Honors & Awards

ASHRAE Hall of Fame

This award honors deceased members who have made milestone contributions to the growth of ASHRAE-related technology. Individuals inducted into the Hall of Fame must have been an ASHRAE member (any grade) or a member of a predecessor Society and must have shown evidence of distinction in the Society, either technically or academically.

• Recognition given to the recipient’s family includes a plaque, transportation to the Winter Meeting, and one night’s lodging. The recipient’s accomplishments are recognized on the ASHRAE website and in a permanent binder maintained in the Society Headquarters Library.
• Maximum of two may be awarded per year
• Deadline for nomination: May 1

NOMINATION FORM

ASHRAE Pioneers of the Industry Award

This award honors deceased individuals who have made milestone contributions to the growth of air conditioning, heating, refrigeration and ventilation. Individuals inducted into the Pioneers of the Industry must have shown evidence of distinction, either technically or academically.

• Recognition is given to the recipient’s accomplishments on the ASHRAE website and a permanent binder in the ASHRAE Headquarters Library.
• Maximum of two may be awarded per year
• Deadline for nomination: May 1

NOMINATION FORM

F. Paul Anderson Award

This award, named in honor of F. Paul Anderson, 1927-28 President of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers, is the Society's highest award. This award honors members for notable achievement, outstanding work or service in any field of the Society. Accomplishments should include exceptional leadership in the HVAC&R industry, ASHRAE, and society. Broad-based activities of outstanding value in consulting, contracting, engineering, design, and related activity within ASHRAE are desired. Previous recipients of this award include Willis Carrier, Sam Lewis, Carl Ashley and Donald Kroecker.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque with a medallion, and transportation, if not otherwise reimbursed by the Society.
• One awarded per year
• Nominations must include a letter of recommendation, the nominee’s ASHRAE bio, and a headshot of the nominee. Please submit as a PDF to HonorsandAwards@ashrae.org.
• Deadline for nomination: May 1

Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award

This award honors Fellows of the Society for continuing preeminence in engineering or research work.

• Recognition is in the form of a medallion, plaque, and transportation, if not otherwise reimbursed by the Society
• One awarded per year
• Nominations must include a letter of recommendation, the nominee’s ASHRAE bio, and a headshot of the nominee. Please submit as a PDF to HonorsandAwards@ashrae.org.
• Deadline for nomination: December 1

Fellow

ASHRAE members who have attained distinction in the fields of heating, refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation or the allied arts and sciences through invention, research, teaching, design, original work, or as an engineering executive on projects of unusual or important scope. The individual must have made substantial contributions and have been a Full Member in good standing for at least ten years prior to the date of their election.

Learn more about the College of Fellows

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque with a medallion and a lapel pin
• No limit on number awarded per year
• Deadline for nomination: May 1

Guidelines for ASHRAE Fellow Nominators

Fellow Nomination Tips and Suggestions

Fellow Nomination Form

Andrew T. Boggs Service Award

This award, named after Andrew T. Boggs, former ASHRAE Executive Vice President, recognizes past recipients of the Exceptional Service Award for continuing, unselfish, dedicated and distinguished service to the Society.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque, and transportation, if not otherwise reimbursed by the Society
• One awarded per year
• Nominations must include a letter of recommendation, the nominee’s ASHRAE bio, and a headshot of the nominee. Please submit as a PDF to HonorsandAwards@ashrae.org
• Deadline for nomination: December 1

ASHRAE Award for Distinguished Public Service

This award recognizes a member of Society who has performed outstanding public service in their community, and in doing so, has helped to improve the public image of the engineer.

“The Society has an obligation to motivate its members to individually take part in public affairs on all levels. This award is to be given annually to a member of the Society who has distinguished themselves conspicuously, not in the advancement of our arts and science not through special service on behalf of the Society, but who distinguished themselves conspicuously, on a voluntary basis, on behalf of his community or his country.”

The award is given on a yearly basis at the ASHRAE Winter Conference to an individuals who has performed outstanding voluntary non-compensated public service in their community. 

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque, and transportation, if not otherwise reimbursed by the Society
• One awarded per year
• Nominations must include a letter of recommendation, the nominee’s ASHRAE bio, and a headshot of the nominee. Please submit as a PDF to HonorsandAwards@ashrae.org
• Deadline for nomination: May 1

E.K. Campbell Award of Merit

This award honors an individual for outstanding service and achievement in teaching and is funded by contributions from individual members of the Life Members Club (LMC).

