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24 OCTOBER 2017 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE NACE INTERNATIONAL: VOL. 56, NO. 10 A FEATURE ARTICLE Serving the Corrosion Industry for 75 Years NACE International Celebrates Its Diamond Anniversary in 2018 Gretchen Jacobson, MP Managing Editor-in-Chief As the corrosion control industry has developed and grown, NACE International established itself early on as an organization committed to controlling and pre- venting corrosion. From its beginnings as a small group of engineers focused on cathodic protection (CP) to address metal pipeline degradation, NACE has evolved into a worldwide organization that is in- volved in every industry and area of corrosion preven- tion and control, from oil and gas and water systems to marine, transportation, and infrastructure protection. Next year the association celebrates its Diamond Anniversary, a milestone made possible by the knowl- edge, expertise, and continued support of its members from around the globe. As it has in the past, NACE continues to advance education and training, techni- cal discussions, and standards development and advocate corrosion control as part of its mission to equip society to protect people, assets, and the envi- ronment from the adverse effects of corrosion. NACE Founded in 1943 At the beginning of the 20th Century, little was known about the science of corrosion control. By the 1930s, however, significant strides in corrosion miti- gation had been achieved and CP had come into wide- spread use to control corrosion on underground pipe- lines. This generated well-founded concern about possible damage to adjacent structures from stray current. It soon became apparent that a dedicated organization was needed to serve as a clearinghouse for information about underground operations and to establish standard procedures for installing and maintaining CP systems. This led to the formation of the Houston, Texas-based Mid-Continent Cathodic Protection Association in 1938. In 1940, the Petroleum Industry Electrical Association (PIEA) offered to sponsor the work of this group, which then became the PIEA Cathodic Section. Members of this section quickly determined the value of forming a separate association dedicated specifically to corrosion and its control. On October 9, 1943, 11 corrosion engineers agreed to found this endeavor, and the National Asso- ciation of Corrosion Engineers (N.A.C.E.) was born. B. Bond, Texas Pipe Line Co. R.A. Brannon, Humble Pipe Line Co., NACE president, 1943-1946 D. Holsteyn, Shell Oil Co., Inc. F.J. McElhatton, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line, NACE president, 1946-1947 M.C. Miller, Ebasco Services, Inc. O.C. Mudd, Shell Oil Co., Inc., NACE treasurer, 1943-1950 W.P Noser, Humble Pipe Line Co. G.R. Olson, United Gas Corp., NACE president, 1947-1948 W.F. Rogers, Gulf Oil Corp., NACE president, 1953-1954 J.A. South, The Texas Co. H.W. Wahlquist, Ebasco Services, Inc. The Founding Engineers