American Association

AACC, the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (formerly known as the American Association of Clinical Chemists), is a global scientific society dedicated to clinical laboratory science and its application to healthcare. Current President is Michael Bennett, PhD, and the association headquarters are located in Washington, D.C. (United States)

The American Artists Professional League (AAPL) is an American organization that promotes artists and their works. It was formed in 1928 in New York City by Frederick Ballard Williams, and the first meeting was held at the Salmagundi Art Club on January 29, 1928. Ballard became the organization's national chairman. The organization has hosted an annual Grand National Exhibition for 83 years to promote artists specializing in realistic art forms.

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

The American Artists' Congress (AAC) was an organization founded in February 1936 as part of the popular front of the Communist Party USA as a vehicle for uniting graphic artists in projects helping to combat the spread of fascism. During World War II the organization was merged into the Artists' Council for Victory, which effectively spelled the end of the organization.

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) is an international association of cardiothoracic surgeons. It was founded in 1917 by the earliest pioneers in the field of thoracic surgery. Headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, it has over 1,200 members from 35 countries.

American Association of Nutritional Consultants

American Armenian

The American Association of Diabetes Educators, or AADE, is a multidisciplinary membership organization for healthcare professionals who specialize in teaching patients about diabetes and how to self-manage the disease.Founded in 1973, AADE works to define the practice of diabetes education, increase patients’ access to the services of diabetes educators, and provide members with the support and tools to become leaders in the field of diabetes care.AADE represents and supports diabetes educators by providing members with the resources to stay abreast of the current research, methods and trends in the field and by offering opportunities to network and collaborate with other healthcare professionals.

The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) is a scientific society dedicated to the support of research in immunology. Founded in 1913, the AAI has published a journal, the Journal of Immunology, since 1915. It also holds annual scientific meetings and intensive summer courses in immunology. As of 2016, the AAI had approximately 7700 members. The president for the 2016-17 term is Harvard University professor Arlene Sharp.

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The American Association for Australasian Literary Studies (AAALS) is an organization of scholars in North America that studies and promotes research in the literature of Australia and New Zealand. Its activities are partially funded by the Literature Fund of the Australia Council for the Arts. It publishes the journal Antipodes, A Global Journal of Australian/NZ Literature and holds an annual conference, rotated between locations in the United States and Canada.

American Association of Sexual Educators, Counselors and Therapists

The American Association of Anatomists (AAA), based in Bethesda, MD, was founded in Washington, D.C.

The American Architecture Awards is a national and international awards program for new architecture, landscape architecture, interiors, and urban planning in the United States. The program was launched by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in 1994 to honor and celebrate the most outstanding architecture designed and built or unbuilt throughout the nation or abroad in foreign countries. The Awards Program is open to all American architecture offices and international firms with projects inside the United States from the past two years.The American Architecture Awards are organized annually with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.The Awards are the Nation's highest public recognition for architectural design excellence given by a non-commercial, non-trade affiliated public arts, culture and educational institution in the United States.Over the last years, The Chicago Athenaeum has exhibited, published, and honored leading- edge skyscrapers, cultural and institutional buildings, corporate headquarters, hospital and medical facilities, libraries, sacred buildings, planning projects, hotels, resorts, new cities, multi-family and private residences, airports, civic architecture, landscape design, sustainability, and urban plans from the best of the best of American practitioners."The Chicago Athenaeum believes that The American Architecture Awards serve the direct and distinct purpose of promoting Good Design and as a vehicle to further enlighten the general public's understanding and knowledge about architecture and the design arts," states Christian Narkiewicz-Laine.The awards deadline is February 1 and the awards are given annually at the end of September by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd. Starting in 2009 the awards were presented in partnership with The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.The winning projects are selects by a jury from several hundred submissions from architectural practices in the U.S. and around the world. All submitted projects are to be designed by architects in the 50 states or abroad two years prior to the award year.Recent juries for awards have been conducted in Dublin, Ireland (2007) Athens, Greece (2008); Stuttgart, Germany (2009); Istanbul, Turkey (2010); Vancouver, Canada (2011); Seoul, South Korea (2013); Athens, Greece (2014); Phoenix Arizona (2015); and Denver, Colorado (2016) in coordination with The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, The Turkish Camber of Architects in Istanbul, The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in Vancouver, The Federation of Institutes of Korean Architects, The Hellenic Institute of Architecture, International Biennial of Architecture Buenos Aires, The Istanbul Design Biennial, and The University of Florence.The Awards are published each year in Global Design + Urbanism by Metropolitan Arts Press.The awarded projects form an exhibition, “The City and the World,” that has toured inside the United States and Europe.

The American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM), founded in 1981 and incorporated in 1983 as a 501(c)(6) organization, is the largest association of acupuncturists and acupuncture students in the United States.

American Association of Mobile Veterinarian Practitioners

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) is an American professional association that networks professionals in the area of family and consumer science. It was founded in 1908 as the American Home Economics Association by Ellen H. Richards. In 1994 it changed its name to the current one.The association started with about 800 members and grew to over 50,000 by the mid-1960s. By the mid-1990s membership had fallen below 25,000 and by 2001, it was just over 13,000. Membership continued to decline, and by 2008 was just over 7,000, and where by early 2012, the numbers fell to approximately 5,000 members.The association currently acts as a professional network primarily for professors and teachers of home economics and related courses, but also includes large numbers from government, business and non-profit organizations.AAFCS is one of the five organizations that form the Consortium of Family Organizations. While not having its own political action committee, it recommends the "Vocational Political Action Committee"; and in 1985, the AAFCS joined the Home Economics Public Policy Council (HEPPC), which does engage in legislative action.

The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) is a professional association for Indian American physicians.The association is based in Chicago and was founded in 1984. It claims a membership of 52,000 physicians.

The American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization (AAAIMH) was an organization founded in 1970 by Dr. Thomas Szasz, George Alexander, and Erving Goffman for the purpose of abolishing involuntary psychiatric intervention, particularly involuntary commitment. The founding of the AAAIMH was announced by Szasz in 1971 on the American Journal of Public Health and American Journal of Psychiatry. In the Platform Statement of the association, one can read:Throughout the entire history of psychiatry, involuntary psychiatric interventions, and especially involuntary mental hospitalization, have been regarded as morally and professionally legitimate procedures. No group of physicians, lawyers, or social scientists has ever rejected such interventions as contrary to elementary principles of dignity and liberty and hence as morally and professionally illegitimate. The AAAIMH does.Board chairman of the association was Thomas Szasz. The association provided legal help to psychiatric patients and published a journal, The Abolitionist. The organisation was dissolved in 1980.

The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) is a professional association in the field of marriage and family therapy representing more than 50,000 marriage and family therapists throughout the United States, Canada, and abroad.
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

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The American Association of Community Theatre (also known as AACT) is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1986 to be the voice of community theater in the United States. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, the AACT represents over 7,000 theaters and 1 million volunteers.

American Art Review

The American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA) aims to advance the science and art of clinical anatomy. It encourages research and publication in the field and maintains high standards in the teaching of anatomy. Clinical anatomy is defined as anatomy in all its aspects - gross, histologic, developmental and neurologic as applied to clinical practice, the application of anatomic principles to the solution of clinical problems and/or the application of clinical observations to expand anatomic knowledge. AACA's official journal, Clinical Anatomy, is also the official journal of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists, the Anatomical Society of Southern Africa, and the Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists.Typical membership, regular or associate (student/intern) in the Association comprises individuals from various backgrounds who have produced a record of research, clinical practice, clinical research, teaching in accredited colleges and universities, administrative or other experience in the field.Many of the primary educators of medical students in their first year of medical school are AACA members. The current president is Anne Agur.

American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, & Therapists

American Association of Endodontists

American Association of Sporting Events for Rabbits

American Association for the Promotion of Social Science

American Association of Christian Colleges and Seminaries

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is a trade association founded in 1912 that represents over 130 port authorities in the Western Hemisphere, including the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America.Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, AAPA protects and advances the common interests of its diverse member organizations as they connect their communities with the global transportation system.

American Association of Museums

American Art (album)

The American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPAR) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing quality of life by promoting creative and active lifestyles through meaningful physical activity, recreation, and fitness across the lifespan, with particular focus on community-based programs. It is one of five national associations that are part of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). AAPAR was formed in 2005 as a result of a merger between the American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness (AAALF; with roots dating to 1949) and the American Association for Leisure and Recreation (AALR; with roots dating to 1939), both of which were AAHPERD associations.

American Arithmometer Company

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American Art Association-Anderson Galleries

American Arts Commemorative Series Medallions are a series of ten gold bullion medallions that were produced by the United States Mint from 1980 to 1984. They were sold to compete with the South African Krugerrand and other bullion coins.The series was proposed by North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms after the United States Department of the Treasury began selling portions of the national stockpile of gold. Iowa Representative Jim Leach suggested that the medallions depict notable American artists. President Jimmy Carter signed the bill containing the authorizing legislation into law on November 10, 1978, despite objections from Treasury officials.The medallions were initially sold through mail order; purchasers were required to obtain the day's price by telephone before ordering. Later, the Mint sold them through telemarketing. Mintage ceased after the ten different medallions approved by Congress were produced. All were struck at the West Point Bullion Depository. The series sold poorly, prompting critics to blame the involved process by which they were first marketed, and the fact that they were medallions rather than coins.

The American Association of Anatomists (AAA), based in Bethesda, MD, was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1888 for the "advancement of anatomical science." AAA is the professional home for an international community of biomedical researchers and educators focusing on anatomical form and function.In addition to being the primary educators of medical students in their first year of medical school, AAA members work in imaging, cell biology, genetics, molecular development, endocrinology, histology, neuroscience, forensics, microscopy, physical anthropology, and numerous other developing areas.AAA holds an annual meeting (part of Experimental Biology); offers a wide range or awards, grants, scholarships, and fellowships; provides a variety of professional development programs and resources; and publishes three peer-reviewed journals: Anatomical Sciences Education, Developmental Dynamics and The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology.The rank of Fellow of the American Association of Anatomists (FAAA) is designed to honor distinguished members who have demonstrated excellence in science and in their overall contributions to the anatomical sciences.

American Association for State and Local History

The American Association Most Valuable Pitcher Award was an annual award given to the best pitcher in minor league baseball's American Association. From 1929 to 1962, AA pitchers were eligible to win the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) as no award was designated for pitchers. A total of 8 pitchers won the MVP Award. In 1969, Sal Campisi won the first ever American Association Most Valuable Pitcher Award. In 1996, Rick Helling won the final American Association Most Valuable Pitcher Award.

