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Relative to the partnership, there is no question that we
considered you an absolute integral member of the team,
and partner is a good word for that. You have been highly
respected in the work that you do. You have really helped
AESS grow so we thank you for that. So, what would you
say would have been the greatest challenge working with
AESS?
Judy: Working with different personalities is always a
challenge, but it is more of a pleasure than a challenge.
So, I do not think ofthat as a challenge. I think my greatest
challenge was simply finding time to do all the things that
I wanted to do. While I do see that as a challenge it is also
one of the things I like best about the job. There was never
a dull moment, ever. I never lacked a long to-do list. That
is the way I preferred it.
Bob: Very good, and I can understand that. What are
your fondest memories of your 16 or so years with AESS?
Judy: All of my fondest memories are the people.
They are all people related. The conversations had over
the years, working hard together and doing hard things but
being part of something really meaningful are the most
important. Dinners together, all of our meals together, and
the conversations had led to really getting to know a person
and that means the most to me. Of course, traveling
the world, creating a multitude of memories is also meaningful.
To name a few: Starting right off in 2007, one of
my fondest memories is touring the Edinburgh Castle with
you, Bob! That was a really fun day for me and I will
never forget it. That same trip I went on a run through the
streets of Edinburgh with Dale Blair. Another fond memory
is our Board of Governors meeting in 2009 in Rome.
That was in your last year ofyour presidency and I believe
you wanted that trip and had that trip booked because you
wanted to thank the board for all of their time, and that
was a wonderful thank you. It was just a really great trip.
There was a lot of touring Rome and dinners with colleagues
during this trip. Larry got to travel with me and
we stayed on some extra time in Italy, so that was just a
great trip. On another trip to Rome, I toured the Vatican
with Jim and Donna Howard and that was one of my very
treasured memories. When the officers went to Paris, I had
the pleasure of touring Paris for an entire day with Jim
and Donna Howard and Frank Reyes. The four of us had
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the best time. We laughed our heads off; we walked and
walked and walked. We were very tired and satisfied at
the end of the day. There was a Red Sox game that I went
to with Joe Fabrizio. The St. Petersburg, Florida trip
turned out to be a really special time. I had a beach day
with Sabrina Greco, Joe Fabrizio, and Fulvio Gini.. We
just spent the entire day at the beach and talked and
laughed and it was just such a pleasure to be with these
people. Many people did not know this, I sure did not,
about the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg. We
toured that, and wow what a gem of a museum that turned
out to be! I just had no idea that it was there. I think my
very fondest memory of all with AESS was the trip to
Cologne, Germany in conjunction with the IEEE Milestone.
Commemorating the invention of the first radar was
a really special event. Of course, there were all kinds of
memories at the Radar Conferences. Having the AESS
booth at the Radar Conference and I think it is now standard
practice to have a Board of Governors meeting at the
Radar Conference. We had some presidents that were into
radar, Joe and Hugh and others, I just think that started
and it is now a tradition. I could have an entire interview
separate from this on all the memories from AUTOTESTCON
with you Bob. There are a lot of very treasured
Judy Scharmann
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