The History of our Society
1928 – CSCR was founded; held its first meeting; budget ~$1,500; Dues: Active Members, $3.00; Adjunct Members, $4.50; Emeritus Members, $0
1934 – CSCR employs the assistance of an independent auditor to review the finances
1936 – 2002 – Annual meetings were held at the Drake Hotel, Chicago
1928 – 1940 (14th Annual Meeting) Meeting registration free for all attendees
1941 – Annual Meeting guests were charged $0.50, non-members $1.00, members still free
1946 – Took over the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine (dues raised to $10.00)
1950 – Active members reached 229; Emeritus members reached 228
1960 – Bylaws amended to include the central provinces of Canada: Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
1962 – CSCR approached by the MWAFMR in to hold a joint meeting
1966 – Incorporated as a Not for Profit Corporation in the State of Illinois
1969 – CSCR & MWAFMR (AFCR at that time) holds their first combined annual meeting
1972 – Annual dues for Active Members: $35.00
1981 – Established an endowed Lectureship Fund to honor John Hickam with a $15,000 grant from Indiana University
1983 – Virginia Donaldson, MD named first female president
1996 – Contracted with EDI to provide association management services
2003 – Canceled annual fall meeting
2004 – Began holding annual spring meetings
2006 – Changed name of journal to Translational Research: The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine
2012 – Changed name to Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research (CSCTR)
2020 – Canceled annual meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 – Annual meeting held entirely online
2022 – In person annual meetings resume; CSCTR's relationship with the Translational Research: The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine concludes