American Association of Electrodiagnostic medicine

American Association of Museums (AAM)

American Association for Respiratory Care

American Assembly for Men in Nursing

American Association of Christian Schools

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists

American Art Museum

American Association (21st century)

The American Association (AA) was a professional baseball major league that existed for 10 seasons from 1882 to 1891. During that time, it challenged the National League (NL) for dominance of professional baseball. Together with the NL, the AA participated in an early version of the World Series seven times.

American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

The American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) is the largest organization of Christian counselors in the world.

American Association for the Advancement of Atheism

American Arachnological Society

American Association of Retired Persons

American Association of State Highway Officials

American Association for the Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality

American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences

The American Architects Directory is a directory of American architects registered with the American Institute of Architects. It was published by R.R. Bowker LLC. The first edition was published in 1956, second edition in 1962, and third edition in 1970.

American Association of Community Colleges

American Army Groups in World War II

American Arts and Crafts movement

American Artists Club

The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) is the non-profit professional association serving the specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery, the surgical arm of dentistry. Its headquarters are in Rosemont, Illinois.

AACC International (formerly the American Association of Cereal Chemists) is a non-profit professional organization of members who are specialists in the use of cereal grains in foods. Founded in 1916, they are headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota.

The American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP) is a United States-based organization of recovery-oriented and recovery focused psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers who primarily work in community-based settings. It was founded in 1985 "to encourage, equip, and empower community and public psychiatrists to develop and implement policies and high-quality practices that promote individual, family and community resilience and recovery." The AACP has published a number of texts on community psychiatry. Its most prominent publication is the peer-reviewed Community Mental Health Journal, published by Springer.

See Visual arts of the United States for the history of visual arts in the United States.American Art is the debut album of the band Weatherbox. It was released on May 8, 2007 on Doghouse Records. The album received critical acclaim from several sources including underground music distribution company Smartpunk, who lauded the band's style:"Thirteen songs of swelling love and bear-like strength. A stunning first step from this San Diego band destined for greatness. Gigantic guitar hooks and earth-shattering drum work seem to burst through a cloud of smoke, all while the vocalist provides a hefty dose of eclectic melodies with lyrics that harkens back to a bygone psychedelic era. With equal parts prog-rock and symphonic guitar ambience, "American Art" makes an undeniable statement."The Alternative Press magazine, which gave the album 4½ stars, raved that the record would, "...change your life, if you let it."

American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies

American Association of Snowboard Instructors

American Association 20th century

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is an American organization formed in 2013 by a merger between the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (founded in 1985) and the American College of Nurse Practitioners (founded in 1995) to provide nurse practitioners with a unified way to network and advocate their issues. The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners was the first organization created for nurse practitioners of all specialties in the United States, and AANP remains the largest national membership organization for nurse practitioners of all specialties. AANP represents the interests of the more than 248,000 nurse practitioners licensed to practice in the U.S. and continually advocates at local, state, and federal levels for the recognition of nurse practitioners as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, and personalized health care.The association has two official journals: the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and The Journal for Nurse Practitioners.

American Appetites

American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)

The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) is a non profit organization and is the only professional organization supporting Respiratory Care in the United States. In addition to attempting to help lobby for beneficial legislation nationally and locally, the AARC is trying to promote the profession as a whole to increase interest and membership. The AARC began in 1943, as the Inhalation Technician Association and has evolved rapidly and repeatedly since.

The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) is a professional organization for sexuality educators, sexuality counselors and sex therapists.

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) was founded in 1930 for the purpose of "dissemination of knowledge of physics, particularly by way of teaching." There are more than 10,000 members that reside in over 30 countries. AAPT publications include two peer-reviewed journals, the American Journal of Physics and The Physics Teacher. The association has two annual National Meetings (winter and summer) and has regional sections with their own meetings and organization. The association also offers grants and awards for physics educators, including the Richtmyer Memorial Award, and programs and contests for physics educators and students. It is headquartered at the American Center for Physics in College Park, Maryland.

The American Association Rookie of the Year Award was an annual award given to the best rookie player in minor league baseball's American Association. In 1946, Jerry Witte won the first ever American Association Rookie of the Year Award. In 1997, Magglio Ordóñez won the final American Association Rookie of the Year Award.First basemen and shortstops, with 6 winners each, have won the most among infielders, followed by second baseman and third basemen (5). Four catchers also won the award. Eighteen outfielders have won the Rookie of the Year Award, the most of any position. Two pitchers have won the Rookie of the Year Award.Seven players each from the Denver Bears/Zephyrs and Indianapolis Indians have been selected for the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Omaha Cardinals/Dodgers/Royals (5); the Louisville Colonels/Redbirds, Milwaukee Brewers, Tulsa Oilers, and Wichita Braves/Aeros (3); the Iowa Cubs, Kansas City Blues, Nashville Sounds, Oklahoma City 89ers, Springfield Redbirds, and St. Paul Saints (2); and the Buffalo Bisons, Minneapolis Millers, and Toledo Mud Hens (1).Eight players from the St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other, followed by the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds organizations (5); the Boston/Milwaukee Braves organization (4); the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, and New York Yankees organizations (3); the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles, and Texas Rangers organizations (2); and the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers,and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations (1).

The American Arachnological Society (AAS) is a scientific organization founded in 1972 in order to promote the study of arachnids by seeking to achieve closer cooperation and understanding between amateur and professional arachnologists along with publication of the Journal of Arachnology. The society holds annual meetings around the United States and membership is open to all individuals who share the common objectives held by the society.

American Association of Economic Entomologists

American Assn. of Suicidology

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate nursing education.

American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM) is the collective union for the nine colleges of podiatric medicine in the United States and the more than 200 hospitals and institutions that offer postdoctoral training in podiatric medicine. Based in Rockville, Maryland, the AACPM serves as a forum and association for the promotion and betterment of podiatric medical education in the U.S.

American Association of Australasian Literary Studies

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

American Army Air Force

American Association of School Librarians

American Association for Australian Literary Studies

American Artists Professional League

American Arab (film)

The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry is a learned society of professionals aiming to improve the quality of life for the elderly population, promote a healthy aging process, and a greater awareness of geriatric mental health issues.

American Association of School Administrators

American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

The American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) is a naturist organization based in the United States.The AANR is the largest, longest-established organization of its kind in North America. It was founded in 1931 under its previous name American Sunbathing Association. Approximately 200 nudist resorts, clubs, and businesses choose to affiliate with AANR, and AANR serves over 30,000 members in the United States, Canada, Mexico, French West Indies, Virgin Islands, and St. Martin.The AANR promotes the benefits of wholesome nude family recreation and works to protect the rights of nudists in appropriate settings, such as sanctioned nude beaches and public lands set aside for that use; as well as homes, private backyards, plus AANR-affiliated clubs, campgrounds and resorts.The AANR uses a portion of its collected membership fees to be politically active by campaigning and lobbying governments fighting to allow nudism in the US and Canada.

American Association of Bible Colleges

The American Association for Labor Legislation, (AALL) was an early advocacy group for national health insurance in the United States of America, founded in 1905.In 1905 the American Association for Labor Legislation was founded by a small group of economists. Initially their goal was "the study of labor conditions and labor legislation in the United States. By 1909, however, under the leadership of John Andrews, this "study" group took an activist turn and began actively promoting, lobbying for, and effecting major changes in worker's compensation, occupational health and safety, and child labor laws."In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt included social insurance for sickness in the platform of his Progressive Party (United States, 1912). Around 1915 the group American Association for Labor Legislation attempted to introduce a medical insurance bill to some state legislatures. These attempts were not successful, and as a result controversy about national insurance came about. National groups supporting the idea of government health insurance included the AFL-CIO, the American Nurses Association, National Association of Social Workers, and the Socialist Party USA. The most prominent opponent of national medical insurance was the American Medical Association (AMA); others included the American Hospital Association, the US Chamber of Commerce, and the Life Insurance Association of People.The American Association for Labor Legislation continued to take part in the health advocacy. For example, in 1917, they proposed a national health insurance act that included a provision for weekly cash allocations for pregnant women.

American Association (19th century)

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is a non-profit organization that supports the 34 accredited colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) in the United States. These colleges are accredited to deliver instruction at 49 teaching locations in 32 states. In the current academic year, these colleges are educating over 27,000 future physicians—more than 20 percent of all U.S. medical students. Six of the colleges are public and 28 are private institutions.AACOM serves as a unifying voice for osteopathic medical education (OME), fostering collaboration among its member institutions, and is active in advocacy at the federal government level. The Association is governed by its Board of Deans and led by President Stephen C. Shannon, DO, MPH.AACOM often works in collaboration with other allied organizations and promotes public awareness for osteopathic medicine and OME. The association provides centralized services to its members, including data collection and analysis, and operation of its online application service, AACOMAS, for prospective students applying to U.S. osteopathic medical schools.

The American Art Directory is a yearly publication covering art museums, arts centers, and art educational institutions as well as news, obituaries, book and magazine publications, etc. related to the artistic community in the United States.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists

American Aristocracy

American Association of Public Health Physicians

American Artist

The American Association of Agricultural Education (AAAE) is a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to studying, applying, and promoting the teaching and learning processes in agriculture.AAAE serves as an advocate for improvement of teaching and learning in agriculture. The organization provides for recruiting, inducting, and mentoring people into the profession of agricultural education.

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is an organization of state-supported colleges and universities that offer degree programs leading to bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees. AASCU grew out of the Association of Teacher Education Institutions that had been organized in 1951 to serve public comprehensive institutions.

American Architects Directory

American Association of Cancer Research

American Association of Health Plans

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

American Armed Forces Radio Network

The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) is a U.S.-based pro-life advocacy group, primarily for Obstetricians and Gynecologists, but also open to other medical professionals and non-medical individuals and organizations. AAPLOG held the title of "special interest group" within ACOG for 40 years, from 1973 until 2013, when ACOG discontinued the designation of "special interest group."

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American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists

The American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics (AAMSI) was an organization created to encourage improvements in the state of medical care by encouraging the development of computer systems for that field.On August 19, 1981, the American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics was incorporated. This organization came into existence as a result of the efforts of two predecessor organizations, the Society for Computer Medicine (SCM), incorporated in November, 1972, and the Society for Advanced Medical Systems (SAMS), incorporated in November, 1975, to merge into one. Formal dissolution of SCM and SAMS occurred on April 30, 1982. AAMSI's main purpose was to support patient care, teaching, research, and health administration through the development and implementation of computer systems. To meet this goal, the association served as a clearinghouse for information on medical systems and informatics, supported committees which contributed to the advance of medical informatics and sponsored annual conferences on advances in medical information systems.In 1989, AAMSI merged with the Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care (SCAMC) and the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) to form the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA).A collection of AAMSI's papers were donated to the National Library of Medicine in 1987.

