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Obituaries, October 2018

Obituaries, October 2018

Brian A. Andersen
77; Life Member ASHRAE; Downers Grove, Ill.; joined ASHRAE in 1969.

Dr. Peter K Baade
97; Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE; Tucson, Az.; joined in 1950. He served on the following committees:

  • Standard Project Committee 87.1-1992W, Methods of Testing Dynamic Characteristics of Propeller Fans—Vibrations and Critical Sounds

  • Standard Project Committee 87.3, Method of Testing Propeller Fan Vibrations Diagnostic Test Methods

  • Standard Project Committee 68, Laboratory Method of Testing In-Duct Sound Power Measurement Procedure for Fans

  • TC 5.1, Fans, as a member and a research subcommittee chair

  • and on TC 2.6, Sound and Vibration Control, as a member.

He won the following awards: Distinguished 50-Year Member Award in 2000, 50-Year Member Award in 1999 and the Distinguished Service Award in 1988.

Melvin E. Becker
93; Life Member ASHRAE; Saint Charles, Miss.; joined ASHRAE in 1972.

Melanie Bourgeois
33; Associate Member ASHRAE: Memramcook, New Brunswick, Canada; joined ASHRAE in 2014.

Herbert L. Bregman, P.E.
95; Life Member ASHRAE; Virginia Beach, Va.; joined in 1957. He was awarded the William J. Collins Research Promotion Award in 1987.

John W. Chandler, P.E.
96; Life Member ASHRAE; Frederick, Md.; joined ASHRAE in 1946. He received the 50-Year Member Award in 1996.

Dominic M. Colonna
81; Life Member ASHRAE; Pewaukee, Wis.; joined ASHRAE in 1983.

Richard M. Cotton
88; Life Member ASHRAE; North Charleston, S.C.; joined in 1951.

Eric Crousset
44; Associate Member ASHRAE; Laval, Quebec, Canada; joined ASHRAE in 2011.

Albert H. Davis, P.E.
86; Life Member ASHRAE; Little Rock, Ark.; joined in 1955.

John W. Earnhardt, P.E.
87; Life Member ASHRAE; Charlotte, N.C.; joined in 1957.

Robert T. Halliburton
80; Life Member ASHRAE; Montgomery, Ala.; joined ASHRAE in 1974.

Gary O Holland
81; Life Member ASHRAE; Lancaster, N.Y.; joined ASHRAE in 1971.

George A. Holzworth
92; Life Member ASHRAE; Vero Beach, Fla.; joined in 1956.

Dr. Prem C. Jain
82; Fellow/ Life Member ASHRAE; New Delhi, India; joined ASHRAE in 1959. He served as:

  • a member on the Globalization Roadmap Ad Hoc Committee

  • a member, president and Honors & Award chair for the ASHRAE India Chapter

  • the founder and president of Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE)

  • the founder and president of  ASHRAE India Chapter-at-Large

  • president emeritus of the ISHRAE India’s Board of Governors

  • a presidential member of the ASHRAE India Chapter Board of Governors

  • trustee and chairman of ASHRAE India Foundation Trust

  • and a member of the ASHRAE College of Fellows.

He received the following awards:

  • ASHRAE Technology Award in 2013

  • John F. James International Award in 2009

  • Distinguished 50-Year Member Award in 2009

  • and the Louise & Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award in 2005.

Henry Karger, P.E.
97; Life Member ASHRAE; Edison, N.J.; joined in 1951.

Edward G. Karpenski
67; Member ASHRAE; Chatham, N.J.; joined ASHRAE in 2002.

Patrick H. Kelly. P.E.
75; Life Member ASHRAE; Ellicott City, Md.; joined ASHRAE in 1984.

Debra H. Kennoy
64; Associate Member ASHRAE; King of Prussia, Penn.; joined ASHRAE in 1998. She served as a member and on the following subcommittees on the Society’s Standards Committee:

  • Intersociety Liaison Subcommittee (ILS) / International Standards Advisory Subcommittee (ISAS) as the chair and a member

  • Code Interaction Subcommittee (CIS)

  • Standards Reaffirmation Subcommittee (SRS)

  • Technical Committee Liaison Subcommittee

Kennoy served as:

  • Vice chair, project committee voting member-producer, member and secretary for GPC 39, Method of Test for Measuring Fractionated Compositions of Refrigerant Blends (formerly SPC 177P)

  • Chair, vice chair, project committee voting member-producer, project subcommittee voting member-producer, vendor, Code Interaction Subcommittee liaison, refrigerant chair, secretary and a member of the flammabilty, designation and nomenclature subcommittees for SSPC 34, Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants

