GAMA holds its first organizational meeting on January 2, 1970 in Washington, DC, and its first Board meeting that year. The association’s mission: “to foster and advance the general welfare, safety, interests, and activities of general aviation.” In November, GAMA’s Board of Directors elects Vice President Edward W. Stimpson to serve as its President following the death of its first President Joseph T. Geuting, Jr. Stimpson served as GAMA’s President for more than 25 years.