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is a division of the American Library Association (ALA) that has more than 7,000 members and serves primary school and secondary school librarians in the U.S., Canada, and even internationally. Prior to being established in 1951, school librarians were served by the School Library Section of ALA founded in 1914, which emerged from the Roundtable of Normal and High School Librarians.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

American Association (baseball)

The American Association for Labor Legislation, (AALL) was an early advocacy group for national health insurance in the United States of America, founded in 1905.In 1905 the American Association for Labor Legislation was founded by a small group of economists. Initially their goal was "the study of labor conditions and labor legislation in the United States.

The American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) is an academic association of pediatric ophthalmologists and strabismus surgeons. The pediatric ophthalmology fellowships in the United States are accredited by the AAPOS. International members are also allowed based on evident valuable contributions and dedication to the field of pediatric ophthalmology.

American Association of Anthropological Genetics

American Association of Applied PsychologyThe American Association of Applied Psychology (AAAP) was founded in 1937 as a national organization for clinical, consulting, educational, and business/industrial psychologists. It lasted for only eight years, merging with the American Psychological Association in 1945. Although short-lived, its influence on the organization of American psychology can be felt to this day.

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

The American Association for Physician Leadership is an educational organization focused on physicians who hold leadership and management positions. Its central offices are located in Tampa, Florida. Peter B. Angood is the chief executive officer of the 11,000-member organization.

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Washington, DC., which advocates for the legal rights of people with disabilities. The AAPD was founded on July 25, 1995 by Paul Hearne, Senator Bob Dole, John D. Kemp, Justin Dart, Tony Coelho, Pat Wright, Jim Weisman, Lex Frieden, Sylvia Walker, Paul Marchand, Fred Fay, I.

The American Association of School Administrators (AASA), founded in 1865, is the professional organization for more than 14,000 educational leaders across the United States. AASA’s members are chief executive officers and senior-level administrators from school districts in every region of the country, in rural, urban, and suburban settings. AASA’s mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children.

The American Association for the History of Medicine is an American professional association dedicated to the study of medical history. It is the largest society dedicated to medical history in the United States, and the oldest such organization in North America. It was established in 1925 as the American Section of the International Society for the History of Medicine, and obtained its current name in 1958. Its first president was Fielding Hudson Garrison.

American Association of Franchisees and Dealers

American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

American Association of Airport Executives

The American Association of Nutritional Consultants (AANC) is an organisation based in Warsaw, IN which seeks to enhance the reputation of Nutritional and Dietary Consultants by consolidating them into a professional organisation.It offers examination and certification, or association membership which requires 11 examinations and the payment of the membership fee of $400. The organization also offers an insurance program.The association runs no checks on the qualifications of its certified members. Science writer Ben Goldacre subscribed his deceased cat Henrietta, purchasing "certified professional membership" on Hettie's behalf for $60, and Australian nutritionist Rosemary Stanton's late Old English Sheepdog. In 1983, nutrition scientist Victor Herbert registered a poodle and a cat; despite the wide publicity given to this fact, Herbert was able to register another dog as a member the next year. Another person registered the pet hamster of his daughter and another person was accepted after providing only a certificate from a nutrition diploma mill.As a result, this organisation has been criticised by Quackwatch for selling membership certificates to unqualified individuals.

The American Association for Women Radiologists (or AAWR) is a professional association founded in 1981 as a resource for "professional socialization" for women in a male-dominated field of radiology.AAWR’s role model is Marie Curie, extraordinary scientist, mother and teacher.The main goals of the association were to provide a forum for issues unique to women in radiology, radiation oncology and related professions, to sponsor programs that promote opportunities for women, and to facilitate networking among women radiologists.

The American Association of Lutheran Churches (TAALC, also known as The AALC) is an American Lutheran church body. It was formed on November 7, 1987 as a continuation of the American Lutheran Church (ALC) denomination, the majority of which merged with two other Lutheran church bodies, the Lutheran Church in America (LCA) and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC), to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The AALC offices were located in Bloomington, Minnesota.

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin

The American Association of Lutheran Churches (TAALC, also known as The AALC) is an American Lutheran church body. It was formed on November 7, 1987 as a continuation of the American Lutheran Church (ALC) denomination, the majority of which merged with two other Lutheran church bodies, the Lutheran Church in America (LCA) and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC), to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The AALC offices were located in Bloomington, Minnesota. The national office moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in 2007. It has 67 congregations, with about 16,000 members, in 2008. Its current Presiding Pastor is the Rev. Dr. Curtis E. Leins.

The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is a non-profit association for state and local history, with a primary focus on history professionals, history volunteers, museums, historical societies, and other history-related organizations and public history professionals. Since 1964, it is headquartered in Nashville, TN, and currently has about 6,000 members. The organization has eight full-time staff members. AASLH is the only comprehensive national organization dedicated to state and local history.

The American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) is a professional organization in the United States that unites approximately 18,000 landmen and land-related persons in North America through professional development and service. AAPL's mission is to promote standards of performance for all land professionals, to advance their stature and to encourage sound stewardship of energy and mineral resources.

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is an American organization formed in 2013 by a merger between the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (founded in 1985) and the American College of Nurse Practitioners (founded in 1995) to provide nurse practitioners with a unified way to network and advocate their issues.

American Archivist

The American Association for the Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality (AASPIM) was one of the first organizations to begin investigating infant mortality rates in terms of eugenics. They promoted government intervention in attempts to promote the health of future citizens.The AASPIM was founded at a November 1909 conference on the prevention of infant mortality, held in New Haven, Connecticut by the American Association of Medicine (AAM).

See Visual arts of the United States for the history of visual arts in the United States.American Art is the debut album of the band Weatherbox. It was released on May 8, 2007 on Doghouse Records. The album received critical acclaim from several sources including underground music distribution company Smartpunk, who lauded the band's style:"Thirteen songs of swelling love and bear-like strength. A stunning first step from this San Diego band destined for greatness.

American Association of Professional Landmen

American Arts Commemorative Series Medallions are a series of ten gold bullion medallions that were produced by the United States Mint from 1980 to 1984. They were sold to compete with the South African Krugerrand and other bullion coins.The series was proposed by North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms after the United States Department of the Treasury began selling portions of the national stockpile of gold.

Rookie of the Year Award

American Association for Ethiopian Jews (AAEJ) was a Jewish-American organization that was active between 1974-1993 for the purpose of realizing the Aliyah of Beta Israel to Israel. The organization's contribution to the Aliyah of the Beta Israel was significant.

American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine

The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) is a national insurance advisory organization in the United States.Among other things, is one of the two major "rating bureaus" in the United States, along with the Insurance Services Office. Rating bureaus publishes standardized model insurance policy forms and prices which its insurance company customers use in their business. This expedites compliance and allows the policyholder customers to compare policy forms more easily. Companies which do not use the standardized form exactly will often use it as a base with subtle modifications.It was founded in the 1930s as the Chicago-based Transportation Insurance Rating Bureau focused exclusively on inland marine insurance. In 1975 its name was changed and scope was broadened to include all insurance products.

The American Association for Emergency Psychiatry (AAEP) is a professional association for emergency psychiatry healthcare professionals in the United States. AAEP hosts national conferences in the field of emergency psychiatry, offering continuing education credit for its membership. AAEP publishes the journal, Emergency Psychiatry, which publishes scientific manuscripts and book reviews.

The American Artists Club, Munich was a private art group for American artists living and working in Munich, Germany. It was started in January 1914, just before World War I broke out. The private group met every Friday evening at the Kiinstler Cafe Glasl at the corners of Theresien and Amalien Streets. There were sixteen founding members of the art colony including E. Martin Hennings, Victor Higgins, Walter Ufer, Louis Grell, J. Ernst Dean, Herbert Martin, John M. Imhof, Bennet S. Linder, O. R. Korder, Richard Fayerweather Babcock, Frank Duveneck, Carl Bohnen, Emil Frie, Carl Hoeckner and others.The following extract is from; American Federation of Arts. (1914) American Art Directory. New York: R.R. Bowker p. 352 Europe.Germany American Artists' Club, MunichHerbert E. Martin President Ernest Dean TreasurerBennet S. Linder Vice-Pres. E. Martin Hennings SecretaryOrganized January, 1914, to assist American students of the fine arts in Munich. Membership is composed of students; those interested in art are associate members. An exhibition of the work by members was announced for March, 1914, at Brakl's Gallery.Most members fled Germany as the onset of war loomed and the USA's involvement became more certain. Many of the original founding members ended up in Chicago affiliated with the Art Institute of Chicago and exhibited together frequently.Members E. Martin Hennings, Walter Ufer and Victor Higgins went on to become early members of the Taos Society of Artists.

The American Association of Sleep Technologists (AAST) is an organization that promotes the interests of sleep technologists. It promotes standardized education for sleep technicians, sleep technologists and sleep center managers. It spends resources defending the profession of sleep technology from legislative threats. It is a major provider of continuing education credits (CECs) for RPSGTs and CPSGTs.The AAST also holds an annual meeting, several days long, which provides sleep technologists to meet and also earn a number of CECs. A2Zzz is the quarterly publication of the AAST. It provides news and articles about subjects related to polysomnography. A2Zzz also provides the opportunity for RPSGTs and CPSGTs to earn 1.5 CECs per issue.The AAST was founded in April 1978 when thirty to forty sleep technologists gathered. The organization was originally called the Association of Polysomnographic Technologists (APT). The APT for many years grew slowly. In 2000 it had almost 1,200 members. At the end of 2003 the APT had just under 2,000 members. In 2004 the APT contracted with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) for various management services. This relationship enabled the organization to expand and improve resources and services for its members.In 2006 the APT membership voted to change the organization's name to its present name. By the end of that year the AAST had 3,800 members. It has continued to grow every year. By the end of 2010 the AAST had almost 5,200 members.

American Association of College Baseball Coaches

American Association for the United Nations

American Association of Geologists and Naturalists

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

American Association of Avian Pathologists

American Aristocracy is a 1916 American silent adventure/comedy-drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Douglas Fairbanks. A 35mm print of the film is preserved at the George Eastman House and is currently in the public domain.

American Association Of Independent Professional Baseball 2007

The American Association (AA) was a minor league baseball league at the Triple-A level of baseball in the United States from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997. In both incarnations, it comprised teams primarily from Midwestern and South Central United States.Together with the International League, the American Association contested the Junior World Series which determined the championship team in minor league baseball, at least for the eastern half of the United States. Later, its teams would also compete in the Triple-A World Series and Triple-A Classic, and its players in the Triple-A All-Star Game.

