NETTIE KLEIN (J W F Klein-von Baumhauer, 1927-2008) had her first contact with international Humanism at the 1962 Oslo Congress. In 1966, she became honorary (volunteer) organizing secretary of IHEU and from 1982 to 1996 she was general secretary. In the 1990s, she wrote "Nettie's Column" in International Humanist News. In 1996, at the Mexico City Congress, she received the International Humanist Award.