  • Project committee voting member-producer and a voting member on flammability subcommittee for SSPC 34, Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants

  • Vice chair, secretary, project committee voting member-producer and a voting member for Guideline 6, Refrigerant Information Recommended for Product Development and Standards

  • Secretary and a member for MTG.LowGWP, Lower Global Warming Potential Alternative Refrigerants

  • Chair, vice chair, secretary, a member and standards subcommittee chair for TC 3.1, Refrigerants and Secondary Coolants

  • A member of TC 3.3, Refrigerant Contaminant Control

  • A member of TC 7.1, Integrated Building Design

  • ASHRAE Learning Institute coordinator and voting member for TC 8.9, Residential Refrigerators and Freezers

  • Secretary and member of TC 10.10 before it was merged with TC 3.4, Lubrication

She was the standard liaison for 30 technical committees. She was awarded the Distinguished Service Award in 2015.

John P. Kettler, P.E.
82; Life Member ASHRAE; Shawnee, Kansas; joined ASHRAE in 1969. He served as the following:

  • A voting member, a Project Committee Voting Member and producer on GPC-11P, Method of Testing for Building HVAC Control Systems
  • A voting member, a Project Committee Voting Member and producer on GPC 13P, Specifying Direct Digital Control Systems
  • A voting member and a project committee voting member on GPC-1, Guideline for Commissioning HVAC Systems
  • A voting member and chairman for Handbook and Applications subcommittee on TC1.4, Control Theory and Application
  • A voting member on  SPC 130-P, Methods of Test For Rating Ducted Air Terminal Units
  • A Project Committee Voting Member and producer on SPC 114-1986R(W), Energy Management Control Systems Instrumentation
  • and a voting member on TC 5.3, Room Air Distribution.

Sidney Lampert
86; Life Member ASHRAE; Studio City, Calif.; joined ASHRAE in 1963.

Edwin J. Langebartel, P.E.
65; Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE; Spokane, Wash.; joined ASHRAE in 1984. He served as president, president-elect, administrator, research promotion chair, delegate, secretary, newsletter editor, treasurer and on the Board of Governors for the Inland Empire Chapter.
He was awarded the Fellow Award in 2017. He won the Regional Technology Award in Healthcare Facilities in 2006 and 2016 and the Regional technology Award in Industrial facilities in 2006.

Ronald R. Locke
84; Member ASHRAE; Rehoboth Beach, Dele.; joined ASHRAE in 1966.

William H. Marshall, Sr., P.E.
82; Life Member ASHRAE; Missouri City, Texas; joined ASHRAE in 1987.

John M. MacLean, P.Eng.
78; Member ASHRAE; Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada; joined ASHRAE in 2007.

Hugh Mahaffy, P.E.
96; Life Member ASHRAE; Greenville, Del.; joined in 1956.

Anil Maheshwari
69; Member ASHRAE; Noida, India; Joined ASHRAE in 1990. He served as president, president-elect, vice president, delegate and secretary for the ASHRAE India Chapter.

Jack C. McKee, P.E.
94; Life Member ASHAE; Littleton, Colo.: joined in 1955.

Richard J. Olson
69; LIfe Member ASHRAE; Sioux City, Iowa; joined ASHRAE in 1975.

Ennio A. Rizzi
81; Life Member ASHRAE; Franklin Sq, N.Y.; joined ASHRAE in 1974.

John G. Roth
85; Life Member ASHRAE; Fresno, Calif.; joined ASHRAE in 1968.

Floyd H. Schneeberg
97; Life Member ASHRAE; Wayzata, Minn.; joined in 1943. He received the 50-Year Member Award in 1993.

Thomas C. Seckman
87; Life Member ASHRAE; Nashville, Tenn.; joined in 1954.

Robert G. Sompayrac, P.E.
74; Life Member ASHRAE; Mesa, Az.; joined ASHRAE in 1974.

Ronald F. Thomas, P.E.
85; Life Member ASHRAE; Middleton, Wis.; joined ASHRAE in 1977.

William N. Vale
73; Life Member ASHRAE; Harcourt, Ontario, Canada; joined ASHRAE in 1980.

Edward L. White
92; Life Member ASHRAE; Brush, Colo.; joined ASHRAE in 1969.

Arthur D. Winston
92; Life Member ASHRAE; Long Is City, N.Y.; joined in 1950. He received the 50-Year Member Award in 1999.

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