1932 SME Founded with 33 members, originally named "The Society of Tool Engineers (STE).
1933 Renamed the American Society of Tool Engineers (ASTE)
1952 Chapter 96 Original Charter April 1952
1956 SME 96 1956 Bulletin
1956 Photo of an Annual Meeting
May 22nd, 1956 Left to Right:
J.W. Hopkins Handi Products
A. Graw Randall Graw Co.
Al Zischke Northern Engraving
R. Denzer La Crosse Cooler
Francis Duffy La Crosse Trailer
John Cantwell Trane Company
F. Papenfuss Allis Chalmers
Wm. Funk La Crosse Trailer
L.B. White L.B White Co.
1959 Society is renamed American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineering (ASTME)
1968 1968 Bulletin
1970 Renamed The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
1984 SME 96 1984 Bulletin
1989 SME 96 1989 Bulletin
1992 SME 96 1992 Bulletin
2002 SME 96 2002 Bulletin
List of Past SME 96 Chairs
2009 Brian Hopkins 1980-1981 Peter Mohm
2008 John Rice 1979-1980 Tim Rice
2007 Herb Burfield 1978-1979 Bruce Kothe
2006 Herb Burfield 1977-1978 Gary Baumgarten
2005 Brian Hopkins 1976-1977 Eugene Hollnagel
2004 Herb Burfield 1975-1976 Dave Wessel
2003 Mark Nohr 1974-1975 Eugene Semin
2002 Charles Bakey 1973-1974 Byron Speice
2001 Charles Bakey 1972-1973 Morris Severson
2000 Brian Hopkins 1971-1972 Horst Facius
1999 Brian Hopkins 1970-1971 Homer Armagost
1998 Mark Nohr 1969-1970 Nester Pastur/Homer Armagost
1997 Tim Rice 1968-1969 Leroy Vitale
1996 Sylvia Allen 1967-1968 James Scharpf
1995 Robert Palmi 1966-1967 James Scharpf
1992-1994 John Fisher 1965-1966 Ralph Jonas
1991-1992 John Ramsden 1964-1965 Homer Armagost
1990-1991 Ken Ring 1963-1964 Don Hopkins
1989-1990 Charlie Bakey 1962-1963 Harold Walters
1988-1989 Ken Witt/Charlie Bakey 1961-1962 Herman Steinkraus
1987-1988 Wayne Purtzer 1960-1961 Kenneth Dahl
1986-1987 Pete Putnam 1959-1960 Orville Kile
1985-1986 Jim Gehrig 1958-1959 Eldon Bruha
1984-1985 Bob Kay 1957-1958 Velmor Rohde
1983-1984 Steven Hertz 1956-1957 Jerold Hopkins
1982-1983 Patricia Brady 1955-1956 Robert Phillips
1981-1982 Dick Kimmet 1954-1955 Wesley Bertelson
1953-1954 Ed Giroux
1952-1953 John Jolly/Harold C. Philpot
