presentation.

Next on the agenda was recognition of theSAD Third Year Advisor, R. E. James; D.Hovey, SAD Past President; and S. Ellinghuysen, new SAD President. Sandine thankedHovey for all her work during the year as SADPresident. James thanked the Board for supporting the SAD and participating in the SADprogram. The 1993-1994 officers of the SADare Scott Ellinghuysen, President, University ofMinnesota; Michele Ruby, First Vice President,California Polytechnic Institute; Miriam Kelly,Second Vice President, Virginia PolytechnicInstitute and State University; Kirk Schultz,Third Vice President, The Ohio State University; Heidi· K. Grams, Secretary-Treasurer,University of Wisconsin; Joey Register, Officer-at-Large, Louisiana State University; PerryClark, First Year Advisor, University of Wisconsin; Peter W. Spike, Second Year Advisor,The Ohio State University; and Robert E.James, Third Year Advisor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Next, Dave Bandler, 1995 ADSA AnnualMeeting Cohost, Cornell University, Ithaca,New York gave a slide presentation for the1995 Annual Meeting to be held June 25-28.Johnson will visit the campus during fall 1993for a site inspection. Ithaca has several hotelsnear the campus. The central meeting area willbe in the agriculture buildings and the agriculture quad.

The tentative fall meeting dates for the 1994Program Committee, the ADSA ExecutiveCommittee, the ASAS Officers, and theFASFAS Board will be October 22-24. Themeetings will be held in Minneapolis. A conference call will be held in the spring for theMSPC meeting.

Under other business, Sandine said that additional funds are needed for the dairy Leuconostoc symposium. Approximately $1750has been raised, but this amount will not cover

J. H. Clark receives a plaque in appreciation of hisoutstanding service as ADSA President during 1992-1993.W. E. Sandine, ADSA President, presents the plaque.

travel for all the speakers. Clark moved tosupport up to $1000 for the symposium. Bullseconded the motion. Motion approved.

Kelley reported that the Foundation auctionraised over $6000. Johnson and Kelley said thatthe 1994 auction could be part of an ice creamsocial in Minneapolis.

Sandine thanked the staff for their supportand thanked Clark for his work and excellentleadership. The meeting was adjourned at 9:35a.m.

ADSA BUSINESS MEETING MINUTESJune 16, 1993

Jimmy H. Clark, President, called the 88thAnnual Business Meeting to order at 11:00 a.m.on June 16, 1993, at the Center for AdultEducation Auditorium, University of Maryland,College Park.

R. T. Marshall was appointed Parliamentarian.

New officers were recognized: President,W. E. Sandine, Oregon State University; VicePresident, R. W. Hemken, University of Kentucky; Dairy Foods Division Director, M. E.Sanders, Dairy and Food Culture Technologies,Littleton, Colorado; and Production DivisionDirector, L. S. Bull, North Carolina StateUniversity.


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Officers of the Northeast Branch are President, J. E. Wohlt, Rutgers University; VicePresident, K. R. Cummings, Church & Dwight;and Secretary-Treasurer, L. Kung, Jr., University of Delaware.

Officers of the Southern Branch are President, D. W. Kellogg, University of Arkansas;Vice President, R. W. Hemken, University ofKentucky; and Secretary-Treasurer, L. W.Whitlow, North Carolina State University.

Officers of the Midwest Branch are President, D. J. Schingoethe, South Dakota StateUniversity; Vice President, J. L. Morrill, Jr.,Kansas State University; and Secretary-Treasurer, M. F. Hutjens, University of lllinois.

R. A. Erdman presented the report from theHost Institution. Total registration was as follows:

Members 933Nonmembers 180Retirees 22Students 408Spouses 167Children 94

Total 1804

Erdman thanked the University of Marylandfaculty, spouses, and members of the planningcommittee for their efforts in ensuring a successful meeting.

R. G. Zimbelman next presented commentsas ASAS Executive Vice President. Zimbelmandescribed some of the efforts of his office inWashington, DC. (Detailed information onthose activities can be found in the April ADSANewsletter and in the FASFAS newsletter,Briefings.) Several advisors of the VeterinaryMedicine Advisory Committee were nominatedthrough the advice of animal scientists. Otheractivities occurred in areas including publishedpriorities from FAIR '95, extralabel drug use,selenium hearings, use of animals for foodproduction, and research funding. The FASFASCongressional Fellow program has also beenvery successful in providing timely information.

Treasurer's Report. R. T. Marshallpresented the Treasurer's report, which wasdistributed to members at the meeting. Marshallmoved acceptance of the report. Motion wasseconded by Bill Baumgardt. Motion approved.


Executive Director's Report. C. D. Johnson presented the Executive Director's Report,which summarized his report to the ADSABoard of Directors (given on pages 3963-3965).Johnson thanked Jimmy Clark for his supportof the ADSA staff during the previous year.Johnson also recognized staff members, LindaHughes, Clydette Wantland, Molly Kelley,Brenda Carlson, and Cheryl Nimz. Johnsonthanked the University of Maryland hosts, especially Rich Erdman. Johnson moved for acceptance of his report. Motion seconded. Motionapproved.

Report of the Actions of the Board ofDirectors. W. E. Sandine presented a report ofthe actions of the Board of Directors (theseactions are reported in detail on pages3962-3979). Sandine moved that the membersaccept the actions of the ADSA Board ofDirectors. The motion was seconded by DarwinBraund. Motion approved.

Dairy Foods Division Report. S. E. Barnard presented the Dairy Foods Division Report. The program for the Dairy Foods Divisionincluded 168 submitted abstracts for oralpresentations and posters. This number included 4 symposia, 3 poster sessions, and 9 oralpresentation < sessions. Sessions were well attended. Two special lectures scheduled byADSA for Monday morning took 2 hours outof every session. The division requested thatADSA Annual Meeting dates never be scheduled opposite of those of !FT, so that DairyFoods Division members do not have to choosebetween attending only one of the meetings,sometimes resulting in the absence of divisionofficers and committee members. The divisionalso asked that greater emphasis be placed onarranging a program for Tuesday, which would'Include at least one symposium and one oralpaper presentation, to attract management,production, and quality assurance personnel offluid and manufactured product plants. Thistype of session would target a portion of thedairy industry that might attract new members.During the annual meeting, the division tookaction to reduce the extended abstract for student papers in an attempt to encourage submissions. Eight potential symposia are planned fornext year. Rod Brown will be Program Chairfor 1994. Mary Ellen Sanders is the newlyappointed Director from the Dairy Foods Division. Barnard moved acceptance of his report.


Motion seconded by L. S. Bull. Motion approved.

Production Division Report. R. A. Erdmanpresented the report from the Production Division. Approximately 493 abstracts werepresented, which is 33 over 1992 numbers; onethird were presented as posters. Included in thetotal were 32 symposia and invited papers. Bysections, papers were presented in Dairy CattleImprovement, 62; Extension and Education, 41;Health, 56; Management, 51; Milk Synthesis,40; Nutrition, 189; and Physiology, 55.Twenty-one graduate students submitted abstracts for papers in the Graduate Student PaperPresentation Contest. They are distributed asfollows: bairy Cattle Improvement, 1; Nutrition, 9; Management, 1; Physiology, 4; MilkSynthesis, 3; and Health, 3. At the 1993 AnnualMeeting, a bylaw change was presented to giveformal status to the Graduate Student PaperPresentation Contest. Jim Nocek presented bylaw changes to the Production Council. Newofficers are M. F. Hutjens, Chairperson; D. E.Otterby, Vice Chairperson; and A. F. Kertz,Secretary. Ken McGuffey is the new ProgramCommittee member.

Student Affdiate Division Report. D. M.Hovey, SAD President, presented the SAD report. She teported on some of the beneficialchanges that had been enacted during the pastyear and at the annual meeting. Many of thesechanges are a result of the work of the ad hocCommittee on Evaluation of the Student Affiliate Division, chaired by A. S. Achacoso andcomposed of D. R. Henning, J. A. Partridge,L. D. Muller, R. E. James, C. E. Polan, C. D.Johnson, and D. Hovey. Included in thechanges are the following: 1) a half-time personto work with the SAD was approved; 2) an undergraduate original research paper waspresented for the first time at an annual meeting; 3) SAD program, meeting, and displayswere located closer to main traffic flow of theADSA meeting; 4) SAD abstracts were printedin the program; 5) attendance of SAD activitiesby ADSA members was improved; and 6) theEducation Committee is organizing a careerssymposium at the 1994 Annual Meeting. Newofficers for 1993-1994 are Scott Ellinghuysen,President; Michele Ruby, First Vice President;Miriam Kelly, Second Vice President; KirkSchultz, Third Vice President; Heidi K. Grams,Secretary-Treasurer; Joey Register, Officer-atLarge; P. W. Clark, First Year Advisor; P. W.Spike, Second Year Advisor; R. E. James,

Third Year Advisor; and M. E. Sanders, BoardRepresentative. Hovey thanked Clark, theADSA Board, the ad hoc committee, and theADSA staff for their help and encouragementin improving communication between the SADand ADSA. L. S. Bull moved, and N. F. Olsonseconded, acceptance of the report. Motion carried.

