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1 April 2016 Issue Upcoming Events: April 14, 2016 Student Tour & Chapter Mee ng TIME: 5:30 pm LOCATION: BitWise Industries 700 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno CA May 5, 2016 Chapter Mee ng / LUNCH TIME: 12:00 noon 1:00 pm SPEAKER: Siemens Chilled Water Optimization LOCATION: Manha an Restaurant May 21, th Anniversary Celebra on DINNER 5:00 pm hors d eouvres 6:00 pm dinner LOCATION: Chaffee Zoo African Exhibit President s message Clint Petty RESEARCH PROMOTION Keith Harris We are coming down the home stretch of our ASHRAE year, and I want to thank everyone for their continued support. Let's finish the year strong. We have the student tour meeting coming up on the 14th at Bitwise, so please come and join in on the event. I am pleased to say that President-Elect Tim Wentz has confirmed and will be attending our 60th anniversary celebration in May. And several regional officers have also confirmed they will be attending. We are looking forward to this Celebration Event, so everyone please come out and have a good time. If you or anyone you know would like to get involved with the Chapter please contact me. You can be involved on a committee, work under a mentor, or even go through the chairs. We would love for you to be involved in any fashion. Thank you again for all the continued support, and let's keep it rolling into ! Clint Petty March Research Promotion Marble Game Winner Congratulations to Cathy Johnson for winning the Research Promotion Marble Game at our March chapter lunch meeting. Cathy won a $25 gift card to Amazon and $48 in cash, as her half of the 50/50 raffle. Cathy most generously donated the $48 back to the chapter which will go towards our RP goals for this year. Thank you Cathy!! Research Promotion Goal Update This year s Research Promotion goal for our chapter is $9,000. As of the end of March our chapter has donated $5,146. That s 57.2% of our goal. Way to go!! For the next 2016/2017 term, consider participating on a Committee or serving as a Chapter Board Member. You ll grow your career, get to know others in the HVAC&R industry, and make life-long friendships. In this Issue Current 2015/2016 Board Members: President, Clint Petty President-Elect, Allyn Troisi Treasurer, Hanna Bert Secretary, open Board of Governors: Sean Skiles Ryan Carlson Committees, Chairpersons: Membership, Joelon Chin RP, Keith Harris Student Activities, Dustin Russell CTTC, Allen Troisi Historian, Gilbert Nye Newsletter, Cathy Johnson Webmaster, Melissa Olsen PAOE, open Grassroots Gov, open YEA, Justin Westmoreland Upcoming Events 1 President s Message 1 RP Corner 1 Chapter and National Calendars 2 Food for Thought Quotes 2 Historian Report Article Paul Duckworth 3 60th Anniversary Celebration 4 Sponsors 5 1

Zoo African Exhibit President s message Clint Petty RESEARCH PROMOTION Keith Harris We are coming down the home stretch of our ASHRAE year, and I want to thank everyone for their continued support.

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3 Paul E. Duckworth, President Norman S. Wright Duckworth Mechanical Equipment By Gilbert Nye, PE Paul Duckworth was interviewed on March 17, 2016 by the ASHRAE SJV Chapter Historian to document Paul s ASHRAE ac vi es. To be part of the ASHRAE organiza on, it is mandatory to be born. Paul was born on November 27, 1947 in Berkeley, California. At the age of one, the Duckworth family moved to San Leandro, California where Paul a ended elementary school and Pacific High School. During his sophomore year in high school the Ford Founda on did a study to promote interest in technology based educa on. Paul was in the first study group. The Technology interested Paul and a er gradua ng from high school he a ended City College of San Francisco (CCSF) where the HVAC engineering career was promoted. The curriculum at CCSF required Physical Educa on. Members of his Physical Educa on classes for both his junior college years included O.J. Simpson and Al Collins (OJ s lineman buddy and driver of the white Bronco). Paul enrolled in a dra ing class during the summer at CCSF. Also enrolled in the class was a young lady named Donna Taylor. Donna thought it would be a great opportunity to meet young men and she was right. It worked out pre y well as Paul and Donna have been married since Paul graduated with an Associate s of Science degree in 1967 and an interest in con nuing on the HVAC engineering educa on path. Paul found that Cal Poly SLO was one of two schools in the United States that offered HVAC engineering. So he headed off to the Central Coast. Paul joined ASHRAE as a student member while at Cal Poly ( ). In June of 1970, Paul graduated with a Bachelor s of Science in Environmental Engineering and was recruited by the Trane Company as a sales engineer. A er six months of training in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Paul was assigned to the Fresno, California office. Paul Duckworth CalPoly El Rodeo 1970 Paul and Donna arrived in Fresno in December On their first day, they a ended a joint Christmas party hosted by G.J. Yamas Company and Trane who had adjacent offices on L Street in downtown Fresno. Paul and Donna met many people in the Fresno HVAC industry which included Chapter Historian, Gilbert Nye. Paul was an integral part of the Fresno Trane office managed by Jerry Prui, and became a two me member of the Na onal Top 10 Trane Sales Club. Other Fresno Trane staff at the me included Rod Davidson, Sco Labotz, and Fred Ashiem. In the early 1970 s, Paul was asked to join the ASHRAE SJV Chapter Board. He proceeded through the chairs and served as Chapter President in He and Donna a ended the Chapter Regional Conference in May of 1978 in Sea le along with other Chapter Board members and their spouses, Sam Markarian, the Becker s, and the Nye s. In 1987, Paul was recruited by McQuay to represent their products in Central California and started Duckworth Environmental Services (DES) with a sales team that included Sco Labotz, Eric Dinneen, Paul Friedenbach, and Lee Erikson. 3

