Back row, left to right: Eli Fromm, Willis Tompkins, Lee Ostrander, Thelma Estrin, Charlie Robinson
Front row, left to right: Richard J. Johns, Al Potvin, Dov Jaron, Herman Schwan
IMPORTANT DATES
March 5, 1952 – First meeting of the IRE Professional Group on Medical Electronics.
February 15, 1960 – Name change to IRE Professional Group on Bio-Medical Electronics.
March 27, 1963 – Name change to IEEE Professional Technical Group on Bio-Medical Electronics.
March 23, 1965 – Name change to IEEE Group on Engineering in Medicine and Biology.
April 1, 1978 – Name change to IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.
EMB-18 OFFICERS
| 1952 | |
|---|---|
| Chairman Secretary Treasurer |
L. H. Montgomery, Jr. Harry Grundfest Julia F. Herrick |
| 1953 | |
| Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
L. H. Montgomery, Jr. Julia F. Herrick |
| 1954 | |
| Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
L. H. Montgomery, Jr. Julia F. Herrick |
| 1955 (officers to 7-1-55) | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
Julia F. Herrick Otto H. Schmitt Wilson Greatbatch |
| 1956 (officers to 7-1-56) | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
Vladimir K. Zworykin Lee B. Lusted Wilson Greatbatch |
| 1957 (officers to 7-1-57) | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
Vladimir K. Zworykin Lee B. Lusted Wilson Greatbatch |
| 1958 (officers to 7-1-58) | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
Lee B. Lusted Urner Liddel Walter E. Tolles |
| 1959 (officers to 7-1-59) | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
Urner Liddel Walter E. Tolles Carl Berkley |
| 1960 (officers to 7-1-60) | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
Walter E. Tolles L. E. Flory George N. Webb |
| 1961 (officers to 7-1-61) | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
Herman P. Schwan R. S. MacKay George N. Webb |
| 1962 (officers to 7-1-62) | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
George N. Webb Herman P. Schwan R. L. Schoenfeld |
| 1963 (officers to 7-1-63) | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
O. H. Schmitt R. L. Schoenfeld Position Vacant |
| 1964 (officers to 7-1-64) | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
R. L. Schoenfeld Murray Eden J. H. U. Brown |
| 1965 (officers to 7-1-65) | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
Murray Eden Herman P. Schwan R. A. Floyd |
| 1966 (officers to 7-1-66) | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
Murray Eden no information in file no information in file |
| 1967 (officers to 7-1-67) | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
John E. Jacobs Herman P. Schwan R. A. Floyd |
| 1968 | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
Herman P. Schwan David G. Fleming Peter Edmonds |
| 1969 | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
David G. Fleming Alan R. Kahn Peter Edmonds |
| 1970 | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
David G. Fleming R. J. Johns E. C. Lowenberg |
| 1971 | |
| Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary-Treasurer |
R. J. Johns Robert Plonsey E. C. Lowenberg |
| 1972 | |
| President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer |
R. J. Johns Robert Plonsey E. C. Lowenberg |
| 1973 | |
| President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer |
Robert Plonsey L. L. Wheeless, Jr. Eli Fromm |
| 1974 | |
| President President Elect Vice President Secretary-Treasurer |
Robert Plonsey L. L. Wheeless, Jr. R. J. Gowen Eli Fromm |
| 1975 | |
| President President Elect Vice President Secretary-Treasurer |
L. L. Wheeless, Jr. R. J. Gowen Thelma A. Estrin Eli Fromm |
| 1976 | |
| President President Elect Vice President Secretary-Treasurer |
R. J. Gowen Thelma A. Estrin Eli Fromm Morton D. Schwartz |
| 1977 | |
| President President Elect Vice President Secretary-Treasurer |
