American Dairy Science Association
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The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) is a non-profit professional organization
for the advancement of dairy science
. ADSA is headquartered in Savoy, Illinois
, located near the Urbana
-Champaign, Illinois
area.
Consisting of 4500 members, ADSA is involved in research, education, and industry relations. Areas of ADSA focus include:
ADSA is co-partner with the American Society of Animal Science
and the Poultry Science Association
in the Federation of Animal Science Societies. ADSA's top priorities are the Journal of Dairy Science, annual meetings, scientific liaisons with other organizations and agencies, and international development. ADSA is attempting to add value to potential new members through an emphasis on "integration of dairy disciplines from the farm to the table."
. Professor Wilber J. Fraser of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
suggested a permanent "Dairy Instructors and Investigators Association". Attendees decided that Professor Fraser should discuss the matter further with university leaders and, if enough interest was indicated, call an organizational meeting at the 1906 Graduate School of Agriculture to be held at the University of Illinois, Urbana. Apparently, sufficient interest was raised, because Professor Fraser called interested parties to attend an inaugural meeting on July 17, 1906. Although 19 persons appear on the photograph of that first meeting, records indicate only 17 or 18 charter members joined what was then called "National Association of Dairy Instructors and Investigators". At this time, dairy schools existed at Cornell
, Iowa State
, Wisconsin
, Purdue
, Penn State
, Ohio State
, Missouri
, Minnesota
, Guelph
(Ontario
), and Illinois.
The second meeting was at the National Dairy Show in Chicago on 11 Oct 1907. Only 11 members were present when the meeting was called to order and 21 attended the banquet. At this meeting, the name of the organization changed to "Official Dairy Instructors Association".
The third meeting, held July 22 and 23, 1908 at Cornell University
, was a significant success. 69 persons from Canada, 26 states, and the District of Columbia attended. By this time, the committees had become cohesive engines of change, developing score cards for consistently evaluating dairies and rules for judging contests.
At the 10th annual joint meeting in Amherst
and Springfield, Massachusetts
, on October 17, 1916, the organization voted to change its name to its current name. The name change was effective May 1, 1917.
ADSA's scientific journal
is the Journal of Dairy Science (JDS). Volume I, Number 1 appeared on May 1, 1917 (also the effective birth date of the association's current name). Initially publishing bimonthly, JDS began monthly publication in 1934 and remains so today. JDS is among the top 5 most-cited scientific journals in the agriculture
category.
By 1945, ADSA had 1,407 members. By 1985, ADSA had 3,000 members in 50 countries, owns a headquarters with a staff of 19, provided management services for six other organizations, and published the Journal of Dairy Science and five journals for other organizations.
From 1927 to 1997, ADSA held its annual meetings on college campuses. Since 1998, ADSA has held its annual meetings in convention centers jointly with the American Society of Animal Science
(ASAS).
Professional body
A professional association is usually a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession, and the public interest.The roles of these professional associations have been variously defined: "A group of people in a...
for the advancement of dairy science
Dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...
. ADSA is headquartered in Savoy, Illinois
Savoy, Illinois
Savoy is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of the city of Champaign, Illinois. The population was 7,280 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Savoy is located at ....
, located near the Urbana
Urbana, Illinois
Urbana is the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,250. Urbana is the tenth-most populous city in Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area....
-Champaign, Illinois
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...
area.
Consisting of 4500 members, ADSA is involved in research, education, and industry relations. Areas of ADSA focus include:
- care and nutrition of dairy animals;
- management, economics and marketing of dairy farms and product manufacturing;
- sanitation throughout the dairy industry; and,
- processing of dairy-based products, including processing and foods manufacturing (milkMilkMilk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
, cheeseCheeseCheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
, yogurt, and ice creamIce creamIce cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
).
ADSA is co-partner with the American Society of Animal Science
American Society of Animal Science
The American Society of Animal Science is a non-profit professional organization for the advancement of livestock and meat science. Founded in 1908, ASAS is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois....
and the Poultry Science Association
Poultry Science Association
The Poultry Science Association is a non-profit professional organization for the advancement of poultry science. Founded in 1908, the PSA is headquartered in Savoy, Illinois, located near the Urbana-Champaign, Illinois area....
in the Federation of Animal Science Societies. ADSA's top priorities are the Journal of Dairy Science, annual meetings, scientific liaisons with other organizations and agencies, and international development. ADSA is attempting to add value to potential new members through an emphasis on "integration of dairy disciplines from the farm to the table."
