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2010 - Raymond D. Findlay
Emeritus Professor
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
“For sustained leadership at IEEE and regional levels in effecting positive change for IEEE and its members.”
2009 - James H. Beall
James H. Beall, an IEEE Life Fellow, has demonstrated unparalleled leadership to IEEE for over 40 years. With contributions at the Institute Region, Society levels, committee work and section activities, in particular the Florida West Coast Section, Beall is known for his pride in IEEE and an ability to elevate his colleagues to a higher level of performance while striving to adhere to the ideals of IEEE.
Mr. Beall served on the IEEE Standards Board for seven years and as director of Standards Activities in 1983–84. While on the Standards Board he coordinated the development and revisions to IEEE standards as well as reviewed IEEE standards projects for due process.
Mr. Beall has served on the Technical Activities Board, the Regional Activities Board and the USA Board. He has chaired many committees within the IEEE Industry Applications Society, serving as the Society’s president in 1980 and on its Executive Board for 12 years. He was Director of Division II in 1985–86 and Region 3 Director in 1996–97. Mr. Beall also served on the Chicago Section Executive Committee and was chair of its Northwest Subsection. His contributions to IEEE conferences include Centennial Committee Chair of the 1984 Industry Applications Society Conference and organizer of the IEEE Power Engineering Society 1998 Winter Power Meeting.
In all of his IEEE positions, he has provided technical leadership. Mr. Beall retired from AT&T Teletype Corp. in 1984 and is currently an engineering consultant in New Port Richey, Florida and remains an active member of the Florida West Coast Section, Florida council and Region 3.
2008 - Maurice Papo
Through his leadership, Maurice Papo has influenced improvements in the strategic planning process of one of the IEEE’s major operating boards and mentored many new volunteers. Dr. Papo has held a variety of volunteer positions and has been active in IEEE committees for close to 25 years, beginning with the executive committee for the France Section in 1983.
His most notable positions were director of Region 8 (Europe, Middle East and Africa), and vice president of the Regional Activities Board (currently Membership and Geographic Activities). While serving as Region 8 Director, Dr. Papo initiated major changes in the operation of its committee, including the establishment of the positions of vice-chairs and development of volunteers from the region.
In his role as vice president of RAB, he improved the effectiveness and efficiency of operations through delegation of responsibilities and authorities. Dr. Papo encouraged major enhancements to the integrity and independence of the nominations and appointments procedures to encourage the appointment of transnational members within IEEE at all levels. He served as the vice-chair, strategic planning and nominations committee, and was involved in the restructuring of the Region 8 Bylaws. Dr. Papo, a former chair of the IEEE France Section, also served as IEEE Secretary and the on IEEE Educational Activities and Publications Boards.
Dr. Papo is an independent senior consultant and is active in numerous engineering societies. He spent 35 years at IBM, where he held a broad range of executive positions in Europe and the United States, primarily as R&D director. An IEEE Life Fellow, he holds more than 75 international patents. He received his bachelor’s degrees from École Polytechnique and École Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications, both in Paris, France.2007 - Luis T. Gandia
Luis T. Gandia has devoted 27 years of service to the IEEE, including eight as a member of the organization’s Board of Directors. A true leader with a global vision of what the IEEE represents, Mr. Gandia has served as an inspiration to many IEEE members worldwide.
Mr. Gandia is known for promotion of globalization efforts of IEEE and maintaining IEEE’s competiveness, by focusing efforts in Latin America to form effective team groups to reinforce the activities of the chapters in most of the countries. Mr. Gandia played an integral role in improving the effectiveness of the IEEE Power Engineering Society in South America, including developing an incentive system, instituting a series of chapter chair retreats, bringing together chapters from all over the world to exchange ideas. As the IEEE Secretary he exhibited a practical sense of fiscal discipline and undertook efforts to simplify IEEE’s Policies and Procedures. As RAB VP, he strived to make significant efforts to develop plans to increase membership. He is also a member and past president of the Puerto Rico Society of Engineers, and a member and past vice president of the Puerto Rico Institute of Electrical Engineers.
In 1962 Mr. Gandia established his own corporation, L. Gandia & Associates, Inc. where he acts as a liaison between manufacturers of electrical equipment and the power generating, distribution and transmission industry.
An IEEE Life Senior Member, Mr. Gandia has received numerous IEEE awards, including the IEEE Millennium Award and the Larry K. Wilson Transnational Award. He received his bachelor’s in electrical engineering with a concentration in power engineering from the University of Puerto Rico.
