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ASHRAE Society Themes

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 ASHRAE Society Themes


2025 – 2026 (McQuade) – Healthy Buildings: Designing for Life. 
2024 – 2025 (Knight) – Empowering Our Workforce: Building a Sustainable Future 
2023 – 2024 (Scoggins) – Challenge Accepted: Tackling the Climate Crisis
2022 – 2023 (Mehboob) – Securing Our Future
2021 – 2022 (Schwedler) – Personal Growth. Global Impact. Feed the Roots.
2020 – 2021 (Gulledge) – The ASHRAE Digital Lighthouse and Industry 4.0
2019 – 2020 (Boyce) – Building for People and Performance. Achieving Operational Excellence.
2018 – 2019 (Hayter) – Building Our New Energy Future
2017 – 2018 (Olesen) – Extending Our Community
2016 – 2017 (Wentz) – Adapting Today to Shape Tomorrow
2015 – 2016  (Underwood) – Making Connections
2014 – 2015 (Phoenix) – People, Passion and Performance
2013 – 2014 (Bahnfleth) – Shaping the Next
2012 – 2013 (Watson) – Broadening ASHRAE’s Horizons
2011 – 2012 (Jarnagin) – Sustaining ASHRAE Through Leadership
2010 – 2011 (Bellenger) – Modeling a Sustainable World
2009 – 2010 (Holness) – Sustaining Our Future Rebuilding Our Past
2008 – 2009 (Harrison) – Maintain to Sustain: Delivering ASHRAE’s Sustainability Promise
2007 – 2008 (Peterson) – Greater Efficiency today, Blue Skies Tomorrow
2006 – 2007 (Townsend) – The ASHRAE Promise: A Sustainable Future
2005 – 2006 (Burgett) – Advancing ASHRAE Technology and Our Future
2004 – 2005 (Vallort) – Refrigeration: Technology for Survival
2003 – 2004 (Rooley) – The Community of ASHRAE
2002 – 2003 (Colliver) – Building a Better World
2001 – 2002 (Coad) – Accepting the Challenge
2000 – 2001 (Wolf) – Engineering Tomorrow’s Quality of Life
1999 – 2000 (Goodman) – ASHRAE in the New Millennium’s Global Community
1998 – 1999 (Jackins) – ASHRAE’s Bridges to the Future: Learning – Unity – Visibility
1997 – 1998 (Holte) – Technology for a Better Environment
1996 – 1997 (Hill) – Service to Members Is Our Strategy for Success
1995 – 1996 (Hayter) – Sharing the Vision
1994 – 1995 (Manning) – Building on the Shoulders of Giants
1993 – 1994 (Patterson) – ASHRAE: The Bridge to Professional Growth
1992 – 1993 (Charles) – Sharing Resources Globally
1991 – 1992 (Rich) – Quality: Our Ongoing Challenge
1990 – 1991 (Gowan) – Professional Development through Participation
1989 – 1990 (Butler) – Volunteers Advancing Environmental Technology
1988 – 1990 (Flagg) – Communications: A Formula for Progress
1987 – 1988 (Burroughs) – ASHRAE Technology and Human Destiny
1986 – 1987 (Kohloss) – Develop Our Human Resources
1985 – 1986 (Bahnfleth) – Committed to Serve
1984 – 1985 (McDonald) – Professional Excellence: Building the Future
1983 – 1984 (Perry) – Growth and Improved Technology Through International Cooperation
1982 – 1983 (Phillips) – Effectiveness of ASHRAE
1981 – 1982 (Chaddock) – Technical Leadership
1980 – 1981 (Sepsy) – Continuing Growth Through Professional Development
1979 – 1980 (McMillan) – ASHRAE Future: Committed
1978 – 1979 (Backer) – From Strength to Greater Strength
1977 – 1976 (Morabito) – Involvement: Beyond Ourselves
1976 – 1977 (Chapman) – Continuing Excellence: Requirement for Change
1975 – 1976 (Collins) NO THEME
1974 – 1975 (Rickelton) International Year of Progress and Cooperation
1973 – 1974 (Kirkwood) Optimum Energy Utilization Through Technology
1972 – 1973 (Spiegel) – Meeting New Challenges
1971 – 1972 (Gilman) – Personal Involvement: The Impact of Individual Effort
1970 (Bridgers) – Excellence: The Quest of the Engineer
1969 – 1970 (Hole) – ASHRAE … Man and His World
1968 – 1969 (Holladay) – Lifelong Learning
1967 – 1968 (Vinther) – The Essence of Growth
1966 – 1967 (McGrath) – NO THEME
1966 – 1966 (Bouillon) – NO THEME
1965 – 1966 (May) – The Challenges Ahead
1964 – 1965 (Dube) – Goals for the Coming Year
1963 – 1964 (Faust) – Society Problems and Plans
1962 – 1963 (Fox) – As We Enter the New Society Year
1961 – 1962 (Everetts) – …for the benefit of the membership…
1961 – 1961 (Tull) – To Serve Technically and Professionally
1960 – 1961 (Grant) – ASHRAE Has Problems … Let’s Face Them Squarely
1960 – 1960 (Wile) – All of the People
1959 – 1960 (Hess) – Know Your ASHRAE
1959 – 1959 (Bolling) – The Real Meaning of ASHRAE

 

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