Conference History

1950

• Elgin L. Shaw was the SESA President. (Help!! we have lost touch with Elgin Shaw. Anyone who knows his whereabouts after 1953, please contact Pat Deuschle, SEM HQ,journals@sem1.com).
• Bill Murray was the SESA Secretary-Treasurer.
• 1950 Spring Meeting was held at The Hotel Statler in Cleveland, May 25-27.
• 1950 Annual Meeting was held at the Hotel Warick in New York City, November 29-December 1
• The Handbook on Experimental Stress Analysis was published; M. Hetényi, editor.

1951

• Hans Meier was the SESA President.
• Bill Murray was the SESA Secretary-Treasurer.
• 1951 Spring Meeting was held in Washington, DC in May.
• Ed Wenk was the meeting chairman.
• 1951 Annual Meeting was held at the Bellevue-Stratford hotel in Philadelphia, PA, November 28-29.
• Bruce Sutton was the meeting chairman.

1952

• Tom Dolan was the SESA President.
• Bill Murray was the SESA Secretary-Treasurer.
• 1952 Spring Meeting was held in Indianapolis, IN, May 14-16.
• W.V. Covert was the meeting chairman.
• 1952 Annual Meeting was held in New York City in December.
• George Herrmann was the meeting chairman.
• Bill Murray presented the first Murray Lecture.

1953

• Walter Ramberg was the SESA President.
• Bill Murray was the SESA Secretary-Treasurer.
• Frank Tatnall was made the Society's first Honorary Member.
• 1953 Spring Meeting was held in Milwaukee, WI in May.

Bill Hofmeister was the meeting chairman.

• 1953 Annual Meeting was held at the Hotel McAlpin in New York City, December 2-4.
  George Herrmann was the meeting chairman.
• Stephen Timoshenko presented the second Murray Lecture.

1954

• Marshall Holt was the SESA President.
• Bill Murray was the SESA Secretary-Treasurer.
• 1954 Spring Meeting was held in Cincinnati, OH in April.
  H. LaTour was the meeting chairman.
• 1954 Annual Meeting was held in Philadelphia, PA in September.
  
  Frank Tatnall was the meeting chairman.
• M. Hetényi presented the Murray Lecture.

1955

• Joe Marin was the SESA President.
• Bill Murray was the SESA Secretary-Treasurer.
• 1955 Spring Meeting was held in Los Angeles, CA in April.
  Clarence Smith was the meeting chairman.
• 1955 Annual Meeting was held at the Hotel Sheraton in Chicago, IL, November 15-17.
  L.D. Gilmore was the meeting chairman.
• Arthur Ruge presented the Murray Lecture.

1956

• Stan Manson was the SESA President.
• Bill Murray was the SESA Secretary-Treasurer.
• M. Hetényi was made the Society's second Honorary Member.
• 1956 Spring Meeting was held in Pittsburgh in May.
  Milt Leven was the meeting chairman.
• 1956 Annual Meeting was held in Columbus, OH , October 31-November 2.
• H.J. Grover was the meeting chairman.
• Ben Lazan presented the Murray Lecture.

1957

• Milt Leven was the SESA President.
• Bill Murray was the SESA Secretary-Treasurer.
• 1957 Spring Meeting was held at the Hotel Statler in Boston, MA, May 1-3.
  Dan Drucker was the meeting chairman.
• 1957 Annual Meeting was held at the Hotel El Cortez in San Diego, CA, October 9-11.
  Clarence Smith was the meeting chairman.
• Charles Crede presented the Murray Lecture.

1958

• Ed Wenk was the SESA President.
• Bill Murray was the SESA Secretary-Treasurer.
• 1958 Spring Meeting was held at the Manger Hotel in Cleveland, OH, May 14-16.
  Dan Wright was the meeting chairman.
• 1958 Annual Meeting was held at the Sheraton Ten Eyck Hotel in Albany, NY, November 12-14.
  Dick DeMichele was the meeting chairman.
• N.J. Hoff presented the Murray Lecture.

1959

• Bill Campbell was the SESA President.
• Bill Murray was the SESA Secretary-Treasurer.
• 1959 Spring Meeting was held at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, DC, May 20-22.
  Bob Belsheim was the meeting chairman.
• 1959 Annual Meeting was held at the Hotel Pick Fort Shelby in Detroit, MI, October 21-23.
  Ray Gallant was the meeting chairman.
• Max Frocht presented the Murray Lecture.
• Max Frocht was made the Society's third Honorary Member.
• Bill Campbell died a few weeks after the meeting.