Clifford Digre

Clifford Benjamin Digre (May 26, 1923 – November 25, 2012) His father, Peder, died in a car accident when Cliff was five, leaving his mother widowed with four older children to support. Digre graduated from Hendricks High School in 1941.

In 1943, Digre was drafted into the Army Air Corps, later the US Air Force, to fight in the European theatre of World War II. In the Signal Corps Radio School after basic training, Digre was drawn to radio operating, an interest that carried into his professional career. US4293741: Magnet assembly US3898393: Magnet centering device and shield

ALMA Foundation Digre was a founding member of the Association of Loudspeaker Manufacturing & Acoustics International (ALMA, now ALTI) in 1964 to support American loudspeaker engineers and manufacturers. He served as the organization's president from 1972 to 1974 and as a board member emeritus through 2011. During his presidency, ALMA expanded membership by moving the organization away from serving company owners and trade matters toward engineering and technical exchange. Digre also received the inaugural Gold Driver Award in 2011, recognizing lifelong contributions to ALTI and American loudspeaker manufacturing.

Personal life Digre married Bernice Hoversten in 1947 and remained married until his death in 2012. They have four children, two of whom, Daniel Digre and Carrie Murphy, continue to work at MISCO as CEO and CFO, respectively.