Executive Committee
Following IEEE instructions, our section officers will serve a two-year term except in the case where any of the officers are unable to serve their second-year term. Following is the list of 2021 section officers, committee chairs, chapter and affinity group chairs. Several positions are still open and need to be filled. Members are encouraged to volunteer for appropriate positions (indicated by TBA – to be appointed) and send either self or nominations to Z.Taqvi@ieee.org.
Elected 2021 ExCom
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Chair: |
Dr. Ishaq Unwala |
c/512-567-4467 |
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Vice Chair: |
Dr Irfan Khan |
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Treasurer: |
Dr. Zafar Taqvi |
713-392-1280 |
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Secretary: |
Alan Currie |
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Past Chair: |
Arland Actkinson |
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2021 Section Committees
Program
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Chair: |
Dr Irfan Khan |
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Education/Student
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Chair: |
Dr. Zafar Taqvi |
713-392-1280 |
PACE Committee
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Chair: |
Dr. Zafar Taqvi |
713-392-1280 |
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Awards & Recognition
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Chair: |
Dr Kenneth Goodwin |
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PR Coordinator/Section Webmaster
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Chair: |
Dr. Jiang Lu |
281-283-3856 |
Membership Upgrade Chair
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Chair: |
Stewart O’Dell |
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Nomination/Election Chair
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Chair: |
Arland Actkinson |
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Bylaws Chair
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Chair: |
Julian Morales |
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Strategic Planning Chair
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Chair: |
Thomas Dillon |
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2021 GBS Chapters
EMC Chapter
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Chair: |
George C. May |
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Communication Society Chapter
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Chair: |
Dr. Zafar Taqvi |
713-392-1280 | |
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Vice Chair: |
Romeo Garza |
Computer Society Chapter
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Chair: |
Alan Currie |
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Vice Chair: |
Dr A. Sunny Okorie |
Joint Societies (AES, EMBS, PES, RAS, VTS) Chapters
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Chair: |
Dr. Zafar Taqvi |
713-392-1280 |
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Vice Chair/EMBS: |
Sabia Abidi | ||
| Vice Chair/RAS | Dr Luong Nguyen | ||
| Vice Chair/PES | Dr Irfan Khan | ||
Joint Societies (I&M, BIO, SYS, SEN) Chapters
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Chair: |
Dr. Zafar Taqvi |
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Vice Chair: |
TBD |
2021 GBS Affinity Groups
Women in Engineering Affinity Group
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Chair: |
Sabia Abidi |
Young Professional (GOLD) Affinity Group
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Chair: |
Dr Xiaojing Yuan |
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Life Member Affinity Group
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Chair: |
Dr. Thomas Harman |
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Vice Chair: |
Dr. Zafar Taqvi |
713-392-1280 |
GBS Consulting Affinity Group
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Chair: |
Dr. Zafar Taqvi |
713-392-1280 |
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Vice Chair: |
Michelle Patrick |
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Secretary/Treasurer: |
Joseph Winston |
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UHCL Student Branch
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Student Chair: |
TBD |
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Counselor: |
Dr. Hakduran Koc |
281-283-3877 |
Past Executive Committee
2020