Compiled by Dick Meuler,
JMI Corporation, March of 1995
Microfilm was first used in
1853 to carry military messages out of Paris via carrier pigeon during
the Franco-Prussian War. It was invented by John Benjamin Dancer. The
first patent for microfilm was issued in 1859 to Rene Prudent Patrice
Dagron. Both Dancer and Dagron were presented with NMA's Pioneer Award
posthumously in 1959.
During World War II, V-Mail
was invented as a method of transporting letters to and from troops in
Europe by micro filming them, then transporting the film via air. This
technique greatly reduced the bulk and weight thereby allowing air
transportation and speeding up the mail system. It is said to have
contributed to troop moral by moving mail faster. Copies of mail were
reproduced at the destination and distributed in hard copy form.
In March of 1947 the first
organizational meeting of the National Microfilm Association (NMA) was
held in Cleveland, Ohio.
The first NMA Annual Meeting
was held on February 28, 1952 in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library
of Congress in Washington, D.C.
In 1953 at the 2nd Annual NMA
Meeting in New York, the first Award of Merit was presented to George
McCarthy, the inventor of the rotary camera and roll film reader. The
inventions dated back over 20 years.
In 1955 a "Glossary of Terms
used in Microreproduction", by Hendrix TenEyck, was the first Standards
Publication produced by the National Microfilm Association.
The 1958 the NMA Annual
Meeting was held in New Orleans and drew 14 exhibitors and
approximately 200 attendees.
"The National Microfilm
Association (NMA) was organized in 1943 and subsequently incorporated
in the State of Michigan as a non-profit Corporation. Its purposes are
to advance the interests of the microreproduction industry by providing
a channel of communication for producers of equipment and supplies,
service companies and for users whether individuals or companies.
Through its educational program, the Association has worked to
stabilize and improve technical production and use of microphotography,
and to keep producers and users alike fully abreast of latest
developments. Membership in the Association is open to all corporate
groups and individuals interested in the general field."
(From 1959 Proceedings of
the Eight Annual Meeting and Convention held April2-4, 1959 in
Washington, D.C.)
During the 1959/60 program
year, membership in NMA on a national level rose from 139 to 350
memberships. The recruitment budget for this increase was $514.16 and
it generated $2,962.50 in membership revenue.
Members were broken down by
size and their use of microfilm. Companies paid $50.00 a year for their
Class A, B or C memberships. Associates (private individuals) paid
$7.50 a year.
A March 1, 1960 membership
roster showed on three NMA members from Iowa. They included:
- Iowa State University in
Ames
- Kilborn Photo Paper Co. in
Cedar Rapids
- Vern L. Thompson &
Son Company of Cedar Rapids (purchased by Dick and Pat Meuler in 1972
who operated it as Jorm Microlab until 1990 when the name was changed
to JMI Corporation, which was purchased by Crest Imaging Technologies
in February of 1995).
In 1960, subscription to the
NMA "The National Micro News" was $7.50 for six issues published
bi-monthly.
The first chapter to be
chartered was the Minnesota chapter in 1968. The next year, 1969, 13
new chapters were formed including the Midwest Chapter which was
chartered on April 21, 1969 as the fifth chapter in the U.S.. The
charter was signed by Milton Mandel as NMA President ad Vernon D. Tate
as the Executive Secretary for the NMA Board of Directors.
Chapter records indicate
Midwest Chapter meetings were held in the Quad Cities as early as 1962.
The charter issued by NMA National provided additional financial
support based on the number of National NMA members. During the early
years the Chapter had several periods where membership dropped below
the minimum number needed to maintain Chapter status but volunteers
were able to recruit members to satisfy NMA requirements.
The first annual meeting
billed as the NMA Conference and Exposition was held in Detroit in 1973.
By 1975 jacket systems and COM
production caused the Association to change its name from the National
Microfilm Association to the National Micrographics Association. The
feeling was that the general user community associated the word
'microfilm' with roll film formats while the term 'micrographics'
embraced all of the other fiche and aperture card media types available.
Prior to the 1978/79 Midwest
Chapter year (10th Anniversary year), the Chapter covered all of
central Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. During this program year the
Chapter assisted in the formation of the Cornhusker Chapter to serve
members residing in Nebraska and Western Iowa. The Cornhusker Chapter
continues to thrive as an independent chapter.
In July, 1983, NMA became
AIIM, the Association of Information and Image Management and the
traditional Journal of Micrographics changed its name to JIIM, the
Journal of Information and Image Management.
The Midwest Chapter of AIIM
contributed the name of their chapter newsletter, INFORM, to AIIM
national to use as the name of their Monthly publication beginning with
the January 1987 edition. Mike Morrell of Deere and Company was
responsible for the name INFORM. To date, no formal recognition has
been give to the origin of the now international publication.
In 1987 Pat Meuler of JMI
Corporation became the first woman President of the Midwest Chapter.
