SLIDE 1 BRIEF HISTORY OF PAST PRESIDENTS AND THE OREGON ASHRAE CHAPTER
Bruce Dobbs, P.E. APRIL 21, 2018
SLIDE 2 HISTORIC MOVIES RELEASED IN 1939
SLIDE 3 WW II STARTED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1939
OREGON CHAPTER CHARTER GRANTED JULY 5, 1939
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SLIDE 5 Oregon Chapter of ASHRAE
1934 Professor Earl C. Wiley (known as the “father of the chapter”) joined the ASHVE Society while developing a small heating lab at Oregon State
- College. Earl began discussing the
merits of ASHVE with those around him.
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Oregon Chapter of ASHRAE
1937 First “Oregon State Air Conditioning Conference” was held in Corvallis. Interest in the Society grew, and many applicants were gained.
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Oregon Chapter of ASHRAE
1939 Professor Earl Wiley, Don Kroeker, Bert Farnes, and Harry Mead invited ASHVE Society President James F McIntire to meet with the group in Portland during his West Coast tour.
SLIDE 8 1939 Events
- March 15th - President McIntire agrees to meet with
Oregon group on 4/27/39
- April 27th - Pres McIntire speaks on “The Birth of Air
Conditioning and the Future” at the Heathman Hotel
- May 8th – 22 local persons meet to discuss dynamics
- f establishing a local chapter of ASHVE
- May 15th – Oregon petition with 37 signatures is sent
to Society
SLIDE 9 1939 Events
- July 5th – The Council grants the Charter for
the Oregon Chapter of ASHVE
- Oct 5th – First Oregon Chapter dinner meeting
was held at the Multnomah Hotel ($1.75) with 38 members and 50 guests including many city & state officials in attendance.
SLIDE 10 Tom Taylor Earl Wiley Don Kroeker S.H. Graf Dr F.E. Giesecke
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Oregon Chapter of ASHRAE
1942 Due to fuel shortage, City of Portland and Commissioner Bill Bowes consults with Chapter to develop report on “Fuel Conversation”. Chapter produces 53-page report with 10 measures for all building owners to utilize. Report is used by fuel companies, state programs, and the Dept of Interior in Washington DC. Information on report is listed in newspapers, on the radio, and at school PTA meetings.
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Oregon Chapter of ASHRAE
1946 In October, the Chapter issues volume I, number I of its new local newsletter called “The Diffuser”. This occurred while W Bruce Morrison was the President of the Chapter. (Issues were upto 42 pages)
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Oregon Chapter of ASHRAE
1951 The Oregon Chapter sponsored Society’s Semi-Annual Meeting with Bert W Farnes assigned as the General Chairman. It was known as the “City of Roses Meeting”, and it set several new records for attendance.
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Oregon Chapter of ASHRAE
1955 American Society of Heating and Venting Engineers (ASHVE) undergoes a name change to America Society of Heating and Air- Conditioning Engineers (ASHAE).
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Oregon Chapter of ASHRAE
1956 The Oregon Chapter sponsors the very first Chapter Regional Conference (CRC) in the Society’s history, and it was held in Portland.
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Oregon Chapter of ASHRAE
1959 The American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHAE) and American Society of Refrigeration Engineers (ASRE) merge into the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
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First President (1939) for Oregon Chapter
SLIDE 21 EQUITABLE (COMMONWEALTH) BUILDING 421 SW 6TH
SLIDE 22 KELLER AUDITORIUM (ORIGINALLY CIVIC AUDITORIUM)
SLIDE 23 PACIFIC BUILDING
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– PACIFIC BUILDING – PUBLIC SERVICES BLDG – PORTLAND ART MUSEUM – ST. THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC CHURCH – FEDERAL RESERVE BANK – US BANK TOWER (W/SOM)
PIETRO BELLUSCHI
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SLIDE 26 Don Kroeker Merrill Musgrave Bryant Moore Earl Willey
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SLIDE 28 BERT FARNES 4TH OREGON ASHRAE PRESIDENT (1942)
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SLIDE 31 Bruce Morrison Bert Farnes Ken Hanson Ray Chewning Earl Willey
SLIDE 32 DICK FARNES 4TH OREGON ASHRAE PRESIDENT (1968)
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SLIDE 34 STEVE FARNES PRESIDENT (2002)
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SLIDE 37 KAISER SUNNYSIDE MEDICAL CENTER TIMBERLINE LODGE
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- N. CLACKAMAS ACQUATIC PARK
SW COMMUNITY CENTER
SLIDE 39 CRATER LAKE LODGE
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SLIDE 49 Oregon ASHRAE Meeting Places
- Multnomah Hotel
- Aero Club
- The Anchorage
- High Hat
- Governor Hotel
- Red Lion – Lloyd Center
- Bridgeport