Thelma A. Estrin Eli Fromm T. C. Pilkington Morton D. Schwartz |
| 1978 | |
| President Vice President (Technical Activities) Vice President (Chapter Activities) Secretary-Treasurer |
Eli Fromm T. C. Pilkington Morton D. Schwartz Dean C. Jeutter |
| 1979 | |
| President Vice President (Technical Activities) Vice President (Chapter Activities) Secretary-Treasurer |
Eli Fromm Morton D. Schwartz Lee E. Ostrander Dean C. Jeutter |
| 1980 | |
| President Vice President (Technical Activities) Vice President (Chapter Activities) Secretary-Treasurer |
Eli Fromm Morton D. Schwartz Lee E. Ostrander Dean C. Jeutter |
| 1981 | |
| President Vice President (Technical Activities) Vice President (Member & Chapter Activities) Secretary-Treasurer |
Morton D. Schwartz Lee E. Ostrander Bernard A. Cohen Dean C. Jeutter |
| 1982 | |
| President Vice President (Technical Activities) Vice President (Member & Chapter Activities) Secretary-Treasurer |
Lee E. Ostrander Alfred R. Potvin Glen C. Gerhard Dean C. Jeutter |
| 1983 | |
| President Vice President (Technical Activities) Vice President (Member & Chapter Activities) Secretary-Treasurer |
Alfred R. Potvin Joseph D. Bronzino Bernard A. Cohen Dean C. Jeutter |
| 1984 | |
| President Vice President (Technical Activities) Vice President (Member & Chapter Activities) Secretary-Treasurer |
Alfred R. Potvin Joseph D. Bronzino Dov Jaron Robert A. Peura |
| 1985 | |
| President Vice President (Technical Activities) Vice President (Member & Chapter Activities) Secretary-Treasurer |
Joseph D. Bronzino Willis J. Tompkins Dov Jaron Robert A. Peura |
| 1986 | |
| President Vice President (Technical & Conference Activities) Vice President (Publications & Member Activities) Vice President (Long Range & Financial Planning) Secretary |
Dov Jaron Willis J. Tompkins Michael R. Neuman Robert A. Peura Position Vacant |
| 1987 | |
| President Vice President (Technical & Conference Activities) Vice President (Long Range & Financial Planning) Vice President (Publications & Member Activities) Secretary |
Dov Jaron Michael R. Neuman Robert A. Peura Willis J. Tompkins Glen C. Gerhard (pro tem) |
| 1988 | |
| President Vice President (Technical & Conference Activities) Vice President (Long Range & Financial Planning) Vice President (Publications & Member Activities) Secretary |
Willis J. Tompkins Charles J. Robinson Robert A. Peura George V. Kondraske Vacant |
| 1989 | |
| President Vice President (Technical & Conference Activities) Vice President (Long Range & Financial Planning) Vice President (Publications & Member Activities) Secretary |
Willis J. Tompkins Charles J. Robinson Robert A. Peura George V. Kondraske Susan M. Blanchard |
| 1990 | |
| President Vice President (Technical & Conference Activities) Vice President (Financial Planning) Vice President (Publications & Member Activities) Secretary |
Charles J. Robinson Barry N. Feinberg Gerald F. Harris Cedric F. Walker Susan M. Blanchard |
| 1991 | |
| President Vice President (Technical & Conference Activities) Vice President (Financial Planning) Vice President (Publications & Member Activities) Secretary |
Charles J. Robinson Robert Plonsey Gerald F. Harris Cedric F. Walker Susan M. Blanchard |
| 1992 | |
| President Vice President (Technical & Conference Activities) Vice President (Financial Planning) Vice President (Publications & Member Activities) Secretary Past President |
Gerald F. Harris Janie M. Fouke Cedric F. Walker Murray Eden Susan M. Blanchard Charles J. Robinson |
| 1993 | |
| President Vice President (Conferences) Vice President (Financial Planning) Vice President (Member & Student Activities) Vice President (Publications & Technical Activities) Secretary Past President |
Gerald F. Harris Janie M. Fouke Cedric F. Walker John D. Enderle Jean-Louis Coatrieux Sally D. Chapman Charles J. Robinson |
| 1994 | |
