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Biographies of the 2009 IEEE Foundation
Board
Robert T. H. Alden
Dr. Alden is a Director of the IEEE Foundation and President
of the IEEE Canadian Foundation. He served as IEEE Vice President
for Regional Activities in 1990 -1991, Director of IEEE (Region
7) in 1988-1989, and Secretary of the IEEE Power Engineering
Society in 1980-1981. He also currently serves as the Publications
Chair of the IEEE Toronto Section and the Awards and Recognition
Chair of IEEE Canada. He retired from McMaster University
in Hamilton, Ontario as Professor Emeritus, after a 32 year
career in which he was the founding director of the Power
Research Laboratory. He is a licensed professional engineer
in Ontario, Canada, a Fellow of the Engineering Institute
of Canada and a Life Fellow of IEEE.
Antonio C. Bastos
Mr. Bastos is a member-at-large of the IEEE Foundation Board.
He served as Director of IEEE (Region 9) in 1996-1997, Secretary
of IEEE in 1998; IEEE Vice President for Regional Activities
in 2000, Chair of the IEEE N&A Committee in 2004, Member
of Educational Activities Board in 2003-2004. Mr. Bastos served
two years in the Assembly, four years in the Board of Directors,
two years in the Executive Committee and six years in RAB.
A consulting engineer in Brazil, he is a career electrical
power engineer and engineering manager. As such, he worked
for Coelba, Bahia power utility, for 30 years. His experience
bridges planning, design and construction of power systems,
power distribution management and management of large organizations.
He is an IEEE Life Senior Member.
A. Wayne Bennett, Ph.D., P.E.
Dr. Bennett is serving his first term on the IEEE Foundation Board.
He retired as Dean of the Bagley College of Engineering at
Mississippi State University in 2004. Previous academic positions
include ECE Department Head, Dean of the Graduate School and
Senior Vice Provost at Clemson University. He also served
as Professor of ECE and Chair of the Computer Engineering
Group at Virginia Tech. He is the author of one book and coauthor
or editor of several other books. Industrial experience includes
serving as a systems engineer for the Industrial Controls
Division of General Electric. He also served as a consultant
with several electronics companies. He is a Fellow and Life
Member of IEEE.
Kristi J. Brooks
Paul Y. S. Cheung
Lyle D. Feisel
Richard J. Gowen
Dr. Gowen is the President of the lEEE Foundation. He is
the 1984 Centennial President of the IEEE, and has served
in IEEE Section, Chapter, Society, Region, Division, and Board
positions. A Commissioner of the 1999-2000 Congressional Web-Based
Education Commission, he has provided leadership to industry,
education, and government, including the direction of space
biomedical research and supercomputer development. He was
also the 1998-2000 President of Eta Kappa Nu, the honor society
for electrical and computer engineering. He was also the president
of Dakota State University from 1984-1987, and the president
of the technological research university, the South Dakota
School of Mines and Technology, from 1987-2003. He was also
the Executive Director of the Homestake Laboratory Conversion
Project to create the world's premier deep underground scientific
research laboratory in an 8000ft former mine.
Joseph V. Lillie
John W. Meredith
Mr. Meredith is serving his first term on the IEEE Foundation.
He is President-Elect of the IEEE-USA and served as 2004-2005
IEEE Region 5 Director. He has been an active IEEE volunteer
for the past 34 years and is currently serving on a number
of IEEE committees. He served as an ABET Electrical Engineering
Program Evaluator and is a past IEEE Representative to the
Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. Mr. Meredith
is an employed by Agilent Technologies and is a licensed Professional
Engineer in the State of Idaho. He is a member of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Rolf A. Remshardt
Dr. Remshardt is Vice President, Projects, of the IEEE Foundation.
He has been an IEEE Senior Member and volunteer for 25 years.
He served as Region 8 Treasurer for many years and as Region
8 Director in 1999 and 2000. He was a member of several IEEE
Boards and Committees, including IEEE N&A and SPC, EAB,
RAB, IB&SC, and many others. He retired from IBM Germany
after almost 30 years in development and management positions.
Dr. Remshardt is presently a member of the IEEE Foundation
Board, and chair of the Region 8 Membership Development Committee.
He is a member of the German National Society VDE and ITG.
Arthur W. Winston,
Ph.D.
Dr. Winston is Vice President, Development, of the IEEE Foundation.
He also chairs the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Dr. Winston was the 2004 IEEE President and was formerly Vice
President of the Educational Activities Board and a Director
of IEEE Region 1. He is the Director of the Gordon Institute
of Tufts University, a graduate program in Engineering Management
that he helped create. In addition to his academic experience,
Dr. Winston has extensive industrial experience and was responsible
for the development of the NASA Apollo Heat Shield Re-entry
Temperature Measurement System, and the development of a worldwide
nuclear test monitoring system. He is a Fellow of the IEEE
and the IEE.
Eugene Wong
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