Necrology Report. Carl Johnson presentedthe Necrology Report. Members who died during the past year were H. W. Anderson, Louisiana; N. S. Fechheimer, Ohio; R. N. Giroux,Canada; J. E. Kinsella, California; C. W.Nebler, Nebraska; D. OIds, Kentucky; D. M.Seath, Kentucky; W. R. Smith, lllinois; and J.Wing, Florida. These members were recognizedand remembered with a moment of silence.

Life Members. The new Life Memberswere recognized: V. G. Andersen, California;L. J. Boyd, Georgia; F. M. Crane, Arizona;V. A. Jones, North Carolina; C. M. Lawrence,California; J. B. Lindamood, Ohio; G. K.MacLeod, Canada; F. G. Owen, Alabama; J.Prow, Indiana; G. H. Richardson, Utah; G. C.Scott, Pennsylvania; J. W. Smith, Minnesota;and J. H. Vandersall, Maryland.

Les Hansen, Chair of the Host Committee ofthe joint 1994 ADSA-ASAS Annual Meeting,University of Minnesota, presented a report onnext year's activities. Madonna Carr, representative from the Greater Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Association, also spoke. Plansare well underway for the 1994 meeting, andfacilities at the Convention Center and downtown Minneapolis and surrounding area are excellent.

Resolutions Committee Report. M. E.Johnson presented the report of the ResolutionsCommittee.

1. Whereas the 88th Annual Meeting of theAmerican Dairy Science Association has beenhosted effectively by the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland; and whereasthe facilities, equipment, accommodations, andsupporting personnel contributed greatly to thesuccess of the meeting; now, therefore, be itresolved that the officers and members ofADSA express their sincere thanks to the administration of the University of Maryland fortheir efforts in making the meeting both successful and enjoyable.

2. Whereas numerous organizations associated with the dairy industry generouslyhave supported the 1993 Annual Meeting of theAmerican Dairy Science Association; and

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whereas their assistance and sponsorship havecontributed to the success of the meetings andto the hospitality enjoyed by all the participants; now, therefore, be it resolved that theofficers of the American Dairy Science Association, on behalf of the members, express appreciation to these cohosts for their efforts andsupport of the 88th Annual Meeting of theAmerican Dairy Science Association.

American Butter InstituteAmerican Cultured Dairy Products InstituteAmerican Dairy Goat AssociationThe American Jersey Cattle ClubAtlantic Breeders CooperativeAtlantic Dairy Management CompanyBabson Bros., Co. - SURGEBancroft Dairy, Inc.Borden, Inc.BoumaticCBP Resources, Inc.Church & DwightCollege of Agriculture, University of

MarylandColomboCoooperative Extension Service,

University of MarylandDairy TodayDASI, Inc.Deans Foods CompanyThe DFISA FoundationDiamond V Mills, Inc.DuPont CompanyEast Coast Ice CreamGascoigne Melotte Holding B. V.Giant Food, Inc.Green Spring Dairy, Inc.Hoard's DairymanHolstein Association of AmericaIBA Inc.International Ice Cream AssociationJefferson LaboratoriesKlenzadeKraft General Foods, Inc.Land 0' Lakes, Inc.Landmark Genetics, Inc.Maryland Institute for Agriculture

and Natural ResourcesMD-VA Milk Producers Cooperative

Association, Inc.Pravin and Malti MehtaMilk Industry FoundationMilk Marketing, Inc.National Cheese Institute


Pennfield FeedsPintail Point FarmPurina Mills, Inc.Safeway Stores, Ice CreamSilliker Laboratory Group, Inc.Sire Power, Inc.Southern States CooperativeUniversity of Maryland, President's OfficeVA-NC Select Sires, Inc.West Agro, Inc.Young's - Livestock Nutritional Services

3. Whereas individuals and organizationshave contributed funds for awards to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding research, teaching, service, and extension activities; and whereas such awards have stimulatedthe pursuit of excellence; now, therefore, be itresolved that the officers of the American DairyScience Association send letters of appreciationto those who, through their generosity, helpedto make the awards possible.

Agway Inc.Alfa-Laval Agri Inc.American Breeders ServiceAmerican Cyanamid CompanyAmerican Feed Industry AssociationBorden, Inc.International Dairy Foods AssociationMarschall Products Rhone-Poulenc, Inc.Milk Industry FoundationMSD AGVET, Division of Merck

& Co., Inc.National Milk Producers FederationNutrition Professionals, Inc.Pfizer Inc.Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Purina Mills, Inc.Ralston Purina InternationalThe Upjohn CompanyWest Agro, Inc.

4. Whereas companies have provided financial support to invited speakers; and whereasthe expertise and involvement of these speakersadded greatly to the success of the meetings;now, therefore, be it resolved that the officersof the American Dairy Science Associationsend a letter of appreciation to those whogenerously contributed to the program.

ADSA FoundationBorden, Inc.Marschall Products Rhone-Poulenc, Inc.


5. Whereas the ADSA participated in a major new effort led by the Federation of American Societies of Food Animal Sciences designated as FAIR '95, and whereas ADSAscientists joined with professionals from a coalition of over 30 industry, governmental, andprofessional societies and organizations in asymposium workshop that resulted in a consensus of national goals for food animal research,be it resolved that the ADSA endorse andstrongly support the research goals establishedby FAIR '95, and be it further resolved thatADSA widely distribute the FAIR '95 researchgoals among federal and state decision makersand develop and implement a strategy for anactive and well-coordinated campaign foreducating appropriate groups about these goalsand the importance of providing adequate funding.

6. Whereas the ADSA has established aNational Needs for Dairy Committee, be itresolved that the ADSA conduct a forum inconjunction with the 1994 Annual Meeting tofocus dairy priorities in research, teaching, andextension to the goals of FAIR '95; and be itfurther resolved that members of professionalsocieties, producers, and processor groups, governmental - -organizations, and universitiesrelated to the dairy industry be invited formallyto participate in the forum.

Resolutions 1 through 4 were moved foracceptance. Motion seconded; resolutions approved. Resolution 5 was then moved for acceptance. Motion seconded; resolution approved. Resolution 6 was moved foracceptance. Motion seconded; resolution approved.

There being no further business, Clark expressed his appreciation to the members, theofficers, and ADSA staff for their support andassistance during his term as President. Thegavel was presented to W. E. Sandine, as incoming ADSA President. Sandine accepted thegavel and extended his appreciation to Clarkfor his work as President. Sandine adjournedthe meeting.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTESOctober 23, 1993

Minneapolis, Minnesota

W. E. Sandine, ADSA President, called themeeting to order at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday,October 23, 1993 at the Park Inn International,Minneapolis, Minnesota. Present in addition to

Sandine were R. W. Hemken, Vice President;1. H. Clark, Past President; R. T. Marshall,Treasurer; C. D. Johnson, Executive Director;and C. K. Nimz, B. S. Carlson, M. Kelley, andT. Libbra,· ADSA staff members.

The agenda was approved as submitted.Minutes of the June ADSA Board meeting

were amended. R. W. Hemken moved approvalof the amended minutes, and J. H. Clarkseconded the motion. Motion approved.

Marshall and Johnson presented the financialupdate. A request has been received fromFASFAS to increase society member dues toinclude foreign members; ADSA, PSA, andASAS have been paying dues only for domesticprofessional members rather than for all fulldues-paying members. This request, if approved, would affect the budget.

Johnson presented the ADSA financial report, which contained information on 1992 yearto date, 1993 year to date, 1993 budget, 1993revised budget, and 1994 revised budget. Forthe revised budget, the total income over expenses was lower because the 1992 AnnualMeeting expenses were not received until 1993.Adjustments to page charges and reprints weremade based on year-to-date figures. The income increase for 1994 under program servicesfor institutions reflects the increased charge tointernational members to cover the cost of postage. Expenses for journal printing and postagewere increased; editor honoria were increasedfrom last year to reflect Board action of June1993. Annual meeting expenses were higherthan initially budgeted because of the Ohiomeeting. No adjustments were made to composition expenses. Under membership services expenses, costs for supplies were increased; themiscellaneous category also increased. Undereditorial services, supplies and free-lance editing were increased. Committee travel was highin 1993 because of the full ADSA Board meeting in May. Student Affiliate was increased$600. No changes were made under administration and governance expenses. Total income,revised budget 1993, is $1,628,400, and totalexpenses are $1,627,372.