| President Vice President (Conferences) Vice President (Financial Planning) Vice President (Member & Student Activities) Vice President (Publications & Technical Activities) Secretary Past President |
Janie M. Fouke Swamy N. Laxminarayan Cedric F. Walker Susan M. Blanchard Jean-Louis Coatrieux Sally D. Chapman Gerald F. Harris |
| 1995 | |
| President Vice President (Conferences) Vice President (Financial Planning) Vice President (Member & Student Activities) Vice President (Publications & Technical Activities) Secretary Past President |
Janie M. Fouke Swamy N. Laxminarayan Cedric F. Walker Susan M. Blanchard John D. Enderle Sally D. Chapman Gerald F. Harris |
| 1996 | |
| President Vice President (Conferences) Vice President (Financial Planning) Vice President (Member & Student Activities) Vice President (Publications & Technical Activities) President -Elect Past President Secretary |
Susan M. Blanchard Banu Onaral Cedric F. Walker Charles S. Lessard Alan V. Sahakian John D. Enderle Janie M. Fouke Sally D. Chapman |
| 1997 | |
| President Vice President (Conferences) Vice President (Financial Planning) Vice President (Member & Student Activities) Vice President (Publications & Technical Activities) President -Elect Past President Secretary |
John D. Enderle Banu Onaral Andrew Y. J. Szeto Charles S. Lessard Alan V. Sahakian Robert Kearney Susan M. Blanchard Sally D. Chapman |
| 1998 | |
| President Vice President (Conferences) Vice President (Financial Planning) Vice President (Member & Student Activities) Vice President (Publications & Technical Activities) President -Elect Past President Secretary |
Robert Kearney Christian Roux Andrew Y. J. Szeto Gerald L. Coté Alan V. Sahakian Banu Onaral John D. Enderle Sally D. Chapman |
| 1999 | |
| President Vice President (Conferences) Vice President (Financial Planning) Vice President (Member & Student Activities) Vice President (Publications & Technical Activities) President -Elect Past President Secretary |
Banu Onaral Christian Roux Robert Galloway Gerald L. Coté Henrietta L. Galiana Andrew Y. J. Szeto Robert Kearney Sally D. Chapman |
| 2000 | |
| President Vice President (Conferences) Vice President (Financial Planning) Vice President (Member & Student Activities) Vice President (Publications & Technical Activities) President -Elect Past President Secretary |
Andrew Y. J. Szeto Yuan-Ting Zhang Robert Galloway Ronald Summers Henrietta L. Galiana Christian Roux Banu Onaral Laura J. Wolf |
| 2001 | |
| President Vice President (Conferences) Vice President (Financial Planning) Vice President (Member & Student Activities) Vice President (Publications & Technical Activities) President -Elect Past President Executive Director |
Christian Roux Yuan-Ting Zhang Roger C. Barr Ronald Summers Donna L. Hudson Henrietta L. Galiana Andrew Y. J. Szeto Laura J. Wolf |
| 2002 | |
| President President Elect Past President Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications & Technical Activities Executive Director |
Henrietta L. Galiana John W. Clark, Jr. Christian Roux Ronald Summers Roger C. Barr Nigel Lovell Donna L. Hudson Laura J. Wolf |
| 2003 | |
| President President Elect Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications & Technical Activities Executive Director Past President |
John W. Clark, Jr. Roger C. Barr Ronald Summers Donna L. Hudson Nigel Lovell Bernard S. Hudgins Laura J. Wolf Henrietta L. Galiana |
| 2004 | |
| President President Elect Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications & Technical Activities Executive Director Past President |
Roger C. Barr Yongmin Kim Nigel Lovell Donna L. Hudson Barbara A. Oakley Bernard S. Hudgins Laura J. Wolf John W. Clark, Jr. |
| 2005 | |
| President Society President-Elect Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications & Technical Activities Past President Executive Director |
Yongmin Kim Position Vacant Nigel Lovell Donna L. Hudson Barbara A. Oakley Bin He Roger C. Barr Laura J. Wolf |
| 2006 | |
