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History of the ECE Department: 1960-1969

 

1962
	First Master of Engineering degree awarded
1963
	First formal organizational meeting for the UF Student Satellite Tracking Station. Read the recollections of Dick Flagg about the UF Student Satellite Tracking Station.
1964
	Construction began on five buildings to form the south engineering complex and the future home of the Department of Electrical Engineering
1965
	Dr. Wayne Chen becomes Department Chair. Dr. Chen has a national reputation as the inventor of the semiconductor logic system used by the Bell Telephone System nationwide.
1966
	Original Benton Hall torn down to make room for Grinter Hall.
1967
	The South Engineering Complex is completed.  EE moves into the newly completed Larsen and Benton Halls
	The ECE Honor Society, Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) was founded on December 1st.
1969
	Graduate enrollment breaks 100