At the December 1980 meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Association in New York, Richard C. Simons, M.D., received a majority of votes for the position of secretary to be vacated by Dr. Robert M. Gilliland. Dr. Simons became a member of the Association in 1974, and has served as chairman of the Committee on Associate and Affiliate Members since 1977. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of the American. A graduate of the Menninger School of Psychiatry and the Downstate Psychoanalytic Institute, he is currently in Denver, Training and Supervising Analyst at the Denver Institute since 1977, and a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine since 1976. Dr. Simons has published numerous scientific articles and book chapters, co-authored one book on psychotherapy, and co-edited with Herbert Pardes the book Understanding Human Behavior in Health and Illness, a classic in its field.
Also at the December meeting, Judith S. Schachter, M.D., was elected new Treasurer, to replace Dr. William S. Robbins. Dr. Schachter became a member in 1965 and has served in a number of central committees of the Association, including the Board on Professional Standards and the Executive Council. Formerly a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Colorado University Center, she is now a Training and Supervising Analyst and a Supervisor of Child Analysis with the Pittsburgh Institute. In 1980 she was appointed Medical Director of the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center, Inc.
Samuel Ritvo, M.D., newly elected Councilor-at-Large, became a member of the Association in 1950, served as its President in 1968-69, and has been a member of important committees, including the Executive Council, the Board on Professional Standards (secretary), and the Editorial Board of The Journal (currently and twice before). Dr. Ritvo is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Western New England Psychoanalytic Institute and the New York Psychoanalytic Institute, and a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale University Study Center. He has lectured and published widely on childhood and adolescence.
Calvin Settlage, M.D., newly elected Councilor-at-Large, became a member of the Association in 1959. He has been Councilor-at-Large once before (1973-76), and a member and chairman of a number of central committees, being a member of the Board on Professional Standards since 1975. Dr. Settlage has served as Training and Supervising Analyst in both Adult and Child Psychoanalysis with the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Institute and, since 1970, with the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute. He has contributed articles and book chapters on developmental psychoanalysis.