IEEE Region 5 (Southwestern U.S.) History
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Region 5 Sections
Within Region 5, Sections are divided into four Areas:
- North - Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
- South - Central and East Texas
- East - Arkansas and Louisiana
- West - Colorado, West Texas, Southeast New Mexico, East Wyoming, West South Dakota
North Sections
North Section | Principal City |
Kansas City | Kansas City, MO |
Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK |
Saint Louis | St. Louis, MO |
Rolla Subsection | St. Louis, MO |
Tulsa | Tulsa, OK |
Wichita | Wichita, KS |
South Sections
South Section | Principal City |
Central Texas | Austin, TX |
Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
Rio Grande Valley Subsection | Corpus Christi, TX |
Dallas | Dallas, TX |
Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX |
Galveston Bay | Galveston, TX |
Houston | Houston, TX |
Freeport Subsection | Houston, TX |
East Sections
East Section | Principal City |
Arkansas | Little Rock, AK |
Arkansas River Valley | Russellville, AK |
Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA |
Beaumont | Beaumont, TX |
Lafayette | Lafayette, LA |
New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
Ozark | Fayetteville, AK |
Shreveport | Shreveport, LA |
Monroe Subsection | Shreveport, LA |
West Sections
East Section | Principal City |
Denver | Denver, CO |
Black Hills Subsection | Denver, CO |
High Plains Section | Denver, CO |
El Paso | El Paso, TX, Las Cruces, NM |
Panhandle | Amarillo, TX |
Pikes Peak | Colorado Springs, CO |
South Plains | Lubbock, TX |
Region 5 History Links
The links below provide some interesting documentation relating to history of institutions in IEEE Region 5. Many thanks to John Meredith for these.
Johnson Space Center located in Galveston Bay, Texas
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/
NIST laboratories
Located in Boulder, Colorado.
Background information on NIST
NIST’s history in measuring time and frequency
History of aviation in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita Aviation historic timeline
Kansas Aviation museum Wichita
Texas Instruments history
Jack Kilby, inteventor of integrated circuit, interview
Robert Coats story (former TI employee)
History of Transistor-transistor-logic (TTL) at TI
TI introduces SN5400 TTL logic family
TI introduction of 74S series Schottky TTL logic for high speed applications
Saint Louis history items
Wireless telegraphy at 1904 St. Louis exposition
History of McDonnell Aircraft and precursor aircraft companies in St. Louis
Rural Electrification History
History of first REA line in United States located in Bartlett, Texas
Bell System and Western Electric
Includes Bell System Operating Companies and Western Electric Works in Oklahoma City and Lee’s Summit Missouri.
History of Region 5 EE Programs
Missouri University of Science and Technology