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. References 1923 births 2012 deaths United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II American businesspeople United States Army Air Forces non-commissioned officers