History of Chairs of IEEE Canada Sections
With acknowledgement to the IEEE History Center.
Bay of Quinte Section
This Section operated as three subsections; Belleville, Kingston and Peterborough, from which the Peterborough and Kingston Sections were formed after its dissolution in 1985. Geographically, Belleville was the lynch-pin of the Section, but Belleville proved unable to maintain technical activities from about 1983 onwards, and it was a struggle long before that.
Historical notes by Simon Taylor
| Year of Service |
Section Chair |
| 1984-1985 |
Haran Karmaker |
| 1983-1984 |
John McKelvie |
| 1982-1983 |
Tony Eastmam |
| 1981-1982 |
Hafizur Rahman |
| 1980-1981 |
Simon Taylor |
| 1979-1980 |
Murray Bennet |
| 1978-1979 |
Denis Lywood |
| 1977-1978 |
Syd Horne |
| 1976-1977 |
Luc Matteau |
| 1969-1976 |
unknown |
| 1967-1968 |
Doug Hinton |
| 1955-1966 |
unknown |
Hamilton Section
| Year of Service |
Section Chair |
| 2008 |
Chris Maryan |
| 2007 |
Chris Maryan |
| 2006 |
Blair MacCuish |
| 2005 |
Blair MacCuish |
| 2004 |
Janet Bradley |
| 2003 |
Janet Bradley |
| 2002 |
Scott Lowell |
| 2001 |
Scott Lowell |
| 2000 |
Scott Lowell |
| 1999 |
Billy Kot |
| Note: Officer terms now change at year-end. |
| 1997-1998 |
Billy Kot |
| 1996-1997 |
Billy Kot |
| 1995-1996 |
Wayne McCrackin |
| 1994-1995 |
Wayne McCrackin |
| 1993-1994 |
Trevor Burns |
| 1992-1993 |
Ken Peackock |
| 1991-1992 |
Dan Crosthwaite |
| 1990-1991 |
Steve Swing |
| 1989-1990 |
Ken Peackock |
| 1988-1989 |
Ken Peackock |
| 1987-1988 |
Gordon Chen |
| 1986-1987 |
Nathan Schacter |
| 1985-1986 |
Doug Whitman |
| 1984-1985 |
Jim Kelly |
| 1983-1984 |
Peter Winch |
| 1982-1983 |
George Mychailenko |
| 1981-1982 |
Bob Brown |
| 1980-1981 |
Bob Brown |
| 1979-1980 |
Seth Duffus |
| 1978-1979 |
Eric Harison |
| 1977-1978 |
Ted Winch |
| 1976-1977 |
Jim Jynd |
| 1975-1976 |
Julian Dravis |
| Note: Niagara Falls International Section splits, with Canadian members becoming part of Hamilton Section. |
| 1974-1975 |
Bob Alden |
| 1973-1974 |
John Litwin |
| 1972-1973 |
Gerry Hoolboom |
| 1971-1972 |
Bill Snodgrass |
| 1970-1971 |
Bruce Hutchinson |
| 1969-1970 |
John Lucyk |
| 1968-1969 |
Larry Duke |
| 1967-1968 |
Lorne Brotherton |
| 1966-1967 |
Bill Jeynes |
| 1965-1966 |
Alex Hunter |
| 1964-1965 |
Milton Edwards |
| 1963-1964 |
Herb Sievert |
| Note: IEEE formed in 1963 by the merger of AIEE and IRE. |
| 1962-1963 |
unknown |
| 1961-1962 |
unknown |
| 1960-1961 |
unknown |
| 1959-1960 |
unknown |
| 1958-1959 |
E.A. Thomas (IRE) |
| 1957-1958 |
unknown |
| 1956-1957 |
unknown |
| 1955-1956 |
George Beaumont (IRE) |
| 1954-1955 |
John Lucyk (IRE) |
| 1953-1955 |
A. Ainley (IRE) |
| 1952-1953 |
A. Ainley (IRE) |
Montréal Section
| Year of Service |
Section Chair |
| 2008 |
Anader Benyamin-Seeyar |
| 2007 |
Anader Benyamin-Seeyar |
| 2006 |
Amir G. Aghdam |
| 2005 |
Amir G. Aghdam |
| 2004 |
Reza Soleymani |
| 2003 |
