5 UCLA that a bachelor's degree in Environmental Health was needed. He told Dr. William Walter in a 1984 interview, "I broke from sanitation to environmental health as soon as I could.'' Bliss was never one to be content with the status quo and through the years took delight in posing controversial ideas for reactions and actions. He was probably responsible for the change from the concept of sanitation to the total concept of environmental health. He was also a leader in the movement to change the name of the association and its publication. When Bliss returned to the Berkeley campus after 13 years at UCLA, and even after his retirement in 1971, he was �ought as an advisor for new environmental health programs that were developing in the state university systems. Bliss was an almost constant consultant to the National Association and com pleted nearly 40 years of work in some capacity on the Journal in 1977. Through his editorials in the Journal and his presence at numerous meetings, he managed to keep the pot stirred and the discussions going on the title "Sanitarian" and the inclusion of all professionals in environmental health under the wing of NEHA. If Walter Mangold and Harry Bliss were cast as stars in the professionalism of environmental health workers, there were many supporting actors who kept the associa tion moving and growing as an instrument for reaching the professionalism goal. It would be impossible to list the names of all who were mentioned in the publica tions through all the 50 years. Energetic individuals, as officers and committee members, have managed and manipulated the evolution of the organization's structure. Career professionals have fostered the Registration of Sanitarians. Educators have built strong programs and inspired others through education. And, in a strong supporting role, which even reached for star billing, have been the performances of the individuals who have been responsible for managing the association's acitivities. Gleaned from the pages of The Sanitarian, we find the following persons in Los Angeles who handled the myriad details of association operation during the first 20 years: Secretary Charles G. Kahlert (1938-1940); Secretary Jack Raymond (1941-1942); Secretary Marvin Selover (1942-1943); Executive Secretary Floyd Jimison (March 1943-October 1944); Executive Secretary H.H. McMillan (November 1944-July 1946); and Executive Secretary Roscoe Davis (July 1946-November 1956). After the headquarters was moved to Denver, Colorado in January 1957, much leader ship has been provided by the full time executive. Those whose hard work and diligence have raised the status of environmental health professionals are Nicholas Pohlit, Execu tive Secretary 1957-1966, Executive Director 1966-1977; Dennis Sanford, Acting Executive Director, April-September 1977; Dr. Lawrence J. Krone, Executive Direc tor, September 1977-August 1982; Ida Frances Marshall, Acting Administrator, August 1982-May 1983; and Nelson E. Fabian, Executive Director, May 1983-. •
1946 - 1956
During the 10 years that Roscoe Davis served as the Association's Executive Secretary, there were many accomplishments. He had been a zealous worker for the California State Sanitarian Registration Act which became effective September 15, 1945 and he helped further the association's goal of state registration acts throughout the nation. Even so, the National Association maintained an active registration program of its own, and officers of the national and its affiliates were required to be registered members.
During this 10 years, 23 petitions to affiliate as sections of the National Association were received and approved, and the membership grew from 275 to nearly 2000.
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