BYLAWS OF THE
PIKES PEAK SECTION
OF THE IEEE

Table of Contents

  1. NAME AND TERRITORY
  2. FISCAL YEAR
  3. OFFICERS AND TERM OF OFFICE
  4. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
  5. EXECUTIVE BOARD
  6. DUTIES OF THE SECTION CHAIR
  7. DUTIES OF THE SECTION VICE-CHAIR
  8. DUTIES OF THE SECTION SECRETARY
  9. DUTIES OF THE SECTION TREASURER
  10. STANDING COMMITTEES
  11. DUTIES OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES
    1. Awards
    2. Nominations
    3. Membership
    4. Finance
    5. Program
    6. Educational Program
    7. Societal Chapters
    8. Publicity
    9. Publications
    10. Professional Activities
    11. Conference Activities
    12. Student Fund
    13. IEEE Student Branches Activities
    14. Pre-College Activities
    15. All Standing Committee Chairs
  12. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
  13. VACANCIES
  14. BY-LAW ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, AND REVISIONS
  15. OTHER PROVISIONS
  16. ATTACHMENTS
    1. Executive Committee Organizational Chart
    2. Record of Past and Current Section Officers
    3. Notable Section Events and Milestones

I. NAME AND TERRITORY

The name of this section shall be the Pikes Peak Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, hereinafter called the Section. The territory included within the Section shall include the region as described below:

The Pikes Peak Section shall contain the following Counties of San Miguel, Ouray, Gunnison, Chaffee, Lake, Park, Teller, El Paso, Lincoln, Kit Carson, and all counties south of said counties in Colorado.

The territory of the Section shall be approved by the IEEE Regional Activities Board, and may be enlarged, reduced, or otherwise altered by the Regional Activities Board at any time in accordance with the IEEE Bylaws.

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II. FISCAL YEAR

The Section shall operate on a fiscal year beginning on January 1st and ending on December 31st of each calendar year.

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III. OFFICERS AND TERM OF OFFICE

To be eligible for an office, the candidate must hold the grade of Member, Senior Member, or Fellow of the IEEE. In addition, Chapter officers are required to be members of the sponsoring the Chapter. Associates and Affiliates may be appointed to serve on Chapter committees.

The elected officers of the Pikes Peak Section shall be a Chair, a Vice-Chair, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. All officers shall be elected annually at the Annual Business meeting of the Pikes Peak Section, usually held in January.

The term of office shall be for one year, concurrent with the fiscal year but in all cases shall continue until a successor has been duly elected and takes office, usually at the first meeting of the general section membership of the new fiscal year in January.

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IV. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

There shall be a Section Executive Committee for the purpose of managing the operations and administration of the Section in accordance with these Bylaws, and the Constitution and Bylaws of the IEEE. Membership of the Executive Committee shall consist of the Section Executive Board, the Past Chair, and the Chairs of each of the Section Standing Committees established in these Bylaws. Additional non-voting members may be appointed by the Section Chair for a specified time or event, but in no case will their term extend beyond that of the Chair who appointed them.

Each Pikes Peak Section Society Chapter Chair shall have representation on the Executive Committee through the Societal Chapter's Committee Chair. Each Society Chapter Chair shall be an ex-officio member of the Pikes Peak Section Executive Committee with full voting power when present.

Members of the Region 5 Executive Committee shall be ex-officio members of the Pikes Peak Section Executive Committee with full voting power when present.

Executive Committee meetings shall be called at the discretion of by the Section Chair or by a petition signed by three (3) voting members of the Executive Committee. There shall be a minimum of three (3) Executive Committee meetings, each fiscal year, conducted within the geographic area of the Pikes Peak Section. They shall be open to all IEEE members.

A simple majority of the voting members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any Executive Committee meeting.

Executive Committee members are expected to execute their responsibilities and perform their assigned duties. If the obligations of any of the elected or appointed officers cannot be reliably executed, the Section Chair may, with approval or the Executive Committee, appoint a replacement officer for the duration of the term.

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V. EXECUTIVE BOARD

The Pikes Peak Section Executive Committee shall have an Executive Board which is responsible for establishing the annual Section goals, proposing to the Executive Committee the annual Section agenda of activities, a proposed budget to support these activities, directing and coordinating the activities of the Standing Committees, and executing those matters of business approved by the Executive Committee towards accomplishing these Section goals.

Membership of the Pikes Peak Section Executive Board shall consist of the four (4) elected Section Officers, the Past Section Chair, the Chair of the Awards Committee, and the Chair of the Professional & Industrial Liaison Committee. The last two Committee Chairs may change from year to year at the request of the incoming Section Chair, with the approval of the other members of the Executive Board.

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VI. DUTIES OF THE SECTION CHAIR

The Section chair, responsible to the Section Executive Committee, shall be the Senior Executive Officer of the Section and has general supervision of the affairs of the Section. The Chair shall have such powers and duties as are provided in the IEEE and Section Bylaws, including but not limited to the following:

The Section Chair shall be the Senior Executive Officer of the Executive Board which shall meet at the discretion of the Chair. A minimum two-thirds vote of the Executive Board shall be required to move an item of business from the Executive Board to the Executive Committee for a vote.

The Section Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Executive Board, Executive Committee, General Section Annual Business Meeting, and the installation of the Incoming Officers.

The Section Chair shall preside over the Long-Range Planning Committee.

