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April - May 1954
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Founding meeting in New York
City during annual meeting of the American
Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (AAHPER);
originally called the Federation of Sports Medicine. General
Assembly of FIMS votes to invite the "American Chapter of FIMS" and its
President, J.B. Wolffe for membership.
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January 1955
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Name of organization changed to American College of Sports Medicine
(ACSM).
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June 5, 1955
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After ACSM incorporates in Washington, D.C., first Board of Trustees Meeting
and official list of Charter Members set at 54 (included 11
Founders).
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October 1958
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Internal Revenue Service grants College nonprofit status.
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July 1, 1961
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Grover W. Mueller becomes the first Executive Secretary and
establishes first permanent ACSM office at 4840 Pine
Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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March 1962
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ACSM identifies Journal of Sports Medicine and
Physical Fitness as its official organ.
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May 1962
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Southwest Chapter becomes the College's first Regional Chapter;
D.B. Dill presents the first Valley Forge Heart Institute Lectureship at
the 9th Annual Meeting, where ACSM first emphasizes athletic injuries
and clinical issues.
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June 30, 1964
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Henry J. Montoye becomes new Executive Secretary; National Office
moves to University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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July 1, 1965
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Montoye resigns as Executive Secretary; and the Administrative
Council. Approves moving the National Office from Ann Arbor to the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and approves the hiring of part-time
Assistant Secretary Donald Herrmann for ACSM President Bruno Balke, a
faculty member at Wisconsin.
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March 1966
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College publishes first newsletter under the direction of Robert T.
Clark, Jr., and Harding
College, Searcy, Arkansas.
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May 1-4, 1968
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15th Annual Meeting is first to have exhibitors (9), external
financial support, an evening Annual Awards Banquet, and simultaneous
sessions.
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March 1969
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ACSM publishes the first issue of Medicine and
Science in Sports; Bruno Balke is editor-in-chief.
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October 1971
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Board decides to conduct all elections by a mail ballot rather than
at annual business meeting; Board of Trustees of the Valley Forge Heart
Institute agrees to provide $2,000 per year for an educational program;
and, ACSM Board places money in the Joseph B. Wolffe Fund for Annual
Meeting speakers.
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December 11-14, 1972
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ACSM sponsors workshop led by John Faulkner in Aspen, Colorado, to develop "guidelines to
ensure quality control in exercise testing and rehabilitation programs"
for cardiac patients.
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Spring 1975
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Medicine and Science in Sports publishes College's first
Position Statement on "Prevention of Heat Injuries During Distance
Running;" also published in ACSM’s own Sports Medicine Bulletin and in the McGraw-Hill
commercial publication, The Physician and
Sportsmedicine.
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May 1975
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Lea & Febiger of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, publishes the first
edition of ACSM's Guidelines for Graded Exercise
Testing and Exercise Prescription in paperback.
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June 25-29, 1975
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ACSM conducts first Exercise Program Director's Certification
Conference at The Pennsylvania State University; 35 individuals become
ACSM's first Certified Program Directors.
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Fall 1975
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Medicine and Science in Sports publishes "Policy Statement
Regarding the Use of Human Subjects and Informed Consent" and
standardized vocabulary for exercise and work.
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September 27-October 4, 1975
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ACSM conducts first Exercise Leader Workshop in Aspen, Colorado; 20 individuals become ACSM's
first Certified Exercise Specialists.
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July 12-13, 1976
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ACSM conducts first Exercise Technician Certification Workshop at the
University
of Wisconsin,
LaCrosse; 83 individuals gain ACSM certification as Exercise
Technicians.
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May 25-28, 1977
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Swedish Covenant Hospital co-sponsors 24th Annual Meeting in
Chicago,
permitting 15 credit hours of Continuing Medical Education for attending
physicians.
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October 22, 1977
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American Medical Association authorizes College to grant CME credits
for the Annual Meeting without co-sponsorship; ACSM removes all
references to gender from the Constitution and Bylaws and changes the
name of the Post Graduate Education Committee to Continuing
Education.
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April 1979
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ACSM assumes responsibility for the publication of Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews.
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Winter 1979
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ACSM publishes first Opinion Statement, "The Participation of the
Female Athlete in Long-Distance Running."
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April 1982
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ACSM enters into first business agreement with industry — the
Banana Bunch, an association of seven major U.S. Banana importers
including Del Monte, Dole and Chiquita.
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December 15, 1983
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ACSM conducts official ground-breaking ceremonies for the National
Center at
401 West Michigan
Street, Indianapolis,
Indiana.
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March 2, 1984
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American College of Sports Medicine Foundation, Inc.,
becomes a registered corporation in the State of Indiana.
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October 29, 1984
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ACSM National Center opens in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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January 1985
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For the first time Medicine & Science in
Sports & Exercise®* is published by an outside
publisher, Williams & Wilkins of Baltimore, Maryland. (*Journal name is
changed in Spring, 1980)
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January 1987
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ACSM Foundation begins first annual giving campaign directed toward
the membership.
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May 1988
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Lea & Febiger publishes ACSM's Resource
Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and
Prescription.
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March 19-24, 1989
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ACSM conducts Part I of the three-part ACSM Team
PhysicianSM Course in Orlando, Florida.
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November 14, 1990
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ACSM Foundation establishes a research endowment fund and an
educational endowment fund.
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May 1992
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Board of Trustees approves the establishment of the ACSM Research
Development Office at the National Center.
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1994-1996
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ACSM jointly works with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention in the development of Physical Activity and Health: A
Report of the Surgeon General.
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January 1996
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ACSM and Williams & Wilkins establish the ACSM Certification Resource Center, operated out of Baltimore, Maryland.
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July 1996
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The Surgeon General's Report on Physical
Activity and Exercise is released, with ACSM members taking the
prominent roles in authoring the report.
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January 1997
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ACSM and Williams & Wilkins publish the first issue of ACSM's Health & Fitness
Journal®; and, ACSM launches ACSM’s
Alliance
for Health & Fitness Professionals.
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April 17-20, 1997
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ACSM conducts the first ACSM's Health & Fitness Summit &
Exposition in New
Orleans, Louisiana.
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September 1998
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ACSM establishes the ACSM Office of Advancement to expand the
College's presence in the corporate marketplace.
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March 1999
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Renovation and expansion of the National Center in Indianapolis, Indiana is completed.
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2001-2004
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ACSM influences world health, through its roles with the Active Aging
Partnership/National Blueprint, NASCAR, Wheaties, Musculoskeletal
Partnership, youth initiatives, and obesity initiatives.
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2002
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ACSM partners with Current Science of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to
publish the bimonthly physician review journal, Current Sports Medicine Reports.
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2004
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ACSM Celebrates 50th Anniversary.
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2005
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ACSM launches its
Certified Personal TrainerSM certification.
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June 3, 2005
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ACSM and the President’s Council on
Physical Fitness and Sports announced the intent to collaborate as
science partners to benefit public health by jointly promoting physical
activity, fitness and sports, at ACSM’s 52nd annual ACSM meeting,
held in Nashville,
Tennessee
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January 2006
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ACSM moves all of its certification exams to online testing.
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January 9, 2006
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The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
announces the admission of ACSM into the Federation.
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