Kimball Williams,
Associate Editor
The natural growth of every organization requires new leadership from time to time in order to ensure that the leaders keep their ‘edge’. When I received the appointment as chair of the Education Committee in 1993 I had no idea how long that tenure should last. Within this last year I no longer had any doubt. It had become obvious, at least to me, that I no longer had the ‘edge’.
Fortunately, we have an excellent candidate for the chair of Education. Most of our members already know Dr. Maqsood (Mac) Mohd from attending the “Fundamentals Tutorials” that he masterminded and organized at the last four IEEE EMC-S symposia. Many may not have realized that Mac was also the Vice-Chair for Education. Based upon his experience within the Education Committee, and his record of contribution to the society, the Board of Directors followed the recommendation of the Committee Executive Board and appointed Mac as the Chair of the Education and Student Activities Committee.
Dr. Maqsood Mohd
I hope everyone in the EMC Society will join me in welcoming Mac as the new Chair of the Education Committee. I also hope many of you will also consider how you may be able to help the Education Committee. Many EMC-S members have talents, abilities, knowledge and skills that can significantly contribute to EMC-S Education activities. If you would like to help, please join us at the Symposium in Denver or contact Mac in Denver. The Education Committee meeting will take place on August 25th at 7:00 am (sorry about that) in the Plaza CT room in the Adam’s Mark Hotel. Please check the hotel directory when you arrive to catch any last minute changes.
With the Education Committee in good hands, I can just sit back and relax, right? Well, not exactly. The policy and procedures of the Education Committee prescribes that the recent past chairs remain in close communication with the current Chair in order to lend support when needed, guidance when asked and in general, kibitz from the sidelines on the activities of the new Chair and the Executive Committee.
At our meeting in Denver there will be opportunities for a major re-alignment of the personalities within the Education and Student Activities Committee. Most sub-committee positions usually remain under the direction of the persons who volunteered and were confirmed into that position from year to year. However, the Chair and the Executive Committee have the duty to review current activities of each position and make changes which they feel would be in the best interests of the Society as a whole. To quote the Policy and Procedure Manual, “Committee chairpersons, members at large, liaisons to other organizations, etc., shall be appointed at the discretion of the Chair with the consent of the executive board”.
I hope to see you in Denver.
Kimball Williams
Past Chair
Education and Student Activities Committee