Ralph M. Showers, Ph.D., of Havertown, passed away at his home on Sunday, September 8, 2013. He was 95 years old. Born in Plainfield, NJ, he was the loving husband of Beatrice C. Showers and the son of Ralph W. and Angelina (Jackson) Showers. Dr. Showers graduated from Haverford High School in 1935. He received his bachelors (1939), masters (1941), and doctoral (1950) degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania where he was hired soon after graduation and taught electrical engineering at Penn for many years. Dr. Showers was named emeritus professor of electrical engineering in 1989. Dr. Showers had an esteemed career dedicated to improving electronic communications by controlling electronic interference. He was both a national and international technical leader whose contributions have had tremendous impact on standardization in the field of electronic interference. Dr. Showers showed outstanding long-term commitment to the voluntary standards process. He has served as vice president of the U.S. National Committee (USNC) of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and as a member of its Executive Committee. He also served as Technical Advisor for the USNC Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) for IEC Technical Committee (TC) 1, Terminology, IEC TC 77, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Subcommittees 77A and 77B; and the International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR). He also served as chairman of ANSI-accredited committee C63 on Radio-Electrical Coordination. He was a founder of the IEEE EMC Society. Since the 1940s, Dr. Showers was active in research on measurement of noise, weapons systems communications, aerospace microwave technology, space shuttle radio frequency experiments, stabilization of cable radiation characteristics, and cable coupling models. Among innumerable accomplishments, he worked for NASA, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Army, IBM, and supervised 38 master theses and 10 Ph.D. dissertations. He authored and contributed to numerous articles in his field, as well as presented at seminars and moderated technical sessions. Dr. Showers was a recipient of the ANSI Elihu Thomson Electrotechnology Medal, ANSI Astin-Polk International Standards Medal, the IEEE Standards Medallion, the IEEE Steinmetz Award, the IEEE Centennial Medal, the IEEE Fellow Award, and the EMC Society Richard Stoddart Award. He was a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania, a life fellow of IEEE, and an honorary life member of the USNC. In addition to his wife Beatrice, Dr. Showers is survived by his three daughters: Virginia White and husband Chris of Crownsville, MD; Janet Showers Patterson and husband Day of Naples, FL; and Carolin Showers of Norman, OK; and his four grandchildren: Kristin White, Jennifer Harris and husband Joseph, Thanh and Tien Showers. Services will be private. As a tribute to Ralph Showers and his wife Bea, their daughters are establishing an endowed scholarship fund in their names at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science. Contributions to the Ralph M and Beatrice C Showers Endowed Scholarship Fund can be made to the University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering, ATTN: Devon Herrick, 123 Towne Building, 220 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Checks should be made payable to "Penn Engineering." On the memo line write: "In memory of Ralph Showers." Arrangements by The Oliver H. Bair Funeral Home. (215) 563-1580