Johnson reviewed the status of the ADSAHeadquarters office. As of January I, the officewill be downsized. The WSSA, SWSS,NCWSS, and ASA have received notice thatADSA will no longer administer their businessand publication affairs. R. A. Schmidt willcontinue to serve the weed science groups in a



separate location; ASA has not made a decisionconcerning management services. Continuingwith ADSA are ASAS, PSA, ARPAS, International Embryo Transfer Society, and EquineNutrition and Physiology Society; compositionof Journal of Nutrition is also through ADSA .headquarters.

At a recent ADSA staff retreat, the downsizing and other matters were discussed with staff.In addition, task forces were set up to researchseveral issues. The members on the BuildingTask Force are looking at available propertiesand construction to try to find a different sitefor the national headquarters. The ElectronicManuscript Task Force is researching editingsoftware, CD-ROM vendors, and Internet servers. The Composition Task Force is looking fora system that will easily handle graphics andsmaller publications, such as brochures andnewsletters and a scanner for journal and othergraphics; the group is also trying to determinewhether the journal production system is asefficient and up to date as it needs to be in lightof recent technological developments. The Networking Task Force has made a recommendation for purchase of a networking system forthe national headquarters, contingent on thecost of wiring. All of the personal computerswould be networked with the mainframe; electronic mail would also be possible. The Novellnetwork is currently used by approximately80% of industry and business and seems to bethe equipment to purchase. Because the officemay relocate soon, the networking will proceedsoon only if the cost for laying the cable iseconomical. Clark moved and Hemkenseconded to spend up to $20,000 to network theADSA office. Motion approved. Johnsonreminded the Executive Committee that the$20,000 cost would be allocated over severalcalendar years in accordance with correct accounting procedures.

Johnson introduced Trish Libbra, who isworking half-time with the SAD in response toBoard action this summer. Libbra also workspart time on PSA marketing activities. After aconference with R. E. James, Third Year Advisor of the SAD, and Miriam Kelly, ADSA SADSecond Vice President, three topics were identified by Libbra for initial activities: the Pipeline,placement, and fund raising. The newsletter hasbeen the first area of activity. The Pipeline hasbeen redesigned, both in appearance and content. Planned features include columns by the


ADSA and SAD Presidents, upcoming events,meetings, activities, club listings, professionaltips and development for interviews and jobs,ADSA Annual Meeting information, photographs of SAD officers and activities, and newsabout officers, ADSA staff, and individualclubs. Libbra distributed a copy of theredesigned Pipeline. Marshall suggested thatopportunities for student contests, such as theone sponsored by DFISA Foundation, and theresults of those contests be published in thePipeline. Sandine suggested items such as abiographical sketch of the new Secretary ofAgriculture and FAIR '95 updates. Job listingsfor students should be concentrated ahead ofthose months when students are looking forjobs: December, May, and August. The 1FT hasa strong placement program, which is alreadybeing used by dairy foods· students, and such aprogram would benefit SAD members, especially those interested in dairy cattle production.

Also discussed was a letter from Bob Jamesto Carl Johnson; the letter indicated commentsand requests from the SAD advisors to theADSA Headquarters. James requested that 1)officers and advisors be copied on correspondence between the SAD and ADSA Headquarters; 2) contacts with nonparticipating chaptersbe initiated; 3) instructions for submission ofabstracts for the undergraduate papers beunique to the SAD (Le., separate from theinstructions for professional member abstracts);4) the possibility of securing additional fundsfor the SAD be explored; and 5) several itemsbe considered for the 1994 Annual Meeting,such as a job board, interaction with exhibitors,SAD assistance in planning the education symposium, and consideration of SAD activities sothat the students are a visible and integral partof the joint meeting.

The next agenda item was the Long-RangeStrategic Planning Committee, which replacesthe Business Development Committee. (Functions of this committee are described in detailon page 3973 of the June ADSA Boardminutes.) Members and terms of appointmentwere given: Bob Marshall (Treasurer will bepermanent member), Jack Van Hom (1 year),Don Bath (2 years), Les Hansen (3 years), BobSellars (1 year), John Bruhn (2 years), DougWillrett (3 years), and, ex officio, the ADSAVice President, President, and Executive Director. Individuals named to this committee fromthe Business Development Committee will pro-


vide continuity. Three members are from theProduction Division and three are from theDairy Foods Division. The Vice Presidentserves 2 years, 1 year as Vice President and 1year as President.

Molly Kelley reported on marketing activities. The Foundation considered its fIrst auction, Opening Session speaker, and Foundationlecture to be a success; both tile auction andlectureship will be continued in 1994. Otheractivities under consideration include establishing levels of giving, promoting planned giving,and establishing contacts with the SAD. Foundation members will meet by conference call inearly November to discuss these matters. Tocombat the slight decline in membership, Kelley initiated two activities. Nonmembersreceived in their registration packets an invitation to join ADSA at the annual meeting; inaddition, a table was staffed in the exhibit areato discuss membership problems or concerns.The exhibits were completely filled at Maryland, and interest in the ADSA meeting runshigh. To improve the experience for the exhibitors, each exhibitor received two complimentary meeting registrations, and Kelley workedclosely with the on-site staff to ensure thatexhibit setup went smoothly and that exhibitswere well located. New sustaining members arebeing sought. A brochure was created and willbe mailed to promote the recent publication ofLarge Dairy Herd Management.

The 1993 Annual Meeting activities weresummarized in the June 1993 minutes. Clarkhas written to thank the University of Marylandhosts for the wonderful job they did in preparing for and hosting the annual meeting. The1994 Minneapolis program would be discussedduring the Program Planning Committee meeting October 24th. It was emphasized that special consideration would be given to the DairyFoods Division and SAD so that those twogroups are an integral and visible part of thelarger meeting. One hotel might be designatedespecially for ADSA members and activities,and a somewhat less expensive but conveniently located hotel might be designated forstudents.

A letter from Don Otterby requested that the1994 Annual Meeting begin the morning of theopening day to increase awareness of and attendance at the symposia scheduled for that day.This change would also permit attendees to

take advantage of lower flight fares by stayingover Saturday night. However, the impact of anearlier starting time on committee and divisional activities would be difficult to determine.Also, registration times would have to be adjusted. The Executive Committee was uncertainabout the intent of the request or about whatwas trying to be accomplished by the change.Otterby would be asked to provide more detailsat the Program Committee meeting.

Johnson said that he would be going toCornell University October 25 in preparationfor the 1995 meeting. Johnson would assess thephysical location and try to determine whetheror not room would be available for exhibits atCornell.

Next Roger Hernken reported on activities ofthe Internal Affairs Committee. As requestedby ARPAS, an article on the Professional Animal Scientist appeared in the October ADSANewsletter. Nominations have been receivedfrom the editors for the 1994 Editorial Boardfor Journal of Dairy Science. These appointments should be finalized soon.

Award sponsors are being contacted concerning the change in number of years considered for the individual awards. Pioneer wants tochange the terms of its award. No donor hasbeen found to replace the award formerly sponsored by American Cyanamid, but initial contacts have been made, and the search continues.The DFISA has approved the criteria for thesponsorship of a fellowship award with minorrevisions. Criteria for the DFISA Graduate Research Fellowship Award will be finalized byNovember 1 and will be mailed November 15.Nominations for the award need to be receivedby March 1. Tom Balmer indicated that he wasthe contact for both the Milk Industry Foundation Award and the IDFA Research Award; hestated that a single contact would facilitateinternal coordination of the award sponsorship.

B. G. Harmon, ASAS President, wrote Hemken that ASAS was changing its wording onthe ASAS ruminant nutrition award sponsoredby APIA. Both the ADSA and ASAS ruminantnutrition award contain similar requirementsand are given by the same donor. The revisedwording prevents the presentation of the awardto the same individual in the same year for thesame research. A similar change was made tothe breeding and genetics awards of ADSA andASAS a few years ago. Hernken moved, and

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Clark seconded, that ADSA move to incorporate into the APIA Award description thestipulation that the period of research uponwhich the nomination is based must be different from that submitted for the ASAS nutritionaward when the nominee is a previous winnerof or a candidate for the ADSA nutrition award.Additionally, the period of research consideredfor all awards should be listed in the revisedaward descriptions, effective for this year'smeeting. Motion approved.

