VIP Club membership is open to all retired, current, and former employees of heritage** companies. Spouses are counted as members. Spouses of deceased eligible former employees also qualify for membership. A VIP Club membership may be granted by the Board of Directors if the applicant requests a waiver of eligibility requirements. Scroll down to see Friends definitions under "Special Categories".
**Heritage Companies include ERA, Remington Rand Univac, Sperry Rand Univac, Univac, Sperry, Unisys and merged portions of Burroughs, Paramax, Loral, Unisys, and Lockheed Martin entities as illustrated by the adjacent IT Legacy icon. Successor companies include Leidos, PDA, DRS, etc
If you are eligible, complete membership form and mail to VIP Club, P.O. Box 21903, Eagan, MN 55121 along with your dues ($7 for a year or $18 for 3 years). Checks should be made out to "VIP Club". If you are age 90+, your membership is FREE.
Member residences during 2025 were: 82.5% in Minnesota, 2.8% in Florida, 2.2% in Arizona, 1.2% in Wisconsin, and 9% in 22 other states - plus Canada, Germany, and Greece.
A Member Emeritus is an honorary position bestowed upon former board members who have done exemplary volunteerism supporting the board after their terms of service have ended. This designation was created in 2008 to recognize the significance of Millie Gignac, John Dufour, and Bernie Jansen for their efforts in creating and keeping the Club alive. Designees since then are listed in our Club's Milestones. He/she also holds an ex-officio position on the Club's Board.
Any member reaching the age of 90 is granted a LIFE membership, annual dues are free versus $7 per year.
In our newsletter and this web site, we use the term Board Associate as a title of members who volunteer to coordinate or lead an activity/event for the Club. They are not regular Board Members but may occasionally attend board meetings for communications and/or write event announcements and reports. For example, Keith Myhre leads many volunteer activities at the Lawshe Memorial Museum and Dale Kleba now leads the Roseville Good Old Days event.
Occasionally the board designates an organization or person as a Friend of the Club, i.e. the Charles Babbage Institute and local historical societies. He/she receives a free copy of our newsletter to keep their organization informed about our activities.