Two IES Past Presidents were recently included in the IEEE Hall of Fame (Fernando Aldana and Troy Nagle)
Congratulations to Dr. Fernando Aldana and Dr. Troy Nagle who were honored with induction into the IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB) Hall of Fame!
The TAB Hall of Honor honors those persons, living or deceased, who have made one or more major contribution(s) to IEEE Technical Activities. Contributions include the creation, development, or advancement of the technical objectives of IEEE. Objectives include the advancement of the theory and practice of electrical, electronics, communications, and computer engineering, as well as computer science, the allied branches of engineering, and the related arts, sciences, technologies and their application for the benefit of IEEE members worldwide, and for the general public.
Fernando Aldana is a retired Full Professor of the Universidad Politecnica of Madrid. He was the first European to be President of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Chair of the IEEE Technical Activities Board and Chair of the IEEE Strategic Planning Committee. He was inducted into IEEE TAB Hall of Honor in 2018 for “leadership in internationalizing IEEE Technical Activities”.
Troy Nagle is a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NCSU, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at UNC & NCSU. He is a life fellow of IEEE, a past TAB Chair (1989-90) and a past IEEE President (1994). He was honored with induction into IEEE TAB Hall of Honor in 2019 for “leadership in reforming TAB governance which included giving Society Presidents the same TAB voting rights as Division Directors”.
Thanks for their contributions to IEEE Technical Activities over the past years. Also thanks to the support from IES members.