Kelley next reported on ADSA Foundationactivities. A member had sent a letter withsuggestions for the Foundation. The fIrst suggestion was that the membership renewal notices should contain a second choice of membership, a category called Foundation Memberor Scholfll"ship Supporting Member, with amembership fee $50 higher than normal. Theadditional funds would go toward funding education. Kelley said that the Foundation Trusteeshad been thinking of having various levels, butthat response to fund solicitation might behigher if the Foundation giving were not tiedinto membership renewal. Marshall suggestedthat various levels of membership be designated with the option for members to counttheir cumulative contribution toward each level;this option would encourage continued givingto the ADSA Foundation. Members would berecognized when set levels are achieved.

The letter also suggested that ADSA meetannually with ASAS. Although the writerrecognized that joint meetings are not popularwith everyone, he predicted that eventually theanimal societies would merge. The ExecutiveCommittee responded that such a step would bevery unfavorable to the Dairy Foods Division,whose members have gone on record opposingjoint meetings. In addition, one of the advantages of ADSA membership and one of thestrengths of the Association is the combinationof both processing and production researchscientists and the representation of the entirerange of the dairy industry. Both processingand production sides need to work to avoidbeing swallowed up by larger groups that donot necessarily represent dairy interests. Theseissues should be among those considered by theLong-Range Planning Committee.

The Membership Survey should be forthcoming. Rod Brown will be at the ProgramCommittee planning meeting and can providean update then.


Next on the agenda was discussion of aletter from Sandine to other members of theExecutive Committee on the topic of ADSAlecturers. The letter proposes that lecturers beidentifIed to speak at different universities ontopics that impact the future of animal agriculture. The purpose would be to provide forstudents and faculty with factual, scientifIcallybased information about those issues that aremisrepresented by various groups· in the press,such as bST and animal welfare. Recent attackson animal agriculture could influence studentsto pursue careers outside of agriculture. AssOCiation lecturers could counter that influence.Funding might be an impediment to implementation of the program; perhaps the Foundationmight be able to consider sponsorship, or perhaps some universities have money to contribute toward such speakers. Sandine said hewould prepare guidelines and assemble a list ofpotential committee members to consider thisprogram.

Nimz reported next on journal and newsletter activities. Several reports pertaining to theJournal of Dairy Science were distributed. Forthe fIrst 9 months of 1993, 395 manuscriptshave been received, 289 have been accepted,and 303 have been published. Number of pagespublished through the September issue, 2826, ishigher than for the fIrst 9 months of 1992,when 2636 pages were published. The 1993journal is projected to be larger than in 1992;because of binding constraints and DecemberAssociation Affairs copy, even with larger fallissues, several articles had to be held for 1994.Distribution of contents in the journal by section for the fIrst 9 months is Dairy Foods, 54papers, 486 pages; for Physiology and Management, 92 papers, 527 pages; for Nutrition,Feeding, and Calves, 90 papers, 880 pages; andfor Genetics and Breeding, 45 papers, 398pages. In addition, Our Industry Today contained 15 papers and 119 pages; 37 symposiapapers, 384 pages, were published. Productionintervals for Volume 76, fIrst 10 months, weregiven in days, both unadjusted and adjusted (inparentheses) for symposia: total time, 285 (267);time from submission to acceptance, 146 (147);and time from acceptance to the printer, 139(120).

Three issues of the ADSA Newsletter havebeen produced. The October newsletter is twicethe size of the April newsletter. A fourth issuefor 1993 will contain a summary of the October


Executive Committee meeting and would bewritten by Roger Hemken. This last newsletteris expected to be very brief. Nimz suggestedthat, for 1994, an issue of the newsletter,devoted primarily to annual meeting wrap-up,be assembled for August and that most othernews be deferred until October in order to eventhe issue size.

The suggestion was made that perhaps theretiring editor should be presented with boundissues for the volume or volumes that he editedrather than with a plaque of recognition. However, after discussion on the merits of each, theExecutive Committee decided that a plaquewould be appreciated more.

Sandine presented the request from FASFASfor additional dues for all full dues-payingADSA members, not just domestic members,which is the present practice. Clark moved, andHemken seconded, that dues to FASFAS beincreased to include all dues-paying members,including international members. Motion approved.

Marshall reported on media training. TheNational Live Stock and Meat Board conducteda media training workshop sponsored byFASFAS in Chicago August 19-20. In addition, ASAS has plans for a media trainingworkshop at the joint 1994 meeting. Sandinewill let ADSA Board members know about themedia training workshop and encourage theirparticipation.

Johnson presented the next item on theagenda. He had received a letter from J. G.Buchanan-Smith, representing the committeefor the International Grasslands Congress. Theletter indicated that Canada is the site of the1997 18th Congress. Dates have been selectedthat would allow Congress participants to attend a tour of the mid-Ontario region after theCongress and before the 1997 ADSA AnnualMeeting. Tentative approval has been given toa program around the general theme of foragesand the dairy industry. Participation of ADSAwas being sought. Sandine said he would writeto Buchanan-Smith and indicate that ADSAwould be happy to advertise and to promotetheir meeting and tour.

Sandine reported on the Preforum for National Research Needs for Dairy, held OctoberIS, 1993. Although more representation wassought from processing and production thanwas present at the forum, attendance by aca-

demics was very good, and important stepswere taken at the meeting. Don Beitz led thesession. Speakers talked about the six goals thathad been set during FAIR '95. Then participants broke into groups for discussion, reassembled, and presented goals specific for thedairy industry. Leaders of the breakout sessionswill take the meeting input and write a reportfor Beitz. A dairy supplement to the FAIR '95research priorities document will be the finaloutput from the forum. Another meeting, theForum for National Needs for the Dairy Industry, will be held in conjunction with the 1994ADSA-ASAS Annual Meeting in Minneapolisto finalize the brochure. The brochure will besent to each participant to suggest names for amailing list of persons who should receive thebrochure. It is hoped that the brochure willgenerate interest in the goals and research needsof the dairy industry. Each member of theExecutive Committee was asked to provide alist of names of those who should attend theforum.

Two requests for sponsorship were considered. J. K. Drackley, University of lllinois,requested sponsorship of the joint committee onCalf Nutrition, Health, and Management. Otherparticipating organizations are the APIA, theAmerican Association of Bovine Practitioners,and the National Animal Health MonitoringSystem (NAHMS) of USDA, Animal and PlantHealth Inspection Service, Veterinary Services.The NAHMS is "an information system to collect, analyze, and report useful information onanimal health events." The National DairyHeifer Evaluation Project, launched in 1991, ispart of this project. Input of ADSA, APIA, andAmerican Association of Bovine Practitionerswould be valuable to the veterinarians atNAHMS and to the memberships of the participating societies. The societies could provideinput via a task force that would help to correctsome of the misinformation and interpretationsand provide advice on application of information from the extensive NAHMS database. JimDrackley, author of the letter, and Jim Quigleyare on the Animal Health Committee of ADSA,and that committee could handle the request forrepresentation on the task force. This actionwould be recommended to Mike Hutjens,Production Division Chair.



Another request for sponsorship came fromL. D. Muller; Muller requested that AnSAaffiliate with Journal for Production Agriculture. Sponsoring societies include ASAS,WSSA, and American Forage and GrasslandCouncil. After discussion, group consensus wasthat there was no compelling rationale or benefit to AnSA for sponsorship and that AnSAwould not support Journal of ProductionAgriculture at this time.

Johnson disseminated a copy of a letter toSecretary Mike Espy, USDA, from the Centerfor Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). Theletter contains several erroneous or misleadingstatements about animal products and urgesUSDA 1) to explore the benefits of diets thatare higher in vegetable protein and, lower inanimal prptein; 2) to review and tevise itseducational publications, such as DietaryGuidelines for Americans, to emphasize evenmore replacement of animal with vegetableprotein; and 3) to urge Congress to eliminatethe beef, pork, dairy, and egg industries research and promotion programs. If these issueswere brought to a hearing, the erroneous statements could be refuted by animal and dairyscientists. However, many times charges likethese are picked up by the media and areunrefuted. Dairy scientists cannot afford to ignore this type of charge.