The Section Chair shall be an ex officio member of all Section Standing Committees.

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VII. DUTIES OF THE SECTION VICE-CHAIR

The Section Vice-Chair shall assist the Section Chair in making recommendations for section goals to the Executive Board. This officer shall perform the duties of the Section Chair in the conduct of business when the Chair is unable to do so.

The Section Chair-Elect shall be a voting member of the Section Executive Board and Executive Committee.

At the discretion of the Section Chair, the Section Vice-Chair shall function as coordinator of all section activities.

The Section Vice-Chair is the principal executive officers next to the Section Chair with the responsibility to coordinate and direct the activities of the Section Committees.

The Senior Vice-Chair shall be responsible for the direction and overall coordination of the Section Program and Educational Committees. The Section Program Committee shall have overall coordination of the monthly calendar of the Section, Subsections, ant Society Chapter meetings along with the other Section Committee sponsored and educational meetings; see that all meetings are properly reported in a timely manner to the Section Secretary, and rebates are paid by the Section Treasurer to the Society Chapters and Subsections.

The Vice-Chair for Student Activities shall be responsible for those activities which interact with students. These activities are in support of and are to coordinate IEEE Student Branch programs the annual Student Paper Contest, Pre- College Math & Science programs such as the Colorado Science Fair and Science Olympiad, and administer financial support of these activities in the form of awards and grants from the Student Fund.

The Vice-Chair for Member Services shall be responsible for those activities which support the general membership. These include publication and the publicity of all Section member activities. These activities are in close coordination and support of the Section Program under the direction of the Senior Vice-Chair.

The Section Vice-Chair shall also fulfill any other duties assigned to them by the Section Chair or as a result of actions taken by the Education Committee.

The Section Vice-Chair is to appoint a Committee Chair who can represent them at Executive Meetings in their absence.

The Section Vice-Chair shall serve one concurrent year as a member of the Long- Range Planning Committee.

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VIII. DUTIES OF THE SECTION SECRETARY

The Secretary as a member of both the Executive Board and the Executive Committee, shall attend all meetings; or, if unable to attend, shall arrange for an alternate to record the minutes of the meetings.

The Secretary shall be responsible for sending out meeting notices for both Executive Board Meetings and Executive Committee Meetings .

The Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining current records on the Section membership from information furnished by IEEE Headquarters, with assistance of the Membership Committee.

The Secretary shall be the custodian of all records of the Section and shall pass on to the incoming Secretary those records which should be retained for historical or other purposes.

At the beginning of each new administration, the Secretary shall be responsible for notifying IEEE Field Services of the names of all incoming elected Section, Subsection, and Chapter Officers and approved Committee Chairs within twenty (20) days after taking office.

The Section Secretary shall be responsible for notifying IEEE Headquarters of appointments to the Section Executive Committee, and of the Subsection Chairs, Chapter Chairs, Committee Chairs, and other appointments or changes during the fiscal year of which the IEEE Headquarters should be advised. Names and term of newly elected officers shall be reported to IEEE Headquarters within twenty (20) days following election.

The Section Secretary shall provide each new Section, Subsection, Chapter Officer, and Committee Chairs with a copy of the Pikes Peak Section Bylaws and appropriate operational guides prepared by IEEE Headquarters, and other guides that may be prepared by the Section, after each annual election and/or committee appointments.

The Secretary shall maintain supplies of stationery and other forms as may be required by the Section and Subsection officers. Normally, mailing labels and other stationery supplies will be ordered, as required, from IEEE Headquarters.

The outgoing Secretary shall be responsible for reporting to the IEEE Headquarters, on the prescribed form, information about the meetings held by the Section, Subsections, Chapters, Societies, and Groups. This report shall be submitted prior to February 1st of the ensuing year, which is the deadline date for rebate. The report must reach IEEE Headquarters by February 1st.

The Section Secretary shall serve one concurrent year as a member of the Long-Range Planning Committee.

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IX. DUTIES OF THE SECTION TREASURER

Immediately following installation of officers, the incoming Treasurer shall arrange with the Auditing Committee Chair and the outgoing Treasurer for the transfer of the Sectional financial records and funds.

As a member of both the Executive Board and the Executive Committee, the Treasurer shall attend all meetings or have another person present the current financial report.

The Treasurer shall be responsible for maintaining the Section's financial activities including:

The Treasurer shall work with the Section Executive Board in the preparation of a Section budget for the ensuing academic year. This budget shall be submitted for approval of the Executive Committee prior to 1 January and may be modified as required by majority vote of those present, providing a quorum is present at any official Executive Committee Meeting.

The outgoing Treasurer shall submit the Section Financial Statement, on the prescribed form, for the year ending December 31st in time to be received in IEEE Headquarters by February 1st. This is the deadline to assure March rebates are received by the Section in March.

The Section Treasurer shall serve one concurrent year as a member of the Long-Range Planning Committee.

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X. STANDING COMMITTEES

The Section Chair shall be responsible for appointing all Standing Committee Chairs with recommendations and advice from the Executive Board. Tentative appointments may be made by the Section Chair elect prior to taking office to allow new Committee Chairs the opportunity to learn about their committee tasks before assuming responsibility at the beginning of the next fiscal year. Committee Chair appointments are subject to ratification by the Executive Committee.