Dominique Beaulieu |
| 2002 |
Guy Olivier |
| 2001 |
Guy Olivier |
| 2000 |
Eric Holdrinet |
| 1999 |
June Massoud |
| 1998 |
Dominik Gaillardetz |
| 1997 |
Dominik Gaillardetz |
| 1996 |
Rolando Oliver |
| 1995 |
Eric Holdrinet |
| 1994 |
Eric Holdrinet |
| Note: Officer terms now change at year-end. |
| 1992-1993 |
James D. Reid |
| 1991-1992 |
Maurice Huneault |
| 1990-1991 |
Gilles-André Morin |
| 1989-1990 |
Michel Duval |
| 1988-1989 |
Michel Fortier |
| 1987-1988 |
Michel Fortier |
| 1986-1987 |
Joseph Fox |
| 1985-1986 |
Richard J. Marceau |
| 1984-1985 |
D.X. Do |
| 1983-1984 |
Micha Avni |
| 1982-1983 |
R.E. Cardinal |
| 1981-1982 |
Vijay Bhargava |
| 1980-1981 |
Marc Hung |
| 1979-1980 |
Miguel Marin |
| 1978-1979 |
(T. Chan) / F. Hashmi |
| 1977-1978 |
H.Charbonneau |
| 1976-1977 |
unknown |
| 1975-1976 |
unknown |
| 1974-1975 |
unknown |
| 1973-1974 |
J. Plamondon |
| 1972-1973 |
Y. Kato |
| 1971-1972 |
H.R. Hunter |
| 1970-1971 |
Havelock S. Lunan |
| 1969-1970 |
J.T. Sabourin |
| 1968-1969 |
G. Béliveau |
| 1967-1968 |
D.M. Lane |
| 1966-1967 |
A.D. Campbell |
| 1965-1966 |
T. Palmquist |
| 1964-1965 |
J.C.R. Punchard |
| 1963-1964 |
G.A. Perron |
| Note: IEEE formed in 1963 by the merger of AIEE and IRE. |
| 1962-1963 |
R.L. Gladwel (AIEE) & A.Breton (IRE) |
| 1943 on (AIEE) |
unknown |
| 1936 on (IRE) |
unknown |
New Brunswick Section
| Year of Service |
Section Chair |
| 2008 |
Gerhard Dueck |
| 2007 |
Chris Drover |
| 2006 |
Chris Drover |
| 2005 |
Brent Petersen |
| 2004 |
Brent Petersen |
| 2003 |
Brent Petersen |
| 2002 |
Virendra Bhavsar |
| 2001 |
Virendra Bhavsar |
| 2000 |
Virendra Bhavsar |
| 1999 |
Peter Jollymore |
| Note: Officer terms now change at year-end. |
| 1997-1998 |
Bruce Colpitts |
| 1996-1997 |
Sebastian Reher |
| 1995-1996 |
Frank Mudge |
| 1994-1995 |
S. N. Murthy |
| 1993-1994 |
Bonnie Savoy |
| 1992-1993 |
Ian Burgess |
| 1991-1992 |
Ken Clancy |
| 1990-1991 |
Ken Taylor |
| 1989-1990 |
Bill Nowlan |
| 1988-1989 |
John Burgess |
| 1987-1988 |
Norm Foulton |
| 1986-1987 |
Frank Ryder |
| 1985-1986 |
Philip Parker |
| 1984-1985 |
Terry Conrod |
| 1983-1984 |
Ting Lee |
| 1982-1983 |
John MacDonald |
| 1981-1982 |
Eugene Hill |
| 1980-1981 |
Bob Brittain |
| 1979-1980 |
Terrance Cotter |
| 1978-1979 |
Clare Muttart |
| 1977-1978 |
Derek Atherton |
| 1976-1977 |
Raymond Lloyd |
| 1975-1976 |
Walter Patterson |
| 1974-1975 |
Peter Jollymore |
| 1973-1974 |
Walter Smolinski |
| 1972-1973 |
David Thorne |
| Note: Initially formed as a sub-section. |
| 1971-1972 |
William Smith |
| 1970-1971 |
Ray Findlay |
Newfoundland and Labrador Section
| Year of Service |
Section Chair |
| 2008 |
Eric Gill |
| 2007 |
Kathleen Chafe |
| 2006 |
Kathleen Chafe |
| 2005 |
Mike Janes |
| 2004 |
Mike Janes |
| 2003 |
Dennis Peters |
| 2002 |
Dennis Peters |
| 2001 |
Yves Fontaine |
| 2000 |
Yves Fontaine |
| 1999 |
John Robinson |
| 1998 |
Gervase White |
| 1997 |
Cecelia Moloney |
