22 25-50 Years “Today, despite the intervening years of experience, the necessity for an interchange of ideas is just as great as in the beginning of our compensation history. Although the theory of workmen’s compensation is relatively simple, its practical and effective application is a difficult and exacting piece of work. There is no last word in administrative technique. Improvement can be effected in every jurisdiction they are urgently needed in many. Administrators of long experience recognize this, and that is why we find veteran compensation officials in attendance at these meeting year after year.” ~Verne A. Zimmer, Director, Division of Labor Standards, U.S. Department of Labor, 1945 IAIABC Annual Meeting, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Mr. Zimmer served as the IAIABC’s Secretary- Treasurer for many years. He also oversaw the publication of the ABC Reporter. Person Highlight: Verne A. Zimmer

23 1938-1964 Person Highlight: Mary Donlon