Ron Widup

Last modified on: 12-20-2019 18:02:25

Board Member
(Texas State Technical College, Board of Regents)

Entered Office: 12-20-2019 Term Ends: 08-31-2025

General Information

Home Town: Arlington


Personal Information

Ron Widup of Arlington is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Senior Advisor of Technical Services and former CEO of Shermco Industries, where he has served since 1983. He is a former two-term president of the InterNational Electrical Testing Association (NETA), and currently is a member of the NETA Board of Directors and the NETA Standards Review Council. He serves on multiple National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) committees and is chair of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Recommended Practice for Electrical Safety in Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Committee. He is a past member of the Texas State Technical College (TSTC) Regent’s Circle and is on the advisory board for the Electrical Systems Technology Program for TSTC-Waco. Widup received an Associate of Applied Science in Electrical Power Distribution from TSTC-Waco.