Seeking Subcommittee Members for Center for History of Microbiology/ASM Archives (CHOMA)
The Center for the History of Microbiology/ASM Archives (CHOMA) Committee is pleased to invite ASM members interested in the history of microbiology to participate in this important (and fun) subcommittee. Details below:
Description of CHOMA: CHOMA collects, preserves, processes, and presents historical materials pertaining to the ASM and the microbiological sciences. The CHOMA Committee supports CHOMA and the ASM Archivist.
Mission of the CHOMA Subcommittee:
Subcommittee Member Responsibilities:
Sampling of Current CHOMA Projects:
To Apply: https://asm.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/56/home
ASM Membership: Committee members must be current ASM members. Join/renew membership at www.asm.org/join
Questions?
Contact: archives@asmusa.org
CURRENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Tomislav Meštrović, MD, Ph.D., M.P.H. (’25), CHAIR
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA
Email: tmestrov@uw.edu
University Centre Varazdin, Croatia
E-mail: tmestrovic@unin.hr
Mailing address: Ulica 104. brigade 3, 42 000 Varazdin, Croatia
Melanie Armstrong, Ph.D. (’25)
University of Wyoming
E-mail: ucalmel@gmail.com
Joan W. Bennett, Ph.D. (’23)
Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey
E-mail: profmycogirl@yahoo.com
Franklin R. Champlin, Ph.D. (’23)
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
E-mail: franklin.champlin@okstate.edu
Shahana Kazmi, Ph.D. (’23)
Karachi, Pakistan
E-mail: shahanaurooj@yahoo.com
Karen-Beth G. Scholthof, Ph.D. (’24)
Texas A&M University
E-mail: kbgs@tamu.edu
ASM Archivist:
Colleen Puterbaugh
Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
E-mail: cputerbaugh@asmusa.org
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Barnett Cohen 1935-1952
Leland S. McClung 1952-1982
Donald E. Shay 1983-1988*
James A. Poupard 1989-1993
Joan W. Bennett 1993-1994
William C. Summers 1994-2001
Joan W. Bennett 2001-2007
Patricia Charache 2007-2010
James A. Poupard 2010-2016
Melanie Armstrong 2016-2023
Tomislav Meštrović 2023-2025
*The Center for the History of Microbiology was established in 1985.
ARCHIVISTS
Barnett Cohen 1935-1952
Leland S. McClung 1952-1982
Donald E. Shay 1983-1988
Peter Hirtle 1984-1986 (Archives Assistant)
Toby Appel 1987-1988 (Archives Assistant)
Helen Zilinskas 1988-1992
Jeff Karr 1993-2022
Colleen Puterbaugh 2022-