IEEE New Jersey Coast Section History

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IEEE New Jersey Coast Section History
Established date 1965/03/20
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Brief History

The New Jersey Coast Section of the IEEE was established March 20, 1965. Chairman at the time was Dr David C Hogg, also Member of National Academy of Engineering.

Section Milestones

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New Jersey Coast Section IEEE Award Recipients

Dr Herwig Kogelnik, IEEE New Jersey Coast Section winner of IEEE Medal of Honor, National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Marconi Prize, Frederic Ives Medal, at Holmdel, New Jersey 2018 presentation about a hero of the Section, Karl Guthe Jansky, and others.
IEEE Edison Medal - Ursula Keller. Between 1989 and 1993, Dr Keller conducted her Research at Bell Labs in Holmdel New Jersey. Photo credit: IEEE Award Recipients 2019.

IEEE Medal of Honor: Harald T. Friis, 1955; George C. Southworth, 1963; Rudolf Kompfner, 1973;C. Kumar Patel (C. K. N. Patel), 1989; Alfred Y. Cho, 1994; Herwig Kogelnik, 2001; Gerard J. Foschini (Jerry), 2008

IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal: Amos E. Joel, Jr.; William Keister; Raymond W. Ketchledge, 1976; Gerard J. Foschini (Jerry), 2008

IEEE Edison Medal: John R. Pierce, 1963; C. Chapin Cutler, 1981; Ursula Keller, 2019

IEEE Simon Ramo Medal: Victor B. Lawrence, 2007

IEEE Award in International Communication: Eugene O'Neill (E. F. O'Neill), 1971; Victor B. Lawrence, 2004

Harry Diamond Memorial Award: Marcel J. E. Golay, 1951; Harold A. Zahl, 1954; Georg Goubau, 1957; Helmut L. Brueckmann, 1961; John J. Egli, 1966; Harold Jacobs, 1973

IEEE Mervin J. Kelly Award: Harald T. Friis (H. T. Friis), 1964

IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award: Harald T. Friis (H. T. Friis), 1939; J. A. Pierce, 1953; Stewart E. Miller, 1972; Willard S. Boyle, 1974; Alfred Y. Cho

IEEE David Sarnoff Award: Rudolf Kompfner (Rudi), 1960; B. C. DeLoach Jr., 1975; H. E. Rowe, 1977; J. M. Manley, 1977; A. G. Fox, 1979; Tingye Li, 1979

Browder J. Thompson Memorial Prize Award: A. W. Randals, 1950; Arthur Karp, 1958

IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award: Debasis Mitra, 1998; Gerard J. Foschini (Jerry), 2004; Krishnan Sabnani, 2005; Reinaldo A. Valenzuela, 2010; Jack H. Winters, 2012

IEEE Lamme Medal: C. Kumar Patel (C. K. N. Patel), 1976

IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award: Don Heirman, 2018

Centennial Awards: John G. Nordahl, Martin V. Schneider, Robert C. Eckenfelder, A. Gardner Fox, Bruce C. Miller, Vasant K. Prabhu, Luke G. Schimpf, Robert W. Wilson, Mary N. Youssef.

New Jersey Coast Section Nobel Laureates

Dr and Mrs Arthur Ashkin, Nobel Prize Winner, at the Bell Labs Crawford Hill Picnic 2018

Nobel Prize - Arthur Ashkin, 2018; Robert Wilson, 1978; Arno A. Penzias, 1978

Prominent Members

Section Officers

Current section officers:

