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Baltimore Section Historical Notes

Originally Prepared: January 30, 2004

Chris Nemarich

Updated September 26, 2012 - IEEE History Center

The American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) was founded on May 13, 1884 in New York and quickly gained recognition as a representative for American electrical engineers. The Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) was formed from two largely local organizations, the 'Society of Wireless and Telegraph Engineers' and the 'Wireless Institute'.

The Baltimore Section of the AIEE was founded on December 16, 1904. In the 1950’s, the Baltimore Section was part of Region 3 in the AIEE.

The structural development and general activities of the IRE were similar to those of the AIEE. Many of the original members of the IRE were members of the AIEE and both organizations continued to have members in common until they merged.

In 1961, the leadership of both the IRE and the AIEE resolved to seek an end to these difficulties through consolidation. The next year a merger plan was formulated and approved and became effective on 1 January 1963. The Baltimore Section IEEE was formed in January 1963. It had 2 Subsections, Annapolis and Eastern Shore. The Section was part of Region 2. The Eastern Shore Subsection became a Section in 1972. The Eastern Shore Section was disbanded in 1999 and was folded back into the Baltimore Section.

In 2004,the Baltimore section IEEE celebrated it's centennial anniversary as an organizational body in the region. Then, it claimed more than 4,600 members in Baltimore City and the counties of Anne, Arundel, Carroll, Hartford, Howard, Calvert (the northern portion), Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline, Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester. Also, 796 different companies, universities, government and other organizations employed Baltimore Section members.

Currently, Baltimore is part of Region 2, in the IEEE organizational structure. Additionally, the Baltimore Section has an area specific website that includes information about meeting times, officers, and newsletter. The website also features links to various Baltimore Chapters and Affinity groups. In 2012, the Section claimed links to seventeen active Technical Chapters. For more information, visit: http://ewh.ieee.org/r2/baltimore/.

Milestones

The IEEE History Committee commemorated a milestone '2011-02' for the B&O Railroad electrification on 21 June 2012 (R2 – Baltimore Section) .

Baltimore Section Chairs

IRE Section Chairs

• C.A. Ellert, 1939-40
• F. Hamburger, Jr.,1940-41
• V.D. Hauck, Jr., 1941-42
• G.J. Gross, 1942-44
• W.L. Webb, 1944-45
• R.N. Harmon, 1945-46
• H.L. Spencer, 1946-47
• F.W. Fischer, 1947-48
• G.P. Houstion, 1948-49
• E.W. Chapin, 1949-50
• J.W. Hammond 1950-51
• J.V. Lebacqz, 1951-52
• D.G. Little, 1952
• C.E. Mcclellan, 1952-53
• G.R. White, 1953-54
• C.D. Pierson, Jr., 1954-55
• C.F. Miller, 19955-56
• M.I. Jacob, 1956-57
• M.R. Briggs, 1957-58
• J.T. Wilner, 1961-62
• S. Taborsky, 1962-63

IEEE Section Chairs

• S. Taborsky, 1962-63
• Carroll M. Barrack, 1965-66
• Keats A. Pullen (dec,1916-2000), 1966-67
• James G. Holman, 1967-68
• Lewis G. Larsen, 1968-69
• Alfred R. Bolz, 1969-70
• Albert J. Mccubbin, 1970-71
• Richard J. Allen, 1971-72
• Joseph K. Ruth, 1972-73
• William C. Farrell, 1973-74
• John L. Markwalter, 1974-75
• John C. Handy, 1975-76
• Melvin Hotz, 1976-77
• Bruce Masland, 1977-78
• F. Edward Baker, 1978-79
• Joseph M. Pollitt, 1981-82 & 1985-86
• Joseph E. Hunter, Jr., 1982-83
• K. H. Sebra, 1983-85
• Peter D. Hrycak, 1986-87
• W.C. VonNordeck, 1987-88
• Gilbert Garduno, 1988-89
• Joseph C. Goldbeck, 1989-90
• Wayland Neil Hall, 1990-91
• Gordon H. Gaertner, 1991-93
• Frank J. Velesz, Jr., 1993-94
• Christopher P. Nemarich, 1994-95
• Kate B. Carus, 1996
• Paul J. Frey, 1997
• John Dentler, 1998
• William B. Dixon, 1999
• Ralph W. Bruce, 2000
• Carole C. Carey, 2001
• Virgilio P. Arafiles, 2002
• Jeffrey A. Friedhoffer, 2003-4
• ? 2005/6
• ? 2007/8
• ? 2008/9
• ? 2010/11
• Walter Willing (dec) -> David Price, 2012