An article on bST, another dairy subject thatis very much in the news, was distributed. Thearticle stated that President Clinton's budgetpackage, which has been signed into law, contains a 3-month moratorium on the sale, but notthe use, of bST. The article states that thismoratorium will have no effect on FDA approval but was based on the economic concernsof certain individuals only. Two other bSTitems were discussed. The international dairycommunity is very unfavorable to bST use,citing concerns of small farmers as the primaryreason for opposition. A recent publication, TheDairy Debate: Consequences of bGH [bovinegrowth hormone] and Rotational Grazing Technologies, advances the argument that rotationalgrazing is an alternative to bST in increasingproduction.

Sandine next discussed nominations for theCharles A. Black Award, which have beenrequested from AnSA by CAST. Nominationsare due October 31, 1993. The candidate has tohave conducted research in food or agriculture


and disseminated that research to the public.The suggested names will be forwarded toCAST for its consideration.

Sandine distributed a letter from B. G. Harmon about a symposium on ethics that is beingplanned for the 1994 meeting. Papers from thissymposium will be bound as a supplement toJournal of Animal Science.

There being no other business, the openportion of the meeti:lg was adjourned; the remainder of the meeting, concerning staff performance and review, was held in closed session.

ADSA SPECIAL BOARD ANDEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES

April 3D-May 1, 1993Jumer's Castle Lodge, Urbana, IL

andADSA Headquarters, Champaign, IL

Background. The special AnSA BoardMeeting was called to order by PresidentJimmy Clark at 9:00 a.m. on April 30, 1993 atthe Jumer's Castle Lodge in Urbana, IL. Themeeting was preceded by a site visit to theAnSA Headquarters.

Clark's opening remarks concerned the reason for the special session and the work of theAnSA Business Development Committee. Hethen turned the meeting over to Carl Johnson,Executive Director of AnSA.

Johnson reviewed the discussion from theprevious two meetings of the Business Development Committee. He focused on the rationale for the recommendations from the Committee. The options that had been discussed bythe Business Development Committee includedexpansion of the present building, leasing additional space, purchasing a new or existingbuilding, or downsizing the management service business. The Committee also examined thebusiness environment of the service departments of ADSA and concluded that AnSAfuture income sources were somewhat limitedbut that expenditures for new or additionalfacilities would increase expenses substantially.The financial impact of new facilities wouldrequire a dramatic increase in managementservice fees, which would probably mean a lossof some of the societies that AnSA serves. TheCommittee felt strongly that AnSA needed toprotect its assets and should not jeopardize theprofitability of the management service business.


Johnson indicated that the recommendationfrom the Business Development Committee isto downsize the management service businessto accommodate the present building and toform a for-profit corporation for the composition business. He then reviewed some implications of downsizing the business. Downsizingwould mean a loss of some societies and personnel from the office operation. The impact tothe societies and the personnel involved wouldbe ameliorated by an offer of support servicesduring the transition.

The Board discussed the recommendationand the implication to ADSA. Concern wasexpressed for personnel who would be phasedout of the ADSA operation and for the societiesinvolved because of long-term relationships.Johnson reported that the personnel leavingADSA could probably form their own management group and serve the societies leavingADSA management services.

The Board also discussed the location andcondition of the present building. Downsizingwill not eliminate space problems or the changing- neighborhood environment of the presentbuilding. The real estate market in the presentneighborhood has not been very good. Severalbuildings in the neighborhood have been on themarket for a long time.

In response to questions about physicalspace, Johnson indicated that ADSA needs towait to see how the reorganization affects theoverall management structure. He also indicated that some of the other societies are making decisions that may affect the business operation.

After further discussion, the Board made thefollowing motions:

Motion 1: Move to recommend that ADSAdownsize the management service business toaccommodate its present facilities. Motion approved.

Motion 2: Move that ADSA notify the societies involved in downsizing that ADSA willdiscontinue management service to them as ofJanuary 1, 1994. This date may be adjusted toaccommodate a workable timetable for the societies involved. Motion approved.

Motion 3: Move that a letter be written tothe groups involved encouraging them to retainRobert Schmidt as their management servicefirm or as their executive director. Motion approved.

Motion 4: Move to explore the structure of afor-profit corporation for the ADSA composition services. Motion approved.

Motio~. 5: Move to explore the cost andimplications of remodeling the present ADSAfacility and to explore any implications inbringing the present facility up-to-date for resale. A report should be made to the Board atthe summer meeting in Maryland. Motion approved.

Motion 6: Move that the Executive Directorexplore the lease or purchase options for another building and that he is authorized to putearnest money against such a purchase or leaseafter seeking approval of the ADSA ExecutiveCommittee. This authorization is extended untilDecember 31, 1993. Motions by Bill Sandineand seconded by Carl Coppock. Motion approved.

ADSA BOARD MEETINGJumer's Castle Lodge, Urbana, IL

April 30, 1993

The ADSA Board first met in special session with the ADSA Business DevelopmentCommittee on Friday, April ~O, 1993 from 8:30a.m. to 1:30 p.m. At 1:30 p.m., Jimmy H.Clark, ADSA President, called to order theADSA Board and Executive Committee· Meeting. Those present were R. L. Sellars, ADSABusiness Development Committee Member,Chr. Hansen's Laboratories, Milwaukee, WI; C.E. Polan, Director, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg;R. T. Marshall, Treasurer, University of Missouri, Columbia; D. L. Bath, Chair, ADSABusiness Development Committee, Universityof California, Davis; J. W. Young, Director,Iowa State University, Ames; J. C. Bruhn,Director, University of California, Davis; C. D.Johnson, Executive Director, Champaign, IL;W. E. Sandine, Vice President, Oregon StateUniversity, Corvallis; C. E. Coppock, Director,Coppock Nutritional Services, Laredo, TX; J.H. Clark, President, University of lllinois, Urbana-Champaign; S. E. Gilliland, Past President, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; H.E. Swaisgood, Director, North Carolina StateUniversity, Raleigh; D. E. Smith, Director,University of Minnesota; C. K. Nimz, Technical Editor; and B. S. Carlson, ADSA Staff.

First on the agenda was discussion of amembership survey draft submitted by R. L.Brown, Chair of the Membership Survey Committee. The Board discussed additional ques-



tions for addition to the survey, such as demographic information about each member,member input regarding membership fees, andpage charges. The Board also suggested thepossibility of two different but similar surveys:one for the Dairy Foods Division and one forthe Production Division. Each survey wouldhave similar questions regarding demographicsandgen~alqu~tionsregardingADSAse~k~

and activities. Board members will send suggestions and comments directly to Brown. J. C.Bruhn and C. M. Bruhn will work with Brownin the final development of the su~ey. Brownwill be asked to submit the surveyor surveys tothe Board in June for final approval with plansto mail the survey shortly after the annualmeeting.

R. L. Sellars, Chair of the ADSA Foundation, reported on Foundation activities. TheFoundation will sponsor an auction at theADSA Annual Meeting during the barbecue onMonday evening, June 14. Proceeds from theauction will fund future Foundation activities.The IDF has donated a student registration forthe IDF meeting to be held in Minneapolis,Minnesota October 11-15, 1993. A trip to the1994 ADSA-ASAS Annual Meeting, a dinnercruise, prints, and a tennis challenge are a fewof the items up for bid. Sellars thanked thosewho have participated in the activities of theFoundation. The Foundation is also sponsoringtwo speakers for the 1993 ADSA Annual Meeting; Kristen McNutt, editor of ConsumerMagazine Digest, will speak during the Opening Session, and Robert Heaney, CreightonUniversity, Nebraska, will present the firstADSA Foundation lecture. Foundation Founding Members will be recognized for their support during the Opening Session and will bepresented with framed pktures. Representativesfrom these companies have been invited toattend the Opening Session.

Sandine next distributed the Internal AffairsCommittee Annual Report. The first recommendation of the Internal Affairs Committeeasks that the Executive Director communicateby letter to appropriate agencies and organizations inviting them to submit newsworthy itemsthat may be of interest to Association members.Sandine moved to accept the recommendationfrom the Internal Affairs Committee that theExecutive Director send a letter to appropriateindividuals soliciting newsworthy items of in-


terest to members to be published in the ADSANewsletter. Bruhn seconded the motion. Motionapproved. The second item that had been assigned to the Internal Mfairs Committee was tomake a recommendation on the procedure forappointing ADSA Board members as liaisonsto committees. The Internal Affairs Committeefeels that a Board representative is not necessary for each committee. Committees alreadysubmit a written report to the Board annuallyand, if necessary, can calIon the President foradvke at any time.