The American Artists School was a progressive independent art school in New York City associated with socialism and the American Radical movement.The school was founded in April 1936 at 131 West 14th Street. Its founders and board of directors included members and former members of the John Reed Club such as William Gropper, as well as contributors to the New Masses and the Daily Worker, and notable artists such as Margaret Bourke-White and Louis Schanker.

American Association of State Climatologists

The American Archive of Public Broadcasting is a collaboration of the Library of Congress and WGBH Educational Foundation, founded through the efforts of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Its Online Reading Room, providing access to a large amount of American public broadcasting content, opened in October, 2015.About 20% of the 50,000 hours of broadcasting in the collection is accessible in the United States via the Online Reading Room.

The American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA or 4A's) is an American advertising agency trade association.Founded in 1917, their website states that 4A's membership "produces approximately 80 percent of the total advertising volume placed by agencies nationwide." The association issues annual awards for the best agencies, in different categories.The current Chief Executive Officer is Marla Kaplowitz, while its chairman is Bill Koenigsberg.In July 2016, it was announced that Nancy Hill would step down as chairman and CEO in June 2017.

American Association of Mobile Veterinary Practitioners

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) is a trade association that represents independent record labels in the United States. A2IM is headquartered in New York City. There are also chapters of A2IM located in Nashville, Chicago, Northern California, Southern California, and the Pacific Northwest.

The American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) is a non-profit organization. According to the AALNC, its mission is the professional enhancement and growth of registered nurses practicing in the specialty area of legal nurse consulting and to advance this nursing specialty.Founded in 1989, AALNC provides networking opportunities, educational advancement, professional development and support certification through the American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board (AALNCCB).

over 30,000 members and more than 200 clubs

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

American Art Therapy Association

American Association of Poison Control Centers

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The American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD), founded in 1937, focuses upon addressing the public health challenges to oral health at the population level. Its open membership for everyone who seeks improvement in oral health of the general public. supports developing and supporting effective programs of oral health promotion and disease prevention. It is headquartered in Springfield, Illinois.

American Association of State Colleges and Universities

American Association (20th century) Most Valuable Player Award

American Association of Insurance Services

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is a scientific and educational association focused on advancing the specialty of neurological surgery. The organization has over 8,000 members around the world.

American Archive of Public Broadcasting

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American Arab is a 2013 documentary film by Iraqi-American filmmaker Usama Alshaibi. The film follows the personal story of Alshaibi's life in post-9/11 America and concentrates on sensitive issues pertaining to race and identity. The perceptions and misconceptions of the Arab American community are closely analyzed and deconstructed over the course of the film to reveal a more complex culture of individuals rather than a singularly stigmatized group of people.

American Association (disambiguation)

American Army Women's Museum

The American Association of Mobile Veterinary Practitioners (AAMVP) is a non-profit organization in the United States founded in 2010 to help support mobile veterinary practitioners across the nation. It is a national organization which also was international membership. AAMVP offers a national forum to support mobile veterinary practitioners, veterinary students, and the vendors who provide products and services for quality veterinary medicine. AAMVP strives to be a leading resource and offer a robust support community for sharing information, ideas, and encouragement relevant to the mobile veterinary industry.Dena D. Baker, DVM is the current Founding Director of the American Association of Veterinary Practitioners, and as a founding director has held that position since the organization’s inception.

American Arab

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) is one of the world's largest professional geological societies with more than 35,000 members as of 2017.

American Association of Physician Specialists

American Art Review is an art magazine founded and edited by Thomas R. Kellaway who published the magazine from September 1973 until November 1978. In the summer of 1992 he revived the magazine, which is published to this day. It is published on a bimonthly basis and was headquartered in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The magazine is based in Stratham, New Hampshire.American Art Review concentrates on American art from the colonial era until the early 1970s. It focuses especially on exhibitions of figurative art in regional museums. The content is generally divided between scholarly articles on artists and advertisements from galleries.

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) is an American professional association that networks professionals in the area of family and consumer science. It was founded in 1908 as the American Home Economics Association by Ellen H. Richards. In 1994 it changed its name to the current one.The association started with about 800 members and grew to over 50,000 by the mid-1960s. By the mid-1990s membership had fallen below 25,000 and by 2001, it was just over 13,000.

American Association for the Advancement of Sciences

American Association of Geologists

American Association of Cereal Chemists

American Association for Clinical Chemistry

American Art News

American Association of Respiratory Care

American Association of Individual Investors

The American Association for the Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality (AASPIM) was one of the first organizations to begin investigating infant mortality rates in terms of eugenics. They promoted government intervention in attempts to promote the health of future citizens.The AASPIM was founded at a November 1909 conference on the prevention of infant mortality, held in New Haven, Connecticut by the American Association of Medicine (AAM). Its first annual meeting took place at Johns Hopkins University in November 1910.Luther Emmett Holt, in his 1913 presidential address to the AASPIM members, opposed the opinion that lowering infant mortality might help genetically unfit individuals to survive and thereby affect the nation's strength. In contrast, he held the position thatWe must eliminate the unfit by birth not by death. The race is to be most effectively improved by preventing marriage and reproduction by the unfit, among whom we would class the diseased, the degenerate, the defective, and the criminal.

American Assassination

American Association of Community Theatre

The American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) is a national voluntary health organization founded in 1958 that represents the nation’s 55 poison centers. The AAPCC supports poison centers in their public health mission to prevent poisonings, provide education, conduct scientific research and treat individuals exposed to poisoning from medications, environmental events, plants, animals, and household products or toxins. The AAPCC also supports the efforts of poison centers and interested individuals to reduce morbidity and mortality from unintentional poisonings. The AAPCC sets standards for poison center operations and certifies specialists in poison information who are available 24/7 to respond to public, health-care provider and emergency medical service personnel requests for assistance. In addition, the AAPCC maintains the National Poison Data System, the only poison information and surveillance database in the United States.

American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT) is a non-profit professional organization that supports the continuing professional development of philosophy teachers in North America. The association was established in 1976. AAPT publishes a newsletter, supports an online discussion forum, blogs, and the collection of teaching resources. Members also have online access to a fulltext collection of teaching related resources through the Philosophy Documentation Center.

The American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA) aims to advance the science and art of clinical anatomy. It encourages research and publication in the field and maintains high standards in the teaching of anatomy.

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Washington, DC., which advocates for the legal rights of people with disabilities. The AAPD was founded on July 25, 1995 by Paul Hearne, Senator Bob Dole, John D. Kemp, Justin Dart, Tony Coelho, Pat Wright, Jim Weisman, Lex Frieden, Sylvia Walker, Paul Marchand, Fred Fay, I. King Jordan, Denise Figueroa, Judi Chamberlin, Bill Demby, Deborah Kaplan, Nancy Bloch, Max Starkloff, Mike Auberger, Neil Jacobson, Ralph Neas, Ron Hartley and others.One of the primary purposes of the AAPD is to further the implementation of the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The American Archive of Public Broadcasting is a collaboration of the Library of Congress and WGBH Educational Foundation, founded through the efforts of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Its Online Reading Room, providing access to a large amount of American public broadcasting content, opened in October, 2015.About 20% of the 50,000 hours of broadcasting in the collection is accessible in the United States via the Online Reading Room. Public access to the entire collection is available at the WGBH Media Library and Archives on Guest Street in Boston, Massachusetts or at the James Madison Memorial Building of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Sound recordings are available at the Recorded Sound Research Center at the Performing Arts Reading Room and video is available at the Moving Image Research Center of the library. Appointments are often required at any of these facilities.Funders include the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the Council on Library and Information Resources, and Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The American Association of Mobile Veterinary Practitioners (AAMVP) is a non-profit organization in the United States founded in 2010 to help support mobile veterinary practitioners across the nation. It is a national organization which also was international membership. AAMVP offers a national forum to support mobile veterinary practitioners, veterinary students, and the vendors who provide products and services for quality veterinary medicine.

American Arab is a 2013 documentary film by Iraqi-American filmmaker Usama Alshaibi. The film follows the personal story of Alshaibi's life in post-9/11 America and concentrates on sensitive issues pertaining to race and identity. The perceptions and misconceptions of the Arab American community are closely analyzed and deconstructed over the course of the film to reveal a more complex culture of individuals rather than a singularly stigmatized group of people. Alshaibi himself was the victim of a hate crime in 2011 so the film therein tackles the subject of racism and oppression towards Arab Americans in today's society.American Arab is a production of Kartemquin Films, and is part of their Diversity Fellowship program.

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is a scientific, educational, and professional organization of Medical Physicists.Its headquarters are located at 1631 Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia.Publications include two scientific journals Medical Physics and The Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (JACMP), as well as technical reports, and symposium proceedings.The purposes of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine are to promote the application of physics to medicine and biology and to encourage interest and training in Medical Physics and related fields.

American Artists' Congress

The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) is the American professional association for orthodontists. Approximately 13,500 American orthodontists, about 95 percent, are members along with a few Canadian orthodontists. All orthodontists are dentists and may simultaneously hold membership in the American Dental Association. Its headquarters are in Creve Coeur, Missouri, near St.

The American Association of Christian Schools (AACS) is a United States organization, based in East Ridge, Tennessee, that unifies individual conservative Protestant Christian schools and statewide Christian school associations across the country for the purpose of accreditation, competition, and group benefits.Members subscribe to a Statement of Faith based on biblical literalism, creationism, and rejection of ecumenism.

American Association of Bovine Practitioners

American Art Union

American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization

American Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations

American Association (20th Century)

American Association for Women Radiologists

To assist American students of the fine arts in Munich

The American Art Therapy Association is a U.S. not-for-profit 501(c)(3), non-partisan national professional association of approximately 5,000 practicing art therapy professionals, including students, educators, and related practitioners in the field of art therapy based in Alexandria, VA.

the Voice of Emergency Mental Health Professionals

The American Association of Foreign Language Newspapers was founded by Louis Nicholas Hammerling in 1908. It served as an intermediary between "respectable national advertisers" and the foreign-language newspapers that profited from publishing advertisements. Frances Kellor led the effort after Hammerling's patriotism came under question ca.1918. Critics included Robert Ezra Park.

American Art

The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) is a professional organization of more than 2,000 public opinion and survey research professionals in the United States and from around the world, with members from academia, media, government, the non-profit sector and private industry. AAPOR publishes three academic journals: Public Opinion Quarterly, Survey Practice and the Journal for Survey Statistics and Methodology. It holds an annual research conference and maintains a "Code of Professional Ethics and Practices", for survey research which all members agree to follow.AAPOR's stated principle is that public opinion research is essential to a healthy democracy, providing information crucial to informed policy-making and giving voice to people's beliefs, attitudes and desires. Through its annual conference, standards and ethics codes and publications, AAPOR seeks to promote a better public understanding of the role of public opinion research in a democracy, as well as the sound and ethical conduct and use of public opinion research.