The Standing Committees of the Pikes Peak Section shall be: (See Executive Committee Organizational Chart attached.)

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XI. DUTIES OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES

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A. Awards

The Section Awards Committee Chair manages the awards program of the section. Section awards will be presented at an Awards Banquet. The Awards Committee Chair shall head Section Awards Committees as follows:

The Awards Committee Chair shall be responsible for obtaining a lapel pin for the outgoing Section Chair and obtaining certificates of appreciation and/or other recognition at the conclusion of each fiscal year as determined by the outgoing Section Chair. The outgoing Section Chair will give to the incoming Section Chair the Section Chair pin to the newly-elected chair at the installation of officers ceremony, which is normally conducted at the January Section meeting.

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B. Nominations

The Section Nominations Committee Chair shall normally be the Past Section Chair.

The Nominations Committee Chair shall be responsible for preparing Fellow Nominations to be submitted annually and/or endorsements by the Section. Newly elected Fellows are to be recognized in an appropriate way by the Section.

The Nominations Committee Chair shall be responsible to submit names in nomination for higher level awards and IEEE leadership positions to the Region and other IEEE Boards and Committees when requested. The Nominations Committee Chair is assisted in this task by the Section Executive Board.

The Nominations Committee Chair shall be responsible for soliciting and recommending to the Executive Committee those names to be presented to the Section membership for the election of the next year's officers. The Nominations Committee Chair is assisted in this task by a nominating subcommittee consisting of the Past Chairs, and one or more persons appointed by the Section Chair, not then an officer of the Section.

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C. Membership

The Membership Committee Chair shall be responsible for encouraging all IEEE members in the Section to obtain the highest grade for which they are qualified, and to promote new membership at Section, Subsection, Society Chapter, all IEEE meetings, conferences, and other professional gatherings, and to reach out for new members in those Industrial, Educational, and Governmental areas where potentially qualified members can be found. The Membership Committee Chair shall keep the Section, Subsection, Chapters, and Student membership statistics and make available Membership Information and Applications to the Society Chapters and other members and non-members who request Information about IEEE.

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D. Finance

The Section Treasurer shall be the Finance Committee Chair. In addition to the duties of the Treasurer described above, the Finance Committee Chair shall present a Financial Statement at each Executive Committee Meeting, and at the Annual Section Business Meeting. The Finance Committee Chair shall maintain records of the Student Fund investments and advise the Student Fund Committee on future investment opportunities and estimate the Student Fund's yearly income. The Finance Committee Chair shall also maintain the Awards Fund separate from the Student Fund and the Section General Fund, and advise the Awards Committee Chair as to the yearly income to be used for the four endowed Section Awards. The Pikes Peak Section Awards Fund shall not be used for other than Pikes Peak Section Annual awards.

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E. Program

The Program Committee Chair shall be responsible for conducting the Section's monthly general meetings, and scheduling and arranging the Annual Business, Awards Banquet and the annual installation of officers. These general Section meetings can be in joint sponsorship with other societies, IEEE Society Chapters, Subsections, Student Branches, or sponsored by the Section alone, and should present topics and tours of a general nature to draw attendance from the broadest cross section of the IEEE membership. More technical topics and tours should be presented by the Society chapters. The Annual Business Meeting shall begin with a short business report covering the previous academic year followed by the presentation of awards covering the previous calendar year, followed by an the evening's program. Family and guests of members shall be encouraged to attend. Individual invitations shall be sent to all past Section Chairs, Subsection Chairs, Fellows, and Student Branch Counselors. The installation of officers will be a simple ceremony at the beginning of the first general membership meeting in January of each year.

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F. Educational Program

The Section Educational Program Committee Chair shall be responsible for the continuing technical education of the Pikes Peak Section membership. This can be accomplished through the IEEE Educational Activities Board Satellite Video Conferences, short courses, workshops, and other locally generated educational courses either in joint sponsorship with other technical societies, IEEE Society Chapters, conferences, or sponsored solely by the Section. The Section Educational Program should be financially self-supporting where possible.

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G. Societal Chapters

The Section Societal Chapters Chair shall be responsible for coordinating the Society Chapters within the Pikes Peak Section. The Societal Chapters Chair shall assist each Chapter, maintain active leadership through annual elections, and hold at least two meetings per calendar year to remain in an active status. This may require leadership and training education as to Section policy and procedures for meeting announcements, reports and rebates, and the coordination of Chapter meeting dates with Section, Subsection meetings dates to minimize interfering with another IEEE meeting. Each Subsection and Society Chapter will receive a monetary rebate, subject to Executive Committee approval, for each meeting held. All Society Chapter and Subsection meetings must be announced in the Section newsletter to be eligible for Section rebates.

A new Society Chapter can be petitioned, signed by no fewer than twelve (12) Section members, other than students, who are members of the Society concerned. It should then be submitted to the Section Executive Committee for approval which will in turn submit the petition to the Director, IEEE Field Services. The Chapter shall be considered established after Field Services has determined the Regional Director and the Society Presidents have no objections.

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H. Publicity

The Section Publicity Committee Chair shall be responsible for notifying newspapers, trade publications, other technical professional organizations, the media, and other interested parties concerning Section meetings of particular interest and of] IEEE activities such as election of officers, annual awards, and special meetings and other events, and to assist in conference publicity when requested.

