ARTICLE I: NAME
The name of this
organization is the HISTORY OF PHYSIOLOGY GROUP (HPG) OF THE AMERICAN
PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
ARTICLE II: HISTORY
The idea for an
organization devoted to the History of Physiology is attributed to John West
who in 1983 discussed the concept with Clifford Barger, Ralph Kellogg,
Daniel Gilbert and Louise Marshall. In 1984 an organizational meeting was
held at the FASEB Meeting in St. Louis and a HISTORY OF PHYSIOLOGY SECTION
was established. At that session, John West was elected President, Toby A.
Appel was elected Secretary, and Norman Staub was elected to the
Representative to the Program Advisory Committee. Three years later it was
designated as the HISTORY OF PHYSIOLOGY GROUP because it did not contain 100
members who had designated it as their primary affiliation as required by
the APS Membership Service Department.
ARTICLE III: PURPOSES
The purposes of this Group
are:
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To be available to all
members of the Society with an interest in the History of Physiology.
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To promote the
significance and awareness of the History of Physiology within the
American Physiological Society.
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To assist the Society,
through representation on the Joint Program Committee, in the
incorporation of History of Physiology topics in the scientific meetings
of the Society.
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To assist the
Executive Secretary in selecting a recipient for the Orr E. Reynolds
Award in accordance with the APS Operational Guide.
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To actively promote
the archival efforts of the Society, Living History video recordings of
older physiologists and the Living History biographical articles in
Advances in Physiology Education for older physiologists.
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To promote the
establishment of a History of Physiology Lecture.
ARTICLE IV: MEMBERSHIP
Membership with voting
privileges is open to any member of the Society (student, affiliate,
regular, emeritus) who wishes to be identified with the Group. This can be
accomplished by use of the Web site for APS Members or by conveying this
interest to a staff member of the APS Membership Office. Group membership
is also conferred after application to the Executive Director of the
Society.
ARTICLE V: GOVERANCE
Section 1: The Steering
Committee and its Officers
The governance of the
Group and the direction of its activities shall be vested in the officers of
the Steering Committee. The members of the Steering Committee shall be the:
1) Chair; 2) Secretary; 3) the Representative to the Joint Program Committee
(JPC); and 4) Webmaster.
Section 2: The Steering
Committee and its Duties.
Members of the Steering
Committee shall serve a three year term with the provision of serving one
additional three-year term. The Steering Committee will be responsible for
conducting, supervising and coordinating activities associated with the
Luncheon, Business Meeting, History of Physiology Lecture, Joint Program
Committee, Nominating and the Recognition Award.
Section 3: Officers and
their Duties
Chair: The Chair is the
responsible officer of the HPG and shall call and lead the annual business
meeting or meetings of the Steering Committee concerned with program,
nominating or related functions. The Chair may appoint additional committees
or designate individuals for related tasks that are necessary for the
functions of the HPG.
Secretary: The Secretary
shall keep, record and post the minutes of the Annual Business Meeting and
those of the Steering Committee. The Secretary, with the aid of the HPG
Webmaster, is to prepare, distribute, and post an annual Newsletter that
precedes the Annual Meeting by at least three months. In addition, the
Secretary is to distribute, whenever appropriate, news items of interest to
the membership. In the absence of the Chair at a given meeting, the
Secretary will assume his or her responsibilities.
HPG Representative to
Joint Program Committee: The Representative is responsible for attending all
meetings of the APS Joint Program Committee and for presenting the
recommendations of the HPG Steering Committee. In addition, the
Representative is to aggressively seek program suggestions from the
membership and Sections before making a recommendation to the HPG Steering
Committee.
HPG Webmaster: The
Webmaster is responsible for maintaining timely information on the HPG page
of the American Physiological Society web site. In addition, the Webmaster
is to aid the HPG Secretary in preparing, distributing, and posting an
annual Newsletter that precedes the Annual Meeting by at least three months.
ARTICLE VI: AWARDS
The HPG will award a
HISTORY OF PHYSIOLOGY GROUP RECOGNITION AWARD to individuals, organizations,
or companies that significantly contribute to the purposes of the Group.