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supported by Lever Brothers Company; Research in Prosthodontics Award—supported by Clark-
Cleveland Inc. Additionally, since 1968 there have been Student Travel Awards supported by Johnson
and Johnson.
The idea of honoring individuals who were not IADR members occurred first in 1958, when
Harold Hillenbrand of the American Dental Association was selected as the first Honorary Member. In
1965 Congressman John C. Fogarty was the second person so honored.
J. The IADR has sponsored the International Conference on Oral Biology every three years, beginning
in 1959 at New York; after that, abroad as follows: 1962, Bonn; 1965, London; 1968, Copenhagen. The
1971 meeting is planned for ZÙrich. The monetary sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive Company, will continue
to support these outstanding triennial gatherings. (See chapter on "Other Research Gatherings".)
The second meeting outside the United States was again held in Toronto, in 1965. At this
significant meeting, Martin Rushton was the President of IADR and as such was the first member from
beyond North America to hold the Presidency.
K. Since the inception of the office of Secretary and later Secretary-Treasurer, this officer has had the
burden of maintaining all records and carrying out many other administrative activities. This became
overbearing as the Association grew. So in 1961 an agency was hired to assist with the record-keeping
and routine activities: the American Institute of Biological Sciences. However, after a short two-year
period this system collapsed. Hence, after much discussion, extending over many months, there was
established the central IADR office located in the brand new ADA headquarters building on 1 August
1965. This entailed a full-time Secretary-Treasurer and a staff of one full-time assistant. The Secretary-
Treasurer selected was Arthur R. Frechette, an IADR member who retired from the Navy as the
Commanding Officer of the Naval Dental School in Washington, D.C. (See chapter on "Administrative
Aspects".)
L. Additional Groups were established. (See chapter on "History of the Groups".) The Craniofacial
Group was formed in July 1965.
M. The Periodontal Research Group was organized in March 1969.
N. The Fiftieth Anniversary Commemorative Program was held in New York City on Monday, 16
March 1970. (See final chapter in this volume for all details.) All Divisional Presidents were invited, and
they or their representative attended this Forty-eighth General Meeting. During this historic gathering,
the President of the British Division, C. Howard Tonge, proposed that the 1975 IADR meeting be held
in London, England, and this significant invitation was accepted and approved by the Council.
O. The Council in 1967 approved an Ad Hoc IADR History Committee to be organized for the purpose
of writing the half-century history of the Association. Frank J. Orland was selected Chairman, an office
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