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque and $10,000 honorarium
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by the LMC
• Please visit the LMC website for details and nomination instructions

Honorary Member

Honorary Member status is granted to individuals in recognition of preeminent professional distinction who are not members of the Society.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque with a medallion  
• Maximum of three may be awarded per year
• Nominations must include a letter of recommendation, the nominee’s resume/CV, and a headshot of the nominee. Please submit as a PDF to HonorsandAwards@ashrae.org
• Deadline for nomination: May 1

YEA Inspirational Leader Award

This award recognizes a Young Engineer in ASHRAE (YEA) member who has gone above and beyond to make considerable contributions to the industry and community.

• • Recognition is in the form of a plaque, transportation, 4 nights lodging, and registration for the ASHRAE Winter Conference
  • One awarded per year
  • Recommended by the YEA Committee
  • Please visit the YEA website for details and nomination instructions

Eunice Foote Decarbonization Award

This award recognizes a member who works to reduce carbon emissions in the built environment.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque with a medallion
• One awarded per year
• Nominations must include a cover letter, point tally form, ASHRAE bio, and headshot. Please submit as a PDF to honorsandawards@ashrae.org.
• Deadline for nomination: December 1

Award Description    Point Tally Form

Distinguished Fifty-Year Member Award

This award recognizes individuals who have been ASHRAE members for a minimum of fifty years, and were a past Society President, a Fellow, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, or otherwise performed outstanding service for the Society.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque and lapel pin
• No limit on number awarded per year
• Eligible members are automatically reviewed by the Honors & Awards Committee. If you would like to submit a specific member for review, please send their name, ASHRAE member number, and a summary of their outstanding performance for the Society to HonorsandAwards@ashrae.org
• Deadline for nomination: December 1

Distinguished 75-Year Member Award

This award recognizes individuals who have been ASHRAE members for a minimum of 75 years, and were a past Society President, a Fellow, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, or otherwise performed outstanding service for the Society.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque and lapel pin
• No limit on number awarded per year
• Eligible members are automatically reviewed by the Honors & Awards Committee. If you would like to submit a specific member for review, please send their name, ASHRAE member number, and a summary of their outstanding performance for the Society to HonorsandAwards@ashrae.org
• Deadline for nomination: December 1

Exceptional Service Award

This award recognizes members who have served the Society faithfully and with exemplary effort, far in excess (45 service points) of that required for the Distinguished Service Award (15 service points). The individual must have been a Full Member for a minimum of ten years and be a past recipient of the Distinguished Service Award.

• Nominations must include a completed DSA/ESA Point Tally Form, the nominee’s ASHRAE bio, and a headshot of the nominee. Please submit as a PDF to HonorsandAwards@ashrae.org
• Members may be nominated by other members, chapters, regions, committees, or may nominate themselves.
• Recognition is in the form of a plaque and lapel pin
• Maximum twenty awarded per year
• Deadline for nomination: December 1

DSA/ESA Point Tally Form

Instructions for DSA/ESA Point Tally Form

Distinguished Service Award

This award recognizes members of ASHRAE who have served the Society faithfully and with distinction on committees or otherwise given freely of their time and talent on behalf of the Society (15 service points are required).

• Nominations must include a completed DSA/ESA Point Tally Form, the nominee’s ASHRAE bio, and a headshot of the nominee. Please submit as a PDF to HonorsandAwards@ashrae.org
• Members may be nominated by other members, chapters, regions, committees, or may nominate themselves.
• Recognition is in the form of a plaque and lapel pin
• No limit on number awarded per year
• Deadline for nomination: December 1

DSA/ESA Point Tally Form

Instructions for DSA/ESA Point Tally Form

Developing Leader Award

This award recognizes new members who have shown diverse involvement and commitment to ASHRAE within five year of becoming an Associate Member.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque and lapel pin
• No limit on the number of recipients per year
• Recommended by the YEA Committee
• Please visit the YEA website for details and nomination instructions

Please send all completed nominations and photos to the YEA Committee Staff liaison at YoungEngineers@ashrae.org

Lincoln Bouillon Award

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This award recognizes a member who performs the most outstanding work in increasing the membership of the Society during the course of the year.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque, lapel pin, and transportation, if not otherwise reimbursed by the Society
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by Membership Promotion Committee

William J. Collins, Jr. RP Award

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This award recognizes the Chapter RP Chair who excels in raising funds for ASHRAE's RP campaign during the course of the year.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque with a medallion, lapel pin, and transportation, if not otherwise reimbursed by the Society
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by RP Committee

Homer Addams Award

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This award recognizes a graduate student who has been engaged in an ASHRAE research project at a university that has graduate programs in the areas of heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and has achieved a high standard of performance in this work.

