Chester Sall, ProComm founder

(1913-1980)

Chester Sall was tireless in his support to help colleagues in the electronics world become better writers. While he helped in the formation of what would become IEEE ProComm, he is also honored yearly by The IEEE Consumer Technology Society gives the Chester W. Sall Memorial Awards to recognize the best papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics (TCE).

Sall’s “In Memoriam” republished here with permission, @IEEE, @CCC rights 2026.