Obituaries, January 2021
From Insights, January 2021
Doris Flandorffer
93; Member ASHRAE; Roanoke, Va.; joined ASHRAE in 1984.
Olof E. Forsberg
118; Life Member ASHRAE; Yonkers, N.Y.; joined in 1939. He was awarded the 50-Year Member Award in1989.
Gershon L. Gendler, P.E.
102; Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE; Fort Collins, Colo.; joined in 1945. He was awarded the 50-Year Member Award and the Distinguished 50-Year Member Award in 1995.
Charles Rambo
Life Member ASHRAE; Columbus, Ga.; joined in 1945. He was awarded the 50-Year Member Award in 1995.
Bernard J. Steinke, P.E.
103; Life Member ASHRAE; Adamsville, R.I.; joined in 1937. He was awarded the 50-Year Member Award in 1988.
Grenville K. Yuill, Ph.D.
83; Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE; Omaha, Neb.; joined ASHRAE in 1975. He served as:
- A member on ASHRAE’s Research Administration Committee.
- A member of Standard Project Committee 62.2, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Residential Buildings.
- A member of SPC 90.2, 90.2 Energy-Efficient Design of New Low-Rise Residential Buildings.
- Chair of SPC 136, A Method of Determining Air Change Rates in Detached Dwellings.
- A member of the Standards Committee.
- Secretary of Standard 93, Methods of Testing to Determine the Thermal Performance of Solar Collectors.
- Member of Standard 95, Methods of Testing to Determine the Thermal Performance of Solar Domestic Water Heating Systems.
- Member of Standard 96, Methods of Testing to Determine the Thermal Performance of Unglazed Flat-Plate Liquid-Type Solar Collectors.
- Member of Standard 140, Standard Method of Test for the Evaluation of Building Energy Analysis Computer Programs.
- Member of Standard 119, Air Leakage Performance for Detached Single-Family Residential Buildings.
- Standards subcommittee chair and the chair and the of TC 4.7, Energy Calculations, research subcommittee.
- Vice chair and a member of TC 4.3, Ventilation Requirements and Infiltration.
- Member of TC 5.11, Humidifying Equipment.
- On Region XI’s Chapter Technology Transfer Committee.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Award in 1996 and Fellow Membership in 1989.
Edward R. Zieve, P.E.
96; Life Member ASHRAE; Elkhart Lake, Wis.; joined in 1946. He was awarded the 50-Year Member Award in 1996.