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I. Publications

The Publications Chair shall be responsible for coordinating the publication of the Section Newsletter. The Publications Committee consists of the Section Treasurer, Societal Chapters Chair, Section Program Chair and the Newsletter Editor.

The Editor is responsible for the editorial content of the newsletter and for the direct coordination of publication activities with the Section Newsletter Publisher.

The Newsletter Publisher shall be responsible for the publication activities needed to produce the newsletter. The Section newsletter is to be published periodically (approximately bimonthly) from September through May or June, with the exception of December which is optional, and is to be received by the general membership no later than one week prior to announced meetings and activities. The responsibilities of the Newsletter Editor and Publisher may be combined as directed by the Publications Chair.

The Publications Chair, with the assistance of the Section Treasurer shall be responsible for collecting any fees charged for advertising in the Section Newsletter or other Section publications.]

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J. Professional Activities

The Section Professional Activities Committee Chair shall be responsible for those activities which improve the professional standing and recognition of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineers, Scientists, and Technologists in the local communities within the Pikes Peak Section. Such activities include Government Action programs, workshops and meetings on IEEE Career issues, assisting USAB Member Services and other activities in support of the Regional and National Professional Activities Committee for Engineers (PACE) programs. The Professional Activities Chair is expected to represent the Section at the Annual PACE Conference and other Regional and National conferences and meetings as requested by the Section Executive Board.

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K. Conference Activities

The Section Conference Activities Committee Chair shall monitor all Regional, National, and International IEEE conference schedules. When appropriate, letters of inquiry shall be sent to the committee responsible for the future selection of conference sites. If favorable responses are received, then formal letters of invitation shall be prepared for the signature of the Section Chair. Coordination shall be undertaken with the local Chamber of Commerce and/or Visitors and Convention Bureau in order to obtain letters from their organization, in addition to the Mayor and Governor of the State. The Section Conference Committee shall assist-the National Conference Committees as may be required by their needs.

The Section Conference Activities Committee Chair shall coordinate IEEE involvement in local trade shows with IEEE Pikes Peak Section Conference Committee members, on other society program committees and/or administrative bodies, and vice versa should the Pikes Peak Section sponsor an IEEE Regional Electro-Technology Trade Show solo; or in partnership with another IEEE organization; or another local group of a National Technical/Engineering Society.

The Section shall provide funding as approved by the Executive Board, for advance funding of conferences. Every effort should be made to ensure financial success for the conference, and the Section may expect to share in the surplus realized. The Section may also be asked to share the risk associated with a conference and be prepared to equally share in the losses if they occur. The Conference Committee Chair will prepare a written agreement as to the sharing of surpluses and/or losses which must be approved by the Executive Committee.

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L. Student Fund

The Section shall establish and maintain a fund for the purpose of promoting student interest and participation in electrical, electronic, or computer engineering and science at the Junior High, Senior High, and College levels.

The Section Treasurer shall keep completely separate records of monies allocated to the Student Fund and there shall be no mingling of the Student Fund with Section money allocated for general use. The Treasurer will invest the Fund in reasonably safe and prudent investments with the assistance and approval of a majority of the Student Fund Committee. Income from such investments shall be kept separate from other Section monies, and disbursements from the Fund income shall be made by the Treasurer only if properly authorized and approved by majority vote of the Student Fund Committee.

Additions to the Fund shall consist of monies allocated thereto by majority vote of those Executive Committee members present at any Executive Committee Meeting, provided there is a quorum present.

Money allocated to the Fund by Executive Committee vote may be permanently withdrawn from the Fund by a two-thirds (2/3) or more vote of the entire Executive Committee members eligible to vote. This vote may be by mail or at any Executive Committee Meeting provided two thirds or more members are present.

Monies allocated to the Fund may be temporarily withdrawn from the Fund and used for other purposes than those designated in Paragraph 1 above, provided all the following conditions are met:

The Student Fund Committee shall consist of three (3) members. At the beginning of the Section Chair's term of office any vacancy, which may exist due to the expiration of a Student Fund Committee member's term of office shall be filled. The term of office for new appointments to the Student Fund Committee shall be for not more than three (3) fiscal years; but the Section Chair may appoint a new member or reappoint an existing member for less than three years, providing no more than one of the member's terms of office expires in the same year. The Section Chair shall promptly fill vacancies which may occur during the year by appointing a new member for the unexpired term. Any new member appointed to the Student Fund must also be a voting member of the Executive Committee at the time of appointment or within the last three (3) years.

The powers and duties of the Student Fund Committee shall include the following:

The Student Fund Committee shall designate the most senior committee member in terms of years on the committee each calendar year as its Chair. All disbursements made by the Section Treasurer from the Student fund checking account may be initially requested verbally by the Student Fund Chair, but it must be followed up with a written request from the Student Fund Chair to the Section Treasurer within 10 days.

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M. IEEE Student Branches Activities

The Section IEEE Student Branches Activities Committee Chair shall be responsible for coordinating Section support of the Student Branches at the many schools of engineering within the Pikes Peak Section. This can best be accomplished by attending one or more Student Branch meetings at each school throughout the year to establish communications with the IEEE Student Branch Counselor, the Student Branch officers, and the school staff. Students should be encouraged to attend section meetings and a 50% meal subsidy will be paid by the Student Branches Committee for all dinner meetings attended by IEEE students. IEEE sponsored activities for the Student Branches include the annual Student Paper Contest and Student Professional Awareness Conferences at as many schools with leadership to undertake this project.

