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)
Incorporation - January 19, 1985 as National Capital Tandy Computer User's Group, Inc.
US IRS 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

Officers and Directors of TCUG and NCTCUG

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 - 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

1^ST VICE-PRESIDENT

Bill Chirolas 11/85-8/86

Ron Schmidt 10/86-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-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-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

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

Tom Quindry 2/83-3/89

Terry DeBiase 6/88-10/92

DIRECTORS (CONT)

Barry Molefsky 6/88-10/90

Roger Fujii 10/88-10/95

Kristina MacGaffin 10/88-10/89

Ronnie Bell 10/89-10/90

Roy Bowman 3/89-10/89

Fred Boots 4/90-10/91

Arnold Austin 10/90-09/01

Mary Beth Landess 10/90-10/92

Barry Molefsky 10/91-10/93

Roger Arnold 10/92-10/99

Fred Boots 10/92-09/02

Roy Bowman 10/92-10/93

Maralee Johnson 10/92-10/94

Blair Jones 10/93-09/04

Paul Howard 10/93-10/97

Nick Wenri 10/94-present

Sy Fishbein 10/95-present

Joe Mazur 10/97-03/01

Bob MacFarlane 10/99 - 09/01, 10/02 - 12/13/03

John Keys 10/99 - present

Dean Mires 04/01 - present

JJ Davies 10/01 - 09/07

Fred Cook 10/01 - 09/07

Bill Walsh 01/04 - 09/07

Charles Throneburgh 10/04 - 09/06

Mel Mikosinski 10/06 - present

Lorrin Garson 10/07 - present

Initial Officer Research gathered by Fred Cook, 8/98

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