| November 5, 1980 |
First Board of Directors elected |
| June 21, 1981 |
First newsletter published |
| August 21, 1981 |
Articles of Incorporation issued |
| November 11, 1981 |
End of Charter Membership registration |
| November 12 & 13, 1981 |
Third Annual Symposium |
| April 26, 1982 |
Membership count is 174 |
| June 21 & 22, 1982 |
First CBET review class |
| October 14, 1982 |
The first Symposium Pig Pickin’ – Symposium moves to the North Raleigh Hilton Hotel |
| October 20, 1983 |
By-Laws amended to divide the office of Secretary into Membership Secretary & Recording Secretary and to limit Board of Directors term of office to two consecutive two year terms. |
| March 15, 1984 |
NCBA contracts with Olson Management Group to manage the Symposium arrangements |
| July 19, 1984 |
Membership count reaches 300 |
| January 31, 1985 |
Management contract awarded to Association Alternatives, Inc. NCBA establishes an affiliation with ASHE |
| January 1, 1986 |
Individual annual membership fee changes from $10 to $30 |
| October 13, 1986 |
Gov. James Martin proclaims Inaugural North Carolina BMET Week |
| May 1, 1988 |
NCBA nominated for the AAMI Foundation Laufman / Greatbatch Award |
| February 5, 1990 |
Founding member and long time Board member, Eddy Whisnant passes away after an extended illness |
| July 1, 1991 |
Eddy Whisnant Scholarship established to grant scholarships to second year students within the North Carolina Community College System. |
| January 15, 1993 |
Introduction of the "Profile Spotlight" series of articles in the newsletter, which provide a description of the facilities and services provided by member institutions and vendors.
The inaugural article highlighted Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and Physio Control Corporation. |
| January 15, 1993 |
Premier issue of the new newsletter format |
| February 16, 1993 |
The Norman "Red" Reeves Scholarship is established by Douglass Medical and Biomedical Equipment Rental & Sales |
| July 16, 1993 |
Membership fees and symposium registration fees increased. The last fee increase had been in 1986. |
| November 10, 1993 |
NCBA Annual Symposium moves to the North Raleigh Hilton Hotel. |
| November 1, 1995 |
Symposium moves to the Four Seasons Hotel in Greensboro, NC. After several years absence, the Pig Pickin’ returns |
| July 12, 1996 |
The Internet Task Force established |
| September 24, 1996 |
Hill-Rom agrees to endow the NCBA Professional of the Year Award for three years |
| January 10, 1997 |
Temporary NCBA internet web site established.Individual annual membership fee changes to $50. Symposium vendor registration fees increase to $400/$250. |
| October 3, 1997 |
First Hill-Rom Professional of the Year Award presented to Robert Gerber from N.C. Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. |
| October 3, 1997 |
Both the Eddie Whisnant Scholarship and the Norman Reeves Scholarship presented to Lawrence Smith. |
| November 1, 1997 |
Permanent NCBA internet web site established at http://anesthesia.mc.duke.edu/ncba |
| October 29, 1999 |
$5,000 education grants presented to Caldwell Community College and Stanly Community College for BMET Program development
By-Laws changed to clarify the responsibility differences between the Recording and Memberhsip Secretaries. |
| November 3, 1999 |
Web site name http://www.ncbiomedassoc.com/ registered and a new web site established with Apollo Hosting |
| December 1999 |
Annual Symposium moves to the Pinehurst Hotel and Resort in the Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina |
| June 2000 |
NCBA member David E. Francoeur, CBET awarded the AAMI Foundation BMET of the Year Award |
| July 2000 |
Spacelabs agrees to fund a Manager of the Year award for a five year period. |
| December 2000 |
The first Manager of the Year award presented to Erv Kelman of Moses Cone Hospital at the NCBA 22nd Annual Symposium |
| June 9, 2001 |
NCBA partners with AAMI to present the AAMI Annual Meeting and Expo in Baltimore, MD |
| June 2002 |
NCBA member Dennis R. Edwards, CBET awarded the AAMI Foundation BMET of the Year Award |
| December 1, 2003 |
PartsSource takes over the sponsorship of the Norman "Red" Reeves Scholarship |
| December 7, 2004 |
By-Laws amended to increase the Board of Directors to 12 positions |
| January 2005 |
Southeastern Biomedical Associates co-sponsors the Norman "Red" Reeves Scholarship with PartsSource |
| June 2005 |
NCBA is a Contributing Organization for the AAMI Meeting and Expo held in Tampa, FL |
| January 2006 |
Bill Yandell added as an Honorary Member |
| June 2006 |
NCBA is a Contributing Organization for the AAMI Meeting and Expo held in Washington, DC |
| November 2006 |
NCBA starts using PayPal to accept online credit card payments for membership renewals and Symposium registration |
| May 2007 |
NCBA is a Contributing Organization for the AAMI Meeting and Expo held in Boston, MA
NCBA member Glenn Scales awarded the AAMI Foundation BMET of the Year Award |
| December 2007 |
Glenn Scales presented with the NCBA Lifetime Achievement Award at the 29th Annual Symposium in Pinehurst, NC |
| January 2008 |
Global Medical Imaging takes over financial sponsorship of the NCBA Professional of the Year Award |
| March 2008 |
W. Glenn Scales Scholarship established by the NCBA. Aramark Healthcare to provide the initial $5,000 funding. |
| June 2008 |
NCBA member John Noblitt awarded the AAMI Foundation Educational Advancement Award |
| December 2008 |
NCBA member John Noblitt awarded the inaugural W. Glenn Scales Scholarship Award |
| January 2009 |
NCBA Board of Directors decides to move the annual Symposium and Expo to the Concord Embassy Suites Hotel in Concord, North Carolina. The event will continue to be scheduled for the first week in December |