Student Professional Awareness Conferences are to be coordinated with the Section Professional Activities Chair. This committee works closely with the Student Fund which supplies funds for the awards and other student project grants, the Region 5 Student Activities Chair who coordinates the Student Paper Contests, and the IEEE Student Services at IEEE headquarters which supplies the Student Activities Guides for Sections and other Student support supplies and information.

The IEEE Student Branch students shall be represented collectively by the appointment of an IEEE student to this committee. The student representative will be an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee with full voting power when present.

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N. Pre-College Activities

The Section Pre-College Student Activities Committee Chair shall be responsible for coordinating Section support of Pre-College Math and Science educational activities in promoting Electrical, Electronics, and Computer technological understanding. The principal activities involve judging and presentation of awards at the Colorado Science Fair, support of the Colorado Science Olympiad, and other programs with a similar interest in promoting technical education and understanding. This committee also works closely with the Student Fund which supplies money for awards and other student project grants and coordinates with the Section Professional Activities Chair.

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O. All Standing Committee Chairs

Each Committee Chair shall appoint the members of each respective committee. Each Committee Chair shall appoint a Vice-Chair who can represent the committee at Executive Committee Meetings and vote for the Chair when absent.

Each Committee Chair shall submit to the Section Chair an annual report and evaluation of their activities at the conclusion of the fiscal year. These reports will be used in the Section Chair's annual report to the Region 5 Director presented at the Annual Region 5 Conference and Regional Committee Meeting usually in March or April, and to the IEEE Pikes Peak Section general membership at the Annual Awards Meeting, usually in May or June.

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XII. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Each year the Section shall elect seven (7) officers for a term of one year. No later than sixty (60) days prior to the Annual Business Meeting of the Section, the Nominations Committee shall submit to the Nominations Committee Chair names of qualified IEEE members for the offices of Chair, three (3) Vice-Chairs, one (1 Chair-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. Only Members, Senior Members, or Fellows are eligible to hold Section offices. Nominees for section Chair and Chair-Elect shall be limited to those individuals who will have served a minimum of three (3) years on the Executive Committee prior to the possible assumption of the office.

No later than forty five (45) days prior to the Annual Business Meeting of the Section, the Nominations Committee Chair shall submit to the Section Chair a list of candidates who are eligible, willing to serve if elected, and capable of carrying out the duties of the office as described in these Bylaws and other guides supplied by IEEE Headquarters. The nominations submitted shall be announced to each voting member of the Section by mail notice no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Annual Business Meeting of the Section, and in sufficient time to allow nominations by petition.

Other nominations shall be accepted by the Section Chair prior to the Annual Business Meeting, providing the nominations are submitted in writing and supported by a petition signed by at least ten percent of the voting membership, or ten qualified voting members, whichever is least.

In the event there is only one nominee for each office, the Section Chair shall declare the nominee elected and no balloting would need to be held at the Annual Business Meeting.

When, at the Annual Business Meeting, there is more than one nominee for any one of the elective offices, the Section Chair may conduct the election, providing there is a quorum present and it is evident that a fair expression of the wishes of the Section membership will be reflected. As an alternate, the Section Chair may announce that the election shall be determined within 20 days after the Annual Business Meeting, a letter ballot listing the nominees for each office. The mailing shall include a return addressed envelope. A return mailing date deadline no less than thirty (30) days or later than forty-five (45) days after the Annual Business Meeting shall be specified on the ballot. The Section Chair shall call a meeting of the Executive Committee and appoint a three member Teller Committee to count the returned ballots and determine the elected officers. A plurality of the votes cast shall be necessary for election. Notification of the newly elected officers and transfer of duties shall be made without delay.

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XIII. VACANCIES

Vacancies in office shall be filled by an appointment made by the Section Chair subject to approval, within thirty (30) days following the appointment, by a majority vote of all members of the Executive Committee. If the vacancy is in the office of the Section Chair, the Section Chair-Elect shall automatically assume the office and the office of the Section Chair-elect shall be filled by the Senior Vice-Chair The Nomination Committee Chair shall appoint a replacement to complete the term of Sr. Vice-Chair, subject to approval as given above.

If, for any reason, the best interests of the Section seem to require a change in the Section Executive Committee during the year, the matter shall be duly and carefully considered at a meeting of the Executive Committee at which a quorum is present. By at least a two-thirds vote of the Executive Committee members present, or upon submission of a written petition signed by fifteen (15) or more voting members of the Section, the matter shall be resolved by a two-thirds vote of the Section Executive Committee for replacing a Committee Chair, or following the same procedure as given in Paragraph XII, E for an elective office when more than one nominee has been made.

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XIV. BY-LAW ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, AND REVISIONS

Additions, deletions, and revisions to these Bylaws may be proposed by three or more members of the Executive Committee, or by a petition signed by fifteen (15) or more Section members. The proposed additions, deletions, or revisions shall be mailed to all members of the Executive Committee at least twenty (20) days before the stipulated Executive Committee Meeting at which the vote is to be taken. Providing a quorum is present, two-thirds of all votes cast shall be required to approve the proposed addition, deletion, or revision, or two-thirds mail vote of the Executive Committee, provided a 30 day period is allowed for such responses. In either event, any such change must be consonant with the IEEE Constitution, Bylaws, and published interpretation of policy. A copy of the current Section Bylaws, and any amendments thereafter which involve substantive changes, shall be submitted by the Section Secretary to the Regional Director for approval, with such approvals reported to the Regional Activities Board.