| 1996 |
Madan Rana |
| 1995 |
Frank Davis |
| 1994 |
Gerard Dunphy |
| 1993 |
R. Venkatesan |
| 1992 |
Paul Thorburn |
| 1991 |
Dave Collett |
| 1990 |
Peter Simpkin |
| 1989 |
John Quaicoe |
| 1988 |
Frank Smith |
| 1987 |
Mike Palmer, John Quaicoe (acting from mid-year) |
| 1986 |
Aziz Rahman |
| 1985 |
Byron Dawe |
| 1984 |
Mike Toll |
| 1983 |
Ken Butt |
| Note: Officer terms now change at year-end. |
| 1982-1983 |
Ken Butt |
| 1981-1982 |
Adam Zielinski |
| 1980-1981 |
Byron Dawe |
| 1979-1980 |
Mo El-Hawary |
| 1978-1979 |
Frank Smith |
| Note: Section formed in Dec 1978 previously a sub-section of the Canadian Atlantic Section. |
| 1977-1978 |
Michael O Toll |
| 1976-1977 |
Wally Read |
| 1975-1976 |
Bill Vetter |
| 1974-1975 |
Bill Vetter |
Niagara Falls International Section
| Year of Service |
Section Chair |
| Note: Niagara Falls International Section split, with Canadian members becoming part of Hamilton Section. |
| 1974-1975 |
Ron Potts |
| 1973-1974 |
Wilk Brocket |
| 1972-1973 |
Gordon Alexander |
| 1971-1972 |
unknown |
| 1970-1971 |
unknown |
| 1969-1970 |
Frank Long |
| 1968-1969 |
unknown |
| 1967-1968 |
unknown |
| 1966-1967 |
unknown |
| 1965-1966 |
unknown |
| 1964-1965 |
unknown |
| 1963-1964 |
Ron Potts |
| Note: Niagara Falls International Section is created with the merger of the AIEE and the IRE. |
Peterborough Section
Historical notes by Simon Taylor
| Year of Service |
Section Chair |
| 2009 |
Sean Dunne |
| 2008 |
Sean Dunne |
| 2007 |
Sean Dunne |
| 2006 |
Sean Dunne |
| 2005 |
Sean Dunne |
| 2004 |
Sean Dunne |
| 2003 |
Sean Dunne |
| 2002 |
Sean Dunne |
| 2001 |
Sean Dunne |
| 2000 |
unknown |
| 1999 |
unknown |
| 1998 |
unknown |
| 1997 |
unknown |
| 1996 |
unknown |
| 1995 |
unknown |
| 1994 |
unknown |
| 1993 |
unknown |
| 1992 |
unknown |
| 1991 |
unknown |
| 1990 |
unknown |
| 1989 |
unknown |
| 1988 |
unknown |
| 1987 |
Barry O’Sullivan |
| 1985-1986 |
Haran Karmaker |
| Note: Existed as a subsection of the Bay of Quinte Section from 1955-1985. |
South Saskatchewan Section
| Year of Service |
Section Chair |
| 2008 |
Craig Gelowitz |
| 2007 |
Craig Gelowitz |
| 2006 |
Raman Paranjape |
| 2005 |
Raman Paranjape |
| 2004 |
Luigi Benedicenti |
| 2003 |
Luigi Benedicenti |
| 2002 |
Raman Paranjape |
| 2001 |
Raman Paranjape |
| 2000 |
Andrew Kostiuk |
| 1999 |
Andrew Kostiuk |
| Note: Officer terms now change at year-end. |
| 1998-1999 |
Ken Runtz |
| 1997-1998 |
Dan Ruiu |
| 1996-1997 |
Dan Ruiu |
| 1995-1996 |
Margaret Hodges |
| 1994-1995 |
Margaret Hodges |
| 1993-1994 |
Colleen Kuhn |
| 1992-1993 |
Colleen Kuhn |
| 1991-1992 |
Lorry Wilson |
| 1990-1991 |
Lorry Wilson |
| 1989-1990 |
Neal Partington |
| 1988-1989 |
Neal Partington |
| 1987-1988 |
unknown |
| 1986-1987 |
unknown |
| 1985-1986 |
unknown |
| Note: Name change from “Saskatchewan Section”. |
| 1984-1985 |
Brien Charlton |
| 1983-1984 |
unknown |
| 1982-1983 |
D.B.Barrett |
| 1981-1982 |
