ASHRAE Presidential Member Bellenger Remembered
ATLANTA- Immediate past ASHRAE President Lynn G. Bellenger, who served
as the first woman president in the Society's 116 year history, passed
away Wednesday, Oct. 19. She was president for the 2010-11 Society year,
with her term ending in June 2011.
Bellenger, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, was a recognized expert in energy
management, with a strong focus on the need for energy modeling to help
create and refine more efficient buildings. She was a partner,
Pathfinder Engineers & Architects, Rochester, N.Y.
"We at ASHRAE are greatly saddened by the death of our former president
and our friend," Ron Jarnagin, ASHRAE president, said. "Her lifelong
passion for engineering excellence resonated within our membership and
our industry, inspiring us through her belief that engineers will lead
an energy revolution with innovation. Through her service, she showed
that there is a path available to all who wish to extend the influence
of engineering principles to better serve the world we live in."
As ASHRAE president, Bellenger focused on Modeling a Sustainable World,
sharing her thoughts about the role of modeling tools and how all
involved in the built environment industry must come together to take
advantage of "the rich opportunities for optimizing building performance
through a collaborative approach from the beginning."
In an interview last year, Bellenger talked about her involvement in
energy efficiency and how much has been put in recent years on the need
to save energy.
"One of the cool things about the sustainability movement is that it has
ignited a passion in people that is changing the world. That passion has
brought a sense of energy and excitement to the industry and attracted
people who are committed to designing and operating sustainable
buildings. I don't see that changing in the future," she said.
Bellenger was a recipient of an ASHRAE Exceptional Service Award, a
Distinguished Service Award, two first-place ASHRAE Technology Awards
and the Lincoln Bouillon Membership Award.
She received a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Principia College
and a Master of Science in environmental science from Rutgers
University.
Funeral arrangements are private.