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XV. OTHER PROVISIONS

Any matters relating to the operation and affairs of the Section, which are not covered herein, shall be resolved by action of the Officers and Executive Committee in accordance with the provisions of the IEEE Constitution and Bylaws, and published interpretation of policy.

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XVI. ATTACHMENTS

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A. Executive Committee Organizational Chart

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

PIKES PEAK SECTION EXECUTIVE BOARD

PIKES PEAK SECTION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

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B. Record of Past and Current Section Officers

YEAR: 2002
CHAIR: Steve Lindemann
VICE CHAIR: Sophie Kogut
SECRETARY: William Boles
TREASURER: Stephen Long
PACE CHAIR: Mark Heinrich
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Dave Wells
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Jude DePalma
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: Dick Pache
PUBLICITY CHAIR: open
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: open
ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT: open
HISTORIAN: Steven R. Rogers
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: open
WEB MASTER: Steve Lindemann
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: T. Kalkur
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Mark D. Heinrich
COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY CHAIR: Pete DeGraaf
SIGNAL PROCESSING SOCIETY CHAIR: Jim Rassmussen
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY SOCIETY CHAIR: Jim Youngman
AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SOCIETY CHAIR: David Kalman
POWER ENGINEERING SOCIETY CHAIR: Coleman Smith
YEAR: 2001
CHAIR: Steve Lindemann
VICE CHAIR: Sophie Kogut
SECRETARY: William Boles
TREASURER: Stephen Long
PACE CHAIR: Nate LaValley/Mark Heinrich
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Dave Wells
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Jude DePalma
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: Dick Pache
PUBLICITY CHAIR: open
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: open
ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT: George Samaras
HISTORIAN: Steven R. Rogers
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: open
WEB MASTER: Steve Lindemann
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: T. Kalkur
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Mark D. Heinrich
COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY CHAIR: Pete DeGraaf
SIGNAL PROCESSING SOCIETY CHAIR: Jim Rassmussen
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY SOCIETY CHAIR: Jim Youngman
AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SOCIETY CHAIR: Chris Tschan/David Kalman
POWER ENGINEERING SOCIETY CHAIR: Coleman Smith
YEAR: 2000
CHAIR: Cameron G. H. Wright
VICE CHAIR: Steve Lindemann
SECRETARY: William Boles
TREASURER: Gerry Clark
PACE CHAIR: Nate LaValley
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Dave Wells
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Jude DePalma
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: Dick Pache
PUBLICITY CHAIR: open
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Ken Shaw
ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT: George Samaras
HISTORIAN: Steven R. Rogers
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: open
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Gerry M. Oleszek
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Mark D. Heinrich
COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY CHAIR: Sophie Kogut
SIGNAL PROCESSING SOCIETY CHAIR: Jim Rassmussen
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY SOCIETY CHAIR: Jim Youngman
AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SOCIETY CHAIR: Chris Tschan
POWER ENGINEERING SOCIETY CHAIR: Coleman Smith (Established 2000)
YEAR: 1999
CHAIR: Jack G. McIlnay
VICE CHAIR: Cameron G. H. Wright
SECRETARY: William Boles
TREASURER: Gerry Clark
PACE CHAIR: Gina Daugherty/Nate LaValley
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Jim Haney /Dave Wells
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Jude DePalma
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: Dick Pache
PUBLICITY CHAIR: George Samaras
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Greg Playle
ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT: Jim Haney/John R. Reinert
HISTORIAN: Steven R. Rogers
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: John W. Meredith
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Gerry M. Oleszek
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Steve Lindemann
COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY CHAIR: John W. Meredith
SIGNAL PROCESSING SOCIETY CHAIR: Cameron G. H. Wright /Jim Rassmussen
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY SOCIETY CHAIR: Jim Youngman
AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SOCIETY CHAIR: Chris Tschan (Established 1999)
YEAR: 1998
CHAIR: Mark D. Heinrich
VICE CHAIR: Jack G. McIlnay
SECRETARY: Gerry Clark
TREASURER: William Boles
PACE CHAIR: Gina Daugherty
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Mark D. Heinrich/Jim Haney
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Jude DePalma
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: Dick Pache
PUBLICITY CHAIR: George Samaras
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Greg Playle
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Gerry M. Oleszek
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Linda Grimaldi
COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY CHAIR: Don Wilson
SIGNAL PROCESSING SOCIETY CHAIR: Konrad Roeder/Cameron G. H. Wright
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY SOCIETY CHAIR: Jim Youngman
YEAR: 1997
CHAIR: Mark D. Heinrich
VICE CHAIR: Jack G. McIlnay
SECRETARY: Gerry Clark
TREASURER: William Boles
PACE CHAIR: Gina Daugherty
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Mark D. Heinrich
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Jude DePalma
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: Dick Pache
PUBLICITY CHAIR: Jose Mercado/George Samaras
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Jim Diggins/Greg Playle
