IEEE Saint Louis Section History

History

The Saint Louis Section has been in existence for over 100 years as part of IEEE. The section encompasses a large territory stretching from Hannibal, MO, to Carbondale, IL, to the Missouri boot heel, to Rolla, to Columbia-and a small stretch along I-70 to the Indiana border. As of 2008, they had over 2600 IEEE members in the Section.

Past Chairmen

IEEE

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2011 Bob Becnel
2010 Keith Corzine
2009 Tyria Riley
2008 H.S. Mallikarjuna
2007 Jim Bornholdt
2006 Ken Owens
2005 Robert Menzel
2004 Bob Leavene
2003 Steve Watkins
2002 Gregory Murden
2001 Roobik Gharabagi
2000 George Zobrist
1999 Shirley Cheng
1998 Dave Massey
1997 Hardy Pottinger
1996 Bill Schallert
1995 Craig Hartmann
1994 Joseph O'Sullivan
1993 Gary R Fuerst
1992 Jim Hahn
1991 Dave Muren?
1990 Rick Butler?
1988-1989 Bob Schnell
1987-1988
1986-1987 Arthur E Goldberger Jr
1985-1986 Don Cramer
1984-1985 Gary Shannon
1983-1984 Cliff Skouby
1982-1983
1981-1982 Ed Bertnolli
1980-1981 Jim Leonard

IRE

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1962 G F Barnard, Chm; E A Kuhlman, Sec
1961 R D Hill Jr, Chm; G F Barnard, Sec
1960 R D Hill, Jr, Chm; G F Barnard, Sec
1959 R L Frazier, Chm; R D Hill Jr, Sec
1958 C E Mosley
1957 F W Swantz
1956 F A Fillmore
1955 R W Benson
1954 E F O'Hare
1953 H J Hicks
1952 H G Wise
1951 C E Harrison
1950 L A Mollman
1949 G M Cummings
1948 Robert L Coe (P) Radio Station KSD, Chm; N J Zehr, Sec
1947 S H Van Wambeck (P)
1946 B B Miller
1945 N B Fowler Chairman, Carl F Meyer Vice Ch - Radio Station KFUO
1944 Nicholas J Zehr (P) Radio Station KWK
1943 P S McDaniel
1942 P S McDaniel, Chm; H D Seielstad, Sec
1941 St. Louis Section of IRE established. This may have occured in 1942 as no St Louis Section was mentioned in the Proc IRE Dec 1941. Mr H D Seielstad was listed as 'Temporary Secretary' in the Proc IRE June 1942. R L Glasgow, Washington University, was listed as 'temporary chairman' in the Proc IRE Jan 1942. This is the first issue which mentions the St. Louis Section.

AIEE

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1923-1963 unknown
1922 C C Robinson, Chm;
1921 G. A. Waters, Chm; Stanley Stokes, Sec
1920 G. A. Waters, Chm; Stanley Stokes, Sec
1919 J. L. Hamilton, Chm; H. G. Hake, Sec
1918 H. W. Eales, Chm; Benjamin F Thomas, Sec
1917 A McR Harrelson, Chief Engineer, Emerson Electric Manufacturing Co.
1916 Walter O Pennell, Acting Chief Engineer-S.W.Bell Telephone System, Chm; George McD Johns, Sec
1915 S. N. Clarkson, Chm; Walter O Pennell, Sec
1914 Francis James Bullivant, Chief Engineer Valley Electric Company, Chm; Allen McRae Harrelson, Sec
1913 Allen McRae Harrelson
1912 Francis James Bullivant
1911 R. S. Pattison, Emerson Electric Manufacturing Co.
1910 George Lamke, Washington University
1909 H. L. Finch
1908 H. L. Finch
1907 A. S. Langsdorf
1906 A. S. Langsdorf
1905 Gerard Swope
1904 Gerard Swope
1903 Section Established as Branch of AIEE by Winder Elwel Goldsborough, Chief of the Department of Electricity at the Louisiana Exposition, usually referred to as the 1904 World's Fair.

Notes

↑ Names are obtained from a combination of newsletter publications and collective memory.
↑ Names obtained from publications of the IRE. In most cases these are just the first initial(s) and last name. First names are obtained from additional research.
↑ Names obtained from publications of the AIEE

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