IEEE Twin Cities Section History
| IEEE Twin Cities Section History | |
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| Established date | 1902-04-07 |
| IEEE Region | 4 |
| IEEE Council | |
| Geographic region | Twin Cities |
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| Home page | |
| List of Subsections in this Section
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Brief History
In 1902, the AIEE formulated rules for the establishment of Sections and Student Branches outside of New York. At that time, a group of electrical engineers in the Twin Cities, including George Shepardson, Edward Burch, Frank Springer and Charles Pillsbury requested the institute to establish a Section in their area.
On April 7, 1902, a charter was issued for a Minnesota Section, covering the territory: part of Wisconsin, Minnesota and North and South Dakota. Dr. George Shepardson was the Chairman from 1902 to 1905. This was the second Section of the Institute, Chicago being the first.
The Twin Cities Section is old enough that it also has origins in the IRE. The Twin Cities Section of the IRE was established in 1941 with C.A. Culver as Chairman. The Territory of the Section was quite similar to the Minnesota Section of the AIEE.
When the AIEE and IRE merged in 1963, the Twin Cities Sections of the previously separate organizations did so as well. Thus the Twin Cities Section of the IRE and the Minnesota Section of the AIEE became the Twin Cities Section of the IEEE. Mr. Al Martin was the Chairman of the IRE Section and Mr. Don Peterson was the Chairman of the AIEE Section and by a flip of the coin Mr. Peterson became the first Chairman of the merged Sections. As of 1984, the membership was approximately 3,000.
The section maintains a list of its past officers, from 1902 to present, on its website.
Women in Engineering in the Twin Cities
In 1993, the Twin Cities Section commemorated women in engineering in the section. Below are pictures documenting the exhibit.
Section Officers
| Year | Chair | Secretary |
|---|---|---|
| 1904-1905 | George D. Shepardson | E.P. Burch |
| 1906 | Edward P. Burch | Barry Dibble |
| 1907 | H.J. Gille | Barry Dibble |
| 1908 | E.H. Schofield | A.L. Abbott |
| 1909 | Barry Dibble | J.C. Vincent |
| 1910 | J.C. Vincent | J.H. Schumacher |
| 1911 | Chas. L. Pillsbury | Thomas M. Gibbs |
| 1912 | A.L. Abbott | Fred A. Otto |
| 1913 | W.T. Ryan | Fred G. Dustin |
| 1914 | Leo H. Cooper | Emil Anderson |
| 1915 | E.T. Street | Walter J. Beckjord |
| 1916 | R.A. Lundquist | Vernon S. Beck |
| 1917 | F.W. Springer | A.B. King |
| 1918-1919 | Meyer Barnert | J.D. Marshall |
| 1920 | J.D. Marshall | Geo. R. Jones |
| 1921 | W.T. Ryan | F.A. Otto |
| 1922 | Fred A. Otto | H.W. Meyer |
| 1923 | H.W. Meyer | N.W. Kingsley |
| 1924 | E.H. Scofield | Allen Dewars |
| 1925 | A.G. Dewars | J.E. Sumpter |
| 1926 | S.B. Hood | M.E. Todd |
| 1927 | J.E. Sumpter | Gilbert Cooley |
| 1928 | M.E. Todd | V.E. Engquist |
| 1929 | V.E. Engquist | Oscar Gaarden |
| 1930 | D.K. Lewis | H.J. Pierce |
| 1931 | Oscar Gaarden | E.H. Hagensick |
| 1932 | H.J. Pierce | R.R. Herrmann |
| 1933 | E.H. Hagensick | P.G. Bowman |
| 1934 | R.R. Herrmann | J.H. Kuhlmann |
| 1935 | P.G. Bowman | Andrew Nelson |
| 1936 | J.H. Kuhlmann | C.H. Nelson |
| 1937 | A. Nelson | I.B. Garthus |
| 1938 | C.H. Nelson | R.E. Burlingame |
| 1939 | I.B. Garthus | K.J. Mertz |
| 1940 | R.E. Burlingame | H.E. Hartig |
| 1941 | K.J. Mertz | W.H. Gille |
| 1942 | Wm. Endicott | C.W. Lethert |
| 1943 | W.H. Gille | L.A. Griffith |
| 1944 | C.W. Lethert | F.W. Hotchkiss |
| 1945 | Leroy A. Griffith | John H. Merriman |
| 1946 | H.E. Hartig | Donald C. Gray |
| 1947 | John H. Merriman | Lincoln A. Rietow |
| 1948 | Harry P. Bruncke | Albert J. Hendry |
| 1949 | Lincoln Rietow | R.E. Willey |
| 1950 | A.J. Hendry | G.G. Germain |
| 1951 | G.B. Germain | R.M. Kalb |
| 1952 | E.A. Wilson | P.A. Cartwright |
| 1953 | R.E. Willey | J.J. Rudolf, Jr. |
| 1954 | P.A. Cartwright | R.G. Lynn |
| 1955 | J.J. Rudolf | S.N. Witts |
| 1956 | R.G. Lynn | J.H. Forchtner |
| 1957 | Seth N. Witts | H.W. Ecker |
| 1958 | James Forchtner | C.A. Fagrelius |
| 1959 | H.W. Ecker | E.C. Davidson |
| 1960-1961 | C.A. Fagrelius | L.A. Helling |
| 1962 | L.A. Helling | L.H. Youngborst |
| Year | Chair | Vice chair | Secretary | Treasurer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ben Manning | James Mclinn | Steven James | Daniel Lowry |
| 2002 | James Mclinn | Steven James | Gregory Burk | Daniel Lowry |
| 2003 | Steven James | Gregory Burk | John Hoschette | Daniel Lowry |
| 2004 | Gregory Burk | Jon Moon | C Greene | Daniel Lowry |
| 2005 | Jon Moon | C Greene | David Hendrickson | Daniel Lowry |
| 2006 | C Greene | David Hendrickson | Arun Kumar | Lawrence Akre Jr. |
| 2007 | David Hendrickson | Arun Kumar | Dave Shonts | Lawrence Akre Jr. |
| 2008 | Arun Kumar | Dave Shonts | Lee Globus | Lawrence Akre Jr. |
| 2009 | Arun Kumar | Lee Globus | Dave Hoff | Lawrence Akre Jr. |
| 2010 | Lee Globus | Roger Montague | Mythili Chaganti | Kyle Iverson |
| 2011 | Kyle Iverson | Joseph Palmiter | Dave Hoff | Erik Juhl |
| 2012 | Joseph Palmiter | Thomas Kansier | Brady Mayes | Steve Hamilton |
| 2013 | Thomas Kansier | Andrew Mccain | Brady Mayes | Ivan Roth |
| 2014 | Andrew Mccain | Brian Bock | Brady Mayes | Ivan Roth |
| 2015 | Andrew Mccain | Brian Bock | Brady Mayes | Ivan Roth |
| 2016 | Brian Bock | Steve Weber | Eldon Nelson | James Dunn |
| 2017 | Steve Weber | Eldon Nelson | Stephen Maresh | James Dunn |
| 2018 | Steve Weber | Eldon Nelson | Stephen Maresh | James Dunn |
| 2019 | Eldon Nelson | Stephen Maresh | Jeffrey Norman | James Dunn |
| 2020 | Eldon Nelson | Stephen Maresh | Sorabh Lal | James Dunn |
| 2021 | Stephen Maresh | Sorabh Lal | Rahul Gomes | James Dunn |