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Gerry M. Oleszek
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Linda Grimaldi
COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY CHAIR: Don Wilson
SIGNAL PROCESSING SOCIETY CHAIR: Konrad Roeder (Established Sept. 1997)
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY SOCIETY CHAIR: Jim Youngman
YEAR: 1996
CHAIR: Sami A. Syed
VICE CHAIR: Mark D. Heinrich
SECRETARY: Gerry Clark
TREASURER: Stephen T. Long
PACE CHAIR: John R. Reinert
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Mark D. Heinrich
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Jude DePalma
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: Dick Pache
PUBLICITY CHAIR: Jose Mercado
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Jack G. McIlnay
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Gerry M. Oleszek
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Mary Jane Willshire
COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY CHAIR: Don Wilson
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY SOCIETY CHAIR: John E. Will
YEAR: 1995
CHAIR: Sami A. Syed
VICE CHAIR: Douglas J. Sheldon
SECRETARY: Mark D. Heinrich
TREASURER: Stephen T. Long
PACE CHAIR: John R. Reinert
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: John W. Meredith
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Brian W. Satre
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: Dick Pache
AWARDS CHAIR: Steven R. Rogers
PUBLICATIONS CHAIR AND NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Jack G. McIlnay
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Gerry M. Oleszek
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Linda M. Allen
COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY CHAIR: Jae G. Heiner
JOINT RELIABILITY SOCIETY CHAIR: Gene L. Bagenstos
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY SOCIETY CHAIR: John E. Will (Established 1994)
YEAR: 1994
CHAIR: Steven R. Rogers
VICE CHAIR: D. Alex Chuang
SECRETARY: Mark D. Heinrich
TREASURER: Donald J. Newman
PACE CHAIR: John R. Reinert
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: John W. Meredith
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Brian W. Satre
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: D. Alex Chuang (Acting)
AWARDS CHAIR: Steven R. Rogers (Acting)
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: G. Alan Morris
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Gerry M. Oleszek
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Linda M. Allen
COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY CHAIR: Jae G. Heiner
JOINT RELIABILITY SOCIETY CHAIR: Gene L. Bagenstos
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY SOCIETY CHAIR: John E. Will (Established 1994)
YEAR: 1993
CHAIR: Steven R. Rogers
VICE CHAIR: Alison K. Brown
SECRETARY: Linda M. Allen
TREASURER: Donald J. Newman
PACE CHAIR: John R. Reinert
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: John W. Meredith
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Scott Morrell
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: D. Alex Chuang
AWARDS CHAIR: Steven R. Rogers (Acting)
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: G. Alan Morris
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Gerry M. Oleszek
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Mark D. Heinrich
COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY CHAIR: Jack G. McIlnay
JOINT RELIABILITY SOCIETY CHAIR: Gene L. Bagenstos (Established 1993)
YEAR: 1992
CHAIR: Aaron C. Lippincott
VICE CHAIR: Michael K. J. Milligan
SECRETARY: Daniel B. Ruth
TREASURER: J. Russell Hoffman
PACE CHAIR: John R. Reinert
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: John W. Meredith
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Renee Depew
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR:  
AWARDS CHAIR: Aaron C. Lippincott (Acting)
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: G. Alan Morris
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Gerry M. Oleszek
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Peter C. M. Burton
COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY CHAIR: Jack G. McIlnay (Established 1992)
YEAR: 1991
CHAIR: Loreen A. Ozolins
VICE CHAIR: Gregory J. Whaley
SECRETARY: Pamela T. Grove
TREASURER: Mark D. Heinrich
PACE CHAIR: John R. Reinert
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: John W. Meredith
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Renee Depew
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR:  
AWARDS CHAIR:  
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: G. Alan Morris
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Gerry M. Oleszek
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Peter C. M. Burton
YEAR: 1990
CHAIR: Peter C. M. Burton
VICE CHAIR: Loreen A. Ozolins
SECRETARY: Renee Depew
TREASURER: Mark D. Heinrich
PACE CHAIR: John R. Reinert
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: John W. Meredith
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Chia-Jin Wang
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR:  
AWARDS CHAIR: Rodger E. Ziemer
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Mark A. Wickert
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Gerry M. Oleszek
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Peter C. M. Burton
YEAR: 1989
CHAIR: Warren R. Hill
VICE CHAIR: Jorge Rivera
SECRETARY: Loreen A. Ozolins
TREASURER: Leslie Lischka
PACE CHAIR: John R. Reinert
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: John W. Meredith
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Chia-Jin Wang
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR:  
AWARDS CHAIR:  
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Mark Wickert
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Gerry M. Oleszek
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Peter C. M. Burton
YEAR: 1988
CHAIR: John R. Reinert
VICE CHAIR: Warren R. Hill
SECRETARY: Jay Alexander
TREASURER: Jorge Rivera
PACE CHAIR: C. Frank Hartsell
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: John W. Meredith
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Charley Wang
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR:  
AWARDS CHAIR:  
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: John R. Reinert