American Arts and Craft Movement

The American Architecture Awards is a national and international awards program for new architecture, landscape architecture, interiors, and urban planning in the United States. The program was launched by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in 1994 to honor and celebrate the most outstanding architecture designed and built or unbuilt throughout the nation or abroad in foreign countries.

American Association (1936-1950)

American Association for Emergency Psychiatry

American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

American Association of Nurse Practitioners

American Association of Physicians and Surgeons

American Association of Lutheran Churches

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

American Association (20th century) Rookie of the Year Award

American Association of Social Workers

American Army

American Area Campaign Medal

American Association of Neuropathologists

The American Association Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) was an annual award given to the best player in minor league baseball's American Association. In 1929, Billy Rogell won the first ever American Association MVP Award. In 1997, Magglio Ordóñez won the final American Association MVP Award.First basemen, with 18 winners, have won the most among infielders and all positions, followed by third baseman and shortstops (7) and second basemen (4). Three catchers also won the award. Sixteen outfielders have won the MVP award. A total of eight pitchers have won the MVP Award. The last pitcher to win was Jack Smith in 1962. In 1969, the American Association established a Most Valuable Pitcher Award.Eleven players from the Denver Bears/Zephyrs have been selected for the MVP Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Indianapolis Indians (9); the Wichita Aeros (7); the Minneapolis Millers (6); the Milwaukee Brewers and Omaha Royals (4); the Louisville Colonels, Oklahoma City 89ers, St. Paul Saints, and Toledo Mud Hens (3); the Columbus Red Birds and Kansas City Blues (2); and the Charleston Senators, Fort Worth Cats, Iowa Cubs, Nashville Sounds, Omaha Dodgers, and Tulsa Oilers (1).Six players each from the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have won the MVP Award, more than any others, followed by the Montreal Expos organization (5), the Boston/Milwaukee Braves, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Senators/Texas Rangers organizations (4), the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Giants, and New York Yankees organizations (3), the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Browns organizations (2), and the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations (1). Five players came from unaffiliated teams.

American Association of Sleep Technologists

American Association of Sexuality Educators and Therapists

American Arts Commemorative Series medallions

Immediate Past President

American Asian

810 members

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) is the national organization representing the interests of pharmacy education. Founded in 1900, AACP comprises all accredited colleges and schools with pharmacy degree programs, including more than 6,400 faculty, 63,800 students enrolled in professional programs, and 4,800 individuals pursuing graduate study in the field of pharmacy.

American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy

American Arborvitae

American Association of Artificial Intelligence

The American Association of Sleep Technologists (AAST) is an organization that promotes the interests of sleep technologists. It promotes standardized education for sleep technicians, sleep technologists and sleep center managers. It spends resources defending the profession of sleep technology from legislative threats.

The American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (AAPS) is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization founded in 1950, with headquarters in Tampa, Florida. The AAPS was first organized to provide specialty certification for physicians who had obtained advanced training in various areas of medical specialty. AAPS was the first organization of its kind to accept both M.D. and D.O. physicians as full members.

American Association of Clinical Anatomists

American Association For the Advancement of Science

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

The American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP), is a professional association of public health physicians. Its motto is "the voice of Public Health Physicians / Guardians of the Public's Health".

American Association of Cost Engineering

American Association of Community Psychiatrists

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

American Architectural Sculpture

American Arrogance

The American Association of Professional Ringside Physicians (AAPRP) is an organization of physicians that work in the boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) industries. The organization includes physicians from around the globe (about 350 in 2005).

American Association for Nude Recreation

American Association of Advertising Agencies

The American Artists Club, Munich was a private art group for American artists living and working in Munich, Germany. It was started in January 1914, just before World War I broke out. The private group met every Friday evening at the Kiinstler Cafe Glasl at the corners of Theresien and Amalien Streets. There were sixteen founding members of the art colony including E. Martin Hennings, Victor Higgins, Walter Ufer, Louis Grell, J. Ernst Dean, Herbert Martin, John M. Imhof, Bennet S. Linder, O.

American Artist Professional League

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) is one of the world's largest professional geological societies with more than 35,000 members as of 2017. The AAPG works to "advance the science of geology, especially as it relates to petroleum, natural gas, other subsurface fluids, and mineral resources; to promote the technology of exploring for, finding, and producing these materials in an economically and environmentally sound manner; and to advance the professional well-being of its members." The AAPG was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma; currently almost one-third of its members live outside the United States.Over the years, the activities of the AAPG have broadened so that they bring together not just geology but also geophysics, geochemistry, engineering, and innovative analytics to enable the more efficient and environmentally-friendly approaches to the development of all earth-based energy sources. New transformative technologies, such as the ability to better characterize reservoirs through imaging and the integration of multiple data sources, are coupled with concerns about the environment. Members and affiliated societies are very much involved in preserving the quality of groundwater, dealing responsibly with produced water, and understanding the mechanisms of induced seismicity. In addition to subsurface investigations, the society supports mapping of the surface and the use of new technologies (UAVs, drones, Big Data analytics), with the goals of advancing the science and understanding of geological processes.AAPG publishes the AAPG Explorer magazine and AAPG Bulletin scientific journal, and co-publishes a scientific journal with the Society of Exploration Geophysicists called Interpretation. The organization holds an annual meeting including a technical conference and exhibition, sponsors other conferences and continuing education for members around the world such as ongoing Geosciences Technology Workshops, and provides various other services to its members. The organization also includes divisions focused on particular aspects of the profession. These include the Division of Environmental Geosciences, Division of Professional Affairs, and the Energy and Minerals Division. The association membership has included Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, a U.S. astronaut who walked on the moon.

American Association (football)

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The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), headquartered in the National Center for Higher Education in Washington, D.C., is the primary advocacy organization for community colleges at the national level and works closely with directors of state offices to inform and affect state policy.

The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) is a nonprofit association of veterinarians who specialize in the care and treatment of bovines such as cattle. AABP has 13 districts covering the United States and Canada, but welcomes membership by veterinarians and veterinary students worldwide. It is the only association for bovine veterinarians, and the largest such association in the world.The organization was founded in 1965. It was founded by Lyle Baker, a veterinarian and faculty member at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. The organization includes in its mission the provision of continuing education to promote the welfare of cattle, the economic success of livestock owners, awareness of issues critical to food animal industries, and career opportunities for veterinarians practicing bovine medicine. In 2011, the organization claimed more than 6,000 members.The organization is considered a critical player in the development of U.S. government livestock health policies through its publication of research, its testimony before Congress and executive branch regulatory agencies, and its members' lobbying. It also establishes guidelines for appropriate methods of humane euthanasia for cattle and other bovines.In May 2011, the organization made national headlines when its Ad Hoc Committee on Rural Veterinary Practice issued a report that concluded there was no shortage in the U.S. of veterinarians engaged in large-animal rural practice. The report's conclusions were in stark contrast to those of most American veterinary schools (many of which increased class size, in part, to meet this shortage) and of the American Veterinary Medical Association (which sponsored in 2011 the Veterinarian Services Investment Act [H.R.3519], federal legislation which would establish a federal grant program to support veterinarians in rural practice). Dr. M. Gatz Riddell, Jr., executive vice president of the AABP, said that veterinary schools fill these seats with high-tuition out-of-state students, which helps "prop up tight veterinary school finances [but] also ensures higher debt load for many of these veterinary students."

American Association of Sex Educators and Therapists

The American Art Directory is a yearly publication covering art museums, arts centers, and art educational institutions as well as news, obituaries, book and magazine publications, etc. related to the artistic community in the United States. Established in 1898, it was originally entitled American Art Annual.Art consultant, advisor, author, and independent appraiser Alan Bamberger describes the Directory as "...a required reference for art museums, libraries, arts organizations, art schools, and corporations with art holdings."A yearly feature is the "Review of the Year" article discussing the touring exhibitions, commissions, grants to organizations, construction starts at museums and other facilities, and various other events that occur within the art community.Initially the directory was the work of the New York area artist Florence Nightingale Levy and published by The Macmillan Company. The American Federation of Arts, with which Mrs. Levy was associated and which she would later become the president of, was founded in 1909 and in 1913 the directory became an official publication of that organization. It later became the independent publication it exists as currently.In 1952 the American Art Annual was split into two separate publications, Who's Who in American Art and the American Art Directory.

The American Association of State Climatologists (AASC) is a professional scientific organisation for climatologists in the United States. The organisation was founded in 1976.The core membership in the AASC consists of the 47 State Climatologists and the official climatologist of Puerto Rico. There is one State Climatologist for each state in the United States. The individual is appointed by the state and is recognised by the National Climatic Data Center of the NOAA, with whom the AASC collaborates. The other full members of the AASC are the directors of the six Regional Climate Centers. There are also associate members of the AASC, bringing the total membership to approximately 150. Members and associate members of the AASC perform various climatological services and research.The AASC also publishes the Journal of Service Climatology.At least three of the organization's full members (John Christy, Alabama, Philip Mote, Washington and David Robinson, New Jersey) served as contributing authors for the Fourth Assessment Report: Annex of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In 2007 two members came under scrutiny for their "skeptical" views toward anthropogenic climate change.

The American Association for the Promotion of Social Science (est.1865) was founded in Boston, Massachusetts, by several high-profile academics. Officers in the first years of the society included William B. Rogers, Thomas Hill, George S. Boutwell, Francis Lieber, Erastus O. Haven, Mary Eliot Parkman, David A. Wells, Emory Washburn, Caroline Healey Dall, Samuel Eliot, F. B. Sanborn, Joseph White, George Walker, Theodore W. Dwight, and James J. Higginson.In 1865 the group intended "to aid the development of social science, and to guide the public mind to the best practical means of promoting the amendment of laws, the advancement of education, the prevention and repression of crime, the reformation of criminals, and the progress of public morality, the adoption of sanitary regulations, and the diffusion of sound principles on questions of economy, trade, and finance. It will give attention to pauperism, and the topics related thereto ; including the responsibility of the well-endowed and successful, the wise and educated, the honest and respectable, for the failures of others. It will aim to bring together the various societies and individuals now interested in these objects, for the purpose of obtaining by discussion the real elements of truth; by which doubts are removed, conflicting opinions harmonized, and a common ground afforded for treating wisely the great social problems of the day."The society divided itself into departments of inquiry (education; health; jurisprudence; economy, trade and finance) and laid out research questions to guide collection of the most pertinent "data required." The questions proposed for research reflected key issues of the time in American society: national debt and a national currency; taxation and revenue; labor and capital; hasty and excessive legislation; crime and punishment; the province of law in regard to education, public health, and social morals; education of neglected and vicious children; relative value of classical and scientific instruction in schools and colleges; fine arts in education and industry; half-time system of instruction; quarantine considered in its relation to cholera; the tenement house; inspection of food and drugs; pork as an article of food; sewerage of great cities; and management of hospitals and insane asylums."Meetings took place in Boston at the State House (Oct. 1865) and the Lowell Institute (Dec. 1865); and in New York at the YMCA on 5th Ave. (Nov. 1867). In 1866 the group joined with the "Boston Social Science Association" to form a joint committee called the "American Social Science Association" (ASSA); the committee met in Boston's city hall to discuss school reform and other matters. "The first annual meeting of the ASSA ... was ... held [in] 1868."