Additional Award Details

• Recognition is in the form of a $5,000 honorarium, plaque and lapel pin
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by Research Administration Committee
• Deadline for nomination: December 15

Submit nominations to ASHRAE Manager of Research and Technical Services, 1791 Tullie Circle, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-2305 or mvaughn@ashrae.org.

Ralph G. Nevins Physiology and Human Environment Award

Additional Award Details

This award recognizes a promising investigator, preferably less than 40 years of age, for significant accomplishment in the general area of man's response to the environment, which may include thermal, moisture, visual, acoustical, toxic, allergic, olfactory, vibrational and microbiological effects on man's health, comfort and well-being.

• Recognition is in the form of a $500 honorarium, plaque and lapel pin
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by TC 2.1 (Physiology and Human Environment)

John F. James International Award

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This award recognizes an ASHRAE member who has done the most to enhance the Society's international presence or posture.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque, lapel pin, and transportation, if not otherwise reimbursed by the Society
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by Members Council

Milton W. Garland Commemorative Comfort – Process – Cold Chain Award for Project Excellence

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This award recognizes the designer and owner of a Comfort – Process – Cold Chain application that highlights innovation and/or new technologies.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque with a medallion, lapel pin, and transportation, if not otherwise reimbursed by the Society
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by Refrigeration Committee

Visit the Refrigeration Committee webpage for nomination details and deadlines.

Standards Achievement Award

The purpose of this award is to recognize excellence in volunteer service for developing ASHRAE standards/guidelines.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque, lapel pin, and transportation, if not otherwise reimbursed by the Society
• One or more awarded per year
• Recommended by Standards Committee

Visit this Standards webpage for nomination information.

Dan Mills Chapter Programs Award

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This award recognizes a Chapter CTTC member (Chair or Vice-Chair) who excels in chapter programs endeavors and promoting technical and energy activities of the CTT Committee. For additional information, please visit www.ashrae.org/cttc.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque, lapel pin, and transportation, if not otherwise reimbursed by the Society
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by Chapter Technology Transfer Committee

Student Activities Achievement Award

This award is designed to recognize an ASHRAE member who has contributed to the goals and the growth of student activities at all levels. Although this award is designed to honor a present or past Student Activities Chapter Chair, other members demonstrating such service can be nominated as well. Learn More

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque, lapel pin, and transportation, if not otherwise reimbursed by the Society
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by Student Activities Committee 
• Candidate must have proven track record of contributing to student activities related programs (included but not limited to mentoring for the annual design competition or grants program, sponsoring students at ASHRAE conferences, promoting local and national scholarships, participating in K-12 outreach and student branch involvement).

Lou Flagg Award

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This award recognizes a Chapter Gold Ribbon Award winner for compiling information on outstanding historical projects or persons related to HVAC&R.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque, lapel pin, and transportation, if not otherwise reimbursed by the Society
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by Historical Committee

George B. Hightower Technical Achievement Award

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This award recognizes excellence in volunteer service in the area of Technical Committee, Technical Group, and Technical Research Group activities excluding research and standards.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by Technology Council

Service to ASHRAE Research Award

This award recognizes excellence in volunteer service in the area of Society research.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by Technology Council

Donald Bahnfleth Environmental Health Award

This award recognizes excellence in volunteer service focused on environmental health issues.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by the Environmental Health Committee

Donald A. Siller Refrigeration Award

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This award recognizes exceptional performance by a Chapter Refrigeration Chair for planning activities and providing technology transfer on the subject of refrigeration. For additional information, please visit www.ashrae.org/cttc.

• Recognition in the form of  a plaque
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by the Chapter Technology Transfer Committee

Young Engineer in ASHRAE (YEA) Award of Individual Excellence

This award recognizes the YEA member (s) annually for superior efforts during the preceding Society year in the promotion of the YEA Institute and representation of the 35 and under demographic of ASHRAE.

• Recognition in the form of  a plaque
• One or more awarded per year
• Recommended by YEA Committee

Youth Outreach Award

This award recognizes the outstanding effort of a member who actively engages a youth audience in their country, region, or local community through science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities.

