Documents Added to ASPPA History Website

We’ve just expanded the list of documents posted on the ASPPA history website, adding three important publications from the 1970s and 1980s:

• Transcript of 1986 “ASPA, The First 20 Years” panel. The 1986 ASPA Annual Conference featured a presentation by Harry Eidson, Carl Duncan, Bill Hand and Ed Burrows on ASPA’s history. This is an unedited transcript of their presentation.

• How ASPA Came About. This short document presents a view of ASPA’s formation in founder Harry Eidson’s own words.

• Founding of ASPA. This document from 1975 is the earliest documentation of ASPA’s formation in 1966. It includes a list of “happenings” (i.e., milestones) from 1967-1974 and membership breakdowns for 1968-1975.

Featuring videos, photos from the ASPPA archives and documents from past presidents, members and other sources, the ASPPA history website celebrates our contributions to the pension and retirement industry and the actuarial profession — and the people who made it all happen. It’s designed to complement the ASPPA history book coming in October, and includes photos and documents uncovered in the course of researching, writing and editing the book. Featured are:

• Photos from ASPPA Annual Conferences going back to the 1974 conference, held a month after ERISA was signed into law, and more.
• Documents and articles from the ASPPA archives and other sources, including the 1966 certificate of incorporation, ASPPA Presidents’ speeches, scripts of tributes to Chet Salkind and Ed Burrows, articles from The Pension Actuary by prominent leaders of the past, and more. 

• Videos, including ones telling the history of ASPPA’s conferences program and Education and Examinations program, based on interviews with ASPPA Past Presidents and committee leaders. 

You’ll also find some background on the ASPPA history book, Leading the Evolution: ASPPA’s 50 Years at the Forefront of the Retirement Industry, coming in October.

Throughout the year we’ll be adding new photos, videos and documents on a regular basis. When we do, we’ll let you know in an ASPPA Connect post. Check it all out at http://asppa50.org/, or click on “ASPPA History” in the “About” section of ASPPA Net.