American Arab Affairs Council

Most Valuable Pitcher Award

The American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) is the trade group for the political consulting profession in the United States. Founded in 1969, it is the world's largest organization of political consultants, public affairs professionals and communications specialists.

The American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPAR) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing quality of life by promoting creative and active lifestyles through meaningful physical activity, recreation, and fitness across the lifespan, with particular focus on community-based programs. It is one of five national associations that are part of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD).

The American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists (AAPB) was an American national professional association established in 1901, devoted to the medical sciences as distinct from clinical medicine. In 1976, they joined with the American Society for Experimental Pathology to form the American Society for Investigative Pathology.The AAPB took over the Journal of the Boston Society of Medical Sciences, and renamed it the Journal of Medical Research. The first issue was published in July 1901.In 1924 the Council voted to end the Journal of Medical Research and with a grant from the General Education Board of the Rockefeller Foundation, the AAPB started the American Journal of Pathology on January 1, 1925, noting on the cover that it was a continuation of the Journal of Medical Research.

The American Archivist is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal and the official publication of the Society of American Archivists. It covers theoretical and practical developments in archival science, particularly in North America. The journal contains essays, case studies, perspectives, and reviews of recent books and web resources. Contents are freely available to the public, except for the six most recent issues, which are viewable only to subscribers and society members. Online supplements are published irregularly and without access restrictions. Authors retain copyright of their work and license publication to the journal; the content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 United States License, except where otherwise noted.

The American Art Therapy Association is a U.S. not-for-profit 501(c)(3), non-partisan national professional association of approximately 5,000 practicing art therapy professionals, including students, educators, and related practitioners in the field of art therapy based in Alexandria, VA. It establishes criteria for training and licensing of art therapists, maintains job banks, sponsors conferences, and publishes a newsletter and a journal Art Therapy: the journal of the American Art Therapy Association. Founded in 1969, the AATA is one of the world's leading art therapy membership organizations.

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American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM) is the collective union for the nine colleges of podiatric medicine in the United States and the more than 200 hospitals and institutions that offer postdoctoral training in podiatric medicine. Based in Rockville, Maryland, the AACPM serves as a forum and association for the promotion and betterment of podiatric medical education in the U.S. The AACPM also manages the AACPMAS (American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine Application Service), the online application service which allows potential podiatric medical students to apply to the nine colleges of podiatric medicine in the U.S.

The American Association for Applied Linguistics is an American organization, founded in 1977, of scholars interested in applied linguistics. The organization is based in Marietta, Georgia.

The American Association of Christian Colleges and Seminaries, Inc. is an organization of Bible colleges and Christian universities and seminaries in the continental United States and Puerto Rico. According to AACCS, all of its member institutions are "clearly identified with the historic Christian fundamentalist tradition."The AACCS was originally established in 1985 as an informal division of the American Association of Christian Schools, with which it maintains a continuing relationship. In 1990 the group adopted the name American Association of Christian Colleges and Seminaries, and the AACCS was officially incorporated as an organization in January 2005. As of November 2007, there were 23 member institutions in the AACCS.The AACCS website states that the organization's services include providing a network for professional training in administrative principles of higher education and providing support for the evaluation of academic progress. Educational accreditation is not among the listed services.To qualify for membership, institutions must subscribe to a statement of faith whose provisions include the inerrancy of the Bible; belief in creation, not evolution; belief in the Incarnation, the Virgin Birth, and the deity of Jesus Christ; belief in the necessity of the New Birth; and belief in salvation by grace through faith. Additionally, the AACCS asserts that associations with the World Council of Churches, the National Council of Churches, the modern charismatic movement, the ecumenical movement, and new evangelicalism are "contradictory to the mandates of Scripture and inconsistent with [AACCS' purposes]."

American Association of Immunologists

American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business

American Association for Physician Leadership

American Association of Anatomists

American Association for Italian Studies

American Association for Applied Linguistics

American Appetites is a novel by Joyce Carol Oates, that is about a couple in upstate New York. It tells of the secrets each harbors and what will happen when they finally get exposed.

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American Association of Medical Colleges

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)

American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials

The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) is a nonprofit association of veterinarians who specialize in the care and treatment of bovines such as cattle. AABP has 13 districts covering the United States and Canada, but welcomes membership by veterinarians and veterinary students worldwide. It is the only association for bovine veterinarians, and the largest such association in the world.The organization was founded in 1965.

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) was founded in 1930 for the purpose of "dissemination of knowledge of physics, particularly by way of teaching." There are more than 10,000 members that reside in over 30 countries. AAPT publications include two peer-reviewed journals, the American Journal of Physics and The Physics Teacher. The association has two annual National Meetings (winter and summer) and has regional sections with their own meetings and organization.

The American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) is a non-profit organization. According to the AALNC, its mission is the professional enhancement and growth of registered nurses practicing in the specialty area of legal nurse consulting and to advance this nursing specialty.Founded in 1989, AALNC provides networking opportunities, educational advancement, professional development and support certification through the American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board (AALNCCB). The American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants is aligned with the American Nurses Association and the American Bar Association.

American Art Review is an art magazine founded and edited by Thomas R. Kellaway who published the magazine from September 1973 until November 1978. In the summer of 1992 he revived the magazine, which is published to this day. It is published on a bimonthly basis and was headquartered in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The magazine is based in Stratham, New Hampshire.American Art Review concentrates on American art from the colonial era until the early 1970s.

American Association of Professional Ringside Physicians

American Association of Independent Music

American Association of People with Disabilities

The American Association of Anthropological Genetics (AAAG) is an educational and scientific organization founded in 1994. The association aims to promote the study of anthropological genetics and publishes Human Biology as its official scientific journal.

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American Association of Public Accountants

American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics

American Association of Blood Banks

American Association of Foreign Language Newspapers

American Association (20th century) Manager of the Year Award

American Association of Christian Counselors

American Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence

American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta

The American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) is an umbrella organization of engineering societies in the US, founded by a group of 43 societies in 1979. After several disputes, and a change in focus in the mid-1980s from speaking for the societies to coordinating between the societies, its membership was reduced to 22 societies by 1993, and 17 societies as of 2015.

The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) is the American professional association for orthodontists. Approximately 13,500 American orthodontists, about 95 percent, are members along with a few Canadian orthodontists. All orthodontists are dentists and may simultaneously hold membership in the American Dental Association. Its headquarters are in Creve Coeur, Missouri, near St. Louis.Orthodontists are dental specialists in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of orthodontic problems who have completed two to four years of advanced training in an accredited orthodontic residency program. Only those dentists who have completed this training may call themselves "orthodontists," and only orthodontists may be members of the American Association of Orthodontists.The AAO recommends that children as young as the age of seven see an orthodontist to evaluate whether they need dental braces or not.In 2013 Gayle Glenn was elected as the first female president of the American Association of Orthodontists.AAO is affiliated with the Canadian Association of Orthodontists.

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is a nonprofit national alliance of education programs, which is dedicated to professional development of Pre-K-12 teachers and school leaders.AACTE has 800 member institutions, which are both public and private colleges and universities across the United States.

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The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD) acts as a consumer protection organization that exposes the unethical practices that exist in the franchising community, and to educate the public regarding fair franchise rules, and quality franchise opportunities.

American Association for the History of Medicine

American Apparel Manufacturers Association

American Asiatic Underwriters

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

American Armed Forces

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is an organization of state-supported colleges and universities that offer degree programs leading to bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees. AASCU grew out of the Association of Teacher Education Institutions that had been organized in 1951 to serve public comprehensive institutions. Most of the original member institutions began as single purpose institutions, most commonly normal schools.Members of AASCU work to extend higher education to all citizens, including those who have been traditionally underrepresented on college campuses. By delivering America’s promise by being stewards of education, these institutions fulfill the expectations of a public university by working for the public good through education and engagement, thereby improving the lives of people in their community, their region and their state. The American Association of State Colleges and Universities represents nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems of higher education throughout the United States and its territories.

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The American Association for Emergency Psychiatry (AAEP) is a professional association for emergency psychiatry healthcare professionals in the United States. AAEP hosts national conferences in the field of emergency psychiatry, offering continuing education credit for its membership. AAEP publishes the journal, Emergency Psychiatry, which publishes scientific manuscripts and book reviews. AAEP maintains a members-only discussion board, which Psychiatric Times described as having "lively debates about best practices and ethical issues." AAEP hosts a job-search service for open job postings for healthcare positions in psychiatry. AAEP has published consensus guidelines for the field of emergency psychiatry.

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The American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

American Archaeology

American Association for Thoracic Surgery

American Association for Public Opinion Research

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), headquartered in the National Center for Higher Education in Washington, D.C., is the primary advocacy organization for community colleges at the national level and works closely with directors of state offices to inform and affect state policy. In addition, AACC is a member of "The Six" large, presidentially based associations, and collaborates with a wide range of entities within the higher education community to monitor and influence federal policy and to collaborate on issues of common interest. The association has ongoing interaction with key federal departments and agencies including the U.S. departments of Labor, Education, Energy, Homeland Security, and Commerce and the National Science Foundation.

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors & Therapists

American Association for Physicists in Medicine

American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists

American Art is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to exploring all aspects of the American visual art from colonial to contemporary times. It seeks to promote sound scholarship and thought-provoking interpretation on topics in the fine arts, popular culture, public art, film, electronic multimedia, decorative arts, and handicraft.

The American Association of Endodontists, or AAE, is a not-for-profit organization of endodontists and other professionals with an interest in endodontics founded in 1943. Headquartered in the American Dental Association building in the Near Northside of Chicago, Ill., the Association represents more than 7,400 members worldwide. Endodontics is one of nine dental specialties formally recognized by the American Dental Association.

