03.06.09
The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) announced that Ladd W. Smith, PhD, Dipl ABT, Fellow ATS, President of the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Inc. (RIFM) has earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential. He is the first in the fragrance industry array of associations to do so, according to RIFM.
The CAE is the highest professional credential in the association industry. To be designated as a Certified Association Executive, an applicant must have a minimum of three years experience in nonprofit organization management; complete a minimum of 75 hours of specialized professional development, pass a stringent examination in association management, and pledge to uphold a code of ethics. To maintain the certification, individuals must undertake ongoing professional development and activities in association and nonprofit management. Approximately 3,500 association professionals (less than 5%) currently hold the CAE credential, which was first awarded in 1961.
Dr. Smith has been president of RIFM since 1998. Previously, he was responsible for product stewardship at Occidental Chemical. Prior positions at GE Plastics and DuPont involved health care cost containment, regulatory affairs and laboratory research. During his career, Dr. Smith has assumed leadership roles on association boards and committees, helped develop graduate and cooperative education programs and published on numerous subjects including health and environmental research, information management and risk assessment.
Dr. Smith received his doctorate in pharmacology from the Medical College of Virginia, his masters in bioengineering from Clemson University and his bachelor of science in zoology from the University of South Florida. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology and serves on the Advisory Board of the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing of the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Smith has also attained the distinction of Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences.
The CAE is the highest professional credential in the association industry. To be designated as a Certified Association Executive, an applicant must have a minimum of three years experience in nonprofit organization management; complete a minimum of 75 hours of specialized professional development, pass a stringent examination in association management, and pledge to uphold a code of ethics. To maintain the certification, individuals must undertake ongoing professional development and activities in association and nonprofit management. Approximately 3,500 association professionals (less than 5%) currently hold the CAE credential, which was first awarded in 1961.
Dr. Smith has been president of RIFM since 1998. Previously, he was responsible for product stewardship at Occidental Chemical. Prior positions at GE Plastics and DuPont involved health care cost containment, regulatory affairs and laboratory research. During his career, Dr. Smith has assumed leadership roles on association boards and committees, helped develop graduate and cooperative education programs and published on numerous subjects including health and environmental research, information management and risk assessment.
Dr. Smith received his doctorate in pharmacology from the Medical College of Virginia, his masters in bioengineering from Clemson University and his bachelor of science in zoology from the University of South Florida. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology and serves on the Advisory Board of the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing of the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Smith has also attained the distinction of Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences.