National Electronics Industry Hall of Fame

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History of the Hall of Fame

The Electronics Industry Hall of Fame (EIHOF) was established in 1969 in Nebraska by members of the National Electronic Associations Inc. (NEA). The purpose was to honor individuals who made outstanding contributions to the electronics industry, or who served as inspiring examples for others to follow.

NEA became the National Electronics Service Dealers Association (NESDA) in 1973. In 1985, NESDA went on to assimilate the National Association of Television & Electronics Servicers of America (NATESA), thus becoming the nation’s premier voice of independent electronic service dealers.

After being nurtured by NESDA for 14 years, the Hall of Fame was established in 1983 as an independent non-profit corporation, first in Texas, and then in New York.

In 2002, the program was reinstated as a function of NESDA in Fort Worth TX.

The Hall of Fame is made up of six divisions:
(1) Scientists, Inventors & Engineers
(2) Business and Industry
(3) Communications
(4) Association Executives
(5) Industry Association Members
(6) Outstanding Individuals who do not
clearly fit into any of the other groups

New divisions may be created, as needed, by the EIHOF Board of Directors.

Candidates for induction into the Electronics Industry Hall of Fame will have one or more of the following accomplishments:

1. Significantly contributed to the advancement of technology in the electronics industry

2. Significantly contributed to the development of our industry for the benefit of mankind

3. Significantly contributed to the improvement of conditions in the industry

4. Substantially upgraded the status of his or her segment of the electronics industry, or the industry as a whole

5. Through long, distinguished, and dedicated service, helped to promote and upgrade the electronics industry

6. Demonstrated a helpful interest in his or her fellow man through positive activities as a representative of the industry

One of the functions of the Hall of Fame is to select and honor new members through a process that encompasses the entire appliance, computer, and consumer-electronics industry.

Members: NESDA Service Industry Hall of Fame Trade Association Leader Division

Richard Ambrose (VA), 19
Cornelius C. Bell (MO), 19
John Betz CET (IA), 1921-1971
George Bluze CET/CSM (FL), 1926 - 2012
Norris R. Browne CET (TX), 1919-1975
Harold Chase (Ml), 1901-1966
Dorothy Cicchetti (NY/NC), 19
O. W Donald (AR), 1917-19
M. L. Finneburgh Sr. (OH), 1900-19
Richard L. Glass CET (IN), 19
Henry Golden (MO), 1906-19
Frank Grabiec CET (AZ), 1921 - 2008
John P. Graham (OH), 1898-1979
Henry Gulliver (IA), 1909-1968
Otto Horak (MO), 19
Emmett W Hughes CET (KS), 1922-1975
James Humphrey CES (WA), 1913-1968
George Jackson (FL), 19
Ralph Johonnot (CA), 1918-1977
Truett I. Kimzey (TX), 1907-1968
Keith Knos CET (KS), 19 - 2006
Paul LeCoy (OH), 1902-1970
Vincent J. Lutz CET (MO), 1904-19
Frank J. Moch (IL), 1907-1984
Everett R. Pershing (CA), 1913-1986
LeRoy Ragsdale (AR), 1923 - 2012
Enos Rice CES/CET (WA), 1904-19
James A. Rolison (OR), 1921 - 2011
C. J. Rucker CSM (TX), 1919-1985
Clifford A. Shaw (VA), 1914-1996
Leo P. Shumavon (MA/FL), 1906-1975
Larry Steckler CET (NY/NV), 1933-
Charles Varble (MO), 19
Bob Villont CET/CSM (WA), 1923 - 2010
Paul Whesdos (VA), 19 -19
Hugh Wilkins CET (CA), 19 -19
Billy Williams (FL), 19-
JW Williams CET (TX) 1920-2007
Don Winchel CET (CA), 19 - 2004
John C. Wood (VA), 1914 - 2011
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Other electronics industry association or communications people inducted are:

Hugo Gernsback, 1884-1967
Lt. Col. John F. Rider; 1900-1985
Howard W Sams, 1897-1974
Jules Steinberg, 1921-
Norman Jack Wayman, 1922-
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SCIENTISTS, INVENTORS & ENGINEERS

Dr. Ernst F. W. Alexanderson 1878-1975
Andre Marie Ampere 1775-1836
Major Edwin H. Armstrong 1890-1954
Harold deForest Arnold 1883-1933
Alexander Graham Bell 1847-1922
Eduard Branly 1844-1940
Prof. Karl Ferdinand Braun 1850-1918
Charles Augustin deCoulomb 1736-1796
Dr. Lee de Forest 1876-1961
Dr. Allen B. DuMont 1901-1965
Thomas Alva Edison 1847-1931
Michael Farraday 1791-1867
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden 1866-1932
Sir John Ambrose Fleming 1849-1945
Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790
Luigi Galvani 1737-1798
Joseph Henry 1797-1878
Heinrich Hertz 1857-1894
James Prescott Joule 1818-1889
Irving Langmuir 1881-1957
Guglielmo Marconi 1874-1937
James Clerk Maxwell 1831-1879
Robert Millikan 1868-1953
Samuel F.B. Morse 1791-1872
Hans Christian Oersted 1777-1851
Georg Simon Ohm 1787-1854
Nikola Tesla 1856-1943
Sir Wm. Thompson (Lord Kelvin) 1824-1907
Allesandro Guiseppe Volta 1745-1827