| 1949 |
Chapter Delegates (then
called "Representative Assemblymen") were introduced
into the Association as part of the voting Board
of Governors. |
| 1949
- 1950 |
President Raymond W. Swanson
published the first reported association newsletter. |
| July
1951 |
The APMR Awards were first
introduced and approved during the 1951 Annual
Conference in Los Angeles, CA. These earliest
awards included: The John Eisele Davis Award,
Conference Chairman Award, Honorary Membership
and Sustaining Membership. |
| May
20, 1953 |
The Association became
incorporated in the State of New York, and the
charter and corporate seal had been received by
the President, Louis Montovano. |
| July,
1953 |
Mr. Thomas J. Fleming was
selected to chair a committee to develop the APMR
certification procedure. (By July, 1954, approximately
70% of active APMR members were certified by grandfathering.)
|
| 1953 |
A Code of Ethics was developed
and adopted by APMR for a 2-year trial basis. |
| July
1, 1955 |
The official definition
of corrective therapy was adopted by the Board
of Governors which stated: "Corrective Therapy
is the application of the principles, tools, techniques
and psychology of medically oriented physical
education to assist the physician in the accomplishment
of prescribed objectives." (Reportedly composed
by Edward Friedman, and remained unchanged until
1985.) |
