ASHRAE Research Promotion Campaign Successfully Hits Milestones
During the 2025 ASHRAE Winter Conference President's Lunch, ASHRAE recognized the ongoing support of the Research Promotion (RP) Campaign's major donors. The RP Annual Campaign reached several milestones in 2023-24. These milestones include:
- Raised an astounding $2.67 million! This is all due to the amazing teamwork of our RP Committee and volunteers all over the world.
- More than 4,500 ASHRAE members, businesses, and friends of ASHRAE made gifts.
- Congratulations to the Rocky Mountain Chapter in Region IX and their Chapter RP Chair Caitlin Anderson for raising more than $116,000 for RP!
- Gifts through RP helped to fund 76 ASHRAE Scholarships and 41 research projects, as well as several grants-in-aid.
The Benefactor, Platinum Circle, and Golden Circle Investors are the backbone of ASHRAE Research and the annual campaign that support ASHRAE’s many programs. Thanks to their annual investments of at least $30,000 for ASHRAE Benefactor, $20,000 for Platinum Circle and $10,000 for Golden Circle, ASHRAE continues to be the industry leader in HVAC&R research.
Aakash Patel, the 2023-24 RP Chair, recognized:
Benefactor Donors – Daikin Industries, Fortis BC Energy
Platinum Circle Donors – AAON, ASHRAE’s Life Members Club, Trane Corporate, Western Mechanical Solutions
Golden Circle Donors - CFM Company, Cougar USA, Cyclone Energy Group, Bill Dillard, Gray Metal Products, HTS Engineering, Mike Hart, JMP Equipment Company, Johnson Controls Inc, Cheng Wee Leong, McMillan James Equipment Company, Nortek Air Solutions, and Texas Air Systems
Bobbie J. Vermillion Pinnacle Award winner – Rocky Mountain ASHRAE Chapter
These donors support not only the unique technical research programs that ASHRAE implemented more than 100 years ago, but also ASHRAE’s comprehensive educational activities, Scholarships, and YEA - Young Engineers in ASHRAE.
To learn more about RP Campaign programs and how to support them, visit the RP Campaign page at www.ashrae.org/rp.