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American Artists Congress

The American Association for the Promotion of Social Science (est.1865) was founded in Boston, Massachusetts, by several high-profile academics. Officers in the first years of the society included William B. Rogers, Thomas Hill, George S. Boutwell, Francis Lieber, Erastus O. Haven, Mary Eliot Parkman, David A. Wells, Emory Washburn, Caroline Healey Dall, Samuel Eliot, F. B. Sanborn, Joseph White, George Walker, Theodore W. Dwight, and James J.

American Association of Public Health Dentistry

The American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP) is a United States-based organization of recovery-oriented and recovery focused psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers who primarily work in community-based settings.

American Art Association

The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) is a non-profit association for state and local history, with a primary focus on history professionals, history volunteers, museums, historical societies, and other history-related organizations and public history professionals. Since 1964, it is headquartered in Nashville, TN, and currently has about 6,000 members. The organization has eight full-time staff members.

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The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is a trade association founded in 1912 that represents over 130 port authorities in the Western Hemisphere, including the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America.Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, AAPA protects and advances the common interests of its diverse member organizations as they connect their communities with the global transportation system. Member ports vary in size, cargo and vessel types handled, operating structure, and geographic service area.According to AAPA, America's ports are gateways to the world and a critical component in economic health and national defense. On average, each of the 50 states relies on 13 to 15 ports to handle its imports and exports, which add up to over $5.5 billion worth of goods moving in and out of U.S. ports every day.The association has four main goals:Advocate governmental policies that strengthen and expand opportunities for member portsAdvance professionalism in all facets of port management and operationsPromote information sharing and relationship-building opportunities for all membersAchieve greater understanding of the essential role and economic value of ports

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) is a leading organization of scientists and health care professionals committed to preventing and curing liver disease.

The American Archivist is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal and the official publication of the Society of American Archivists. It covers theoretical and practical developments in archival science, particularly in North America. The journal contains essays, case studies, perspectives, and reviews of recent books and web resources. Contents are freely available to the public, except for the six most recent issues, which are viewable only to subscribers and society members.

The American Association for the Advancement of Atheism (4A) was an atheistic and antireligious organization established in 1925. It was founded by Charles Lee Smith, and organization's "only creedal requirement was a formal profession of atheism".

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) is the professional association of nurse anesthetists in the United States. The organization states that it has a membership of more than 49,000, includes certified (CRNA), recertified, and student members. The organization represents approximately 90 percent of nurse anesthetists in the United States. American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Retrieved September 8, 2015</ref> The AANA headquarters is currently located in Park Ridge, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.The AANA held its first meeting on June 17, 1931. Agatha Hodgins organized the event, inviting members from the Alumnae Association of the Lakeside Hospital School of Anesthesia and other nurse anesthetists from across the United States. As a new organization, it had two main objectives: establish a national qualifying exam, and establish an accreditation program for nurse anesthesia schools. The first national certification exam was held on June 4, 1945, with 92 candidates sitting for the exam.The AANA has accredited nurse anesthesia programs since January 19, 1952. The organization was recognized as an accrediting body by the U.S. Department of Education in 1955.Juan Quintana a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), is the current president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) as of 2015-16. Quintana is the owner of Sleepy Anesthesia Associates in Winnsboro, Texas. His company helps surgery centers by providing anesthesia to rural hospitals. Quintana received his doctorate of nursing practice degree from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, and his master's degree in health science from Texas Wesleyan University, also in Fort Worth. In addition, he earned his bachelor's degree in science from Texas Woman’s University in Dallas.

American Assassin (film)

American Art Directory

American Association of Diabetes Educators

American Association for Labor Legislation

American Association for Ethiopian Jews

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is a scientific, educational, and professional organization of Medical Physicists.Its headquarters are located at 1631 Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia.Publications include two scientific journals Medical Physics and The Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (JACMP), as well as technical reports, and symposium proceedings.The purposes of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine are to promote the application of physics to medicine and biology and to encourage interest and training in Medical Physics and related fields. AAPM has established Medical Physics as its primary scientific and informational journal.AAPM is a Member of the American Institute of Physics and has over 8000 full members.

AACS are to aid in promoting, establishing, advancing, and developing Christian schools and Christian education in America.

The American Association of Community Theatre (also known as AACT) is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1986 to be the voice of community theater in the United States. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, the AACT represents over 7,000 theaters and 1 million volunteers. These theaters produce over 45,000 productions each year, entertaining over 7.5 million people, and also provide educational and community outreach programs.The AACT groups member theaters into ten regions, many of which have their own state or regional theater organizations, such as the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theaters (EMACT) which represents over 40 community theaters in eastern Massachusetts.

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American Art (journal)

American Association for Advancement of Science

American Art is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to exploring all aspects of the American visual art from colonial to contemporary times. It seeks to promote sound scholarship and thought-provoking interpretation on topics in the fine arts, popular culture, public art, film, electronic multimedia, decorative arts, and handicraft. Through a broad interdisciplinary approach, the journal provides readers with a richer understanding not only of specific artists and objects, but also of the cultural factors that have shaped American visual culture over three centuries. American Art embraces all methods of investigation to explore the nation’s rich and diverse artistic legacy. It is published by the University of Chicago Press and was known until 1991 as Smithsonian Studies in American Art.

American Association for Health Freedom

American Association of Pediatricians

The American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) is the trade group for the political consulting profession in the United States. Founded in 1969, it is the world's largest organization of political consultants, public affairs professionals and communications specialists. Its "multipartisan" membership consists of political consultants, pollsters, media consultants, campaign managers, corporate public affairs officers, professors, lobbyists, fundraisers, congressional staffers, and vendors.The American Association of Political Consultants maintains a Code of Professional Ethics for members. Applicants for AAPC membership are required to sign the code, and to live by the standards it sets, as a condition of membership in the organization.

The American Association Manager of the Year Award was an annual award given to the best manager in minor league baseball's American Association. In 1953, George Selkirk won the first ever American Association Manager of the Year Award.

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American Association of Agricultural Education

American Assn for Justice

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The American Association of Nutritional Consultants (AANC) is an organisation based in Warsaw, IN which seeks to enhance the reputation of Nutritional and Dietary Consultants by consolidating them into a professional organisation.It offers examination and certification, or association membership which requires 11 examinations and the payment of the membership fee of $400.

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American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists

The American Association (AA) was a minor league baseball league at the Triple-A level of baseball in the United States from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997. In both incarnations, it comprised teams primarily from Midwestern and South Central United States.Together with the International League, the American Association contested the Junior World Series which determined the championship team in minor league baseball, at least for the eastern half of the United States.

The American Army of Two, sometimes called American Lighthouse Army of Two, is the name commonly given to Rebecca and Abigail Bates of Scituate, Massachusetts. They were lighthouse keeper Simeon Bates' daughters.In September, 1814, Bates was away from the Old Scituate Light station with most of his family when the British landed a warship, the La Hogue, near the harbor with the intent of sending a raiding party into the town. Soon the ship launched two long boats filled with soldiers.

The American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics (AAMSI) was an organization created to encourage improvements in the state of medical care by encouraging the development of computer systems for that field.On August 19, 1981, the American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics was incorporated.

The American Association for Australasian Literary Studies (AAALS) is an organization of scholars in North America that studies and promotes research in the literature of Australia and New Zealand. Its activities are partially funded by the Literature Fund of the Australia Council for the Arts. It publishes the journal Antipodes, A Global Journal of Australian/NZ Literature and holds an annual conference, rotated between locations in the United States and Canada. The most recent AAALS conferences were held at Harvard University in 2005; at McGill University in 2006; at Georgetown University in 2007, at the University of Texas in 2008; in Washington, DC in 2010, Fort Worth, TX in 2011, Toronto 2012, Washington DC (2013), Portland, Oregon (2014), Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX (2015), and Seattle (2016). The current President is Nathanael O'Reilly of Texas Christian University; Eva Rueschmann of Hampshire College serves as Vice-President. The organization was founded in 1986 by Robert L. Ross (1934-2005) and has since then assumed an increasing international profile. Featured guest speakers have included Peter Carey, David Malouf, Lily Brett, John Tranter, Frank Moorhouse, Thomas Keneally, Alan Wearne, Mudrooroo, Kate Grenville, Jeanine Leane, Lyn McCredden, David Carter, Janette Turner Hospital and John Kinsella. In 1996 the AAALS became an Allied Organization of the Modern Language Association, at which it holds sessions annually.The official scholarly journal of the AAALS is entitled Antipodes. Antipodes appears twice a year, each issue containing ten or so academic articles, plus poems, short stories, and book reviews. The journal always features a cover image by an Australian or New Zealand artist. The journal was founded in 1987 by Robert L. Ross and edited by Nicholas Birns from 2001 to 2018; Belinda Wheeler will become Editor with the December 2018 issue. Antipodes is published by Wayne State University Press. Recent special issue topics have been: Australia and Asia, Australia and Latin America, pedagogy and Australian/NZ literature, and the theme of fear in Australian literature.

The American Association Rookie of the Year Award was an annual award given to the best rookie player in minor league baseball's American Association. In 1946, Jerry Witte won the first ever American Association Rookie of the Year Award. In 1997, Magglio Ordóñez won the final American Association Rookie of the Year Award.First basemen and shortstops, with 6 winners each, have won the most among infielders, followed by second baseman and third basemen (5). Four catchers also won the award.

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American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is the professional association that represents airport management personnel at public-use commercial and general aviation airports in the United States of America. It provides its members with industry-related services, support, training, and various professional development opportunities.

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The American Army of Two, sometimes called American Lighthouse Army of Two, is the name commonly given to Rebecca and Abigail Bates of Scituate, Massachusetts. They were lighthouse keeper Simeon Bates' daughters.In September, 1814, Bates was away from the Old Scituate Light station with most of his family when the British landed a warship, the La Hogue, near the harbor with the intent of sending a raiding party into the town. Soon the ship launched two long boats filled with soldiers. Rebecca and Abigail, then aged 21 and 17, left alone with their mother at the station, realized that there was no time to warn citizens of the impending attack. Seizing a fife and drum that had been left behind at the station, they began to play. The soldiers, assuming that the sound signaled the approach of the town militia, retreated hastily.The sisters lived to be quite old, and Rebecca took to selling affidavits for ten cents apiece in later years, always swearing the story to be true.

The American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) is a naturist organization based in the United States.The AANR is the largest, longest-established organization of its kind in North America. It was founded in 1931 under its previous name American Sunbathing Association. Approximately 200 nudist resorts, clubs, and businesses choose to affiliate with AANR, and AANR serves over 30,000 members in the United States, Canada, Mexico, French West Indies, Virgin Islands, and St.

