Obituaries, February 2021
From Insights, February 2021
Raymond Cohen, P.E., Ph.D.
97; Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE; Valparaiso, Ind.; joined ASHRAE in 1965. Cohen served ASHRAE in numerous ways, including as:
- Chair, vice chair and member of the Honors and Awards Committee
- Editor of the International Journal of HVAC&R Research, which is now Science and Technology for the Built Environment
- Member of the Members Council
- Research liaison for the Research Administration Committee
- Chair of the Research Advisory Panel Ad Hoc Committee
- Member of the Publishing and Education Council
- Member of the Continuing Education Committee
- ASHRAE representative to ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology)
- Chair, vice chair and member of the Research and Technical Committee
- Char, vice chair and member of the Standards Committee
- Member of the Program Committee
- Member of the International Relations Committee
- Member of TC 1.5, Measurements & Computers
He was awarded the:
- Distinguished 50-Year Member Award in 2017
- Louise & Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award in 2015
- Exceptional Service Award in 2013
- Distinguished Service Award in 1999
Francis Ferreira
80; Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE; New Bedford, Mass.; joined ASHRAE in 1969. Ferreira served as a member and program subcommittee chair for TC 4.1, Load Calculation Data and Procedures. Ferreira won the Distinguished 50-Year Member Award in 2020.
Raymond J. Lynch, P.E.
93; Member ASHRAE; Newtown, Conn.; joined ASHRAE in 1969.
Jeffrey R. Pose
69; Associate Member ASHRAE; Murrieta, Calif.; joined ASHRAE in 1979. He served as secretary for the ASHRAE Tri County Chapter.
James W. Ryan
86; Life Member ASHRAE; Sioux Falls, S.D.; joined ASHRAE in 1978. He served as historian for the ASHRAE South Dakota Chapter.
Gary G. Stenlund, P.E.
64; Member ASHRAE; Brandon, Fla.; joined ASHRAE in 1985. He served as president, president-elect, treasurer, historian, Membership Promotion Chair, delegate, alternate and more for the ASHRAE Florida West Coast Chapter. He won the Chapter Serve Award in 2009.