SSR’s rich history is celebrated through early Society photos, publications and retrospectives.  

Images of the Past

Enjoy these photos that capture some of SSR’s rich history. Do you have photos documenting SSR’s past that you would like to share? Please contact us.

SSR Meeting, circa 1970s

Left to right: Rich Falvo, George Foxcroft, Luciano Martini (seated), Janice Bahr, Nira Ben-Jonathan, Mary Hunzicker-Dunn, Dave Bullock, Andrew Nalbandov, Landis Keyes, Gordon Niswender, Mary Nekola, John Resko. Circa 1976-1979.

Special thanks to Gordon Niswender, Brian Cook, and Landis Keyes for identifying the individuals in this photo.

Publications

There are currently two publications that relate SSR’s history from the perspectives of its founders:

  1. Dziuk P. “The Society for the Study of Reproduction: 25 Years in Retrospect.” Biol Reprod 1993; 48(1):28–32.
  2. Hoyer P, Highberger C. SSR: The Generation of a Legacy. Society for the Study of Reproduction 2005.

SSR: The Generation of a Legacy, Part One

Produced by Patricia Hoyer, Ph.D., and Craig B. Highberger. Filmed and edited by Craig B. Highberger. Special thanks to Iowa State University SPCL Department and SSR staff for archival materials. © 2005 SSR.

Speakers & Timing

Origins in Biennial Symposium on Reproduction & the American Society of Animal Science

  • William Hansel, Ph.D.
  • Neena B. Schwartz, Ph.D.
  • Harold G. Spies, Ph.D.

“A Society that Focused on Students, Not on Faculty” (3:08)

  • Gordon D. Niswender, Ph.D.
  • John A. Resko, Ph.D.
  • Billy Day, Ph.D.

The Founding Father of SSR: Philip J. Dziuk, Ph.D. (5:24)

  • Janice M. Bahr, Ph.D.
  • Gilbert S. Greenwald, Ph.D.
  • Philip J. Dziuk, Ph.D.

Early Challenges (8:52)

  • Fredrick Stormshak, Ph.D.
  • Gordon W. Duncan, Ph.D.
  • Philip J. Dziuk, Ph.D.

Trainee Opportunities (13:18)

  • Keith Inskeep, Ph.D.
  • Fuller W. Bazer, Ph.D.
  • Stanley R. Glasser, Ph.D.

Andrew Nalbandov, Ph.D. (15:45)

  • Gilbert S. Greenwald, Ph.D.

Larry L. Ewing, Ph.D.  (17:02)

  • Philip J. Dziuk, Ph.D.

Prostaglandins and Luteolysis (18:48)

  • Fuller W. Bazer, Ph.D.
  • John McCracken, Ph.D.

The Uterus and Luteal Regression (20:52)

  • Gordon D. Niswender, Ph.D.
  • John McCracken, Ph.D.

SSR: The Generation of a Legacy, Part Two

Produced by Patricia Hoyer, Ph.D., and Craig B. Highberger. Filmed and edited by Craig B. Highberger. Special thanks to Iowa State University SPCL Department and SSR staff for archival materials. © 2005 SSR.

Speakers & Timing

The First Test-Tube Baby

  • Philip J. Dziuk, Ph.D.
  • John D. Biggers, D.Sc., Ph.D.
  • Philip J. Dziuk, Ph.D.

Biology of Reproduction (2:00)

  • Gilbert S. Greenwald, Ph.D.
  • John D. Biggers, D.Sc., Ph.D.
  • William Hansel, Ph.D.

Female Leadership and Career Development (5:17)

  • Anita H. Payne, Ph.D.
  • Neena B. Schwartz, Ph.D.
  • Anita H. Payne, Ph.D.
  • Mary Hunzicker-Dunn, Ph.D.

Social Events at the SSR Annual Meeting (8:42)

  • Billy N. Day, Ph.D.
  • Janice M. Bahr, Ph.D.
  • Mary Hunzicker-Dunn, Ph.D.
  • John A. Resko, Ph.D.
  • Gilbert S. Greenwald, Ph.D.
  • Mary Hunzicker-Dunn, Ph.D.
  • Gordon D. Niswender, Ph.D.
  • Robert Ryan, M.D.
  • Gordon D. Niswender, Ph.D.
  • Harold G. Spies, Ph.D.
  • Gordon D. Niswender, Ph.D.
  • Harold G. Spies, Ph.D.

“Very, Very Proud of What We Started” (18:18)

  • William Hansel, Ph.D.
  • Philip J. Dziuk, Ph.D.
  • Neena B. Schwartz, Ph.D.
  • Stanley R. Glasser, Ph.D.
  • Gilbert S. Greenwald, Ph.D.
  • Gordon D. Niswender, Ph.D.
  • John McCracken, Ph.D.

Heritage Honorees

2024

  • Ryuzo Yanagimachi

2023

2022

2021

Member Memorials

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Almquist, John O. (1921–2015)

Amstalden, Marcel (1970–2014)

Armstrong, David T. (1929–2016)

Barraclough, Charles A. (1926–2009)

Bedford, John Michael (1932–2018)

Behrman, Harold R. (1939–2008)

Biggers, John D. (1923–2018)

Butcher, Roy L. (1930–2012)

Carlson, Jack (1939–2004)

Casida, Lester Earl (1904–1986)

  • Heritage Committee biosketch: Inskeep K, Cochrane B, Dailey B, Stormshak F. The seminal contributions of Lester Earl Casida to reproductive biology: experimental design, interpretation, integrity (1904–1986). Society for the Study of Reproduction. (PDF)
  • SSR awards: 1975 Carl G. Hartman Awardee

Chandrashekar, Varadaraj (passed in 2006)

