Over the past several years Mr. Bela Kovach, Columbus Section IEEE Member, had been contacted about applying for the Senior Member grade in IEEE. He was well qualified, but never took the time to pursue the advancement. Unfortunately, Mr. Kovach died suddenly in March 2008 at the age of 78. A Columbus Section Fellow, who knew Mr. Kovach, wanted to secure Mr. Kovach Senior Member status although he was deceased. The Columbus IEEE Section was able to help provide the necessary references for Mr. Kovach. Just recently Mr. Bela Kovach received his Senior Member grade posthumously .

The IEEE Columbus Section congratulates Mr. Kovach on this achievement.