Ronald "Ron" Jarnagin, Staff Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash
ASHRAE President
Ronald “Ron” Jarnagin is a staff scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash. 
As ASHRAE’s president, Jarnagin directs the Society’s Board of Directors and oversees the Executive Committee.
His presidential theme is Sustaining ASHRAE Through Leadership.
Past service includes all offices on the Executive Committee; chair of the President-Elect Advisory Committee, Members Council, the Advocacy Committee and the Building Energy Quotient Ad Hoc Committee; a consultant to the Standard 90.1 committee, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. He formerly chaired the Standard 90.1 committee andchaired committees that wrote three Advanced Energy Design Guides on small offices, highway lodging and warehouses and storage units.
Jarnagin is a recipient of the Exceptional Service Award and the Distinguished Service Award.
He received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1978 and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida in 1980 and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Louisiana State University in 1971.
Presidential Address
ASHRAE immediate past president Lynn G. Bellenger passed away in October 2011. A memorial fund has been set up in her honor which will be used to recognize women in engineering through scholarships or other means.
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