The renewed Committee aimed to continue the traditional trend, i.e., to greet members of 70-, 80- and 90-years old. For the first time, two 100-years old members were also scheduled for the greeting; however, it turned out that they had passed away already. Following the suggestion of the Committee, APS adapted a new procedure to verify the location of its emeritus members.
About 180 greetings were sent out, either as personal letters, or on the special artistic cards of APS. Along with the greetings, senior members were requested to write an article to The Physiologist to pass their experience and wisdom to the younger colleagues. About one-fourth of the members replied. Interestingly, many leading physiologists refuse to write articles because these would reveal their age.
The Committee also reviewed a few applications for the Senior Physiologists Award (G. Edgar Folk, Jr. Senior Physiologist Grant), $500, mainly supporting research or meeting attendance. Four applications were approved.