The Internal Mfairs Committee investigatedthe procedure for appointing ADSA representatives to the FASFAS Executive Committee andthe FASFAS Board of Directors. The Committee thought that asking the President of VicePresident to also se~e as a member of theFASFAS Board, especially as President, is toomuch to ask. The Internal Affairs Committeerecommended that the Past President of ADSAse~e for a 3-year term on the FASFAS Boardby first se~ing as the FASFAS Vice President.If the Past President is unable to se~e, anotherADSA Board member would be asked to represent ADSA on the FASFAS Board. This procedure would follow the FASFAS Bylaws for therotation of FASFAS President through the fourfounding societies of FASFAS. Sandine movedthat the Past President of ADSA be appointedto the FASFAS Board. Coppock seconded themotion. Motion approved.

Sandine next discussed a media training program to be held at a future ADSA annualmeeting. Julie Brown from the American FarmBureau was asked to conduct a media trainingprogram for the 1993 ADSA Annual Meetingbut will be unavailable during that time. However, Brown would be available for a programduring the 1994 ADSA Annual Meeting inMinneapolis. The media training programwould be offered as an open meeting. Sandinemoved that ADSA sponsor a media trainingprogram for a large group as part of the regularprogram during the 1994 Annual Meeting inMinneapolis. Young seconded the motion. Motion approved. The program would last 1-112hours at a cost of $1500. The Board thendiscussed which type of media training program would be more beneficial to ADSA: onefor a large group, one that offers one-on-onetraining, or one that is limited to the ADSA andASAS Board members. After some discussion,


Sandine recommended contacting Brown to seewhether she would be available prior to or afterthe 1993 Annual Meeting for a media trainingprogram and to advise the Board in Junewhether a media training program for a largegroup would be beneficial.

The Internal Affairs Committee was alsoasked to develop a program on food and careersin animal agriculture for the 1994 joint ADSAASAS Annual Meeting, "Where does foodcome from and agriculture career opportunities." Smith, committee chair for this program,said the committee developed two approachesto this topic: 1) importance of animal agriculture in the food supply and 2) careers in foodscience. The committee thought that the importance of animal agriculture in the food supplywas the more appropriate topic. The programwould be a special symposium that would notcompete with other important sessions. Approval of the topic, format, and structure wouldbe needed by the ADSA and ASAS Boards.The symposium would follow the generaltheme of the meeting. Ideas that were discussedwere that the symposium should be designed topresent all sides of the issues for the members.Perhaps the. symposium could be set up as aforum with a speaker for each topic, e.g., animal rights and environmental issues. Sandinerecommended that Smith and his committeedevelop a program outline for the forum topresent to the Board in Maryland. The committee will also contact J. Williamson about theFASFAS Senior Scientist in the Classroom program. The Senior Scientist in the ClassroomProgram should also be a part of the Minneapolis program.

Sandine next reported on establishing a written policy to cover requests by organizationsfor ADSA sponsorship of programs and for theuse of the AnSA membership lists for mailings. The ADSA membership list is offered at aprice of $100 per 1000 names with a $50 setupfee. Requests from organizations are now handled individually by the Executive Directorwith advice from the President as the requestscome into the office. If a written policy regarding such requests were established, an immediate answer to those societies would be available. Sandine moved to adopt a policy for theserequests; that policy would be that the Executive Director and President would discuss therequest and between them decide whether or

not to approve the request and would alsoestablish the fee for the mailing list rangingfrom free to $500, depending on their judgmentabout the benefit to the Association and itsmembers. Gilliland seconded the motion. Motion approved.

The Internal Mfairs Committee was alsoasked to review the awards program, especiallyfor consistency of qualifications concerning theyears of work considered toward the variousawards. The Committee thought that the teaching and extension awards should stay at 10years and that 5 years were sufficient for theresearch awards. The committee recommendedthat the following awards continue to use 10years as the requirement for work considered:Borden, Alfa-Laval Agri Inc. Dairy Extension,Kraft Teaching, Nutrition Professionals, andPurina Mills Teaching. The awards currentlybased on 5 years that should stay at 5 years areas follows: Agway Young Scientist, AmericanCyanamid, International Dairy Production,Pfizer, Pioneer Hi-Bred Forage, Upjohn Physiology, and West Agro. The committee didrecommend that the following awards changetheir requirement from 10 to· 5 years: AmericanFeed Industry Association, International DairyFoods Association, J. L. Lush, and Merck AgVet Dairy Management. Any change recommended for the awards by the Board would notbe made until approved by the donor. TheBoard discussed the recommendation. Marshallsaid that ADSA had set the time line for all theawards and recommended those times to thedonors when the award criteria were established. The Board agreed that consistency foraward criteria was needed. Sandine moved thatthe ADSA Board accept the recommendation ofthe Internal Mfairs Committee regarding theperiod of work considered for the ADSAawards. Bruhn seconded the motion. Motionapproved. The donors will be notified of anychange in the award criteria.

Johnson next discussed copies of the proposed 1994 Annual Meeting logo. ASAS hasalready approved the logo and the theme,"Common Ground in Minnesota". The HostInstitution would like logo approval as soon aspossible in order to begin publicizing the meeting. Bruhn moved to accept the logo as submitted by the Host Institution Committee for the1994 ADSA-ASAS Annual Meeting. Gillilandseconded the motion. Motion approved.



Clark distributed a· news release on bSTlabeling from CAST; CAST has asked ADSAto send a representative to a hearing on labelingat CAST expense, and Susan Harlander hasagreed to represent ADSA at this hearing onThursday, May 6, 1993. Harlander will submita report and testify at the hearing. Gillilandreported that R. G. Zimbelman is preparing astatement for FASFAS detailing why labelingis not necessary for products from cows treatedwith bST. Harlander will send her statement toClark prior to the hearing for his review.

Johnson and Marshall gave the financial report. Johnson began the discussion by reviewing the ADSA audit. The Association is doingwell in investments; it has a 5 to 1 ratio forassets versus liabilities; a 2 to 1 ratio is acceptable. The surplus of over $100,000 is becauseof the income for the 1992 ADSA AnnualMeeting, printing, and page charges. All otherbudgeted categories are in order. The MidwestADSA-ASAS finances have been combined.The audit lists a detailed financial report ofeach department: Editorial, Composition, Member Services, and Marketing. The financial situation of ADSA is very good. Johnson will havethe proposed 1994 budget, revised 1993 budget,and a 1992-1993 comparison for the JuneBoard meeting. Johnson moved for acceptanceof the audit as submitted. Young seconded themotion. Motion approved.

Next on the agenda was discussion of theawards. Bruhn brought the Board up-to-date onan award to recognize an international scientistwith a distinguished career in dairy foodsprocessing research and a graduate researchfellowship award. Draft proposals have beensent to the trade association interested in sponsorship of these two awards. The trade association was to have reviewed the proposals at itsrecent board meeting, but, to date, Bruhn hasnot received a response.

Johnson has received notification from theAmerican Cyanamid Company that they will nolonger sponsor the American Cyanamid Com~-i

pany Award. The Board discussed the pos'sibility of looking for another sponsor for thisaward that recognizes research assimilating newtechnology to advancement of the dairy indus..;·try. The Pioneer Hi-Bred Forage Award sponsor has asked to make changes iIi the criteriafor this award. Clark said that·· the donor canmake changes in the criteria to present to the


Board for review. Bruhn moved to have thecommittee review the Pioneer Hi-Bred ForageAward criteria as presented to the Board. Smithseconded the motion. Motion approved.

Clark began the discussion on the NationalNeeds Dairy Task Force, which was appointedduring the October 1992 Executive Committeemeeting. This task force was appointed to convey to the appropriate government leaders thepriorities in meeting national needs related tothe dairy industry. The task force will use thepriorities published in the newsletter by theResearch Committee with some suggestedchanges. The task force will meet at the 1993ADSA Annual Meeting to meet its goal ofdeveloping a research priority listing by January 1994 to potentially be used for developmentof the subsequent farm bill.

ADSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTESMay 1, 1993

ADSA Headquarters, Champaign, IL

The Executive Committee Meeting wascalled to order by J. H. Clark at 8:00 a.m. onSaturday, May 1, 1993 at the ADSA Headquarters. Those present were S. E. Gilliland, PastPresident, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; J. H.· Clark, President, University ofillinois, Urbana-Champaign; W. E. Sandine,Oregon State University, Corvallis; C. D. Johnson, Executive Director; C. K. Nirnz, TechnicalEditor; M. E. Kelley, Marketing Director; andB. S. Carlson, ADSA Staff. R. T. Marshall,Treasurer, was not present.

