Our Words Matter

I was fortunate to be in the audience when my predecessor, Dr. John Coupland, recently addressed the IFT staff, marking the end of his year as president. He presented the history of IFT, its early founders, what motivated them to launch the organization, and what kept them engaged in the community.

The history is fascinating. We learned that nearly 80 years ago the founders of IFT agonized over what to call our organization. Even then, they were debating the word “technologists” and w…