Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association

ECEDHA Officers

Prior to 1985 the organization was known as AEEDH or EEDHA, and until 2001 as NEEDHA. In 2001, the name was changed to Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association or ECEDHA.

Present:

2003 - 2004

President: Stephen M. Goodnick, Arizona State University

Vice President: W. Kenneth Jenkins, Pennsylvania State University

Secretary/Treasurer: Kenneth A.Connor, Pennsylvania State University

Past:

2002 - 2003

President: David A. Soldan, Kansas State University

Vice President: Stephen M. Goodnick, Arizona State University

Secretary/Treasurer: W. Kenneth Jenkins, Pennsylvania State University

2001 - 2002

President: James H. Aylor, University of Virginia

Vice-President: David A. Soldan, Kansas State University

Secretary/Treasurer: Stephen M. Goodnick, Arizona State University

2000 - 2001

President: John A. Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Vice-President: James H. Aylor, University of Virginia

Secretary/Treasurer: David A. Soldan, Kansas State University

1999 - 2000

President: Roger P. Webb, Georgia Institute of Technology

Vice-President: John A. Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Secretary/Treasurer: Sung-Mo (Steve) Kang, University of Illinois

1998 - 1999

President: Barry E. Spielman, Washington University in St. Louis

Vice-President: Roger P. Webb, Georgia Institute of Technology

Secretary/Treasurer: John A. Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

1997 - 1998

President: William D. Brown, University of Arkansas

Vice-President: Larry C. Burton, Pennsylvania State University

Secretary/Treasurer: James A. Roberts, The University of Kansas and
and Barry E. Spielman, Washington University in St. Louis

1996 - 1997

President: Paul Penfield, Jr., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Vice-President: William D. Brown, University of Arkansas

Secretary/Treasurer: Larry C. Burton, Pennsylvania State University

1995 - 1996

President: Sherra E. Kerns, Vanderbilt University

Vice-President: Paul Penfield, Jr., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Secretary/Treasurer: William D. Brown, University of Arkansas

1994 - 1995

President: Timothy N. Trick, University of Illinois

Vice-President: Sherra E. Kerns, Vanderbilt University

Secretary/Treasurer: Jorge I. Auñón, Colorado State University
and Paul Penfield, Jr., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1993-1994

President: Marion O. Hagler, Texas Tech University

Vice-President: Timothy N. Trick, University of Illinois

Secretary/Treasurer: Ralph K. Cavin, North Carolina State University

1992 - 1993

Chairman: Mario J. Gonzalez, University of Texas, Austin

Vice-Chairman: Marion O. Hagler, Texas Tech University

Secretary/Treasurer: Timothy N. Trick, University of Illinois

1991 - 1992

Chairman: Keith Carver, University of Massachusetts

Vice-Chairman: Mario J. Gonzalez, University of Texas, Austin

Secretary/Treasurer: Marion O. Hagler, Texas Tech University

1990 - 1991

Chairman: Rodney J. Soukup, University of Nebraska

Vice-Chairman: Keith Carver, University of Massachusetts

Secretary/Treasurer: Mario J. Gonzalez, University of Texas, Austin

1989 - 1990

Chairman: Bob Sullivan, University of Florida

Vice-Chairman: Rodney J. Soukup, University of Nebraska

Secretary/Treasurer: Keith Carver, University of Massachusetts

1988 - 1989

Chairman: Wayne Bennett, Clemson University

Vice-Chairman: Harriett Rigas, Michigan State University

Secretary/Treasurer: Bob Sullivan, University of Florida

1987 - 1988

Chairman: James Rowland, University of Kansas

Vice-Chairman: Wayne Bennett, Clemson University

Secretary/Treasurer: Harriett Rigas, Michigan State University

1986 - 1987

Chairman: Dan Hodge, Virginia Tech

Vice-Chairman: James Rowland, University of Kansas

Secretary/Treasurer: Wayne Bennett, Clemson University

1985 - 1986

Chairman: Bruce A. Eisenstein, Drexel University

Vice-Chairman: Dan Hodge, Virginia Tech

Secretary: James Rowland, University of Kansas

1984 - 1985

Chairman: Roy H. Mattson, University of Arizona

Vice-Chairman: Bruce A. Eisenstein, Drexel University

Secretary: Dan Hodge, Virginia Tech

1983 - 1984

Chairman: William B. Jones, Texas A&M

Vice-Chairman: Roy H. Mattson, University of Arizona

Secretary: Bruce A. Eisenstein, Drexel University

1982 - 1983

Chairman: Blake E. Cherrington, University of Florida

Vice-Chairman: William B. Jones, Texas A&M

Secretary: Roy H. Mattson, University of Arizona

1981 - 1982

Chairman: Lyle D. Feisel, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Vice-Chairman: Blake E. Cherrington, University of Florida

Secretary: William B. Jones, Texas A&M

1980 - 1981

Chairman: J. David Irwin, Auburn University

Vice-Chairman: Lyle D. Feisel, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Secretary: Blake E. Cherrington, University of Florida

1979 - 1980

Chairman: Frank S. Barnes, University of Colorado

Secretary: Lyle D. Feisel, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

1978 - 1979

Chairman: Glen A. Richardson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Vice-Chairman: Frank S. Barnes, University of Colorado

Secretary: J. David Irwin, Auburn University

1977 - 1978

Chairman: William A. Blackwell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Vice-Chairman: Glen A. Richardson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Secretary: A. S. Gilmore, Jr., SUNY/Buffalo

1976 - 1977

Chairman: Demetrius T. Paris, Georgia Institute of Technology

Vice-Chairman: William A. Blackwell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Secretary: Glen A. Richardson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

1975 - 1976

Chairman: W. W. Koepsel, Kansas State University

Vice-Chairman: Demetrius T. Paris, Georgia Institute of Technology

Secretary: William Steirer, University of Southern California

1974 - 1975

Chairman: Billie J. Ball, Mississippi State University

Vice-Chairman: Fred A. Russell, Newark College of Engineering

Secretary: W. W. Koepsel, Kansas State University

1973 - 1974

Chairman: Robert F. Cotellessa, Clarkson College of Technology

Vice-Chairman: Billie J. Ball, Mississippi State University

Secretary: Fred A. Russell, Newark College of Engineering

1972 - 1973

Chairman: David L. Johnson, Louisiana Tech University

Vice-Chairman: Robert F. Cotellessa, Clarkson College of Technology

Secretary: Billie J. Ball, Mississippi State University

1971 - 1972

Chairman: Finley W. Tatum, Southern Methodist University

1970 - 1971

Chairman: O. William Muckenhirn, University of Toledo

1969 - 1970

Chairman: Wayne H. Chen, University of Florida

1968 - 1969

Chairman: Mac Van Valkenburg, Princeton University

1967 - 1968

Chairman: A. V. Eastman, University of Washington

1966 - 1967

Chairman: William L. Hughes, Oklahoma State University

1965 - 1966

Chairman: William L. Hughes, Oklahoma State University

1964 - 1965

Chairman: George B. Hoadley, North Carolina State University

1963 - 1964

Chairman: George B. Hoadley, North Carolina State University

Secretary pro tem: Roger E. Nolte, Missouri School of Mines

1962 - 1963

Organization founded June 20, 1963

Organizer: William L. Hughes, Oklahoma State University

Acting Secretary: W. B. Boast, Iowa State University

Most of this historical information is from the NEEDHA History or from various department headquarters files. The author is indebted to Billie J. Ball for some of the information for the early years (private communication, October 28, 1997).