• Recognition in the form of  a plaque
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by the Student Activities Committee

Government Affairs Award

This award recognizes an individual for outstanding effort and achievement in state, provincial, and local government activities in connection with technical issues related to the activities of the Society.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque for first place winners, and transportation, if not otherwise reimbursed by the Society.
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by Government Affairs Committee

Government Affairs Award Criteria and Application

Lower-GWP Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Innovation Award

This award recognizes individuals who have developed or practiced innovative technological concepts applied in developing countries to minimize global warming potential (GWP) through refrigeration and air-conditioning management.

• Recognition of and certificate presentation will be at a UN event with UN Environment.
• Submission process: February 1 to May 15 each calendar year
• Recommended by UN Environment Liaison Committee

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Energy Genius Award

This award assesses building energy performance through the use of the ASHRAE Building EQ Portal program and Building EQ assessment process.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque
• Recommended by the Building EQ Committee

Residential Buildings Service Award

This award recognizes excellence in volunteer service focused on Residential Building issues. It serves to heighten general membership awareness of, and interest in, Residential Building activities.

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque
• Recommended by the Residential Building Committee (RBC)
• Please visit the RBC website for details and nomination instructions

Crosby Field Award

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This award is for the highest rated paper presented before a technical session, a symposium or a poster session, or at a Society meeting in a given year.

• Recognition is in the form of a $750 honorarium and plaque
• One awarded per year
• Selection is based on paper review scoring by the Conferences and Expositions Committee

Willis H. Carrier Award

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This award is for the best published paper of outstanding quality presented at a Society meeting by a member of any grade who was 32 years of age or less at the time of presentation of the paper.

• Recognition is in the form of $500 honorarium and plaque
• One awarded per year
• Selection is based on paper review scoring by the Conferences and Expositions Committee

Best Paper Award

This award is for the best papers presented at a Society meeting for the year.

• Recognition is in the form of a $500 honorarium and plaque
• Four awarded per year
• Selection is based on paper review scoring by the Conferences and Expositions Committee

Journal Paper Award

This award is for the best article published in the ASHRAE Journal for the year.

• Recognition is in the form of a $500 honorarium and plaque
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by the Publications Committee

Poster Presentation Award

This award is for the best Poster Session Paper from each Annual and Winter Meeting.

• Recognition is in the form of a $500 honorarium and plaque
• Two awarded per year
• Selection is based on paper review scoring by the Conferences and Expositions Committee

Science and Technology for the Built Environment Best Paper Award

This award is for the best referred paper published in the volume year of the Science and Technology for the Built Environment, the ASHRAE research journal.

• Recognition in the form of a plaque
• One awarded per year
• Recommended by the Research Journal Subcommittee

Technology Award/Award of Engineering Excellence

The ASHRAE Technology Awards program recognizes, on an international scale, successful applications of innovative design, which incorporate ASHRAE standards for effective energy management, indoor air quality, and mechanical design management technology. 

• Recognition is in the form of a plaque
• Awards are given in six categories with up to three awards in each category
• Recommended by the Chapter Technology Transfer Committee

Visit www.ashrae.org/technologyawards for submission requirements and deadlines.

Student Design Project Competition

This award recognizes outstanding student design projects, encourages students to become involved in the profession, promotes teamwork, and allows students to apply their knowledge of practical design. Teams may compete in three categories: HVAC Design Calculations, HVAC System Selection, and Integrated Building Design. A “Rising Star” winner is also chosen from each category.

• First, second, and third place winners are recognized in each entry category
• First place teams each receive a plaque and $2,000 honorarium, plus a team representative receives transportation to the ASHRAE Winter Conference, two night's lodging and up to $100 for expenses.
• A representative from each second place, third place, and rising star teams receives transportation to the ASHRAE Winter Conference and two night’s lodging.
• Recommended by the Student Activities Committee

Visit the Student Design Project Competition webpage for instructions and deadlines.

Regional Award of Merit and Chapter Service Award

These awards recognize activities and contributions of members at the regional and chapter level. Ten (10) points are required for the Regional Award of Merit (RAOM); twelve (12) points are required for the Chapter Service Award (CSA).

• Recognition is in the form of a certificate
• No limit on number awarded per year
• Nominations are made two ways: 
  • Society runs a report annually that will pull eligible members and they will automatically be granted the award. DRCs and Delegates/Alternates will be sent a list of award recipients prior to their CRC.
  • The report mentioned above will not pull every eligible member, so Chapter Delegates should still review their membership to determine if there are additional eligible members. Nominations at CRC require the following: current ASHRAE bio and a completed point tally form.

Regional Award of Merit Point Tally Form

Chapter Service Award Point Tally Form 

>> Please contact Tammy Catchings at tcatchings@ashrae.org for questions concerning these awards.