Celebrating 125 of Engineering the Years Future DID

Celebrating 125 of Engineering the Years Future

DID YOU KNOW? The founders of the parent organizations of IEEE are Nathaniel Shepard Kieth (American Institute of Electrical Engineers 1884), John Stone (Society of Wireless Telegraph Engineers, 1907) and Robert Henry Marriot (The Wireless Institute, 1909)

DID YOU KNOW? IEEE is the largest professional society in the world.

Orlando Section Golden Anniversary

The IEEE Orlando Section was established in 1959 and serves over 1, 200 members in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake and Sumter counties 5

1959 – 2009 Orlando Section Chairmen 6

1959 -60 – Albert Linden 7

1960 -61 – Al Gray 1961 -62 – Bob Matzinger 1962 – W. L. Arbuckle 1963 – Wes Eddy 8

1963 -64 – Ernest Houseman 1964 -65 – Robert R. Rowell 1965 -66 – Bill Jamieson 1966 -67 – Jim Walter 9

1967 -68 – John Tracey 1968 -69 – J. W. Dees 10

1969 -70 – Melvin J. Taylor 11

1970 -71 – Joe C. Pullara 12

DID YOU KNOW? The establishment of the Florida Council of IEEE was fostered by Joe Pullara and Jim Walter from the Orlando Section.

1971 -72 – Jim Gay 1972 -73 – E. V. Dashiell 14

1973 -74 – Karl Lohman 15

1974 -75 – Dr. James C. Wiltse 16

1975 -76 – Harold. E. Downing 17

1976 -77 – Ed R. Mc. Carter 18

1977 -78 – Bill H. Rhoden 19

1978 -79 – Russ E. Theisen 20

1979 -80 – Dr. Ernest E. Erickson 21

1980 -81 – George F. Mc. Clure 22

DID YOU KNOW? The concept of portable pensions for engineers was first discussed in the Orlando Section and was communicated upward through IEEE.

1981 -82 – Dr. Benjamin W. Patz 24

1982 -83 – Mannie Connell 25

1959 -1984 Orlando Section Silver Anniversary 26

1983 -84 – T. E. (Ed) Ellis 1984 -85 – Frank Fluet 1985 -86 – George Taack 27

1986 -87 – Donald C. Malocha 28

1987 -88 – Geoffrey R. Dick 29

1988 -89 – Thomas Nelson 30

1989 -90 – Dr. G. Keith Huddleston 31

DID YOU KNOW? The Orlando Section received a special award from the 1990 Sections Congress for “the Most Improved Section Publication. ”

1990 -91 – Dr. Madjid A. Belkerdid 33

1991 -92 – Jorge Medina 34

DID YOU KNOW? In 1992 the Orlando Section received the Exemplary Section Award.

DID YOU KNOW? In 1992 the Orlando Section established the first Consultants’ Network in Region 3.

1992 -93 – Dr. M. Ali Atashroo 37

1993 -94 – Jacqueline H. Hines 38

1994 -95 – Dr. Parveen Wahid 39

1995 -96 – Dave King 40

1996 -97 – Dr. Kalpathy Sundaram 41

1997 -98 – Dr. Takis Kasparis 42

1998 – Dr. Christos Christodoulou 43

1998 -99 – Dr. Al Berg 44

1999 -01 – Dr. Issa Batarseh 45

2001 -02 – Dr. David E. Flinchbaugh 46

2002 -04 – Robert J. Pirela 47

2004 -05 – Dr. Thomas X. Wu 48

2005 -06 – Joe Juisai 49

2006 -07 – Thomas M. Wandeloski 50

2007 -09 – Steve Karlovic 51

2009 -10 – Dr. Donghui Wu 52

DID YOU KNOW? “Electron” is the Greek word for amber which was originally used by the Greek philosophers to demonstrate static electricity.

DID YOU KNOW? The word electricity was coined by William Gilbert.

DID YOU KNOW? Thomas Edison obtained 1093 patents.

ORLANDO SECTION Email: orlando@ieee. org Web: http: //www. ieee. org/orlando 56

This has been a production of Jorge Medina Orlando Section Publications Chair 2009 © IEEE Orlando Section 57