unknown |
| 1980-1981 |
unknown |
| 1979-1980 |
Mohindar Sachdev |
| 1978-1979 |
W.J. Misskey |
| 1977-1978 |
W.J. Misskey |
| 1976-1977 |
Tom Clewes |
| 1975-1976 |
Tom Clewes |
| 1974-1975 |
Horst Arnelt |
| 1973-1974 |
Harold Kalder |
| Note: Name change from “Regina Section”. |
| 1972-1973 |
Harold Kalder |
| 1971-1972 |
unknown |
| 1970-1971 |
Barrie Michael |
| 1969-1970 |
Barrie Michael |
| 1968-1969 |
unknown |
| 1967-1968 |
H.F. Button |
| 1966-1967 |
S.F. Lee |
| 1965-1966 |
unknown |
| 1964-1965 |
unknown |
| 1963-1964 |
unknown |
| Note: IEEE formed in 1963 by the merger of AIEE and IRE. |
| 1962-1963 |
unknown |
| 1961-1962 |
unknown |
| 1960-1961 |
unknown |
| 1959-1960 |
unknown |
| 1958-1959 |
R.L. Punchson |
| 1957-1958 |
unknown |
| 1956-1957 |
unknown |
Toronto Section
| Year of Service |
Section Chair |
| 2003 |
Robert Hanna |
| Note: 2003 is Centennial Year for Toronto. |
| 2002 |
Robert Hanna |
| 2001 |
Ted Sargent |
| 2000 |
Ted Sargent |
| 1999 |
Bruno DiStefano |
| 1998 |
Bruno DiStefano |
| 1997 |
Bruno DiStefano |
| 1996 |
Bruno DiStefano |
| 1995 |
David Whyte |
| 1994 |
David Whyte |
| 1993 |
Ted Wojcinski |
| 1992 |
Ted Wojcinski |
| Note: Officer terms now change at year-end. |
| 1991-1992 |
Ted Wojcinski |
| 1990-1991 |
Lamberto Gomes |
| 1989-1990 |
Lamberto Gomes |
| 1988-1989 |
Wallas Khella |
| 1987-1988 |
Wallas Khella |
| 1986-1987 |
Andre Salama |
| 1985-1986 |
Andre Salama |
| 1984-1985 |
Tom Bell |
| 1983-1984 |
Tom Bell |
| 1982-1983 |
Robert Caputo |
| 1981-1982 |
Robert Caputo |
| 1980-1981 |
Ajit Bapat |
| 1979-1980 |
Ajit Bapat |
| 1978-1979 |
A. Venetsanopoulos |
| 1977-1978 |
A. Venetsanopoulos |
| 1976-1977 |
Robert Jefferies |
| 1975-1976 |
Wasyl Janischewskyj |
| 1974-1975 |
S.D.T. Roberston |
| 1973-1974 |
Lynn Gordon |
| 1972-1973 |
W.H. Hopper |
| 1971-1972 |
W.H. Hopper |
| 1970-1971 |
I.R. Dutton |
| 1969-1970 |
I.R. Dutton |
| 1968-1969 |
J.R. Leslie |
| 1967-1968 |
J.R. Leslie |
| 1966-1967 |
P. Biringer |
| 1965-1966 |
P. Biringer |
| 1964-1965 |
G.M. Fraser |
| 1963-1964 |
G.M. Fraser |
| Note: IEEE formed in 1963 by the merger of AIEE and IRE. |
| 1962-1963 |
H. Hyde |
| 1961-1962 |
P.E. Smith |
| 1960-1961 |
E.A. Ricker |
| 1959-1960 |
V.B. Ross |
| 1958-1959 |
J.C. Burkholder / G.F. Tracy |
| 1957-1958 |
R.J. Brown |
| 1956-1957 |
J.T. Fisher (AIEE), Frank Creed (IRE) |
| 1955-1956 |
G.F. Tracy |
| 1954-1955 |
W.R. Harmer |
| 1953-1955 |
W.R. Harmer |
| 1952-1953 |
C.E. MacWilliam |
| 1951-1952 |
H.R. Osborne |
| 1950-1951 |
J.T. Thwaites (AIEE), Ted Millen (IRE) |
| 1949-1950 |
J.M. Sommerville |
| 1948-1949 |
J.F. Moore |
| 1947-1948 |
T.C.D. Churchill |
| 1946-1947 |
A.R. Zimmer |
| 1945-1946 |
A.H. Frampton (AIEE), Frank Pounsett (IRE) |
| 1944-1945 |
A.W. Murdock |
| 1943-1944 |
F.C. Barnes |
| 1942-1943 |
D.W.Callander |
| 1941-1942 |
O.W. Titus |
| 1940-1941 |
J.M. Thomson |
| 1939-1940 |
D.G. Geiger |
| 1938-1939 |