2006 - Antonio C. Bastos
Antonio Bastos is an IEEE volunteer whose outstanding dedication and leadership has expanded IEEE’s recognition throughout South America and around the globe. Recognized for his distinguished service to the IEEE, he has served as a prominent leader in all levels of the organization who has inspired his colleagues to reach new heights in their professions.
An IEEE volunteer since 1972, Mr. Bastos was one of the founders of the IEEE Bahia Section in Brazil and has worked unceasingly since then to increase IEEE's reach in Latin America through conferences and other technical activities. In 1996, he was elected Region 9 Director where his key accomplishments included implementing a strategic planning process to revitalize the region’s management, establishing electronic communication among sections, expanding interaction with societies’ educational activities, creating leadership development programs and forming new sections, chapters and student branches.
Throughout his long career as an IEEE volunteer, Mr. Bastos served successfully in important IEEE leadership positions, including as Region 9 Director, IEEE Secretary, Regional Activities Vice-President; and Chair of the IEEE Nominations and Appointments Committee. Additionally he served as a member of the IEEE Assembly and the Educational Activities Board. Mr. Bastos is an example of a local volunteer in a remote section, who, through his service and leadership, progressed from a simple member to a distinguished IEEE leader.
A consulting engineer with Fundacao Norberto Odebrecht in Bahia, he is a career electric power engineer and engineering manager. His experience bridges planning, design and construction of power systems, as well as power distribution management and management of large organizations.
An IEEE Senior Member, Mr. Bastos is the recipient of the IEEE Third Millennium Medal, the RAB Williams Middleton Distinguished Service Award and several plaques and certificates recognizing his service to several IEEE units.
2005 - Daniel R. Benigni
Daniel R. Benigni, senior analyst at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the U.S. Department of Commerce in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has made significant contributions toward shaping today's IEEE. He is a selfless volunteer and passionate supporter of the organization, demonstrated by the critical roles he has served on more than 25 committees and boards, including the IEEE Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Regional Activities Board, IEEE-USA Board, and Publication Services and Products Board. He was instrumental in transforming the US Activities Board into the IEEE-USA.
As general chairman of the IEEE 2002 Section Congress in Washington, D.C., he helped to influence the IEEE Foundation's financial support for the well-received core leadership educational program. He also created the operating and finance committees of the Regional Activities Board, thus establishing clear responsibilities in these areas.
Mr. Benigni began his career with the U.S. Department of Defense, designing large data management systems for interactive ship designs. He has been at NIST since 1982, developing ANSI and ISO standards for computer graphics and product modeling. In 1998, he became NIST's first Acting Chief Information Officer and is currently responsible for its IT strategic, operational and architecture planning.
An IEEE Senior Member, he has received the IEEE Third Millennium Medal and the National Engineering Award, the highest award given by the American Association of Engineering Societies.
2004 - Jerry R. Yeargan
Dr. Jerry Yeargan is widely known as a skillful and charismatic diplomat who excels at the art of creative compromise. He has demonstrated these qualities over a long and distinguished career of service, most recently as IEEE representative director on the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Board of Directors and as ABET president.
He played a seminal role in the merger of ABET and the Computer Science Accreditation Board, enabling unprecedented synergy in the accreditation of computer science, computer engineering and software engineering programs.
An IEEE Fellow, he has served on the IEEE Board of Directors as vice president of Educational Activities and as president of the IEEE Education Society. Dr. Yeargan also has participated in numerous committees including the IEEE Strategic Planning Committee. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and former chair of the ASEE Electrical Engineering Division.
Dr. Yeargan’s many honors include the IEEE Educational Activities Board Meritorious Service Award, the IEEE Education Society Achievement Award, the Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineers Award, the Halliburton Outstanding Faculty Award, and the University of Arkansas College of Engineering Outstanding Service to Students Award.
Dr. Yeargan is a Distinguished Professor and the Texas Instruments Chair of Mixed-Signal and Linear Microelectronics in Electrical Engineering at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where he has taught since 1967. He holds one patent and has published more than 100 papers.
