1 Celebrating 125 Years of Engineering the 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) 2

DID YOU KNOW? IEEE is the largest professional society in the world. 3

4 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

– Albert Linden 7

– Al Gray – Bob Matzinger 1962 – W. L. Arbuckle 1963 – Wes Eddy

– Ernest Houseman – Robert R. Rowell – Bill Jamieson – Jim Walter

– John Tracey – J. W. Dees

– Melvin J. Taylor 11

– 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. 13

– Jim Gay – E. V. Dashiell

– Karl Lohman 15

– Dr. James C. Wiltse 16

– Harold.E. Downing 17

– Ed R. McCarter 18

– Bill H. Rhoden 19

– Russ E. Theisen 20

– Dr. Ernest E. Erickson 21

– George F. McClure 22

DID YOU KNOW? The concept of portable pensions for engineers was first discussed in the Orlando Section and was communicated upward through IEEE. 23

– Dr. Benjamin W. Patz 24

– Mannie Connell 25

Orlando Section Silver Anniversary

– T. E. (Ed) Ellis – Frank Fluet – George Taack

– Donald C. Malocha 28

– Geoffrey R. Dick 29

– Thomas Nelson 30

– 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.” 32

– Dr. Madjid A. Belkerdid 33

– Jorge Medina 34

DID YOU KNOW? In 1992 the Orlando Section received the Exemplary Section Award. 35

DID YOU KNOW? In 1992 the Orlando Section established the first Consultants’ Network in Region 3. 36

– Dr. M. Ali Atashroo 37

– Jacqueline H. Hines 38

– Dr. Parveen Wahid 39

– Dave King 40

– Dr. Kalpathy Sundaram 41

– Dr. Takis Kasparis 42

1998 – Dr. Christos Christodoulou 43

– Dr. Al Berg 44

– Dr. Issa Batarseh 45

– Dr. David E. Flinchbaugh 46

– Robert J. Pirela 47

– Dr. Thomas X. Wu 48

– Joe Juisai 49

– Thomas M. Wandeloski 50

– Steve Karlovic 51

– 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. 53

DID YOU KNOW? The word electricity was coined by William Gilbert. 54

DID YOU KNOW? Thomas Edison obtained 1093 patents. 55

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