Historical Records

Organizational Milestones

August - 1977: Introduction of Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I microcomputer.
Fall of 1977 - Interested users of Model I begin meetings to learn about this computer.
May 1978 - Organization formalized as Tandy Computer User's Group (TCUG)
State of Virginia Incorporation - January 19, 1985 as National Capital Tandy Computer User's Group, Inc. (NCTCUG)
United States Internal Revenue Service Recognition - October 16, 1989
- 501(c)(4) Status - June 19, 1985 - January 29, 1987 - Non-Profit
- 501(c)(3) Status - January 30, 1987 - Non Profit Educational (Contributions Deductible!)
501(c)(3) Status confirmed - May 27, 2003 Status Letter (232K PDF file)
Name changed - National Capital Technology and Computer User's Group, Inc. October 6, 2004
Name changed to Potomac Area Technology and Computer Society, (PATACS) May 2nd, 2012
Merger with Washington Area Computer User Group, Inc., May 19, 2012

Officers and Directors of TCUG, NCTCUG, and PATACS

PRESIDENT

Rod Wright 5/78 - 11/79

Roy Soltoff 11/79 - 1/82

Richard Hanson 1/82 - 9/82

Jon Eklund 9/82 - 1/84

Will Monahan 1/84 - 11/85

Karl Hessinger 11/85 - 10/86

Ronnie Bell 10/86 - 11/87

Paul Howard 11/87 - 10/89

Charlie Biggar 10/89 - 10/91

Paul Howard 10/91 - 10/93

Roy Bowman 10/93 - 10/99

Jim Rhodes 10/99 - 9/16

Paul Howard 10/16 - present

VICE - PRESIDENT

Don Farnsworth 5/78 - 11/79

Bruce Copping 11/79 - 12/80

Jon Eklund 1/81 - 9/82

Marc Leager 10/82 - 1/84

Rich Deglin 1/84 - 11/85

Ron Schmidt 10/09 - 05/12

1^ST VICE - PRESIDENT

Bill Chirolas 11/85 - 8/86

Ron Schmidt 10/86 - 10/09

Ron Schmidt 05/12 - present

2^nd VICE - PRESIDENT

Paul Ledford 11/85 - 1/87

Paul Howard 1/87 - 11/87

Roger Fujii 11/87 - 11/88

Charlie Biggar 11/88 - 10/89

Nick Wenri 10/89 - 10/94

Maralee Johnson 10/94 - 10/96

Roger Fujii 10/96 - 10/09

Mel Mikosinski 05/12 - present

TREASURER

C.K. Madhaven 5/78 - 4/79

Chris Burr 4/79 - 12/80

Steve Hill 1/81 - 1/84

Jim Fridie 1/84 - 11/85

Rich Deglin 11/85 - 1/87

Marshall DeBerry 1/87 - 10/89

Paul Howard 10/89 - 10/91

Fred Boots 10/91 - 10/92

Joe Mazur 10/92 - 10/97

Paul Howard 10/97 - 09/16

Henry Winokur 10/16 - 02/17

P Howard (acting) 2/17 - 10/17

Ruth Ruttenberg 10/17 - present

SECRETARY

Dick Stoots 5/78 - 11/78

Don Gruenther 8/79 - 1/87

Jerry Lolmaugh 1/87 - 11/87

Jack Maher 11/87 - 11/88

Frank Holeman 11/88 - 9/96

Fred Cook 10/96 - 10/99

Roger Arnold 10/99 - 09/07

Bill Walsh 10/07 - present

RECORDING SECRETARY

Bob Markwith 11/78 - 6/79

CORRESPONDENCE SECRETARY

Charles Phipps 11/78 - 11/79

Max Freudenberg 11/79 - 12/80

Manuel Pablo 1/81 - 1/84

Marc Leager 1/84 - 12/84

Bill Chirolas 12/84 - 11/85

DIRECTORS

David Stanfar 11/78 - 11/79

Bruce Kriebel 11/78 - 12/80

Bruce Carson 11/78 - 4/79

Gerald Wolfson 11/78 - 12/80

Eleanor Clifford 4/79 - 5/80

Rod Wright 11/79 - 1/82

Max Freudenberg 6/80 - 12/81

Bruce Copping 1/81 - 2/83

Will Monahan 1/81 - 1/84

Roy Soltoff 1/82 - 1/84

Dave Christovich 1/82 - 1/84

Tom Quindry 2/83 - 3/89

Ronnie Bell 1/84 - 10/86

Karl Hessinger 1/84 - 11/85

Dick Gentry 3/84 - 11/85

Marshall DeBerry 11/85 - 1/87

Mark Gladstone 11/85 - 4/88

Paul Howard 11/85 - 1/87

Rik Karlsson 11/85 - 10/86

Brendon McCann 11/85 - 1/87

Buzz Piggott 11/85 - 1/87

Bill Lathom 10/86 - 11/88

Jim Ross 10/86 - 11/87

Olin Houston 1/87 - 11/87

Blair Jones 1/87 - 10/90

Jim Rhodes 1/87 - 10/99

Beverly Shively 1/87 - 1/89

Paul Ledford 11/87 - 10/92

Rich Deglin 11/87 - 1/89

Terry DeBiase 6/88 - 10/92

Barry Molefsky 6/88 - 10/90

Roger Fujii 11/88 - 10/95

Kristina MacGaffin 11/88 - 10/89

Ronnie Bell 10/89 - 10/90

Roy Bowman 3/89 - 10/89

Fred Boots 4/90 - 10/91

Arnold Austin 10/90 - 10/01

DIRECTORS (CONT)

Mary Beth Landess 10/90 - 10/92

Barry Molefsky 10/91 - 10/93

Roger Arnold 10/92 - 10/99

Fred Boots 10/92 - 10/02

Roy Bowman 10/92 - 10/93

Maralee Johnson 10/92 - 10/94

Blair Jones 10/93 - 10/04

Paul Howard 10/93 - 10/97

Nick Wenri 10/94 - present

Sy Fishbein 10/95 - 06/06/15

Joe Mazur 10/97 - 03/01

Bob MacFarlane 10/99 - 10/01

John Keys 10/99 - 01/07/11

Dean Mires 04/01 - 10/09

JJ Davies 10/01 - 10/07

Fred Cook 10/01 - 10/07

Bob MacFarlane 10/02 - 12/13/03

Bill Walsh 01/04 - 10/07

Charles Throneburgh 10/04 - 10/06

Mel Mikosinski 10/06 - 05/12

Lorrin Garson 10/07 - 10/11

Roger Fujii 10/09 - present

Walter Fraser 10/11 - 07/15

Jorn Dakin 05/12 - 12/15

Gabe Goldberg 05/12 - present

Mel Goldfarb 05/12 - present

Geof Goodrum 05/12 - 10/17

Neal Grotenstein 05/12 - 10/27/12

Bob Rott 05/12 - 10/13

Charles Throneburg 8/15 - present

Steven Wertime 8/15 - present

Henry Winokur 10/15 - 10/16

Leti Labell 10/16 - present

Jim Rhodes 10/16 - present

Kathy Perrin 10/16 - 10/17

Melvyn Sacks 10/17 - present

Initial Officer Research gathered by Fred Cook, 8/98

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