Leadership

2022 – 2023 Board of Directors

Ex Officio Members

ASN Foundation

Chief Executive Officer

John E. Courtney, Ph.D.

ASN’s Executive Officer partners with the elected Officers of the Society in order to manage the programmatic and business affairs of the Society. During his tenure as the Chief Executive, Courtney has developed innovative programs in education & professional development, launched new nutrition publications and expanded activities and services to 72 countries around the world. During this unprecedented level of growth for the society, ASN revenue has more than tripled, membership has increased by more than 250%, and ASN has become a central resource where policymakers, government funders and thought leaders interact to advance nutrition research and practice. ASN publishes the number one and number two ranked journals in the field, holds the largest nutrition science annual meeting in world, and is a leader in nutrition public policy and advocacy.

Dr. Courtney has more than twenty years of executive level experience in leading organizations. Dr. Courtney also serves on the Board of Directors as Treasurer of US Pharmacopeia, the world’s largest pharmaceutical standards setting organization that seeks to improve the health of people around the world through public standards and related programs that help to ensure the quality, safety and benefit of medicines and food with a $350m annual operating budget.

Prior to his current position at ASN, Dr. Courtney was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Clinical Research Forum and the Clinical Research Foundation. The Clinical Research Forum was formed in 1996 to discuss the unique and complex challenges to clinical research in academic health centers. The primary activities of the forum were to convene the top leaders in the clinical research community that together invested over $100 billion annually to fund medical research in the areas of prevention, treatment, and the cures for disease. Through its activities, the Forum enabled the sharing of best practices in clinical research and played an important national advocacy role in support of the broader interests and needs of clinical research community. During Dr. Courtney’s tenure, revenue increased by 168% and membership in the Forum increased 130%. The Forum’s members received over 65% of the total 2004 NIH extramural awards to medical centers and include 31 of the top 33 NIH university grantee institutions and the top 8 independent domestic hospitals.

Dr. Courtney previously held the position of Chief Financial and Administrative Officer with the American Diabetes Association and related affiliates The American Diabetes Association Research Foundation, The American Diabetes Advocacy Association, and the American Diabetes Association Property Title Holding Company. The American Diabetes Association is a leading organization with $215 million in revenue annually to fund research, education, and public awareness to cure diabetes and improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Dr. Courtney played a leading role at ADA whereby revenues increased over 79% from $120m to over $215m by focusing on new advocacy, information, and research programs, by upgrading member and volunteer recruitment, and focusing on high net margin fundraising activities. Dr. Courtney was a strong advocate for expanding programs to those who suffer or are at risk of developing diabetes. Advocacy funding increased by more than 300% and research for a cure grew by more than 100% during his leadership tenure. ADA held the largest annual diabetes meeting in the world with over 18,000 attendees that generated over $8 million in net income.

Prior to joining ADA, Dr. Courtney was the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of a start-up international grant-making organization that grew to $45 million annually under his leadership which funded science and technological ventures in the United States, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and in Europe.

Dr. Courtney also has exceptional leadership experience in the university arena where he was a leader at The American University and where he also completed his Ph.D. program. Dr. Courtney has also served on the faculty of The University of Maryland, University College teaching business classes, mentoring new faculty, and developed the curriculum for one of the first web based courses offered in the United States.

Dr. Courtney holds a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from The American University where his academic study included strategy development and implementation and continuous quality improvement. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Business from Hood College. He is a frequent presenter at conferences and trade meetings and has led seminars on Non-Profit Governance and Strategic Planning.

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Past Presidents

Our Society’s success in advancing excellence in nutrition research and practice is due in large part to the commitment of our volunteer leaders. ASN expresses its appreciation to the following, who have served as President.

2005-2006	Dennis M. Bier, Naomi Fukagawa Co-Presidents, Transition Executive Board
2006-2007	Stephanie A. Atkinson
2007-2008	Joanne R. Lupton
2008-2010	James O. Hill
2010-2011	Robert M. Russell
2011-2012	Sharon M. Donovan
2012-2013	Teresa A. Davis
2013-2014	Gordon L. Jensen
2014-2015	Simin N. Meydani
2015-2016	Patrick J. Stover
2016-2017	Marian L. Neuhouser
2017-2018	Mary Ann Johnson
2018-2019	Catherine J. Field
2019-2020	Rick D. Mattes
2020-2021	Lindsay H. Allen

American Institute for Nutrition (AIN) | American Society for Nutritional Sciences (ASNS)

The American Society for Nutrition was founded in 1928 as the American Institute for Nutrition (AIN). The first annual meeting of AIN was held in 1934. In 1996, the American Institute for Nutrition changed its name to the American Society for Nutritional Sciences (ASNS).

