Meet John Purvis – Coordinator for the Southwest United States IEEE Life Senior Member John Purvis is our current Region 5 Life Member Coordinator. He has been involved with the IEEE for 56 years, starting as an officer of the student branch at the University of Houston. During his career, he worked with companies such ...
Finding Fulfillment Through Volunteering and Giving Back to Fellow Life Members Peter M. Silverberg, PE, is an IEEE Life Senior Member who supported the IEEE Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT) program in 2023. His gift to the SIGHT program, a global network of IEEE volunteers who work with underserved communities, is his most ...
Meet Jacob Kulangara - Coordinator for the Southeast USA IEEE Life Senior Member Jacob M. Kulangara, PE, has been a member of IEEE and the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) for almost five decades. Jacob started in 1976 as an IEEE student volunteer at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA, while pursuing graduate studies ...
Meet Howard Michel, Vice-Chair of the LMC Since joining IEEE more than four decades ago, Howard Michel has held a number of leadership positions. Currently, the Director of the IEEE Foundation and Vice Chair of the IEEE Life Member Committee, Michel was the 2015 IEEE President and 2011-2012 Vice President of Member and Geographic Activities ...
Meet Fred Mintzer – Finance Chair for the LMC Within the IEEE and the IEEE Foundation, IEEE Life Fellow Fred Mintzer has served in many high-level volunteer positions, including President of the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS), IEEE Division IX Director, and Vice President of Finance of the IEEE Foundation. Fred received a BSEE degree ...