The
Charleston Chapter has Charleston, SC (Charleston
County) as its headquarters and encompasses the “Low
Country” from the North Carolina/South Carolina line
to and including Savannah GA. The Chapter nick
name is the “Gee Chee” Chapter – a local pre-Civil War
Gullah term.
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ASHRAE Chapter 113 History
On
September 10, 1894 the American Society of Heating
and Ventilating Engineers (ASHVE) was established.
On December 5, 1904 the American Society of
Refrigeration Engineers (ASRE) was founded. In 1906
the term "Air Condition" was coined by a North
Carolinian - Stuart Cramer. On January 29, 1959 ASRE
and ASHAE merged to form the American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE).
The
Charleston Chapter of ASHRE was Chartered on April
14, 1971. Thirty – six members petitioned the Society
at that time. Of those original members, F.A.
Bailey (’71), Clyde Poplin (’72), Tom Saunders
(’73), Ivan Valdes (’74), Furman Cullum (’75), Bob
Townsend (’76) and Mel Bundy (’79) served as
Presidents. As of 2006, four Charter Members still
frequent meetings – Furman Cullum, Bob Townsend,
George Rast, and Mel Bundy. The Chapter has a third
generation member, Charles Hipp III, who served as
President (’03). Today the current Charleston
Chapter grew from the division of the South Carolina
Chapter in Columbia SC and the Savannah Chapter in
Savannah GA (now disestablished). The first
Charleston Chapter President was F. A. Bailey III
1971 & 1972.
Charleston Chapter has had the fortune to charter
two sections and two student chapters, all currently
active. The Student Chapter at the Savannah School
of Art and Design, Savannah GA, was Chartered in
2003. The Student Chapter at College of
Charleston, Charleston SC, was Chartered in 1993.
The Myrtle Beach Section of ASHRAE, Myrtle Beach SC,
was Chartered April 8, 1997. The Savannah Section
of ASHRAE, Savannah GA, was Chartered April 7, 1995.
A
gala 25th Anniversary Celebration of the
Chapter was held April 8, 1997 on the deck of the
U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier, the U. S. Yorktown. The
Charleston Chapter has maintained a "Historian
Archive" since 1971 and at present it remains with
the Historian at the College of Charleston,
Charleston SC.
ASHRAE’s success as the world's leader in the HVAC &
R industry is the direct result of leadership's,
continued involvement and the dedication of all the
society's membership. The following is a list of
Chapter Presidents starting in 1971:
Chapter
Presidents, Charleston Chapter of ASHRAE
1970-1971
F.A.
Bailey, III (acting)
1971-1972
F.A.
Bailey III
1972-1973 Clyde B. Poplin, Jr.
1973-1974 Thomas
Saunders
1974-1975 Ivan
S. Valdes
1975-1976 Furman
R. Cullum
1976-1977 Robert
Townsend
1977-1978
George B. Rast
1978-1979
R. Al. Jones
1979-1980 Melvin
D. Bundy
1981-1982 John
C. Powell
1982-1983 John
C. Clayton
1983-1984 James M. Bailey
1984-1985 Bill
Strunk
1985-1986
Dave Astle
1986-1987 Danny
McKay
1987-1988 Edgar
A. Fripp
1988-1989 M.
Dennis Knight
1989-1990
Larry Michel
1990-1991
F. Joseph Fisher
1991-1992
Brandt Williams
1992-1993 Dave
Phelps
1993-1994 Rudy
Cullum
1994-1995
Bill
Knight
1995-1996
Ron Runyon
1996-1997
Ron Runyon
1997-1998
Don Tate
1998-1999
Dick Trent
1999-2000 Michael Weeks
2000-2001 M.
Dennis Knight
2001-2002 David
Tomayko
2002-2003 Steve
Marek
2003-2004 Charles Hipp III
2004-2005 Chris
Crane
2005-2006
Bo Nutting
2006-2007
Bo Nutting
2007-2008
Phil Garces
2008-2009
Rob Turner
2009-2010
Pete Conroy
2010-2011
Brian Keiser
2011-2012 Eric
Crawford
2012-2013
Mike Cladakis
2013-2014 Chris
Constantine
ASHRAE History/Chasn
Chapt History:
History Chair: Dave Tomayko
