1. 1 Celebrating 125 Years of Engineering the Future

2. 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

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

4. 4 Orlando Section Golden Anniversary

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

6. 1959 – 2009 Orlando Section Chairmen 6

7. 1959-60 – Albert Linden 7

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

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

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

11. 1969-70 – Melvin J. Taylor 11

12. 1970-71 – Joe C. Pullara 12

13. DID YOU KNOW? The establishment of the Florida Council of IEEE was fostered by Joe Pullara and Jim Walter from the Orlando Section. 13

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

15. 1973-74 – Karl Lohman 15

16. 1974-75 – Dr. James C. Wiltse 16

17. 1975-76 – Harold.E. Downing 17

18. 1976-77 – Ed R. McCarter 18

19. 1977-78 – Bill H. Rhoden 19

20. 1978-79 – Russ E. Theisen 20

21. 1979-80 – Dr. Ernest E. Erickson 21

22. 1980-81 – George F. McClure 22

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

24. 1981-82 – Dr. Benjamin W. Patz 24

25. 1982-83 – Mannie Connell 25

26. 26 1959-1984 Orlando Section Silver Anniversary

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

28. 1986-87 – Donald C. Malocha 28

29. 1987-88 – Geoffrey R. Dick 29

30. 1988-89 – Thomas Nelson 30

31. 1989-90 – Dr. G. Keith Huddleston 31

32. DID YOU KNOW? The Orlando Section received a special award from the 1990 Sections Congress for “the Most Improved Section Publication.” 32

33. 1990-91 – Dr. Madjid A. Belkerdid 33

34. 1991-92 – Jorge Medina 34

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

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

37. 1992-93 – Dr. M. Ali Atashroo 37

38. 1993-94 – Jacqueline H. Hines 38

39. 1994-95 – Dr. Parveen Wahid 39

40. 1995-96 – Dave King 40

41. 1996-97 – Dr. Kalpathy Sundaram 41

42. 1997-98 – Dr. Takis Kasparis 42

43. 1998 – Dr. Christos Christodoulou 43

44. 1998-99 – Dr. Al Berg 44

45. 1999-01 – Dr. Issa Batarseh 45

46. 2001-02 – Dr. David E. Flinchbaugh 46

47. 2002-04 – Robert J. Pirela 47

48. 2004-05 – Dr. Thomas X. Wu 48

49. 2005-06 – Joe Juisai 49

50. 2006-07 – Thomas M. Wandeloski 50

51. 2007-09 – Steve Karlovic 51

52. 2009-10 – Dr. Donghui Wu 52

53. DID YOU KNOW? “Electron” is the Greek word for amber which was originally used by the Greek philosophers to demonstrate static electricity. 53

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

55. DID YOU KNOW? Thomas Edison obtained 1093 patents. 55

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

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