Thomas W. Doeppner,
Active Member of the Washington, DC/Northern Virginia EMC Chapter

The Washington, DC/Northern Virginia Chapter of the IEEE EMC Society has lost one of its most respected members. Thomas W. Doeppner, who was 81 years old, died December 1, 2001 at the Mount Vernon Nursing home in Alexandria, Virginia. He had Alzheimer’s disease.

Tom was born in Germany and lived in the Netherlands before coming to the United States in 1939. He graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in electrical engineering before entering the Army in 1944. Tom was commissioned the next year and served with World War II occupational forces in Germany.

He served in Japan during the Korean War and later taught ROTC courses at the University of California at Berkeley where he received a master’s degree in electrical engineering. Tom was also stationed in Taiwan and graduated from the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was assigned to the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) in Vietnam and at the Pentagon before retiring from active duty as Chief of the Army Electronics Directorate with the Army General Staff. He was a colonel when he retired and his military decorations included the Legion of Honor and two Bronze Stars.

After retiring from active duty, Colonel Doeppner was a manager at General Research Corporation from 1973 to 1985 and then taught at the Defense Systems Management College at Fort Belvoir before retiring again in 1988.

Tom was a Fellow of the IEEE. The Citation on his Fellow Award was for “Leadership in advancing electromagnetic compatibility in the design, development, and operation of military telecommunication systems.” He received numerous other IEEE awards including the IEEE Centennial Metal, Washington, DC and National Capital Area Council Patron Awards, and the IEEE USAB Professional Leadership Award.

The “old timers” in the EMC Society may remember that Tom was active in several IEEE International EMC Symposia. He held the positions of Publications Chairman in 1976, Vice Chairman in 1983 and General Chairman in 1990. Tom was also Chairman of the Washington, DC/Northern Virginia Chapter of the EMC Society in 1975/76. In addition to his IEEE EMC activities, Tom was very active in the Washington, DC Section and the National Capital Area Council.

Tom is survived by his wife Marjorie; two sons Thomas Jr. and Ronald; and three grandchildren. He will be missed by all who knew him.

Seymour Krevsky,
Former New Jersey Section Chair

Seymour Krevsky, IEEE Senior Member, died June 5, 2001. He was 80 years old. Mr. Krevsky earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Newark College of Engineering in Newark, New Jersey. He worked with the Signal Corps Engineering Labs, RCA and US Army Communications Systems Agency.

He was active in the IEEE and other engineering associations. Mr. Krevsky was chair of the then New Jersey Section from 1972 to 1973. He edited the 1984 IEEE Centennial History and the IEEE Engineering Management Society newsletters. He also held executive positions in the Antennas and Propagation, Vehicular Technology and Electromagnetic Compatibility Society Chapters. He was the Assistant Treasurer for the EMC Society from 1986 to 1991. He published over a dozen technical papers on topics ranging from filter and antenna design to global communication systems in IEEE Transactions and Symposia Proceedings.

He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and two grandsons.
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