The First Forty Years of NACE 1956 through 1995 - FACERS

CHAPTER XI
July, 1966 to July, 1967
President, William G. Harrington
Linn County, Iowa
The NACE Executive Board met with the Insurance Study Committee in special session September
18-19. 1966. the at Lake Delton, Wisconsin, to discuss the insurance plan proposed by John Benson
et. al. Discussions were held questioning the advisability of going into such a program without the
approval and support of NACO. First Vice President, William D. McIntosh expressed his deep
concern and read a letter from Past President Jack Lambie with the same thoughts. Bruce McClain,
noted that California could not support NACE unless NACE had the support of NACO. It was
generally accepted that NACEes efforts would be fruitless without the support of NACO. Later in
the meeting the Board was joined by NACO Executive Director Bernie Hillenbrand and NACO
President Ed Connor. Mr. Connor made comments as to the mutual interest of NACO and NACE
and said that NACO could not support NACEs proposed insurance program on the information that
NACE has given to NACO.
The Executive Board met the following day at which time
they took action to drop the insurance plan and to notify
NACO of that action.
John Benson offered his resignation as Director of the
NACE Research Program effective October 1, 1966, and
Howard Bussard was appointed acting Director.
In January, 1967, NACE was informed that the EDA would
approve a revised version of the proposed project to
demonstrate the practicality of the NACE management
publications.
1967 NACE Conference
The Seventh Annual NACE Management-Research
Conference was held in Seattle. Washington. February 23-
25 1967. The NACE Board of Directors approved a revision
in the demonstration pro ect and a contract was eventually William G Harringron
signed with FDA John Benson, Jr was appointed as a
Consultant on the project and Howard Bussard was appointed Project Director. The four counties
selected and approved were Utah County, Utah: Leflore County, Mississippi, Wayne and Orleans
Counties, New York. The 18 month project began later in the year.
1967 NACO Conference
NACE participated in the Annual NACO Conference in Detroit, Michigan. July 29-August 2, 1967.
during which they held a NACE Board meeting and a Business meeting.
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