Directory of the
Seventh-day Adventist Denomination
GENERAL CONFERENCE
Organized May 21, 1863
Territory: The land area of the World; compris-
ing the Afro-Mideast, Australasian, China, Euro-
Africa, Far Eastern, Inter-American, North Amer-
ican, Northern Europe-West Africa, South Amer-
ican, Southern Asia, and Trans-Africa Divisions;
and the Congregations of Seventh-day Adven-
tists in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Cable Address: ‘Adventist,’ Washington. Where
the above cable address cannot be used, please
address as follows: ‘General Conference,
Washington, D.C.,” or “Adventist Headquarters,
Washington, D.C.” :
Telex Numbers: 89-580 (within U.S.A. and Can-
ada); ITT 440186, RCA 248343 or WUI 64242
(from Overseas).
Office Address: 6840 Eastern Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20012. Telephone: (202) 723-
0800. :
Postal Address: 6840 Eastern Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20012, U.S.A.
Express and Freight Address: General Confer-
ence, Takoma Park, D.C. (Not Washington.)
Consign freight via Baltimore & Ohio Railway.
Administration:
President, Robert H. Pierson.
General Vice-Presidents, W. Duncan Eva, W. |.
Hackett, Richard Hammill, C. D. Henri, Alf
Lohne, M. S. Nigri, G. Ralph Thompson, F.
W. Wernick.
Vice-Presidents:
C. D. Watson, Afro-Mideast Division.
K. 5. Parmenter, Australasian Division.
Edwin Ludescher, Euro-Africa Division.
W. T. Clark, Far Eastern Division.
B. L. Archbold, Inter-American Division.
Neal C. Wilson, North American Division.
W. R. L. Scragg, Northern Europe-West Af-
rica Division.
Enoch Oliveira, South American Division.
R. 5. Lowry, Southern Asia Division.
M. L. Mills, Trans-Africa Division,
Administrative Assistant to the President, F. C.
Webster.
Secretary, Clyde O. Franz. .
Undersecretary, A. Edwin Gibb.
Associate Secretaries, D. H. Baasch, J. W.
Bothe, C. E. Bradiord, D. S. Johnson, D. A.
Roth, B. E. Seton, R. F. Williams.
Coordinator (Secretariat), Arthur H. Roth.
Treasurer, K. H. Emmerson.
Undertreasurer, M. E. Kemmerer.
Assistant Treasurers, H. D. Johnson, Frank L.
Jones, J. C. Kozel, R. E. Osborn, W. L. Pas-
coe, R. M. Reinhard.
Controller, Karl H. Bahr.
General Field Secretaries, ). |. Aitken, C. D.
Brooks, Gordon M. Hyde, C. ). Nagele, L. B.
Reynolds, R. L. Reynolds, R. A. Wilcox.
Lay Field Secretary, Walter M. Ost.
Auditor, D. D. Dennis; Associates, O. R.
Caldwell, R. B. Caldwell, Milton |. McCulloch,
T. P. Miller, R. N. Rey, L. C. Strickland, K. W.
Whitney.
Director of Archives and Statistics, F. Donald
Yost.
Director of Personnel Administration, A. G. Zyt-
koskee.
Departmental Directors:
ommunication, M. Cardl Hetzell; Associates,
V. H. Cooper, Marvin H. Reeder, H. L.
Reiner, DeWitt 5. Williams.
Education, W. |. Brown; Associates, Reuben L.
Hilde, C. B. Hirsch, G. |. Millet, C. R. Taylor,
Ethel Young.
Health, 5. L. DeShay; Associates, Eldon E. Car-
man, Mazie A. Herin, |. Wayne McFarland, R.
L. Pelton, Alice E. Smith, Ella May Stonebur-
ner.
Lay Activities, George E. Knowles; Associates, R.
W. Bates, H. D. Burbank, C. E. Guenther, S.
F. Monnier, C. C. Weis.
Ministerial Association: Chairman, Robert H. Pi-
erson; Secretary, N. R. Dower; Associates, E.
E. Cleveland, Arturo Schmidt, |. R. Spangler.
Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, W. Melvin
Adams; Associates, Gordon Engen, R. R. Heg-
stad, R. W. Nixon.
Publishing, Bruce M. Wickwire; Associates, R.
H. Henning, |]. N. Hunt, |. C. Kinder, C. M.
Willis.
Regional Affairs, W. W., Fordham; Associate, W.
. Banfield.
Sabbath School, H. F. Rampton; Associates, T.
M. Ashlock, R. Curtis Barger, C. L. Brooks,
W. R. Lesher, B. J. Liebelt.
Stewardship and Development, W. M. Starks;
Associate, P. G. Smith,
Temperance, E. H. J. Steed; Associates, G. |.
Bertochini, R. F. Mattison, A. V. Pinkney,
Milo C. Sawvel, F. A. Soper.
Youth, John Hancock; Associates, R. E. Barron,
D. B. Hills, C. D. Martin, Leo Ranzolin, Clark
Smith.
Services:
Biblical Research Institute, Gordon M. Hyde,
Director; A. V. Wallenkampf, Associate Direc-
tor (see page 22).
ESDA Travel Service (see page 22).
Home and Family Service, D. W. Holbrook, Di-
rector; Betty Holbrook, Assistant Director.
Institutional Consulting Service, Milton J. Mur-
ray, Consultant.
Institutional Services/ESDA (see page 23).
Insurance Service (see page 23).
Legal Service, Warren L. Johns, Chief Counsel;
Walter E. Carson, Associate Counsel. (Alter-
nate: Office of General Counsel).
Office Services, Walter E. Tate, Director.
Plant Services, Edwin E. Pester, Director.
Seventh-day Adventist World Service (SAWS)
(see page 24).
Transportation Service (see page 27).
Trust Services (see page 27).
World Foods Service, E. W. Howse, Director;
Paul Allred, Associate Director.
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