Channing, Cornelia “Nina” Post (1938–1985)

Clermont, Yves (1926–2014)

Concannon, Patrick W. (1941–2015)

Cook, Brian (1933-2022)

Dorrington, Jennifer (passed in 2001)

Dziuk, Philip J. (1926–2015)

Dukelow, W.R. Ph.D. (1936–2018)

Echternkamp, Sherrill (1943–2022)

Enders, Allen C. (1928–2022)

Ewing, Larry L. (1936–1990)

  • Heritage Committee biosketch: Zirkin BR. Larry L. Ewing: a friend and colleague remembered (1936–1990). Society for the Study of Reproduction. (PDF)
  • SSR awards: 1987 SSR Distinguished Service Awardee

Farookhi, Riaz (1944–2013)

First, Neal (1930–2014)

Foote, Robert H. (1922–2008)

Ford, Stephen (1948–2018)

  • SSR Recognition: SSR Member for 48 Years

Gagnon, Claude (1950–2012)

Glasser, Stanley (1926–2015)

Gorski, Jack (1931–2006)

Greenwald, Gilbert S. (1927–2004)

Grotjan, H. Edward, Jr. (1947–2013)

Guillette, Louis J. Jr. (1954–2015)

Hansel, William (1918–2017)

Hardy, Matthew P. (1957–2007)

Harper, Michael John Kennedy (1935–2022)

Hecht, Norman B. (1940–2013)

Howard, JoGayle (1951–2011)

Inskeep, Keith (1938–2021)

Jegou, Bernard (1951–2021)

Johnson, Donald C. (1927–2004)

  • BOR memorial: Bast J, Terranova P. In memoriam, Gilbert S. Greenwald, 1927–2004. Biol Reprod 2005; 72(3): 772-773.

Kinsey, William (Bill) (1950-2024)

Koering, Marilyn J. (1938–2008)

Kroc, Robert L. (1907–2002)

Lane, Michelle (1970–2020)

Lardy, Henry A. (1917–2010)

Leibo, Stanley P. (1937–2014)

Li, Qinglei (1971-2024)

MacCalman, Colin (1966–2011)

Meites, Joseph (1913–2005)

Melampy, Robert (1909–1984)

Milvae, Robert “Bob” (1953–2022)

Moger, William H. (1955–2001)

Moss, Stuart  (1950-2021)

Moudgal, N. Raghuveer (1931–2011)

Nalbandov, Andrew (1912–1986)

Nilson, John (1950-2023)

Niswender, Gordon (1940–2017)

Nteeba, Jackson (1985–2021)

Parker, Keith L. (1954–2008)

Payne, Anita H. (1926–2009)

Robinson, Terence J. (1919–2004)

Rothchild, Irving (1913–2006)

Ryan, Robert J. (1927–2008)

Schomberg, David William (1939-2024)

Schwartz, Neena B. (passed in 2018)

  • SSR service: SSR President (1977-1978)

Segal, Sheldon J. (1926–2009)

Seidel Jr., George E. (1943-2021)

Short, Roger (1930–2021)

Silvia, William J. (1956–2015)

Steinberger, Emil (1928–2008)

Saiduddin, Syed (1939-2022)

Wildt, David E. (1950–2020)

Wolf, Richard C. (1926–2001)

Woods, Gordon L. (1952–2009)

Yanagimachi, Ryuzo (1928-2023)

Yang, Xiangzhong “Jerry” (1959–2009)

Past SSR Presidents

Term SSR President
2023-2024 Blanche Capel
2022-2023 Peter Hansen
2021-2022 Troy Ott
2020-2021 Francesco DeMayo
2019-2020 Andrea S. Cupp
2017-2018 John S. Davis
2016-2017 Janice L. Bailey
2015-2016 Bruce D. Murphy
2014-2015 Richard M. Schultz
2013-2014 John K. (Jock) Findlay
2012-2013 Susan S. Suarez
2011-2012 Barbara C. Vanderhyden
2010-2011 Sally Perreault Darney
2009-2010 John H. Nilson
2008-2009 Asgerally T. Fazleabas
2007-2008 Douglas M. Stocco
2006-2007 E. Mitch Eddy
2005-2006 William W. Thatcher
2004-2005 Joy L. Pate
2003-2004 Mary Hunzicker-Dunn
2002-2003 P. Landis Keyes
2001-2002 Geula Gibori
2000-2001 Barbara M. Sanborn
1999-2000 John J. Eppig
1998-1999 Michael D. Griswold
1997-1998 Fredrick Stormshak
1996-1997 Fuller W. Bazer
1995-1996 Richard L. Stouffer
1994-1995 Joanne E. Fortune
1993-1994 Janice M. Bahr
1992-1993 E. Keith Inskeep
1991-1992 Terry M. Nett
1990-1991 Anita H. Payne
1989–1990 David W. Schomberg
1988–1989 John A. Resko
1987–1988 Robert J. Ryan
1986–1987 Philip J. Dziuk
1985–1986 Andrzej Bartke
1984–1985 Robert H. Foote
1983–1984 A. Rees Midgley, Jr.
1982–1983 Claude Desjardins
1981–1982 Gordon D. Niswender
1980–1981 Harold G. Spies
1979–1980 Larry L. Ewing
1978–1979 Roger A. Gorski
1977–1978 Neena B. Schwartz
1976–1977 David T. Armstrong
1975–1976 William Hansel
1974–1975 Gordon W. Duncan
1973–1974 Richard J. Blandau
1972–1973 A.V. Nalbandov
1971–1972 Gilbert S. Greenwald
1970–1971 James H. Leathem
1969–1970 Noland L. VanDemark
1968-1969 John D. Biggers
1967-1968 R.M. Melampy
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