| 1970’s |
During this decade, the Society sponsored or endorsed two annual seminars, the “Symposium by the Sea” in the fall in the eastern part of the state, and the “Breath of Spring” in the spring in the western part of the state. |
| 1980 |
The first Sputum Bowl competition was held at that year’s Symposium by the Sea. |
| 1986 |
March 14th – At its BOD Meeting, the NCSRC BOD voted in favor of the pursuit of legal credentialing of respiratory therapists in NC. |
| 1987 |
The Symposium by the Sea was moved for a few years to Myrtle Beach, SC, but the BOD passed a motion to permanently move it back to NC, where it has been held ever since. |
| 1991 |
Three regions for the NCSRC were defined, and the regionalization concept began. |
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Vendor Representative position was conceived as an advisory role in the NSCRC governance. |
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North Carolina won the National Sputum Bowl Competition |
| 1992 |
North Carolina Sputum Bowl Team won the International Sputum Bowl Competition |
| 1996 |
The NCSRC hired an Executive Secretary. |
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The NCSRC first developed its Internet Web Site. |
| 1999 |
The Political Advocacy Contact Team (PACT) was initiated in NC as a part of the AARC’s plan for advocacy. |
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After the initial lecture, attendees to the Symposium by the Sea were evacated from Atlantic Beach due to the approach of Hurricane Floyd. |
| 2000 |
The NC Legislature passed the Respiratory Care Practice Act. |
| 2001 |
Requested the North Carolina Respiratory Care Educators (NCARE) to be the administrator of the NCSRC funded student scholarship program. |
| 2002 |
October 1st – Licensure of Respiratory Care Practitioners in NC became effective. |
| 2003 |
The NCSRC BOD voted to rotate the annual meeting to all geographical areas of the state. |
| 2004 |
The NCSRC wins the AARC Summit Award, recognizing it as the Chartered Affiliate of the Year. |
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The Annual Symposium was held at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. Attendees were treated to heavy flooding in area and water outages associated with the remnant of a hurricane passing through the area. |
| 2005 |
NCSRC Vendor Hall officially designated as the Shelton “Boogie” Dixon Memorial Vendor Hall. |
| 2007 |
The NCSRC wins the AARC Summit Award, recognizing it as the Chartered Affiliate of the Year. |
| 2009 |
The NCSRC funded student scholarships were designated as the Jim Whitley Memorial Scholarship Program. |
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The NCSRC initiated the Respiratory Therapy Student Mentoring Program. |
| 2010 |
The Annual Symposium was held in Wilmington, NC. Attendees were treated to record rainfall leading to local area flooding. |
| 2011 |
The NCSRC BOD voted to name one of the lectures at the NCSRC Annual Meeting in honor of Rick Sells for his long and devoted lifetime contribution to the NCSRC. |
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The NCSRC Bylaws and Standing Rules were revised to enable a two year term for the officer positions of President and Treasurer. |
2012
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North Carolina won the AARC’s National Sputum Bowl Competition |
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The NCSRC Educator of the Year Award was officially designed as the Gail Gane Educator of the Year Award |
2013
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The NCSRC BOD voted to approve a Social Media Policy, and initiated a Facebook page. |
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The NCSRC Manager of the Year Award was officially designated as the Harvey Jacobs Leadership Award |
2014
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The NCSRC BOD voted to name the Open Forum portion of the NCSRC Annual Meeting in honor of Dan Grady for his contributions to the science and research in Respiratory Care in North Carolina. |
2015
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North Carolina won the AARC’s National Sputum Bowl Competition |
2017
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With the resignation of the President-Elect, the BOD voted to extend the term of the existing President, Ricky Bowen. With this vote, Ricky became only the second president to serve for 3 year. Don Fletcher served for 3 years total over the course of 3 separate terms. |
| 2018 |
The NCRCB adopted a Declaratory Ruling for Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapist. |
| 2018 |
The Symposium by the Sea, scheduled to be in Wilmington, was cancelled due to the approach of Hurricane Florence |
