STANDARDS  ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION

May 2009

Dear Alumnus/Alumna or Staff Member of NBS/NIST:

As President, and on behalf of our members, I cordially invite you to join the Standards Alumni Association (SAA). The SAA was founded in 1985 to provide former and current staff members the opportunity to keep in touch with retired and active colleagues; to keep informed of current NIST programs; to support the Institute in a variety of ways; and to help to perpetuate NIST’s traditions and values. Our current membership of more than 450 includes former employees, either retired or having moved on in their careers, as well as a large number of current employees. [I joined SAA in 1985, long before my own retirement!]

SAA’s many activities and services include:

• The quarterly SAA Newsletter, which is filled with news of NIST and the impacts of current programs, information on SAA meetings and activities, and news of individual members.
• A regularly updated Membership Directory for keeping track of colleagues.
• Three Quarterly Meetings at Gaithersburg with programs highlighting NIST activities, accomplishments, and plans for the future, followed by laboratory tours.
• An Annual Dinner Meeting featuring a prominent speaker.
• An Annual History Lecture and (occasional) Rabinow Memorial Lectures.
• Recommending distinguished alumni to be added to the Portrait Gallery in the Administration Building and organizing/conducting the annual Portrait Ceremony.
• Participation in the Orientation Program for new NIST employees, describing NIST’s culture and traditions.
• Conducting interviews for the NBS/NIST Oral History Program.
• Serving on the NIST Museum Committee.
• Maintaining liaison with the NIST Library (ISD).
• Member access to NIST facilities during working hours, including the library, credit union, SEBA Athletic Center, etc.

We hope that you will become a member of SAA. Just complete and submit the attached membership application. The annual dues are $15.00 per member family, and may be currently waived for the first year.

Sincerely,

/s/

Noel J. Raufaste , President

STANDARDS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP FORM (Revised June 2009)

Date__________

Name________________________________________________

Date and place of birth___________________________________List birthday over 75 in Newsletter? Yes_____/No_____

*Spouse________________________________________Please check here if also alumnus/alumna _____

Date and place of birth___________________________________List birthday over 75 in Newsletter? Yes_____/No_____

Address____________________________________________ E-mail: _________________________

Town:_____________________________________________ State:_____Zipcode___________(please indicate ZIP+4 when available)

Telephone: Home (____) _____-_____________ /Business (____) _____-__________________ Mobile (___) ____-______________

With NBS/NIST: Applicant: From_______To:_______; Spouse: From:_____ To: _______

Principal NBS/NIST assignment(s) - past or current: ___________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

NBS/NIST current staff with whom you maintain contact: _______________________________________

NBS/NIST alumni with whom you maintain contact: ___________________________________________

Please specify by placing an X along side those SAA activities in which you wish to participate or specify other:

____ Assist the Senior Operations Officer of the SAA
____ Assist with preparation/formatting of the Newsletter…Adobe knowledge especially useful
____ Gather material for the SAA Newsletter
____ Gathering material for the SAA NEWSLETTER
____ Plan Association activities
____ Collect biographical material on former staff members
____ Participate in SAA Committees (e.g., ___ Portrait, ___Membership, ____Program; ___ other....)
____ Obituaries: Search death notices__Wash.Post; __Wash.Times; __Frederick Post; __Gaithersburg Gazette; __Balt. Sun (Continue if more space is needed)

* If both spouses worked at NIST, kindly fill out a separate application for each. However, when one joins the SAA, the spouse automatically becomes a member, so additional dues are not required.

If you have a current curriculum vitae please submit it for our archives (you may update it at any time).

Dues are currently $15.00 per household, optionally waived for first year of membership

Make check payable to Standards Alumni Association and return application to:

STANDARDS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
A42 ADMIN-Mail Stop 0952
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0952

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Created:  2/1/00
Last modified:  6/29/09