History
In the summer of 1905, the Graduate School of Agriculture was held at Ohio State UniversityOhio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
. Professor Wilber J. Fraser of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
suggested a permanent "Dairy Instructors and Investigators Association". Attendees decided that Professor Fraser should discuss the matter further with university leaders and, if enough interest was indicated, call an organizational meeting at the 1906 Graduate School of Agriculture to be held at the University of Illinois, Urbana. Apparently, sufficient interest was raised, because Professor Fraser called interested parties to attend an inaugural meeting on July 17, 1906. Although 19 persons appear on the photograph of that first meeting, records indicate only 17 or 18 charter members joined what was then called "National Association of Dairy Instructors and Investigators". At this time, dairy schools existed at Cornell
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, Iowa State
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, Purdue
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
, Penn State
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
, Ohio State
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
, Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
, Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, Guelph
University of Guelph
The University of Guelph, also known as U of G, is a comprehensive public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College, the Macdonald Institute, and the Ontario Veterinary College...
(Ontario
Guelph, Ontario
Guelph is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Waterloo and west of downtown Toronto at the intersection of Highway 6 and Highway 7. It is the seat of Wellington County, but is politically independent of it...
), and Illinois.
The second meeting was at the National Dairy Show in Chicago on 11 Oct 1907. Only 11 members were present when the meeting was called to order and 21 attended the banquet. At this meeting, the name of the organization changed to "Official Dairy Instructors Association".
The third meeting, held July 22 and 23, 1908 at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, was a significant success. 69 persons from Canada, 26 states, and the District of Columbia attended. By this time, the committees had become cohesive engines of change, developing score cards for consistently evaluating dairies and rules for judging contests.
At the 10th annual joint meeting in Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the largest community in Hampshire County . The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts...
and Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
, on October 17, 1916, the organization voted to change its name to its current name. The name change was effective May 1, 1917.
ADSA's scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
is the Journal of Dairy Science (JDS). Volume I, Number 1 appeared on May 1, 1917 (also the effective birth date of the association's current name). Initially publishing bimonthly, JDS began monthly publication in 1934 and remains so today. JDS is among the top 5 most-cited scientific journals in the agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
category.
By 1945, ADSA had 1,407 members. By 1985, ADSA had 3,000 members in 50 countries, owns a headquarters with a staff of 19, provided management services for six other organizations, and published the Journal of Dairy Science and five journals for other organizations.
From 1927 to 1997, ADSA held its annual meetings on college campuses. Since 1998, ADSA has held its annual meetings in convention centers jointly with the American Society of Animal Science
American Society of Animal Science
The American Society of Animal Science is a non-profit professional organization for the advancement of livestock and meat science. Founded in 1908, ASAS is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois....
(ASAS).
Presidents
- 1907 Raymond A. Pearson
- 1909 Clarence H. Eckles
- 1911 Otto F. Hunziker
- 1913 Julius H. Frandsen
- 1915 Fred R. Rasmussen
- 1917 William A. Stocking
- 1919 A. Crosby Anderson
- 1920 Martin MortensenMartin MortensenMartin Mortensen was an American Professor and Head of the Department of Dairy Industry at Iowa State College in Ames, Iowa, United States.-Background:...
- 1922 Clarence H. Eckles
- 1924 Andrew A. Borland
- 1926 O. E. Reed
- 1927 J. B. Fitch
- 1929 G. C. White
- 1930 J. M. Sherman
- 1931 H. B. Ellenberger
- 1932 E. L. Anthony
- 1933 H. C. Jackson
- 1934 R. B. Stoltz
- 1935 C. L. Roadhouse
- 1936 H. A. Ruehe
- 1937 R. R. Graves
- 1938 H. W. Gregory
- 1939 E. Weaver
- 1940 E. S. Guthrie
- 1941 H. W. Cave
- 1942 H. F. Judkins
- 1943 H. P. Davis
- 1944 Arthur C. DahlbergArthur C. DahlbergArthur Chester Dahlberg was an American food scientist specializing in the dairy industry. His research helped to improve the methods of processing milk and milk products. He was Professor and Professor Emeritus of Dairy Industry at Cornell University...