1934-1935	Lafayette B. Mendel*
1935-1936	John R. Murlin*
1936-1937	Eugene F. Dubois*
1937-1938	Mary S. Rose*
1938-1939	Elmer V. McCollum*
1939-1940	Henry C. Sherman*
1940-1941	Thorne M. Carpenter*
1941-1942	Albert G. Hogan*
1942-1943	Leonard A. Maynard*
1943-1944	Howard B. Lewis*
1944-1945	Icie Macy Hoobler*
1945-1946	William C. Rose*
1946-1947	Arthur H. Smith*
1947-1948	Roland M. Bethke*
1948-1949	Elmer M. Nelson*
1949-1950	Charles G. King*
1950-1951	Wendell H. Griffith*
1951-1952	Clive M. McCay*
1952-1953	Paul L. Day*
1953-1954	Conrad A. Elvehjem*
1954-1955	George R. Cowgill*
1955-1956	W.H. Sebrell, Jr.*
1956-1957	Harry J. Deuel, Jr.*
1957-1958	Robert R. Williams*
1958-1959	William J. Darby*
1959-1960	D. Wayne Wooley*
1960-1961	Floyd S. Daft*
1961-1962	Paul Gyorgy*
1962-1963	L.C. Norris*
1963-1964	Grace A. Goldsmith*
1964-1965	Ruben W. Engel*
1965-1966	O.L. Kline*
1966-1967	Arnold E. Schaefer*
1967-1968	George M. Briggs*
1968-1969	Richard H. Barnes*
1969-1970	Boyd L. O’Dell
1970-1971	Alfred E. Harper
1971-1972	Harry G. Day*
1972-1973	D. Mark Hegsted*
1973-1974	Olaf Mickelsen*
1974-1975	John G. Bieri*
1975-1976	George K. Davis*
1976-1977	E.L Robert Stokstad*
1977-1978	Lavell M. Henderson*
1978-1979	Hamish N. Munro*
1979-1980	David Kritchevsky*
1980-1981	William G. Hoekstra
1981-1982	Robert E. Olson*
1982-1983	Doris H. Calloway*
1983-1984	Lucille S. Hurley*
1984-1985	Harry P. Broquist*
1985-1986	Malden C. Nesheim
1986-1987	James A. Olson*
1987-1988	Helen A. Guthrie
1988-1989	Gilbert A. Leveille
1989-1990	Samuel J. Fomon*
1990-1991	Vernon R. Young*
1991-1992	Donald B. McCormick
1992-1993	Dale R. Romsos
1993-1994	John W. Suttie
1994-1995	Johanna Dwyer
1995-1996	John A. Milner*
1996-1997	Robert J. Cousins
1997-1998	Robert B. Rucker
1998-1999	Connie M. Weaver
1999-2000	Janet C. King
2000-2001	Lindsay H. Allen
2001-2002	John W. Erdman
2002-2003	Steven H. Zeisel
2003-2004	Dale E. Bauman
2004-2005	Kathleen A. Rasmussen
2005	Dennis M. Bier

American Society for Clinical Nutrition (ASCN)

ASCN’s founding date was May 1, 1960 and the Society affiliated as a division of AIN at that time. The first ASCN annual meeting was held in spring of 1961.

1961-1962	Robert E. Olson
1962-1963	William Bean*
1963-1964	W. Henry Sebell, Jr.*
1964-1965	Willard A. Krehl*
1965-1966	Charles S. Davidson*
1966-1967	Robert E. Hodges
1967-1968	Robert E. Shank*
1968-1969	John F. Mueller*
1969-1970	W.S. Hartroft
1970-1971	C.U. Lowe*
1971-1972	William J. McGanity*
1972-1973	Grace A. Goldsmith*
1973-1974	David B. Coursin*
1974-1975	Charles E. Butterworth, Jr.*
1975-1976	Charles S. Lieber*
1976-1977	Theodore B. Van Itallie
1977-1978	Jules Hirsch*
1978-1979	William E. Connor*
1979-1980	Robert H. Herman*
1980-1981	Victor Herbert*
1981-1982	Samuel J. Fomon*
1982-1983	Harold H. Sandstead
1983-1984	Irwin H. Rosenberg
1984-1985	Allan L. Forbes*
1985-1986	Maurice E. Shils*
1986-1987	Edward S. Horton
1987-1988	George A. Bray
1988-1989	Charles H. Halstead
1989-1990	F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer
1990-1991	Dennis M. Bier
1991-1992	Edwin L. Bierman*
1992-1993	Harry L. Greene
1993-1994	Richard S. Rivlin
1994-1995	Richard L. Atkinson, Jr.
1995-1996	Barbara C. Hansen
1996-1997	Judith S. Stern
1997-1998	George L. Blackburn*
1998-1999	M.R.C. Greenwood
1999-2000	William H. Dietz
2000-2001	Bruce R. Bistrian
2001-2002	Steven B. Heymsfield
2002-2003	Robert M. Russell
2003-2004	Dale A. Schoeller
2004-2005	Samuel Klein
2005	Naomi Fukagawa

Society for International Nutrition Research (SINR)

The Society for International Nutrition Research (SINR) was founded in 1990. In 1993, SINR affiliated as a second division of AIN.

1996-1997	Lindsay H. Allen
1997-1998	Kenneth H. Brown
1998-1999	Gail G. Harrison
1999-2000	Reynaldo Martorell
2000-2001	Benjamin Caballero
2001-2002	Kathryn G. Dewey
2002-2003	Jean-Pierre Habicht
2003-2004	Rebecca J. Stoltzfus

American Society for Nutrition

In 2005, ASNS, ASCN and SINR merged to form the American Society for Nutrition.

2005-2006	Dennis M. Bier, Naomi Fukagawa Co-Presidents, Transition Executive Board
2006-2007	Stephanie A. Atkinson
2007-2008	Joanne R. Lupton
2008-2010	James O. Hill
2010-2011	Robert M. Russell
2011-2012	Sharon M. Donovan
2012-2013	Teresa A. Davis
2013-2014	Gordon L. Jensen
2014-2015	Simin N. Meydani
2015-2016	Patrick J. Stover