The first
organizational meeting of the future Iowa Tumor Registrars Association (ITRA)
was held December 16, 1976 at the University of Iowa Campus. The Co-chairman
of the Liaison Committee of the NTRA, Jack Cunningham, spoke to the group
and discussed the bylaws of the national organization and outlined the
intent and purposes of such an organization. An Iowa bylaws committee was
then formed which included Kathleen McKeen, Ruth Floyd, and Arliss Semrud.
A
second meeting was held March 31, 1977 at the Iowa Memorial Union, in Iowa
City, where the proposed bylaws for ITRA were adopted, thus the birth of our
current state organization took place. Dues were set at $5.00. The first
officers were: President, Sharon Koshatka; Vice-President, Roberta Parks;
Secretary, Mary Ellen Miller; and Treasurer, Mary Jean Worthington. The
first ITRA educational workshop was held June 28-29, 1977 in Iowa City.
Founding
Members:
Judy
Anderson
Mildred
Baum
Mildred
(Asa) Carter
Deann
Eckerman
Milan
Fast
Frances
Fell
Betty
Fliger
Ruth
Floyd
Kathie
Nowlen Fritchman
Kevin
Gleaves
Deborah
Bogdan Macy
Julia
Manchester
Kathleen
McKeen*
Joyce
Midorden
Mary
Ellen Miller
VaNalle
Miller
Roberta
Parks
Donna
Peer
Susan
Putman
Julie
Risinger*
Pat
Schmida
Arliss
Semrud
Shirley
Stout
Marjorie
Strauss
Sharon
Koshatka Woolsey
Mary
Jean Worthington
Valerie
Wrede
(*
Current members)
Presidents:
Sharon
Koshatka (Woolsey) 1977
Kathleen
McKeen 1978
Mary
Ellen Miller 1979-81
Roberta
Parks 1981-82
Kathy
Rolland (Shriner) 1982-83
Martha
Strait 1983
Kathy
Schau 1984-85
Julie
Risinger 1985-86
Asa
Carter 1986
Judy
Sebern (Beachy) 1986-88
Jolyn
Runnells 1988-90
Judy
McFarlin 1990-92
Kathie
Churchill 1992-94
Judy
Sebern Beachy 1994-96
Alice
Moore 1996-98
Ryan
Intlekofer 1998-00
Lori
Odle 2000-02
Cindi Dryer 2002-04
Kathy Larson 2004-06