Annapolis Subsection Chairs

• F.G. Logan, 1962-63
• Wendell C. Phillips, Jr., 1963-64
• Chancy F. Whitney, 1965-66
• Irving Lindow, 1966-67
• Kurt Hollander, 1967-68
• Albert A. Smith, 1968-69
• Lyman W. griswold, 1969-70
• John L. Markwalter, 1970-71
• M.S. Hastings, 1971-72
• Charles M. Weant, 1972-73
• M. Bowers, 1974-75
• F. Edward Baker, 1975-76
• Jake H. Halfad, 1976-77
• Ted Lesster, 1977-78
• Gilbert Garduno, 1979-80
• William R. Mcwhirter, Jr., 1980-81
• Tian S. Lim, 1981-82
• Henry K. Whitesel, 1983-84
• David B. Boswll, 1984-85
• Christopher P. Nemarich 1985-86 & 1990-91
• Norm Idelson, 1986-87
• Les Sonnenmark, 1987-88
• Chester R. Petry 1989-90
• Ralph W. Bruce, 1991-92
• John Dentler, 1992-94
• John M. Young, 1994-95
• Thomas A. Tullia, 1996
• David C. Boyd, 1997-2004

Membership History

Year			Total Membership
1939	Baltimore Section		80
1940			82
1944			258
1945			80
1946			312
1947			345
1948			400
1949			417
1957	Baltimore Section (1)		1198
1958			1222
1959			1367
1960			1567
1961			1846
1962			1955
1963	Baltimore Section (2)	2121	2646
	Annapolis Subsection	460
	Eastern Shore Subsection	65
1964	Baltimore Section	1998	2558
	Annapolis Subsection	496
	Eastern Shore Subsection	64
1965	Baltimore Section	1948	2522
	Annapolis Subsection	509
	Eastern Shore Subsection	65
1966	Baltimore Section	1962	2569
	Annapolis Subsection	547
	Eastern Shore Subsection	60
1967	Baltimore Section	1966	2383
	Annapolis Subsection	549
	Eastern Shore Subsection	68
1968	Baltimore Section	1680	2284
	Annapolis Subsection	545
	Eastern Shore Subsection	59
1969	Baltimore Section	1668	2314
	Annapolis Subsection	582
	Eastern Shore Subsection	64
1970	Baltimore Section	1698	2392
	Annapolis Subsection	625
	Eastern Shore Subsection	69
1971	Baltimore Section	1696	2414
	Annapolis Subsection	647
	Eastern Shore Subsection	71
1972	Baltimore Section	1702	2356
	Annapolis Subsection	654
1973	Baltimore Section	1719	2405
	Annapolis Subsection	686
1974	Baltimore Section	1751	2468
	Annapolis Subsection	717
1975	Baltimore Section	1811	2610
	Annapolis Subsection	799
1976	Baltimore Section	1768	2564
	Annapolis Subsection	796
1977	Baltimore Section	1764	2579
	Annapolis Subsection	815
1978	Baltimore Section	1799	2646
	Annapolis Subsection	847
1979	Baltimore Section	1890	2775
	Annapolis Subsection	885
1980	Baltimore Section	2006	2929
	Annapolis Subsection	923
1981	Baltimore Section	2055	3018
	Annapolis Subsection	963
1982	Baltimore Section	2217	3209
	Annapolis Subsection	992
1983	Baltimore Section	2346	3335
	Annapolis Subsection	989
1984	Baltimore Section	2416	3523
	Annapolis Subsection	1062
1985	Baltimore Section	2597	3677
	Annapolis Subsection	1080
1986	Baltimore Section	3936	2789
	Annapolis Subsection	1147
1987	Baltimore Section	4186	2966
	Annapolis Subsection	1220
1988	Baltimore Section	4314	3108
	Annapolis Subsection	1206
1989	Baltimore Section	4396	3167
	Annapolis Subsection	1229
1990	Baltimore Section	4431	3208
	Annapolis Subsection	1223
1991	Baltimore Section	4403	3199
	Annapolis Subsection	1204
1992	Baltimore Section	4329	3147
	Annapolis Subsection	1182
1993	Baltimore Section	4289	3147
	Annapolis Subsection	1142
1994	Baltimore Section	4229	3107
	Annapolis Subsection	1122
1995	Baltimore Section	4199	3086
	Annapolis Subsection	1113
1996	Baltimore Section	4088	3001
	Annapolis Subsection	1087
1997	Baltimore Section	4070	2953
	Annapolis Subsection	1117
1998	Baltimore Section	4196	3048
	Annapolis Subsection	1148
1999	Baltimore Section	4436	3124
	Annapolis Subsection	1312
2000	Baltimore Section	4564	3216
	Annapolis Subsection	1348
2001	Baltimore Section	N/A	N/A
	Annapolis Subsection	N/A
2002	Baltimore Section	4653	3329
	Annapolis Subsection	1324
2003	Baltimore Section	4405	3152
	Annapolis Subsection	1253

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