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Jack Casey
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Dr. Dandapani
YEAR: 1987
CHAIR: John Liebetreu
VICE CHAIR: John R. Reinert
SECRETARY: Bruce Pecor
TREASURER: Jay Alexander
PACE CHAIR: C. Frank Hartsell
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: John W. Meredith
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: John Norgard
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: Mike VanGrouw
AWARDS CHAIR: Rodger E. Ziemer
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Rashmi Patel
CONFERENCE CHAIR: Herman Derbort
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Jack Casey
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Dr. Dandapani
YEAR: 1986
CHAIR: C. Frank Hartsell
VICE CHAIR: John Liebetreu
SECRETARY: John R. Reinert
TREASURER: Bruce Pecor
PACE CHAIR: Don E. Cottrell
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Rodger E. Ziemer
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: John Norgard
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: Steve Elswick
AWARDS CHAIR: John W. Meredith
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Kirt Bailey
PUBLICITY: Edwin-El Kareh
CONFERENCE CHAIR: Herman Derbort
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Jack Casey
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR:  
YEAR: 1985
CHAIR: John W. Meredith
VICE CHAIR: C. Frank Hartsell
SECRETARY: Brent A. Peterson
TREASURER: Rodger E. Ziemer
PACE CHAIR: Don E. Cottrell
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: James H. Tracey
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: John Liebetreu
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: Capt. Bonnie L. Keeler
AWARDS CHAIR:  
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Kirt Bailey
PUBLICITY: Calvin Dunigan
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: John R. Reinert
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: James H. Cannell
YEAR: 1984
CHAIR: Calvin Dunigan
VICE CHAIR: Gary Pennett
SECRETARY: John W. Meredith
TREASURER: Brent Peterson
PACE CHAIR: Rodger E. Ziemer
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: James H. Tracey
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR:  
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: Capt. Bonnie L. Keeler
AWARDS CHAIR:  
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Kirt Bailey
PUBLICITY CHAIR: C. Frank Hartsell
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: John R. Reinert
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: Kirt Bailey
YEAR: 1983
CHAIR: Don E. Cottrell
VICE CHAIR: Calvin Dunigan
SECRETARY: Frank D. Tiller
TREASURER: Al Peterson
PACE CHAIR: John W. Meredith
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR:  
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Ronald R. Delyser
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: John C. Burt
AWARDS CHAIR:  
NEWSLETTER EDITOR:  
PUBLICITY CHAIR: Thomas J. Settecerri
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: John R. Reinert
COMPUTER SOCIETY CHAIR: C. Frank Hartsell (Established 1983?)
YEAR: 1982
CHAIR: J.J. (Mirek) Horenovsky
VICE CHAIR: Don E. Cottrell
SECRETARY: Veloris A. Marshall
TREASURER: Calvin Dunigan
PACE CHAIR: John W. Meredith
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR:  
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Ronald R. Delyser
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: John C. Burt
AWARDS CHAIR:  
NEWSLETTER EDITOR:  
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: John W. Meredith
YEAR: 1981
CHAIR: John M. Murray
VICE CHAIR: J.J. (Mirek) Horenovsky
SECRETARY: David T. Granteer
TREASURER: Veloris A. Marshall
PACE CHAIR: Calvin Dunigan
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Roger E. Salters
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Don E. Cottrell
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: John C. Burt
AWARDS CHAIR:  
NEWSLETTER EDITOR:  
PUBLICITY: Thomas J. Settecerri
SOLID STATE SOCIETY CHAIR: Roger Pierce (Established 1981)
YEAR: 1981
CHAIR: Clayton V. Stewart
VICE CHAIR:  
SECRETARY:  
TREASURER:  
PACE CHAIR:  
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR:  
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR:  
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR:  
AWARDS CHAIR:  
NEWSLETTER EDITOR:  
PUBLICITY:  
YEAR: 1980
CHAIR: Don E. Cottrell?
VICE CHAIR:  
SECRETARY: John W. Meredith?
TREASURER:  
PACE CHAIR:  
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR:  
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR:  
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR:  
AWARDS CHAIR:  
NEWSLETTER EDITOR:  
PUBLICITY:  
YEAR: 1979
CHAIR: A Major at AFA?
VICE CHAIR:  
SECRETARY:  
TREASURER: John W. Meredith?
PACE CHAIR:  
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR:  
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR:  
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR:  
AWARDS CHAIR:  
NEWSLETTER EDITOR:  
PUBLICITY:  
YEAR: 1978
CHAIR: Albert Rosa (Established 1978)
VICE CHAIR:  
SECRETARY-TREASURER:  
PACE CHAIR:  
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CHAIR:  
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CHAIR:  
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CHAIR:  
AWARDS CHAIR:  
NEWSLETTER EDITOR:  
PUBLICITY:  
YEAR: 1977 (Subsection of Denver Section)
CHAIR: Burt Bittner
VICE CHAIR: Albert Rosa
SECRETARY-TREASURER:  

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C. Notable Section Events and Milestones

Section Founded in 1978 by Al Rosa (First Chair) and Burt Bittner (Former Denver Subsection Chair).

Solid State Society Chapter Established in 1981 by Roger Pierce and John Meredith (First Chair).

Section Hosted First Region 5 S-PAC at UCCS in 1982.

Computer Society Chapter Established in 1983 by Frank Hartsell (First Chair).

Communications Society Chapter Established in 1992 by Jack McIlnay (First Chair).

Section Awarded "Best Small Section" Award by Region 5 in 1993.

Joint Denver-Pikes Peak Reliability Society Chapter Established in 1993 by Gene Bagenstos.

Section Hosted "Region 5 Conference" at Antler's Hotel in 1994.

Electromagnetic Compatibility Society Chapter Established in 1994 by John Will (First Chair).

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