The agenda was approved as submitted.Under the first item of business, Clark asked

for approval of the October 1992 ExecutiveCommittee minutes as published in the December 1992 issue of the Journal of Dairy Science75:3650-3657. Gilliland moved for acceptanceof the minutes as published. Sandine secondedthe motion. Motion approved.. Next on the agenda was the financial review,

which had been discussed during the Fridayafternoon Board meeting. Johnson added that,under capital expenses, ADSA purchased a fewpersonal computers to update some of the oldermodels; this update will enable the office to setup ~ a network system throughout the office.Under office operations, Johnson said that additional staff time is needed for the SAD and theADSA Foundation. This additional half-timeposition could be perhaps combined with a


half-time person for the Marketing Department.This item will be discussed later in the agenda.

A report on the MSPC was next on theagenda. Johnson reported that he will set up ameeting of the MSPC for late Mayor earlyJune. All the groups ADSA manages arepleased with the service they receive. Additional services have been offered to the societies.

Kelley gave an update on the activities ofthe ADSA Foundation. The Foundation issponsoring the speaker for the Opening Session, Kristen McNutt, editor of ConsumerMagazine Digest. McNutt will speak on "WhatDairy Scientists Can Learn From Consumers."The fIrst ADSA Foundation Lectureship willfeature Robert Heaney, Creighton University,Nebraska. Heaney will speak on "Low CalciumIntake: The Culprit in Many Chronic Diseases."The Foundation is also sponsoring an auctionduring the ADSA Annual Meeting barbecue.The prize list for the auction continues to grow,and featured items include a challenge tennismatch, a free trip to the 1994 ADSA-ASASAnnual Meeting, prints, a dinner cruise, andmore. The auction committee consists of L.Majeskie, University of Maryland; D. G.Braund, North Carolina State University; R. L.Sellars, Chr. Hansen's Labs; D. P. Dickson,University of Wisconsin; and N. F. Olson,University of Wisconsin. Kelley asked the Executive Committee to suggest any companies orindividuals to contact for additional items to bedonated to the auction. Sandine gave Kelleysome possible contacts for donations to theauction.

Kelley reported a request from the Pro DairyProgram from Cornell for complimentary exhibit space at the 1993 Annual Meeting. ThePro Dairy Program would display materials at atable-top display. Kelley asked that the Executive Committee establish or guide her in establishing complimentary exhibit space at the annual meeting. The Executive Committeediscussed guidelines for complimentary exhibitspace. Currently, cooperating organizations payhalf price for exhibit space. This half pricecould .also apply to such groups as the ProDairy Program that request complimentaryspace. Sandine suggested offering a limitednumber of complimentary exhibit tables thatwould be offered on a space-available basis. Insubsequent years, if needed, a rotation procedure would be followed to accommodate those

groups requesting complimentary space. If agroup requesting a complimentary exhibit tablewants to guarantee having a table, the groupwould be offered the cooperating organizationrate. Complimentary exhibit tables would notbe available if all the tables are sold. Gillilandmoved to offer complimentary exhibit tablesonly on a space-available basis. Sandineseconded the motion. Motion approved.

Next on the agenda was a report from Sandine on the activities of the Internal AffairsCommittee; these activities had been discussedduring the Friday afternoon Board meeting.Sandine did reemphasize the great job that hadbeen done on the ADSA Newsletter. Sandinewill gather additional information about themedia training program by the June Boardmeeting. Sandine will also ask the EducationCommittee to develop a program on careers forthe 1994 Joint ADSA-ASAS Annual Meetingin Minneapolis and to develop promotional information on careers to be available for the1994 meeting. The SAD has requested information on careers in dairy science. A brochure oncareers would be a good recruiting device forstudent recruitment at colleges. The InternalAffairs Committee will also revise the awardpolicies and procedures, and those revisionswill be published in an issue of the Journal ofDairy Science.

Nimz said that she received a request fromARPAS to place in the ADSA Newsletter anarticle asking members to contribute articles tothe Professional Animal Scientist. Nimz hasreceived other requests from similar groups andasked for a policy governing such requests. TheExecutive Committee agreed that, if space isavailable, these requests can appear in thenewsletter. Priority would be given to thosegroups for which ADSA has representatives.The newsletter is also an opportunity for committee chairs and representatives to submit articles or reports. Sandine suggested a few itemsfor some upcoming issues of the newsletter,such as the trip that a manuscript makes fromsubmission to publication and a biograpicalsketch of the new Secretary of Agriculture. Useof bylines in the newsletter was also encouraged. The CAST news release on bSTshould also be summarized for inclusion in thenewsletter.

Nimz next reported on the activities of theJournal Management Committee. The Committee has not met since June 1992. On the agenda



for the June meeting is editor rotation. R. W.Hemken, Chair of the Journal ManagementCommittee, sent a letter to committee membersconcerning appointment of a new AssociateEditor for the Nutrition, Feeding, and Calvessection of the journal; current Editor, JimHolter, finishes his term in December 1993.Michael R. Murphy, University of Dlinois, hasbeen recommended to the Executive Committee. Sandine moved to recommend to the Boardthe appointment of M. R. Murphy as the newAssociate Editor of the Nutrition, Feeding, andCalves section of Journal of Dairy Science.Gilliland seconded the motion. Motion approved. Nimz and Murphy have met to discusseditorial procedures and responsibilities. Aneditor's handbook has been developed by Nimzto instruct the editors on procedures for eachstage of manuscript tracking system; the handbook should be a very helpful tool for theeditors. The Editorial Board Meeting has beenchanged to Sunday afternoon this year so it willnot compete with special symposia. The Editorswill meet with one another and with Nimz priorto the Editorial Board Meeting.

Nimz distributed current production reportsfor the Journal ofDairy Science. The ExecutiveCommittee reviewed and discussed the reports.For the January through June 1993 issues, thenumber of published manuscripts has slightlydecreased, but number of pages published hasincreased. Nimz commented on the excellentwork and cooperation of the editors.

The ADSA Committee reports were nextread and reviewed. The first report reviewedwas from S. Barnard, Dairy Foods DivisionChairperson. Barnard recommended that ADSAavoid scheduling its annual meeting in directconflict with the 1FT annual meeting. Thistopic has already been considered in past Boardaction, and conflicts will be avoided in futureyears.

The report from the Production DivisionChair, R. A. Erdman, requested money for the1994 Production Division Program. The budgetfor the 1994 Production Division Program isalready a part of the overall annual meetingbudget. No action is required.

Dawn Hovey, SAD President, requested abudget of $2000 for 1993-1994. This amounthas already been approved.

The next committee report with a recommendation for Board action was from R. Jimenez-Flores, Chair of the Dairy Foods Graduate

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Student Paper Presentation Contest. The Committee asked for approval of an ad hoc memberon the committee to solve conflicts of interestof judges and scheduling conflicts. This decision should be made by the Dairy Foods Division. Clark said he would write to JimenezFlores.

In his report, the ADSA Historian, T. H.Blosser, asked that the Board appoint a newHistorian. This appointment will be taken careof during the other committee appointments.

The recommendation from the Business Development Committee was presented to theBoard during its Friday morning executive session.

The Education Committee continues to seekfurther clarification of the duties of the committee. Sandine will write to S. K. Harlander,Chair of the Education Committee. Gillilandmoved to charge the Education Committee withdevelopment of a symposium on careers to beheld during the joint 1994 Annual Meeting inMinneapolis and with the development of acareer brochure for graduates and undergraduates. Sandine seconded the motion. Motion approved.

The report from T. A. Schulz, Chair of theEnvironmental Quality Committee, listed references pertaining to the dairy industry and theenvironment. Schulz will be asked to submitthis list or a report for an upcoming issue of theADSA Newsletter.

J. G. Parsons, Chair of the InternationalRelations Committee, recommends continuation of the committee as well as the international reception during the annual meeting. Thecommittee will continue its activities, and areception has been organized for the 1993ADSA Annual Meeting. The reception has beenwell attended the past few years.

The chair of the Undergraduate ScholarshipRecognition Committee, M. A. Barnes, suggested making this committee a one-personcommittee. The only responsibility of this committee is to solicit for nominations for theUndergraduate Scholarship RecognitionAwards through a mailing from the committeechair. The Executive Committee discussed therecommendation. After some discussion, theExecutive Committee agreed that the committee should downsize to three members, whichincludes the chair.

The next report with a recommendation wasfrom D. Smith, Chair of the ad hoc committee

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for special programs at the 1994 Joint ADSAASAS Annual Meeting. (Discussion can befound in the minutes from Friday, April 30,1993 on page 3391.) The Executive Committeediscussed a replacement for committee memberG. H. Richardson, who is out of the country.Randy Thunell will be asked to replaceRichardson. The Executive Committee agreedthat this committee needs to work closely withASAS and J. Williamson, Chair of the FASFAS Senior Scientist in the Classroom Program, in the development of this program.