2003 - Charles W. Turner
Charles W. Turner has gone to extraordinary lengths to serve the IEEE and the members of Region 8 (Europe, Africa and the Middle East), where he is secretary. In addition to organizing meetings, writing a guide for volunteers and strengthening ties between the Institution of Electrical Engineers and IEEE, he has been particularly effective in bringing the IEEE's services to the former Soviet Union. By obtaining funds and distributing research publications to engineers and libraries, he has made membership more feasible for those in developing economies. Dr. Turner served the IEEE United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland Section as chair, vice chair and secretary. Additionally, he has been director of Region 8 and IEEE secretary, serving on the IEEE Board of Directors from 1993-1995.
Dr. Turner began his career in industry in 1957 with EMI Electronics in West London, before completing his Ph.D. in microwave electronics at Stanford University in 1961. He then taught at Brunel University in London and the University of California at Berkeley. In 1971, he was appointed Siemens Professor of Electrical Engineering at King's College, London, serving in that post until his retirement in 2000.
He has published over 100 technical papers in the fields of microwave electronics and acoustics, and co-authored a textbook, Principles of Superconductive Devices and Circuits, with T. Van Duzer.
He was elected to the U.K. Royal Academy of Engineering in 1987, is an IEE Fellow and a Senior Member of IEEE. His many honors include Leverhulme and Fulbright awards, and a U.K. National Physical Laboratory Metrology Award.
2002 - Robert T. H. Alden
With over 30 years of service, Dr. Robert T.H. (Bob) Alden has helped improve the IEEE in countless ways, particularly in the introduction and application of electronic communications.
His many IEEE service titles include vice president, Regional Activities; Region 7 (IEEE Canada)director; and Hamilton Section chair. He helped drive the IEEE-wide adoption of e-mail, and aided staff in developing electronic support services and in planning the original IEEE Web site, which launched in 1995. Serving as Chair of the IEEE Electronic Communications Steering Committee from 1994-1997, Dr. Alden helped lay the groundwork for the IEEE e-mail aliases, Web hosting and mailing lists. Today, he continues to serve the IEEE Canadian Foundation and a new ad-hoc committee on IEEE service improvements.
As early as 1992, his regular column in The Institute, called “Traveling the Information Highway with Bob Alden,” introduced members to the applications of electronic communications and the many wonders of the Internet long before the import of that medium was widely appreciated. His career took him to the Sangamo Company in Toronto, Canada, the University of Toronto, McMaster University, the University of Sydney and finally, back to McMaster, where he is now professor emeritus. He led the development of the Power Research Laboratory at McMaster in 1984, and became its first director.
Dr. Alden is a Senior Member of the IEEE. His numerous awards include the William W. Middleton Distinguished Service Award, IEEE Canada’s Outstanding Service Award, the Larry K.Wilson Transnational Award and IEEE Third Millennium and Centennial Medals.
2001 - Arthur P. Stern
For 50 years, Arthur P. Stern’s efforts have been dedicated to IEEE and its predecessors, IRE and AIEE. He has served in many capacities, including as Director and Officer from 1970 to 1977, and as President of the IEEE in 1975. In these roles, he worked to strengthen the Institute’s technical activities, its relations with industry and its evolving professional endeavors.
A founder and Chairman of the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, he held most offices, including President, of the Circuits and Systems Society. He chaired AIEE’s Electronic Circuits Committee and participated in the trail-blazing IRE Committee 4.1 on Solid-State Circuits. He chaired numerous Committees, including Long Range Planning, Transnational Activities and US Competitiveness and served on the Awards Board. He was Guest Editor of the Proceedings and of the Transactions on Circuit Theory.
Born in 1925 in Budapest, Hungary, Arthur Stern attended rabbinical seminaries and the University of Budapest. In 1944, he was deported to concentration camp Bergen Belsen. Upon liberation, he attended the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva and earned a Dipl. Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1948, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, where he later became an instructor. In 1955, he obtained an M.E.E. from Syracuse University.
He came to America and joined General Electric in 1951, where he pioneered in color television. He published the first technical paper on transistor radios, did seminal work in transistor circuits and led GE’s initial efforts in integrated circuits. He left GE to be Engineering Director of Martin Marietta’s Electronics Division, and later Operations Director of its subsidiary Bunker-Ramo Corp. He became Vice President of The Magnavox Company in 1966, where he guided development of spread spectrum systems and led the introduction of satellite navigation to commercial ships and to navies worldwide. He was a leader in developing key elements of the Global Positioning System. He retired in 1991 as Vice Chairman of Magnavox and President of Magnavox Advanced Products and Systems Company.
A Fellow of the IEEE, he is a recipient the IEEE Centennial and Millennium Medals. He is a Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science.