| President President-Elect Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications & Technical Activities Past President Executive Director |
Yongmin Kim Donna L. Hudson Zhi-Pei Liang Craig J. Hartley Jorge E. Monzon Bin He Position Vacant Laura J. Wolf |
| 2007 | |
| President President-Elect Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications & Technical Activities Past President Executive Director |
Donna L. Hudson Position Vacant Zhi-Pei Liang Craig J. Hartley Jorge E. Monzon Bin He Yongmin Kim Laura J. Wolf |
| 2008 | |
| President President-Elect Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications & Technical Activities Past President Executive Director |
Donna L. Hudson Bin He Zhi-Pei Liang Craig J. Hartley Jorge E. Monzon Andrew Laine Position Vacant Laura J. Wolf |
| 2009 | |
| President President-Elect Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications & Technical Activities Past President Executive Director |
Bin He Position Vacant Zhi-Pei Liang Craig J. Hartley Jorge E. Monzon Andrew Laine Donna L. Hudson Laura J. Wolf |
| 2010 | |
| President President-Elect Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications & Technical Activities Past President Executive Director |
Bin He Zhi-Pei Liang Nigel Lovell Craig J. Hartley Gudrun Zahlmann Andrew Laine Donna L. Hudson Laura J. Wolf |
| 2011 | |
| President President-Elect Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications & Technical Activities Past President Executive Director |
Zhi-Pei Liang Position Vacant Nigel Lovell Robert Butera Gudrun Zahlmann Andrew Laine Bin He Laura J. Wolf |
| 2012 | |
| President President-Elect Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications & Technical Activities Past President Society Executive Director |
Zhi-Pei Liang Bruce Wheeler Nigel Lovell Robert Butera Gudrun Zahlmann Andrew Laine Position Vacant Laura J. Wolf |
| 2013 | |
| President President-Elect Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications & Technical Activities Past President Society Executive Director |
Bruce Wheeler Position Vacant Nigel Lovell Robert Butera Gudrun Zahlmann Paolo Bonato Zhi-Pei Liang Laura J. Wolf |
| 2014 | |
| President President-Elect Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications Vice President – Technical Activities Past President Society Executive Director |
Bruce Wheeler Andrew Laine Michael Khoo Robert Butera Barbara Oakley Paolo Bonato Jose Principe Position Vacant Laura J. Wolf |
| 2015 | |
| President Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications Vice President – Technical Activities Past President |
Andrew Laine Michael Khoo Walt Besio Barbara Oakley Paolo Bonato Jose Principe Bruce Wheeler |
| 2016 | |
| President Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications Vice President – Technical Activities President Elect |
Andrew Laine Michael Khoo Walt Besio Steve Wright Paolo Bonato Jose Principe Nigel Lovell |
| 2017 | |
| President Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications Vice President – Technical Activities Past President |
Nigel Lovell Michael Khoo May Wang Steve Wright Robert Butera Elsa Angelini Andrew Laine |
| 2018 | |
| President President-Elect Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications Vice President – Technical Activities |
Nigel Lovell Shankar Subramaniam Jim Patton May Wang Steve Wright Robert Butera Elsa Angelini |
2019 |
| President Vice President – Conferences Vice President – Financial Planning Vice President – Member & Student Activities Vice President – Publications Vice President – Technical Activities Past President Vice President Elect – Publications Vice President Elect – Technical Activities Vice President Elect – Finance |
Shankar Subramaniam Jim Patton May Wang Steve Wright Robert Butera Elsa Angelini Nigel Lovell Amir Amini Colin Brenan Bruce Wheeler |
Last Updated: 1 January 2019