Baltimore Section Historical Notes

 

OriginallyPrepared: January 30, 2004

Chris Nemarich

Updated October 19, 2008

 

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 1950Ős, 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.
Section Membership data:

Year

 

 

Total Membership

1939

Baltimore Section

 

80

1940

 

 

82

1944

 

 

258

1945

 

 

280

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

1766

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

 

 

(1) Region 3 Section - Covered Philadelphia, PA to Miami, FL

(2) IEEE Formed - Baltimore Section Became Part of Region 2


 

Year

 

 

Total Membership

1971

Baltimore Section

1696

2414

 

Annapolis Subsection

647

 

 

Eastern Shore Subsection

71

 

1972

Baltimore Section (3)

1702

2356

 

Annapolis Subsection

654

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

91

1973

Baltimore Section

1719

2405

 

Annapolis Subsection

686

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

101

1974

Baltimore Section

1751

2468

 

Annapolis Subsection

717

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

111

1975

Baltimore Section

1811

2610

 

Annapolis Subsection

799

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

118

1976

Baltimore Section

1768

2564

 

Annapolis Subsection

796

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

135

1977

Baltimore Section

1764

2579

 

Annapolis Subsection

815

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

140

1978

Baltimore Section

1799

2646

 

Annapolis Subsection

847

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

147

1979

Baltimore Section

1890

2775

 

Annapolis Subsection

885

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

166

1980

Baltimore Section

2006

2929

 

Annapolis Subsection

923

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

147

1981

Baltimore Section

2055

3018

 

Annapolis Subsection

963

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

135

1982

Baltimore Section

 

3209

 

Annapolis Subsection

992

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

133

1983

Baltimore Section

 

3335

 

Annapolis Subsection

989

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

136

(3) Eastern Shore Section formed from Subsection in 1972


 

Year

 

 

Total Membership

1984

Baltimore Section

 

3523

 

Annapolis Subsection

1062

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

143

1985

Baltimore Section

 

3677

 

Annapolis Subsection

1080

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

143

1986

Baltimore Section

 

3936

 

Annapolis Subsection

1147

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

160

1987

Baltimore Section

 

4186

 

Annapolis Subsection

1220

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

161

1988

Baltimore Section

 

4314

 

Annapolis Subsection

1206

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

154

1989

Baltimore Section

 

4396

 

Annapolis Subsection

1229

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

158

1990

Baltimore Section

 

4431

 

Annapolis Subsection

1223

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

176

1991

Baltimore Section

 

4403

 

Annapolis Subsection

1204

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

173

1992

Baltimore Section

 

4329

 

Annapolis Subsection

1182

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

179

1993

Baltimore Section

 

4289

 

Annapolis Subsection

1142

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

181

1994

Baltimore Section

 

4229

 

Annapolis Subsection

1122

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

176

1995

Baltimore Section

 

4199

 

Annapolis Subsection

1113

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

173

1996

Baltimore Section

 

4088

 

Annapolis Subsection

1087

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

166

 


 

Year

 

 

Total Membership

1997

Baltimore Section

 

4070

 

Annapolis Subsection

1117

 

 

Eastern Shore Section

 

162

1998

Baltimore Section

 

4196

 

Annapolis Subsection

1148

 

 

Eastern Shore Section (4)

 

191

1999

Baltimore Section

 

4436

 

Annapolis Subsection

1312

 

2000

Baltimore Section

 

4564

 

Annapolis Subsection

1348

 

(4) Eastern Shore Section folded into Baltimore Section in 1999


List of Section Chairs:

Section Chair

Term Start Date

Out of Office Date

CARROLL M BARRACK

1-Aug-65

31-Jul-66

KEATS A PULLEN

1-Aug-66

31-Jul-67

JAMES G HOLMAN

1-Aug-67

31-Jul-68

LEWIS G LARSEN

1-Aug-68

31-Jul-69

ALFRED R BOLZ

1-Aug-69

31-Jul-70

ALBERT J MCCUBBIN

1-Aug-70

31-Jul-71

RICHARD J ALLEN

1-Aug-71

31-Jul-72

JOSEPH K RUTH

1-Aug-72

31-Jul-73

WILLIAM C FARRELL

1-Jan-73

31-Jul-73

WILLIAM C GUYKER JR

1-Aug-73

31-May-74

FRED   HABER

1-Jun-74

31-May-75

R P MC CABE

1-Jun-75

31-Aug-76

R G COLCLASER JR

1-Jun-75

31-Aug-76

L E FEATHER

1-Sep-75

31-Jul-76

DONALD C DUNN PE

1-Jun-76

31-Jul-77

KENNETH R LINSLEY

1-Jul-76

31-May-77

H A PEARCE JR

1-May-77

31-Oct-78

LEIGHTON T LILLY

1-May-77

30-Jun-78

T J NAPLE

1-Jun-77

30-Jun-78

VICTOR K SCHUTZ

1-Jul-77

31-Jul-78

CALVIN C CARNAHAN

1-Jun-78

31-Jul-79

THOMAS L FAGAN

1-Jul-78

31-Jul-79

S E TISDALE

1-Jun-79

31-Jul-80

STEPHEN F MAUSER

1-Jul-79

31-Jan-80

JOSEPH M POLLITT

1-Jun-81

31-Jul-82

JOSEPH E HUNTER JR

1-Jun-82

30-Jun-83

K H SEBRA

1-Jun-83

30-Jun-85

JOSEPH M POLLITT

1-Jun-85

30-Jun-86

PETER D HRYCAK

1-Jun-86

30-Jun-87

W C VON NORDECK

1-Jul-87

30-Jun-88

GILBERT GARDUNO

1-Jul-88

30-Jun-89

JOSEPH C GOLDBECK

1-Jul-89

30-Jun-90

WAYLAND NEIL HALL

1-Jul-90

30-Jun-91

GORDON H GAERTNER

1-Jul-91

30-Jun-93

FRANK J VELESZ JR

1-Jul-93

30-Jun-94

C P NEMARICH

1-Jul-94

31-Dec-95

KATE B CARUS

1-Jan-96

31-Dec-96

PAUL J FREY

1-Jan-97

31-Dec-97

JOHN DENTLER

1-Jan-98

31-Dec-98

WILLIAM B DIXON

1-Jan-99

31-Dec-99

RALPH W BRUCE PH.D

1-Jan-00

31-Dec-00

CAROLE C CAREY

1-Jan-01

31-Dec-01

VIRGILIO P ARAFILES

1-Jan-02

31-Dec-02

JEFFREY A FRIEDHOFFER

1-Jan-03

31-Dec-04

BRIAN SEQUEIRA

1-Jan-05

31-Dec-05

BORIS GRAMATIKOV

1-Jan-06

31-Dec-06

ROBERT CUELLAR

1-Jan-07

31-Jul-07

WILLIAM J. SEMANCIK

1-Aug-08

31-Dec-08