Porter John Womeldorff

Background

Womeldorff, Porter John was born on February 26, 1933 in Milwaukee. Son of Virgil Leslie and Leorra (Porter) Womeldorff.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1954.

Career

With Illinois Power Company, Decatur, 1954-1995, beginning as electrical engineer, successively results supervisor, instrumentation engineer, supervisor system planning, manager planning, 1954-1979, vice president, 1979-1993, global climate program executive, 1993-1995, retired 1995. President Womeldorff Associations Limited., 1995. Member Illinois Coal Development Board, 1982-1995, chair.Chair advisory board University of Illinois College Engineering, 1986-1989.

Former chair science committee Global Climate Coalition.

Lay member Central Illinois Annual Conference, UnitedMethodist Church, 1968, lay leader, 1976-1979, lay member North Central Jurisdictional Conference, 1972, lay member General Conference, 1976. Lay member General Board Publications, 1992.

Achievements

• Porter John Womeldorff has been listed as a noteworthy utility executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lay member Central Illinois Annual Conference, United Methodist Church, since 1968, lay leader, 1976-1979, lay member North Central Jurisdictional Conference, since 1972, lay member General Conference, since 1976. Lay member General Board Publications, since 1992. Served to lieutenant C.E., Army of the United States, 1955-1957.

Member Instrument Society of America (vice president 1971-1973, Power Division Achievement award 1983), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, University Illinois Electrical Engineering Alumni Association (president, director, Outstanding Alumni award 1994), Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Tau, Eta Kappa Nu, Alpha Kappa Lambda.

Connections

Married Marilyn Sapp, January 7, 1966. Children: John Porter, Michael Wayne.

Father:

Virgil Leslie Womeldorff

Mother:

Leorra (Porter) Womeldorff

Spouse:

Marilyn Sapp

child:

Michael Wayne Womeldorff

child:

John Porter Womeldorff