Obituaries, June 2020
James O. Bendall
84; Life Member ASHRAE; Hoover, Ala.; joined ASHRAE in 1979.
Geoffrey W. Brundrett, Ph.D.
86; Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE; Frodsham, United Kingdom; joined ASHRAE in 1987. Brundrett served as president of CIBSE and chaired and was a member of ASHRAE/CIBSE Committee. He received the ASHRAE Fellow Award in 1997.
Charles W. Coward, P.E.
85; Fellow/Life Member; Moorestown, N.J.; joined ASHRAE in 1979. He served as a:
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Member of TC 1.4, Control Theory and Application.
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Chair, vice chair, Research Administration Committee liaison for TC 5.1, Fans.
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Member of TC 9.1, Large Building Air-Conditioning Systems.
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Standards liaison and RAC research liaison for several technical committees.
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Member of Standard Project Committee 51 (AMCA 210), Laboratory Methods of Testing Fans for Certified Aerodynamic Performance Rating.
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Member of the Society’s Research Promotion committee.
He was awarded the Fellow Award in 1995 and the Distinguished Service Award in 2015.
Dag R. Horne
76; Life Member ASHRAE; Nesbru, Norway; joined ASHRAE in 1975.
Yie-Zu R Hu, Ph.D.
62; Fellow ASHRAE; Chutung, Hsinchu, Taiwan; joined ASHRAE in 1992. He served as:
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Region XIII’s Director and Regional Chair on the Society’s Board of Directors.
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Region XIII’s Director and Regional Chair on Members Council.
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Region XIII’s Regional Vice Chair on the Membership Promotion Committee.
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Member of the Society’s Environmental Health Committee.
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Director and Regional Chair, assistant regional chair, CRC general chair and membership promotion for Region XIII.
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President, vice president, treasurer, secretary historial, delegate, chapter programs and Board of Governors for the ASHRAE Taiwan Chapter.
He was awarded the:
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Distinguished Service Award in 2011.
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Regional Award of Merit in 2010.
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Regional Award of Merit in 2007.
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Fellow Award in 2004.
Emmette G. Jackson, Jr., P.E.
89; Life Member ASHRAE; Hingham, Mass.; joined ASHRAE in 1969.
Gary E. Johnson, P.E.
83; Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE; Sykesville, Md.; joined ASHRAE in 1963. He served as a regional member and regional alternate on the Society’s Nominating Committee. He was awarded the Regional Award of Merit in 1987 and the Distinguished 50-Year Member Award in 2014.
Robert Jorgensen, P.E.
93; Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE; Midlothian, Va.; joined ASHRAE in 1953.He served as chair of Standard Project Committee 51 (AMCA 210), Laboratory Methods of Testing Fans for Certified Aerodynamic Performance Rating. He was awarded the Distinguished 50-Year Member Award in 2003.
Frank P. La Franco, Jr.
87; Life Member ASHRAE; Yonkers, N.Y.; joined ASHRAE in 1985.
Charles A. Lester
89; Life Member ASHRAE; Saint Charles, Mo.; joined ASHRAE in 1969.
Henderson H. Rogers
93: Life Member ASHRAE; Houston, Texas; joined ASHRAE in 1968.
Edward Saltzberg, P.E.
87; Life Member ASHRAE; Los Angeles, Calif.; joined ASHRAE in 1970.
Agop Turkmen
85; Life Member ASHRAE; LaSalle, Quebec, Canada; joined ASHRAE in 1975.