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American Aspen

American Association for Medical Systems Informatics

American Artists School

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) is a leading organization of scientists and health care professionals committed to preventing and curing liver disease. AASLD was founded in 1950 by a small group of leading liver specialists (including Hans Popper, Leon Schiff, Fred Hoffbauer, Cecil Watson, Jesse Bollman, and Sheila Sherlock) to bring together those who had contributed to the field of hepatology.AASLD's Mission: To advance and disseminate the science and practice of hepatology, and to promote liver health and quality patient care.Hepatology has been recognized as a discipline only in the last few decades, and AASLD played a seminal and unifying role in focusing interest on hepatological problems, as well as the founding of other hepatological societies.Conferences: AASLD annually hosts The Liver Meeting®, which is the largest worldwide scientific conference on liver diseases. It also conducts several regional liver disease meetings that vary in topic and emphasis.Journals: AASLD also publishes three major scientific journals on liver disease: Hepatology, Liver Transplantation and Clinical Liver Disease.Clinical Liver Disease is a multimedia review journal. It is clinical in focus and blends text, audio, video, webinars and other multimedia into an interactive resource for all physicians and healthcare providers with liver disease patients.Membership: The organization has more than 5,000 members, including physicians, scientists, medical students, residents, and other health care professionals (nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and others) who work in hepatology and related areas.

American Association for Artificial Intelligence

American Association of Psychiatry and Law

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American Association of Railroads

The American Association for the History of Medicine is an American professional association dedicated to the study of medical history. It is the largest society dedicated to medical history in the United States, and the oldest such organization in North America. It was established in 1925 as the American Section of the International Society for the History of Medicine, and obtained its current name in 1958. Its first president was Fielding Hudson Garrison. Its official journal is the Bulletin of the History of Medicine, which is published quarterly. Its current membership is in excess of 1,000 people.

The American Association Most Valuable Pitcher Award was an annual award given to the best pitcher in minor league baseball's American Association. From 1929 to 1962, AA pitchers were eligible to win the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) as no award was designated for pitchers. A total of 8 pitchers won the MVP Award. In 1969, Sal Campisi won the first ever American Association Most Valuable Pitcher Award. In 1996, Rick Helling won the final American Association Most Valuable Pitcher Award. Though the league was still in operation in 1997, no award was given that year.Five players each from the Denver Bears, Indianapolis Indians, and Oklahoma City 89ers have been selected for the Most Valuable Pitcher Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Buffalo Bisons (4); the Iowa Oaks/Cubs, Nashville Sounds, and Omaha Royals (2); and the Evansville Triplets, Louisville Redbirds, and Tulsa Oilers (1).Six players from the Montreal Expos Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the MVP award, more than any other, followed by the Chicago White Sox organization (5); the Philadelphia Phillies organization (3); the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Senators/Texas Rangers organizations (2); and the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers organizations (1).

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The American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization (AAAIMH) was an organization founded in 1970 by Dr. Thomas Szasz, George Alexander, and Erving Goffman for the purpose of abolishing involuntary psychiatric intervention, particularly involuntary commitment. The founding of the AAAIMH was announced by Szasz in 1971 on the American Journal of Public Health and American Journal of Psychiatry.

The American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) is a national voluntary health organization founded in 1958 that represents the nation’s 55 poison centers. The AAPCC supports poison centers in their public health mission to prevent poisonings, provide education, conduct scientific research and treat individuals exposed to poisoning from medications, environmental events, plants, animals, and household products or toxins.

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is a division of the American Library Association (ALA) that has more than 7,000 members and serves primary school and secondary school librarians in the U.S., Canada, and even internationally. Prior to being established in 1951, school librarians were served by the School Library Section of ALA founded in 1914, which emerged from the Roundtable of Normal and High School Librarians. The mission of the American Association of School Librarians is to advocate excellence, facilitate change, and develop leaders in the school library field.

The American Association Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) was an annual award given to the best player in minor league baseball's American Association. In 1929, Billy Rogell won the first ever American Association MVP Award. In 1997, Magglio Ordóñez won the final American Association MVP Award.First basemen, with 18 winners, have won the most among infielders and all positions, followed by third baseman and shortstops (7) and second basemen (4). Three catchers also won the award.

The American Art Association was an art gallery and auction house with sales galleries, established in 1883.It was first located at 6 East 23rd Street (South Madison Square) in Manhattan, New York City and moved to Madison Ave and 56th St. in 1922. It was the first auction house in the U.S. and had a strong presence in New York during the period of American history known as the Gilded Age, hosting some of the cities major art exhibitions at the time.

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The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) is an international association of cardiothoracic surgeons. It was founded in 1917 by the earliest pioneers in the field of thoracic surgery. Headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, it has over 1,200 members from 35 countries. To be considered for membership, a surgeon must have a proven record of distinction within the field and have made meritorious contributions to the knowledge of cardiothoracic disease and its surgical treatment.The association publishes the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. It fosters the education of young cardiothoracic surgeons by providing scholarships and fellowships, and makes special awards to distinguished members.Recipients of the association's Scientific Achievement Award include John W. Kirklin (1994), Norman E. Shumway (1998), Michael E. DeBakey (1999), Denton A. Cooley (2000), Alain F. Carpentier (2005), Gerald Buckberg (2007), and Andrew S. Wechsler (2008).The association's papers are held at the National Library of Medicine.

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The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) is a professional organization of more than 2,000 public opinion and survey research professionals in the United States and from around the world, with members from academia, media, government, the non-profit sector and private industry. AAPOR publishes three academic journals: Public Opinion Quarterly, Survey Practice and the Journal for Survey Statistics and Methodology.

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American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

American Arab Institute

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The American Association Manager of the Year Award was an annual award given to the best manager in minor league baseball's American Association. In 1953, George Selkirk won the first ever American Association Manager of the Year Award. In 1997, Dave Miley won the final American Association Manager of the Year Award.Fourteen managers from the Indianapolis Indians won the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Omaha Dodgers/Royals (5); the Evansville Triplets (4); the Denver Bears/Zephyrs, Louisville Colonels/Redbirds, and Minneapolis Millers (3); the Iowa Oaks/Cubs, Nashville Sounds, and Wichita Braves/Aeros (2); and the Buffalo Bisons, Oklahoma City 89ers, and Toledo Sox (1).Seven managers from the Montreal Expos Major League Baseball (MLB) organization won the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other, followed by the Cincinnati Reds organization (6), the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Kansas City Royals organizations (4), the Milwaukee Braves organization (3), the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, New York Giants, and St. Louis Cardinals organizations (2), and the Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Texas Rangers organizations (1).

The American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists (AAPB) was an American national professional association established in 1901, devoted to the medical sciences as distinct from clinical medicine. In 1976, they joined with the American Society for Experimental Pathology to form the American Society for Investigative Pathology.The AAPB took over the Journal of the Boston Society of Medical Sciences, and renamed it the Journal of Medical Research.

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The American Artists School was a progressive independent art school in New York City associated with socialism and the American Radical movement.The school was founded in April 1936 at 131 West 14th Street. Its founders and board of directors included members and former members of the John Reed Club such as William Gropper, as well as contributors to the New Masses and the Daily Worker, and notable artists such as Margaret Bourke-White and Louis Schanker. Harry Gottlieb was its first director.The school emphasized art that was not only technically excellent but also alive to the social and class realities of the day, and stressed socially relevant content. A statement from the school's brochure of 1936 reads,"The American Artists School established [as] its fundamental premise...that the student must be developed as an independent thinker at the same time he is trained to be a competent artist. We believe that America contains infinite painting material, and that the student who learns to understand and appreciate it cannot but evolve into a socially constructive artist."The school suffered from financial difficulties and closed in the spring of 1941; however, the significant role it played in integrating art and society in the thirties was recognized by both the liberal and radical press.

The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) is a national insurance advisory organization in the United States.Among other things, is one of the two major "rating bureaus" in the United States, along with the Insurance Services Office. Rating bureaus publishes standardized model insurance policy forms and prices which its insurance company customers use in their business. This expedites compliance and allows the policyholder customers to compare policy forms more easily.

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate nursing education. AACN works to establish quality standards for nursing education; assists schools in implementing those standards; influences the nursing profession to improve health care; and promotes public support for professional nursing education, research, and practice.Established in 1969, the AACN now represents nursing schools at 810 universities and four-year colleges in the United States. The program of the AACN is focused on the following goals:To establish quality standards for bachelor's degree and graduate-degree nursing educationTo assist deans and directors of nursing schools to implement those quality standardsTo influence the nursing profession to improve health careTo promote public support of baccalaureate and graduate education, research, and practice in nursing.

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The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is a non-profit organization that supports the 34 accredited colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) in the United States. These colleges are accredited to deliver instruction at 49 teaching locations in 32 states. In the current academic year, these colleges are educating over 27,000 future physicians—more than 20 percent of all U.S. medical students.

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The American Association (AA) was a professional baseball major league that existed for 10 seasons from 1882 to 1891. During that time, it challenged the National League (NL) for dominance of professional baseball. Together with the NL, the AA participated in an early version of the World Series seven times. At the end of its run, several franchises of the AA joined the NL.During its existence, the AA was often simply referred to as "the Association" in the media, in contrast to the NL which was called "the League."

American Association for Applied Psychology

The American Association of Christian Colleges and Seminaries, Inc. is an organization of Bible colleges and Christian universities and seminaries in the continental United States and Puerto Rico. According to AACCS, all of its member institutions are "clearly identified with the historic Christian fundamentalist tradition."The AACCS was originally established in 1985 as an informal division of the American Association of Christian Schools, with which it maintains a continuing relationship.

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The American Art Association was an art gallery and auction house with sales galleries, established in 1883.It was first located at 6 East 23rd Street (South Madison Square) in Manhattan, New York City and moved to Madison Ave and 56th St. in 1922. It was the first auction house in the U.S. and had a strong presence in New York during the period of American history known as the Gilded Age, hosting some of the cities major art exhibitions at the time. The galleries and auctions were devoted to paintings by American artists and also had an Oriental Art Department. The aim of the association was to promote American art through a highly visible, cosmopolitan auction venue.

American Association of Philosophy Teachers

The American Association of State Climatologists (AASC) is a professional scientific organisation for climatologists in the United States. The organisation was founded in 1976.The core membership in the AASC consists of the 47 State Climatologists and the official climatologist of Puerto Rico. There is one State Climatologist for each state in the United States.

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) is the professional association of nurse anesthetists in the United States. The organization states that it has a membership of more than 49,000, includes certified (CRNA), recertified, and student members. The organization represents approximately 90 percent of nurse anesthetists in the United States. American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.