The present Chattanooga Engineers Club was organized as the result of a letter written by O. J. Miller, Hydraulic Engineer of the Tennessee Electric Power Company on February 14, 1924, to a number of engineers in the city.

An organizational meeting was held March 14, 1924, at which time a committee was appointed to prepare a Constitution and By-Laws for the first meeting March 24, 1924, which was held at the Park Hotel. The Constitution and By-Laws were adopted at this meeting. Few changes were made in them in the following years. Effective January 1, 1971, the present form, including various revisions, was adopted.

As engineers we built on a firm foundation. The original membership of eighteen (18) grew to seventy (70) in the first year, ninety-seven (97) in the second year and stands at three hundred twenty (320) in 1996.

There have been few times throughout these years that the Club has not held a meeting on Monday of each week. In the early years during the summer months visits were made to various industrial plants in lieu of the regular meeting. This practice continued on an occasional basis in later years. In 1958, visits to industrial plants in distant cities were incorporated with football game excursions. Trips to Knoxville, Atlanta and Birmingham were made. Enthusiastic groups of up to 100 participated in 1925. Copies of the 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1938, and 1940 to the present time are in file. The weekly Bulletin was begun November 1948 to announce coming programs and report activities of the Club and the Members.

The Engineering Scholarship Fund was established in April 1972. Donations are made to the fund in lieu of flowers for funerals. Donations from Members or any source are welcome. Scholarships at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Chattanooga State Technical Community College are funded. Additional scholarships are awarded as funds become available. Specific memorials may be made by anyone so interested.

Badges have been used many years. In 1961 the need for suitable storage and easy locating resulted in "numbering" the Members. A very distinctive wall certificate was created in 1962.

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This section of archives is still under development. Available newsletters are accessible. If you have copies of missing meeting notices in this date range, please contact Ed Chapin.