American Society of Agronomy
The American Society of Agronomy (ASA) is a scientific and professional society of agronomists and scientists of related disciplines, principally in the United States but with many non-U.S. members as well.[1]
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| Abbreviation | ASA |
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| Formation | 1907 |
| Type | INGO |
| Purpose | to advance the field of agronomy. |
| Headquarters | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Services | "provides information about agronomy in relation to soils, crop production, environmental quality, ecosystem sustainability, bioremediation, waste management, recycling, and wise land use." |
Membership | 8000 |
Official language | English |
President | David Clay |
Main organ | Agronomy Journal |
| Affiliations | Alliance of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Societies (ACSESS) |
| Website | www |
About
It was founded December 13, 1907 with the objective of 'the increase and dissemination of knowledge concerning soils, crops, and the conditions affecting them.[2] One of its founding members was Charles Piper, who would become its president in 1914. The first president was Mark A. Carleton and the first annual meeting was held in Washington, D.C., in 1908.
Two daughter societies were subsequently formed, the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) and the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA). These 3 societies, the Agricultural Tri-Societies, each have their own boards of directors, their own bylaws, and their own membership rosters. The societies each minimize their expenses by sharing an office and staff (who job-share between the 3 societies), and their annual meetings are generally held together.
On April 17, 1948, the group incorporated.[2] The ASA is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, and publishes a number of scientific journals, including Agronomy Journal.[2] The ASA holds annual meetings, attended by thousands of its members.
Presidents
The following members served as President of the Society on the year listed:[3][4]
- Mark A. Carleton, 1908
- George Nelson Coffey, 1909
- Albert M. Ten Eyck, 1910
- Homer Jay Wheeler, 1911
- Roscoe W. Thatcher, 1912
- Louis A. Clinton, 1913
- Charles V. Piper, 1914
- Charles E. Thorne, 1915
- Carleton R. Ball, 1916
- William M. Jardine, 1917
- Thomas Lyttleton Lyon, 1918
- Jacob G. Lipman, 1919
- Franklin Stewart Harris, 1920
- Charles Ansel Mooers, 1921
- Leland E. Call, 1922
- Sidney Burritt Haskell, 1923
- Merrit F. Miller, 1924
- Clyde W. Warburton, 1925
- Carlos G. Williams, 1926
- William L. Burlison, 1927
- Arthur G. McCall, 1928
- Marion Jacob Funchess, 1929
- Walter P. Kelley, 1930
- William W. Burr, 1931
- Percy Edgar Brown, 1932
- Max Adams McCall, 1933
- Ray Iams Throckmorton, 1934
- Herbert Kendall Hayes, 1935
- Robert M. Salter, 1936
- Frederick D. Richey, 1937
- Emil Truog, 1938
- Ralph John Garber, 1939
- Frederick James Always, 1940
- Lawrence Kirk, 1941
- Richard Bradfield, 1942
- Franklin David Keim, 1943
- Frank Parker, 1944-1945
- Harold D. Hughes, 1946
- William Pierre, 1947
- Olaf Aamodt, 1948
- Firman Bear, 1949
- Laurence Graber, 1950
- Herbert P. Cooper, 1951
- David “Scotty” Robertson, 1952
- Harold Myers, 1953
- Charles Julius Willard, 1954
- George Pohlman, 1955
- Iver. J. Johnson, 1956
- Arthur G. Norman, 1957
- Will M. Myers, 1958
- John Peterson, 1959
- George F. Sprague, 1960
- Bertram Bertramson, 1961
- Glenn W. Burton, 1962
- Morell Russell, 1963
- Howard B. Sprague, 1964
- Lorenzo A. Richards, 1965
- Herbert Kramer, 1966
- Robert S.Whitney, 1967
- David Clyde Smith, 1968
- Werner Nelson, 1969
- Roy Blaser, 1970
- Charles Allen Black, 1971
- J. Ritchie Cowan, 1972
- Horace Cheney, 1973
- Darell McCloud, 1974
References
- "Societies Publishing in the ACSESS DL". Alliance of Crop, Soil and Environmental Science Societies (ACSESS). Retrieved 2019-01-21.
ASA is a progressive international scientific society that fosters the transfer of knowledge and practices to sustain global agronomy. Based in Madison, WI, ASA is the professional home for 8,000+ members and 14,000+ certified professionals (Certified Crop Advisers and Certified Professional Agronomists) dedicated to advancing the field of agronomy. The Society provides information about agronomy in relation to soils, crop production, environmental quality, ecosystem sustainability, bioremediation, waste management, recycling, and wise land use. ... ASA supports its members and certified professionals by providing quality research-based publications, educational programs, certifications, and science policy initiatives via a Washington, DC office. Founded in 1907, ASA celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 2007. ... Because of their common interests, ASA, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America share a working relationship. Each organization is autonomous with its own bylaws and governing boards of directors.
- Scientific and Technical Societies of the United States and Canada, Volume 6. Washington DC: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), National Research Council (U.S.). 1955. pp. 92–93.
- "ASA Yearly Reports", Agronomy Journal, American Society of Agronomy, 100 (3): 874, May 2008, doi:10.2134/agronj2006.0001y.
- Past Presidents, American Society of Agronomy, 2016.