Chair: Filomena Citarella

Vice Chair: Ali Daneshmand

Treasurer: Michael Sosa

Secretary: Fatimah Shehadeh Grant

Past NJ Coast Section Officers

NJ Coast Section Past Officers and Editors
Chair Vice chair Secretary Treasurer "Scanner" Editors Year
Irfan Lateef John J Deltuvia Filomena Citarella 2021
Irfan Lateef Ajit Reddy Claude Martell Filomena Citarella 2020
Irfan Lateef Ajit Reddy Claude Martell Filomena Citarella 2019
Irfan Lateef Ajit Reddy Claude Martell Filomena Citarella 2018
Adriaan Van Wijngaarden Margaret Lyons Thomas Perkins Santo Mazzola 2017
Newman Wilson Margaret Lyons Eamon Wall Rulei Ting 2016
Ralph Wyndrum Newman Wilson Howard Kradjel Rulei Ting 2015
Ralph Wyndrum Newman Wilson Frank Laslo Rulei Ting 2014
K Raghunandan Ralph Wyndrum Frank Laslo Rulei Ting 2013
K Raghunandan Ralph Wyndrum Frank Laslo Rulei Ting 2012
T K Srinivas K Raghunandan Frank Laslo Rulei Ting 2011
T K Srinivas Wei Su / John Palfranan K Raghunandan Rulei Ting 2010
T K Srinivas Wei Su K Raghunandan Rulei Ting 2009
T K Srinivas Wei Su K Raghunandan Rulei Ting 2008
Bala Prasanna Amruthur Narasimhan Dru Reynolds Rulei Ting 2007
Bala Prasanna Ming Yu Robin Ying Rulei Ting 2006
Bala Prasanna Ming Yu Robin Ying Rulei Ting 2005
Bala Prasanna Ming Yu Bin Xie Rulei Ting 2004
Bala Prasanna Ming Yu Bin Xie Rulei Ting 2003
Amruthur Narasimhan Irfan Lateef Ming Yu Rulei Ting 2002
Amruthur Narasimhan Irfan Lateef Ming Yu Rulei Ting 2001
Amruthur Narasimhan Bala S. Prasanna Ming Yu Rulei Ting Jose R. Bonilha 1999-2000
Amruthur Narasimhan Bala S. Prasanna Ming Yu Rulei Ting George G. McBride 1998-99
Amruthur Narasimhan Kazem Sohraby Ajay K. Jain Alexander D. Walter George G. McBride 1997-98
Krishnamurthy Raghunandan Kazem Sohraby Mojtaba Shariat Alexander D. Walter vacant 1996-97
William D. Wilber Kazem Sohraby Jagadeesh Pamulapati Alexander D. Walter George G. McBride 1995-96
George G. McBride Alireza Mahmoodshahi Kazem Sohraby William D. Wilber Jaime R. Tormos 1994-95
Umesh J. Amin George G. McBride Sub Krishnamurthy William D. Wilber Jaime R. Tormos 1993-94
Timothy J. Rooney Umesh J. Amin Richard Seyfert, Jr. William D. Wilber Jaime R. Tormos 1992-93
Erwin E. Muller Timothy J. Rooney Richard Seyfert, Jr. William D. Wilber Jaime R. Tormos 1991-92
Gary L. McElvany Erwin E. Muller Richard Seyfert, Jr. Alireza Afrashteh Jaime R. Tormos 1990-91
Meredith Gee Gary L. McElvany Richard Seyfert, Jr. Timothy J. Rooney Umesh J. Amin 1989-90
R.L. Ross Meredith Gee Gary L. McElvany Timothy J. Roony Umesh J. Amin 1988-89
Karen A. Perry R.L. Ross Meredith Gee Christine A. Heaney Timothy J. Rooney 1987-88
Debora A. Berberian Karen N. Archer Meredith Gee David G. Shaw Gary C. Smith 1986-87
David R. Gunderson Debora A. Berberian Larry Bulanda Karen N. Archer David G. Shaw 1985-86
Mari Campanella John R. Baechle Debora A. Berberian You-Hsin E. Yen Kwang S. Park 1984-85
David B. Usechak Michael J. McMahon David R. Gunderson Derek S. Morris Debora A. Berberian 1983-84
Don N. Heirman David B. Usechak Joseph G. Kneuer Michael J. McMahon Pat Trischitta 1982-83
Joseph A. Keilin Don N. Heirman Mary Ellen McNamara David B. Usechak Mike McMahon 1981-82
Miguel A. Carrio Joseph Keilin Don N. Heirman Mary Ellen McNamara Joseph G. Kneuer 1980-81
Joseph Chislow Miguel A. Carrio Joseph Keilin Howard Wichansky Don Heirman 1979-80
Sidney Marshall Joseph Chislow Miguel A. Carrio Joseph Keilin Nicholas LaRocca 1978-79
V. Ramu Ramaswamy Sidney Marshall Joseph Chislow Miguel A. Carrio Seungtaik 1977-78
David Haratz V. Ramaswamy Sidney Marshall R.L. Maybach William Montgomery 1976-77
Victor Ransom David Haratz V. Ramaswamy W. B. Glendinning Joseph Keilin 1975-76
Bruce C. Miller Victor Ransom David Haratz V. Ramaswamy William Stirrat 1974-75
Vasant K. Prabhu Bruce C. Miller Victor Ransom David Haratz J. Gielchinsky 1973-74
Seymour Krevsky Vasant K. Prabhu Bruce C. Miller Victor Ransom Ramu Ramaswamy 1972-73
Detlef C. Gloge Seymour Krevsky Vasant K. Prabhu Bruce C. Miller Salomon Lederman 1971-72
Anthony J. Kazules Detlef C. Gloge Seymour Krevsky Vasant K. Prabhu John A. Soboleski 1970-71
Martin V. Schneider Anthony J. Kazules Detlef C. Gloge Seymour Krevsky John F. Prorok 1969-70
John J. O'Neil Martin V. Schneider Anthony J. Kazules D. Gloge Bruce C. Miller 1968-69
Louis H. Enloe John J. O'Neil Martin V. Schneider Anthony J. Kazules Warren Kesselman 1967-68
Robert Roullette Louis H. Enloe John J. O'Neil Martin V. Schneider Martin V. Schneider 1966-67
Herbert S. Bennett Robert Roullette L. H. Enloe John J. O'Neil John J. O'Neil 1965-66
Monmouth County Subsection Past Chairmen and Editors
Past Chairmen Past "Scanner" Editors Dates
David C. Hogg 1964-65
Irving Reingold/ Nathan Lipetz 1960-61
Arthur H. Ross 1956-57
George F. Senn 1955-56
William M. Goodall Carl A. Borgeson 1954-55
O. D. Perkins 1953-54
Sloan D. Robertson Archie P. King 1952-53

The first issue of the New Jersey Coast Section newsletter "Scanner" was printed on September 1950.

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