Jim Kipp came to the Marshfield Clinic in 1968. His goal, at that time, was to introduce a new specialty to Marshfield, known as Bio-Medical Electronics. Jim had already established a long career in electronics and, with the help of many clinic physicians, learned how to apply his background to the medical environment. Jim became a real pioneer in those early days; designing and building many bio-electronic devices that are now commonly manufactured (profusion pumps and various nerve stimulators are some examples of Jim′s earlier work). Early on he recognized the importance of A.A.M.I Certification, being among the first fifty to earn that distinction, and later on being named to a seat on the A.A.M.I Advisory Board. When the Western Wisconsin Technical Collage contemplated an educational