From aaa147dde5db1d3276ffc15ad95d2b701ea232c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elliot Torek Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:02:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] begin adding historical chapter information - add history page with some initial information - list previous executive boards on history page - add link to history page to the header --- content/history.md | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++ themes/emacs/layouts/partials/header.html | 1 + 2 files changed, 53 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/history.md diff --git a/content/history.md b/content/history.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a6b7aed --- /dev/null +++ b/content/history.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ ++++ +date = "2024-10-21" +draft = false +title = "Chapter History" ++++ + +Chapter History +=============== + +The Clemson University ACM Student Chapter seems to have existed since around 1962 or 1963. The first documented reference we're aware of is in the [1964-1965 student handbook](https://open.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1048&context=handbook), which lists the executive board of the time. + +However, we know this wasn't the first executive board because of the timing mentioned in this [university newsletter](https://open.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=clemson_newsletter). + +> Masell L. Coleman, Jr. of Charleston and Clemson will join the Computer Center in July as a programmer. He expects to graduate from Clemson in August. While a student he has for two years been president of the Clemson Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery. + +In the November 12, 1965 issue of The Tiger, there is an announcement of a guest speaker event to be held on November 17. + +> The Clemson chapter of the Association for Computer Machinery will hear Mr. Harlan Herrick of the Programming Systems Staff of IBM on Nov. 17 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 101 of the Physics Building. All interested students are invited to attend his lecture. + +Dr. Mark Smotherman helped us gather much of this information and also maintains a more general website about the history of the School of Computing [here](https://people.computing.clemson.edu/~mark/soc_history.html). + + +Previous Executive Boards +------------------------- + +We maintain a list of past executive boards and what they've gone on to do in their careers. If you're someone who should be listed here and want to give us an update on what you're doing now, send an email to . + +1963-1964 +- President: Masell L. Coleman, Jr. + +1964-1965 +- President: Bob Jorger +- Vice President: David Brown +- Secretary: Mary Trout +- Treasurer: Dick Welch +- Reporter: Tommy Littlejohn + +2018-2019: +- President: André Robinson +- Vice President: Derek Parill +- Secretary: Garrett Springer +- Treasurer: Parth Patel +- Webmaster: Jack Carroll +- Advisor: Brian Dean + +2023-2024 +- President: Henry Miles +- Secretary: Alfred Lee +- Treasurer: Chloe Crozier +- Advisor: Dan Wooster + +For more recent officers, see the [officers page]({{< ref "/officers" >}}). diff --git a/themes/emacs/layouts/partials/header.html b/themes/emacs/layouts/partials/header.html index 41e2f11..3468c15 100644 --- a/themes/emacs/layouts/partials/header.html +++ b/themes/emacs/layouts/partials/header.html @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@

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