Several dedicated Midwest
Chapter Presidents have held office for multiple terms. Paul Vaiana of
Deere and Company, held office at least three terms (memory loss on
more), Roy Johnson of Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance filled two
consecutive terms from 1979 to 1981, Mark Ostroot of Principal
Financial Group for 1981/82 and 1989/90, Chuck Carney of Principal
Financial Group for 1984/85 and 1994/95 (Chuck likes 10 year cycles,
see him here again for the 2004/05 program year!!), Pat Meuler for JMI
Corporation for two consecutive terms from 1987 to 1989, Amanda Johnson
of Montgomery Elevator for part of the 1991/92 year and the 1992/93
year and Mary Hamiel of the Principal Financial Group for the 1996/97
and 1997/98 program years.
In 1997 the Midwest Chapter
became one of the first Chapters to publish a web page.
In
1998 the Midwest Chapter received Chapter Showcase awards for the "Most
Useable Idea" & the "Most Innovative Idea" at the annual
Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C.
In
1998 the Midwest Chapter was named "Chapter of the Year".
The
Midwest Chapter will celebrate its 30th anniversary on April 21, 1999.
History of AIIM Midwest
Chapter Presidents
|
Year
|
Period
|
President
|
Company
|
|
1962/69
|
Chapter Operated Without NMA National Charter
|
|
|
0
|
1969/70
|
Dana Lasser */Paul Vaiana
|
Deere & Company
|
|
1
|
1970/71
|
Donald J. Newman
|
3M-BPSI Center
|
|
2
|
1971/72
|
David D. Amren
|
Charles Bruning Company
|
|
3
|
1972/73
|
Marlin Rott *
|
Mirco Technology Inc.
|
|
4
|
1973/74
|
Paul Vaiana (Unverified)
|
Deere & Company
|
|
5
|
1974/75
|
Don Kruzan (Unverified)
|
3M Company
|
|
6
|
1975/76
|
David D. Amren
|
Charles Bruning Company
|
|
|
Reorganization - Charlie Myers, NMA & Mel
Kirschner, Honeywell
|
|
|
7
|
1976/77
|
Paul Vaiana *
|
Deere & Company
|
|
8
|
1977/78
|
Paul Vaiana
|
Deere & Company
|
|
9
|
1978/79
|
Dick Meuler *
|
JMI Corporation (Jorm Microlab)
|
|
|
(Cornhusker Chapter spun off as independent chapter)
|
|
|
10
|
1979/80
|
Roy Johnson *
|
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance
|
|
11
|
1980/81
|
Roy Johnson
|
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance
|
|
12
|
1981/82
|
Mark Ostroot *
|
Principal Financial Group (Bankers Life)
|
|
13
|
1982/83
|
Steve Kemble
|
JMI Corporation (Jorm Microlab)
|
|
14
|
1983/84
|
Bill Walker
|
Allied Group (AID Insurance)
|
|
15
|
1984/85
|
Chuck Carney
|
Principal Financial Group (Bankers Life)
|
|
16
|
1985/86
|
Sherry Burnham
|
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance
|
|
17
|
1986/87
|
Mike Morrell *
|
Deere & Company
|
|
18
|
1987/88
|
Pat Meuler
|
JMI Corporation (Jorm Microlab)
|
|
19
|
1988/89
|
Pat Meuler
|
JMI Corporation (Jorm Microlab)
|
|
20
|
1989/90
|
Mark Ostroot
|
Principal Financial Group
|
|
21
|
1990/91
|
Scott Steele
|
First Image Management
|
|
22
|
1991/92
|
Lori Emerson (started)
|
Amana Refrigeration
|
|
|
Amanda Johnson (ended)
|
Montgomery Elevator
|
|
23
|
1992/93
|
Amanda Johnson
|
Montgomery Elevator
|
|
24
|
1993/94
|
David Frank
|
Information Specialties, Inc.
|
|
25
|
1994/95
|
Chuck Carney
|
Principal Financial Group
|
|
26
|
1995/96
|
Janet Huebner*
|
Century Companies of America
|
|
27
|
1996/97
|
Mary Hamiel *
|
Principal Financial Group
|
|
28
|
1997/98
|
Mary Hamiel *
|
Principal Financial Group
|
|
29
|
1998/99
|
Dan Stence *
|
Path Technology Group
|
|
30
|
1999/2000
|
Traci Boevers
|
CUNA Mutual Life Insurance Co.
|
|
31
|
2000/01
|
David Frank
|
Information Specialties
|
|
32
|
2001/02
|
Steve Fiers*
|
Advanced Document Conversion
|
|
33
|
2002/03
|
Carol Doser*
|
Advanced Document Conversion
|
|
34
|
2003/04
|
Dan Stence *
|
Silicon Plains Technologies
|
| 35 |
2004/05 |
Craig Shogren* |
Iowa Public
Employees' Retirement System |
|
36
|
2005/06
|
Steve Fiers*
|
Advanced Document Conversion
|
|
37
|
2006/07
|
John Klein
|
Midland Information Resources
|
|
38
|
2007/08
|
Jack Arnston
|
MTM International
|
|
39
|
2008/09
|
Vaughn Minger
|
Imagetek, Inc.
|
40
|
2009/10
|
Craig Shogren*
|
FBL Financial Group
|
41
|
2010/11
|
John Klein
|
Redstone Content Solutions LLC
|
42
|
2011/12
|
Janet Huebner*
|
Pitney Bowes Mgmt. Svcs.
|
43 |
2013/15 |
Craig Shogren* |
Huron Consulting Group |
* Recipient of the AIIM
National Distinguished Service Citation