- 1945 A. C. Ragsdale
- 1946 J. A. Nelson
- 1947 F. Ely
- 1948 P. H. Tracy
- 1949 W. E. Petersen
- 1950 G. Malcolm TroutG. Malcolm TroutGeorge Malcolm Trout was a professor in food science at Michigan State University for almost 50 years.-Biography:...
- 1951 R. B. Becker
- 1952 H. A. Bendixen
- 1953 H. B. Henderson
- 1954 W. V. Price
- 1955 L. A. Moore
- 1956 I. A. Gould
- 1957 C. F. Huffman
- 1958 D. V. Josephson
- 1959 K. L. Turk
- 1960 A. C. Fay
- 1961 R. E. Hodgson
- 1962 E. L. Jack
- 1963 I. W. Rupel
- 1964 S. T. Coulter
- 1965 G. H. Wise
- 1966 F. E. Nelson
- 1967 R. Albrectsen
- 1968 W. M. Roberts
- 1969 R. E. Erb
- 1970 V. H. Nielsen
- 1971 J. K. Loosli
- 1972 H. E. Calbert
- 1973 N. L. Jacobson
- 1974 E. N. Boyd
- 1975 J. E. Legates
- 1976 L. G. Harmon
- 1977 R. P. Niedermeier
- 1978 W. L. Dunkley
- 1979 T. H. Blosser
- 1980 G. A. Muck
- 1981 J. R. Campbell
- 1982 J. H. Martin
- 1983 L. H. Schultz
- 1984 R. T. Marshall
- 1985 B. R. Baumgardt
- 1986 N. F. Olson
- 1987 D. L. Bath
- 1988 G. H. Richardson
- 1989 H. H. Van Horn
- 1990 R. L. Sellars
- 1991 N. A. Jorgensen
- 1992 S. E. Gilliland
- 1993 J. H. Clark
- 1994 W. E. Sandine
- 1995 R. W. Hemken
- 1996 R. L. Richter
- 1997 L. D. Satter
- 1998 C. H. White
- 1999 L. D. Muller
- 2000 H. E. Swaisgood
- 2001 D. J. Schingoethe
- 2002 J. C. Bruhn
- 2003 D. K. Beede
- 2004 J. A. O’Donnell
- 2005 M. F. Hutjens
- 2006 D. M. Barbano
- 2007 G. F. Hartnell
Members
- Clarence H. Eckles - 2nd & 8th ASDA president, professor at MissouriUniversity of MissouriThe University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
& MinnesotaUniversity of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, author - Julius H. Frandsen - 1st editor of the JDS, ADSA president ('13-'14), professor at IdahoUniversity of IdahoThe University of Idaho is the State of Idaho's flagship and oldest public university, located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County in the northern portion of the state...
and UMassUniversity of MassachusettsThis article relates to the statewide university system. For the flagship campus often referred to as "UMass", see University of Massachusetts Amherst... - Wilber J. Fraser - Founder, professor at IllinoisUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignThe University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
- Theophilus L. Haeker, professor at MinnesotaUniversity of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, developed feeding standard, pioneered cooperatives - Otto F. HunzikerOtto Frederick HunzikerOtto Frederick Hunziker was a pioneer in the American and international dairy industry, as both an educator and a technical innovator. Otto Hunziker was born and raised in Switzerland, emigrated to the U.S., and studied at Cornell University. He started and developed the dairy program at Purdue...
- 3rd ADSA president (1910–1911), professor at PurduePurdue UniversityPurdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
, author, international reputation - Raymond A. Pearson - 1st ADSA president (1906–1907), professor at CornellCornell UniversityCornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
- G. Malcolm TroutG. Malcolm TroutGeorge Malcolm Trout was a professor in food science at Michigan State University for almost 50 years.-Biography:...
- ADSA President (1950) and historian for 30 years, professor at the University of West Virginia and Michigan State University