To be part of the ASHRAE organiza on, it is mandatory to be born. Paul was born on November 27, 1947 in Berkeley, California.

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4 (ConƟnued from page 4) Paul has been senior sales engineer for many HVAC Paul and Donna have two systems in Central California that included all of the married daughters, one Trane and McQuay equipment at St. Agnes Medical son, and four grandchil Center,theSaveMartCenter,FresnoCountyJuvenile dren. In addi on to Jus ce Campus, and 25 new high schools to name a Duckworth family patri few.manyprojectsinkerncountyandonthecentral arch,paulhasbeenalead CaliforniacoastalsohaveHVACsystemswithsalesen er in the ASHRAE SJV gineeringexper seprovidedbypaul. Chapter, the Central Cali fornia HVAC industry, and Over the past 13 years, Paul has chaired the Cal Poly thecommunity. HVAC&R golf tournament and raised significant funds Paul and Donna Duckworth fortheengineeringdepartmentwhichhasendoweda ChairattheUniversity.Also,Paulhasbeenamem ber of the State Center Community College District (SCCCD) Founda on since 2004, and served as Presi InformaƟon obtained and authored by Gilbert Nye, PE FASHRAE, dentofthefounda onin2014. SJVC ASHRAE Historian. Plan to attend this exciting, adultfocused event to: Mingle with HVAC+R industry leaders. Honor our Past Presidents and members that have made this Chapter a success that means you! Install new chapter officers. Network with Chapter, Regional and National ASHRAE members, 5:00 pm hors d oeuvres 6:00 pm dinner Please RSVP by May 6 at 4 $100/couple or $ 60/person spouses, partners, business associates, and friends.

Thank you to all our sponsors! www.sjvashrae.org EAGLE SPONSORS MDC BIRDIE SPONSORS PAR SPONSORS DRINK SPONSORS ASHRAE 2017 Winter Conference PLAN YOUR 2017 GOLF SPONSORSHIP NOW! DON T MISS OUT!

While the date to submit paper abstracts has passed new tracts planned include: Water-Energy Nexus explores the relationship between water use and energy systems.

5 Thank you to all our sponsors! EAGLE SPONSORS MDC BIRDIE SPONSORS PAR SPONSORS DRINK SPONSORS ASHRAE 2017 Winter Conference PLAN YOUR 2017 GOLF SPONSORSHIP NOW! DON T MISS OUT! The 2017 Winter Conference in Las Vegas will be held January 28 February 1. While the date to submit paper abstracts has passed new tracts planned include: Water-Energy Nexus explores the relationship between water use and energy systems. Advances in Mission Critical Design and Operation- highlights developments in mission critical facilities and the challenges of meeting increasing load demands. Climate Change and Its Effects on HVAC&R Design and Technologies-focuses on methods to increase building resiliency and facilitate climate adaptation. Energy Efficient Industrial Buildings and Life Safety track spotlights energy efficiency in industrial buildings. 5

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