W.J. Gilson |
| 1937-1938 |
R.E. Jones |
| 1936-1937 |
V.G. Smith |
| 1935-1936 |
M.J. McHenry |
| 1934-1935 |
C.A. Price |
| 1933-1934 |
G.D. Floyd |
| 1932-1933 |
I.M. MacLean |
| 1931-1932 |
T.W. Eadie |
| 1930-1931 |
D.A.McKenzie |
| 1929-1930 |
F.F. Ambuhl |
| 1928-1929 |
E.M. Wood |
| 1927-1928 |
C.E. Sisson |
| 1926-1927 |
M.B. Hastings |
| 1925-1926 |
L.B. Chubbuck |
| 1924-1925 |
H.C. Don Carlos |
| 1923-1924 |
C.E. Schwenger |
| 1922-1923 |
S.E.M. Henderson |
| 1921-1922 |
W.P. Dobson |
| 1920-1921 |
F.R. Ewart |
| 1919-1920 |
A.B. Cooper |
| 1918-1919 |
A.H. Hull |
| 1917-1918 |
W.G. Gordon |
| 1916-1917 |
E.T. Brandon |
| 1915-1916 |
W.F. Wright |
| 1914-1915 |
W.F. Wright |
| 1913-1914 |
D.H. McDougall |
| 1912-1913 |
F.A. Gaby |
| 1911-1912 |
A.L. Mudge |
| 1910-1911 |
E. Richards |
| 1909-1910 |
H.W. Price |
| 1908-1909 |
W.A. Bucke |
| 1907-1908 |
K.L. Aitken |
| 1906-1907 |
R.G. Black |
| 1905-1906 |
H.A. Moore |
| 1904-1905 |
T.R. Bosebrugn |
| 1903-1904 |
J.L. Krammerer |
Winnipeg Section
| Year of Service |
Section Chair |
| 2008 |
Rasit Eskicioglu |
| 2007 |
Stephen Dueck |
| 2006 |
Dawn Nedohin-Macek |
| 2005 |
Ani Cole |
| 2004 |
Robyn Taylor |
| 2003 |
Derek Oliver |
| 2002 |
Bob Dueck |
| 2001 |
C. Shafai |
| 2000 |
Hilmi Turanli |
| 1999 |
J. Peters |
| Note: Officer terms now change at year-end. |
| 1998-1999 |
W. Pedrycz |
| 1997-1998 |
Lester Glantz |
| 1996-1997 |
Abdel Sebak |
| 1995-1996 |
M. Barakat |
| 1994-1995 |
A. Drobot |
| 1993-1994 |
A. Drobot |
| 1992-1993 |
A. Forrest |
| 1991-1992 |
J. Cross |
| 1990-1991 |
Witold Kinsner |
| 1989-1990 |
J. Chand |
| 1988-1989 |
D. Diseko |
| 1987-1988 |
J. Ciric |
| 1986-1987 |
Lester Glantz |
| 1985-1986 |
Paul Gordon |
| 1984-1985 |
Bob Kolt |
| 1983-1984 |
Greg Stetski |
| 1982-1983 |
B. Ram |
| 1981-1982 |
Brian Klaponski |
| 1980-1981 |
Dennis Woodford |
| 1979-1980 |
M.Z. Tarnawecky |
| 1978-1979 |
John Lewis |
| 1977-1978 |
Dave Kemp |
| 1976-1977 |
Steve Onyshko |
| 1975-1976 |
Ted Glass |
| 1974-1975 |
Dick Haywood |
| 1973-1974 |
Alf Leite |
| 1972-1973 |
Gerry Wallace |
| 1971-1972 |
Jack Iliffe |
| 1970-1971 |
Bruce McDonald |
| 1969-1970 |
Al Robbins |
| 1968-1969 |
Murray Fraser |
| 1967-1968 |
Tom White |
| 1966-1967 |
R. Punchon |
| 1965-1966 |
Ken Roulston |
| 1964-1965 |
Ken Williamson |
| 1963-1964 |
Mike Sawka |
| Note: IEEE formed in 1963 by the merger of AIEE and IRE. |
| 1962-1963 |
Ernie Bridges |
| 1961-1962 |
W. Galpin |
| 1960-1961 |
Peter Windreck |
| 1959-1960 |
Dick Johnson |
| 1958-1959 |
Jack Hooper |
| 1957-1958 |
Cy Hopper |
| 1956-1957 |
Bert Wormell |
| 1955-1956 |
Bob Simister |
| 1954-1955 |
H. Haakonsen |
| 1953-1954 |
John Greenaway |
| Note: Prior to Aug 18, 1953, Winnipeg was a subsection of Toronto IRE Section. |
| 1952-1953 |
Bob Tinkler |
| 1951-1952 |
Harold Ferris |
| 1950-1951 |
George Horner |
| 1949-1950 |
Roy Cahoon |
| 1948-1949 |
S. Stevens |
| 1947-1948 |
Wes Fisher |
