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November 22, 2024 | Dan Feinberg, I-Connect007Estimated reading time: 1 minute
In my first article of this special series, I wrote a synopsis of the IPC Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame (HOF) Award, along with a commentary on its first few members, particularly Pritchard. Over the years, IPC members who have contributed significantly to IPC and our industry have been awarded this high honor and recognition. Though many early HOF members have passed away and are unknown to today’s IPC membership, their contributions still resonate. Over the coming months, I look forward to researching and reporting on IPC Hall of Fame members and their contributions. This month, I highlight Patty Goldman.
Patty first got involved with IPC in 1981 when she volunteered to chair the Process Effects Subcommittee. She did this for many years, corralling volunteers from every facet of PCB manufacturing to work on various sections of the Troubleshooting Guide for Printed Circuit Manufacturing and Assembly through its second and third editions. At one point, due to an overload of work at IPC, she even took on the task of doing the typesetting so it could get published. Along the way, she received IPC’s President Award, became chair of the committee over the Professional Education (PE) subcommittee, and was a member of the Technical Activities Executive Committee (TAEC). She also served a two-year tenure as chair of the TAEC, considered a top volunteer position at IPC. Later, when the glass reinforcement subcommittee/task group had a stalled round-robin testing program, Patty was asked to chair the group to get it moving. One of Patty’s many significant contributions was reducing the length of the normally drawn-out TAEC meetings in half by using a focused agenda.
Patty has been a significant contributor to I-Connect007. She is the former managing editor of PCB007 Magazine and has offered her talents and expertise for many years, providing excellent show coverage through her interviews and special event write-ups at IPC APEX EXPO. You may not always agree with her viewpoint, but you can bet that you will respect, and often ask for, her opinion.
Patty received the IPC Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame Award in 2015.
If you are an IPC Hall of Fame member, please help me complete this series by sending your present contact information to baer@feinline.com.
This article originally appeared in the November 2024 issue of PCB007 Magazine.
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