ASHRAE installs new officers and directors.
Press Release Summary:
At its 2011 Annual Meeting, ASHRAE chose Ronald Jarnagin, staff scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory as President. Other officers installed for 1 year term include Thomas Watson of McQuay International as President-Elect, Willliam Bahnfleth of Pennsylvania State University as Treasurer, and 4 Vice Presidents: Constantinos A. Balaras, Ross D. Montgomery, T. David Underwood, and Timothy G. Wentz. In addition, 8 directors were chosen for 3-year term from 2011-2014.
Original Press Release:
ASHRAE Installs New Officers, Directors
MONTREAL - ASHRAE installed new officers and directors at its 2011 Annual Meeting held here June 25-29.
The new president is Ronald "Ron" Jarnagin, staff scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash. His presidential theme is Sustaining ASHRAE through Leadership.
Other officers installed for a one-year term are:
o President-Elect: Thomas "Tom" Watson, P.E., Fellow Life Member, chief engineer, McQuay International, Staunton, Va.
o Treasurer: William "Bill" Bahnfleth, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, professor, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
o Vice President: Constantinos A. Balaras, Ph.D., P.E., research director at the Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Greece
o Vice President: Ross D. Montgomery, P.E., ASHRAE-Certified Building Energy Modeling, Building Energy Assessment and Commissioning Process Management Professional, owner, Quality Systems and Technology, Inc., Palmetto, Fla.
o Vice President: T. David Underwood, P.Eng., Fellow Life Member, ASHRAE-Certified Commissioning Process Management Professional, retired, resides in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
o Vice President: Timothy G. Wentz, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, ASHRAE-Certified High Performance Building Design Professional, associate professor, University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
ASHRAE installed the following directors to serve a three-year term from 2011-2014:
o Region VII Director and Regional Chair: Jeffry W. Gatlin, P.E., vice president and co-owner, Thompson Engineers Inc., Memphis, Tenn.
o Region VIII Director and Regional Chair: John L. Harrod, P.E., ASHRAE-Certified Healthcare Facility Design Professional, senior mechanical engineer, SAIC Energy, Environment and Infrastructure LLC, Oklahoma City, Okla.
o Region IX Director and Regional Chair: Richard J. Bowman, owner, Mechanical Concepts LLC, Wichita, Kan.
o Region X Director and Regional Chair: Michael T. Burgess, P.E., ASHRAE-Certified Commissioning Process Management Professional, president, Burgess Group, San Diego, Calif.
o Region-at-Large Director and Regional Chair: Ashok K. Virmani, managing director and owner, Suvidha Engineers India Pvt. Ltd., Noida, India.
o Director-at-Large: Roberto R. Aguilo, P.E., owner, Ing. Aguilo and Associates, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and professor, Universidad Nacional de Luján, Argentina.
o Director-at-Large: Patricia Graef, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, director, evaporative media core technology, Munters Corp., Fort Myers, Fla.
o Director-at-Large: Stephen D. Kennedy, territorial affairs manager, Georgia Power Co., Atlanta, GA.
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of 55,000 persons. Its sole objective is to advance through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world.
