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History & Past Presidents

 

A brief history of WEDA is being written by Larry Krause and will be published on this page in the near future.

WEDA SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

The following is a partial chronological history of WEDA as compiled by Roger Nacker
07/02/74WEDA Incorporated
01/09/75First official meeting of WEDA (Green Bay), Dues set at $35 for two years, first officers were Robert Houle, President, Richard W. Hoffman, Vice-President, Darrlee Paulson, Secretary/Treasurer
05/28/75 WEDA will have two major sessions each year
01/30/76 Articles of Incorporation changed to include 501 (c) (6) designation; 58 voting members
01/18/80 Revised bylaws
01/00/86 WEDA/DOD joint report, "Wisconsin Community Preparedness Manual"
02/09/88 Directors limited to two consecutive terms as of 1988 election
09/28/88 WEDA individual award renamed Frederick C. Pearce Award
09/30/88 Bylaws revised - proxy vote time limit; board size increased from 12 to 15 members; established Legislative, Public Relations and Education committees
02/00/89 Strategic Plan adopted
02/00/89 Retainer increased to $250/month
01/30/90 WEDAWIRE (quarterly newsletter) was initiated
02/00/90 Wisconsin Strategic Planning Council Report #2 by WEDA
03/06/90 Lifetime membership guidelines established
04/11/90 WEDAWIRE changed to quarterly publication to rotate with DOD and Forward Wisconsin; $5,000 appropriated
11/08/90 Increase conference registration by $10; to $85 for members, $100 for non-members and $110 at the door; increase additional membership dues by $10 to $35; increase sponsorship fees $25 to $35; change membership requirements to $35 from same company/organization
02/00/92 Skilled Labor Directory published (ANR Pipeline printed 1,000 copies)
02/11/92 Retainer increased to $300/month retroactive to 1/1/92
02/12/92 Bylaws revised - Board nomination selection defined, Nominating Committee formalized, voting procedures clarified, established removal from board procedures, filling board vacancies, established President-Elect position
06/00/92 Corporate Membership Drive (doubled corporate members)
09/25/92 First membership dues increased from $100 to $125 for 1993
11/09/93 Speaker fee limit set at $2,000
01/00/94 Retainer increase of $200/month to $35,400, retroactive to 1/1/94
03/00/94 Bylaws amended - Officer duties listed, added membership committee
01/95WEDA Membership Survey
02/5/95WEDA Strategic Planning Session using member survey input
Spring 96WEDA Website inaugurated
02/14/96Annual Governor’s Conference on Economic Development Resurrected
02/13/97Bylaws amended, provides a formal process for the nomination of officers, requires first board meeting to be held immediately following annual meeting, expands Executive Committee from 4 to 5
04/98WEDA Focus Groups in four quadrants of WI


 

Past Presidents

  Robert C. Houle
  Richard W. Hoffman
  John D Clanton
  Patrick A. LeSage
  Paul Juhnke
  H. Paul Bergmann
  Laura J. Strain
  Robert C. Brunner
  Jerold P. Franke
  Robert G. Lamb
  Roger A. Luce
  Paul W. Ehrfurth
  Larry D. Krause
  Douglas Venable
   Diane I. Pavelski  
Jonathon P. Bartz  
Michael J. Mathews  
Thomas P. Mihajlov  
Victor A. Grassman  
Roger M. Nacker  
Rob P. Kleman  
James L. Schneider  
Jan Alf  
Barbara Fleisner  
Peter Thillman  
James Otterstein  
Andrew Lisak