The next report discussed was from A. S.Achacoso, Chair of the ad hoc Committee onEvaluation of the SAD. The Executive Committee discussed this report as well as earliercorrespondence from Achacoso. This Ad HocCommittee has recommended that ADSA appoint someone from ADSA Headquarters towork closely with the SAD in helping to establish additional SAD chapters, develop audio orvisual materials or a brochure on SAD, publishthe SAD newsletter, and promote annual meetings and other activities.

Several requests by the ad hoc committeehave already been addressed by the officers tohelp bring the SAD and ADSA closer. Clarkhas sent a' letter to all the department chairsasking them to encourage members to attendthe annual meeting and the SAD AwardsLuncheon. A letter encouraging attendance hasalso been sent to all dairy club presidents. TheSAD officers and advisors will be recognizedduring the Opening Session and the ADSAAwards Program. The SAD award winners andnew officers and advisors will also be recognized during the ADSA awards program. Aletter will also be sent to the department chairsasking them to update the ADSA dairy, food,and agriculture clubs or any other club interested in the SAD of ADSA.

An earlier report from this committee contained a recommendation to improve or streamline the SAD program. The committee suggested inviting one or two key speakers for theSAD program. The Executive Committeeagreed that the SAD should take the initiativeand invite speakers to participate in the program. The Executive Committee also suggestedcontacting the Education Committee to help theSAD develop or coordinate a program for theSAD annual meeting. Gilliland moved theADSA Education Committee be charged with

making arrangements for a speakers at futureADSA annual meetings to speak at a session ofthe SAD program. Sandine seconded the motion. Motion approved.

The Executive Committee discussed additional ways to encourage closer communicationbetween ADSA and SAD members. Additionalstaff time is needed to work with SAD officersand advisors on projects. An academic professional is needed to keep abreast of the SADactivities. The SAD Third Year Advisor shouldattend the fall program planning committeemeeting with the SAD President. Gillilandmoved to invite the Third Year Advisor toattend the program planning committee meetingin October. Sandine seconded the motion. Motion approved. A half-time staff person isneeded to work with the SAD and its activities.Gilliland moved that the ADSA ExecutiveCommittee recommend to the Board to approvethe hiring of a half-time staff person to workwith SAD to plan and execute its activities.Sandine seconded the motion. Motion approved. Johnson will provide the qualifications,guidelines, and requirements for this positionby the June Board meeting. The SAD ad hoccommittee will be informed- of the actions takento help improve communication and development of SAD activities. The SAD memberswill also be informed of these actions in anissue of the Pipeline and at the annual meeting.The Executive Committee commended the adhoc committee for their report and for theirefforts to improve communication between theSAD and ADSA.

B. R. Baumgardt, ADSA representative toARl, recommended continuation of membership; ADSA will continue membership in ARI.

The ADSA representative to the AmericanAssociation for AAALAC, C. W. Arave,recommended that ADSA continue membershipin AAALAC, continue sending a representativeto the AAALAC Board of Trustees annualmeeting, continue to invite AAALAC to participate in the ADSA annual meeting through anexhibit table, and continue communication withAAALAC through newsletter, meeting notices,and any mailing sent to ADSA members. All ofthese recommendations have been and will becontinued. Also, AAALAC will have an exhibittable at the 1993 ADSA Annual Meeting.

In a report from M. F. Hutjens, ADSArepresentative to the APIA Nutrition Council,the recommendation was made to continue sup-



porting an ADSA representative on the DairyCommittee of the APIA Nutrition Council. Amonetary request for Hutjens to attend thespring meeting of the APIA Nutrition Councilhad been approved during the October 1992ADSA Executive Committee Meeting.

The ADSA CAST representative, J. H. Martin, has asked the Executive Committee to suggest names for preparation and review of theCAST reports. The Executive Committee willsuggest names of ADSA members during thecommittee appointments.

T. M. Gilmore, Chair of the ADSARepresentative to the DREF, recommended thatADSA continue representation in DREF, reappoint Gilmore for a 3-year term as chair, support promotion of DREF activities by includingDREF brochures at the ADSA annual meetings,and include a picture and a news article on theM. E. Franks Scholarship awardees in the Newsand Events section of the Journal of DairyScience. The representative to DREF will benamed during the committee appointments. TheDREF brochures can be made available to theADSA members at the annual meeting orthrough an annual meeting mailing. The information of the M. E. Franks Scholarshipawardees did appear in a recent issue of thejournal. Information on DREF or a report fromthe representative can also be submitted forpublication in the ADSA Newsletter.

C. A. Lassiter, ADSA representative to theWorld Association for Animal ProductionCouncil, recommended appointment of a newrepresentative to be appointed for as-yearterm. This appointment will be made during thecommittee appointments.

The chair of the Research Committee, D. C.Beitz, asked whether the National Needs DairyTask Force Committee replaced the ResearchCommittee. The National Needs Dairy TaskForce Committee does not replace the ResearchCommittee. The Research Committee will continue to.keep the research priorities list up-todate.

No other committee reports required Boardaction. Gilliland moved to recommend that theBoard accept the annual reports as submitted.Sandine seconded the motion. Motion approved.

Agenda items on the 1993 meeting review,1994 joint meeting report, and awards had beendiscussed. A list of the 1993 ADSA award


winners was distributed to the Executive Committee.

Next on the agenda was a report from Gilliland and Clark on FASFAS. The ADSA Executive Committee has been asked by FASFASto invite M. Westendorf, the FASFAS Congressional Science Fellow; H. Cecil, FASFAS PastPresident; and R. G. Zimbelman, FASFASBoard member and ASAS Executive VicePresident, to make a 5- to lO-minute presentation to the ADSA Board during the Saturdaymorning June Board meeting. Westendorfwould report on the activities of the Congressional Science Fellow, and Cecil would reporton the current activities of FASFAS. Zimbelman will also report to ASAS, PSA, andAmerican Meat Science Association on what hedoes to represent each society in Washington,DC. A FASFAS ad hoc committee was appointed at the recommendation of the ASASBoard to ask the other FASFAS founding societies about the possibility of helping to supportthe Washington, DC office. The ad hoc committee was asked to investigate alternatives insupporting a Washington-based office. TheADSA Board will discuss this request afterhearing a report from Zimbelman. The ad hoccommittee will meet again after all the annualmeetings to .discuss the recommendation fromeach society. The Congressional Science Fellow program will be evaluated by the FASFASBoard this fall. Expenses for Cecil and Westendorf to attend the ADSA Board meeting will bepaid by ADSA; ASAS will pay Zimbelmari'sexpenses. Clark will invite Westendorf, Cecil,and Zimbelman to make presentations to theBoard and indicate the length and guidelinesfor the presentations. Cecil and Westendorf willalso give short presentations during the divisioncouncil meetings. Zimbelman will give a briefreport during the ADSA Business Meeting.

The Executive Committee briefly discussedthe need of a list of names of additional personsto contact if the FASFAS Response Teammembers were unavailable to respond to animmediate request. After some discussion, theExecutive Committee agreed to think aboutnames for this list, but emphasized the importance of media training for the individualsnamed. Members on the response team havehad such training. Most of the time, a responseteam member is available to answer requestsfor information.


Clark received a letter from S. McAfeeregarding financial support of CoFarm. Clarkwill bring this request to the Board for discussion at the June Board meeting.

Next on the agenda was discussion on theNational Needs Dairy Task Force. Clark willencourage movement within the group.

The membership survey was next discussed.A draft of the membership survey submitted byR. J. Brown had been discussed on Friday. Thesurvey will be clarified, edited, and revisedwith suggestions from the Board to be submitted to R. J. Brown. The survey should bepromoted at the annual meeting and in the nextissue of the ADSA Newsletter to encouragemembers to complete the survey whenreceived.

The President and Vice President of ADSAhave been invited to attend the National DairyPromotion and Research Board annual board

meeting May 18-20. Clark and Sandine willrepresent ADSA at this meeting.

Clark has received a request from the NRCto appoint or to nominate up to six representatives to work with the Board on Agriculture tostudy the role of Land-Grant institutionsthrough teaching, research, and extension andto promote Land-Grant institutions at the locallevel. Names will be provided by ADSA, buthow the committee will be selected is notknown. The Executive Committee made severalsuggestions for representation.

At this point the Executive Committee began discussion and appointment of the1993-1994 ADSA committee members andrepresentatives as well as suggestions forCAST. Clark will send the suggestions toCAST.

Clark adjourned the meeting at 4:00 p.m.


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