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Obituary Lynn Bellenger


l Engineer with a passion for design dies


Lynn Bellenger, immediate past president of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, and the first woman to hold the office, died on 19 October 2011 in Rochester, New York. Lynn Gardner Bellenger grew up


in Webster, Massachusetts. Her professional career began after she graduated from Principia College with a Bachelor’s Degree in mathematics, and a Master’s Degree in environmental science from Rutgers University. She joined Xerox, working on energy conservation. While there she began studying to become a Professional Engineer, (the US equivalent of Chartered Engineer) and was licensed in several states. In 1977 she left Xerox with Donald McGeddy, who had started the energy program at Xerox, to form a consultancy providing energy studies


and analysis to firms nationwide. They worked together until 1991, when Mrs Bellenger joined the Sear-Brown Group. In 1998 Mrs Bellenger was one of


four founding partners of Pathfinder Engineers & Architects LLP, set up to provide energy engineering and modelling services across the US. She was a leader in developing energy modelling software, techniques and standards that are common industry practice today, and was one of the first to achieve ASHRAE Certification as a building energy modelling professional and a high- performance building design professional. She was active in


several organisations, most significantly ASHRAE, receiving two ASHRAE Technology Awards and the Exceptional Service Award. In June 2010 she was installed as the first female president in ASHRAE’s 116-year history, fulfilling a long-held goal.


Lynn Bellenger In October 2010 she attended the


‘ In June 2010 she was installed as the first female president in ASHRAE’s 116 year history


CIBSE ASHRAE Graduate of the Year Award in London, serving on the judging panel and then delivering her ASHRAE presidential address, ‘Modelling a Sustainable World’, which highlighted the role of engineers as leaders in sustainable design in the 21st century. It also addressed the importance of controlling plug loads, that part of energy use in buildings not covered by the regulations, noting that ‘as the envelope, lighting and heating, ventilation and air conditioning loads diminish, the remaining loads take on increased significance’ – a theme that both ASHRAE and CIBSE members recognise well. Lynn Bellenger was a lifelong Christian Scientist. She is survived by her husband, Neil, and two sisters.


Election time for members of the Board and Council


The Board is the governing body of CIBSE. It is made up of the seven officers of the Institution (president, president-elect, three vice-presidents, honorary treasurer and immediate past president) and five elected members. Vacancies arise at each annual general meeting (AGM), and the Board is required under Regulation 36 to nominate candidates for all the forthcoming vacancies. The Board has also agreed that elections


should be held for membership of the Council of the Institution, a much larger consultative body that exists to advise the Board on Institution policy, which is composed mainly of representatives of the regions, societies, groups and standing committees. The Board itself has not chosen to make further nominations for Council membership on this occasion, but members may nominate candidates if they wish. The nominations to fill arising vacancies


at the next AGM in May 2012 are listed in the box (right). Short biographical notes for candidates


can be found on the Members section of www.cibse.org Members of the Institution are entitled to nominate additional candidates for election,


according to the rules set out below: l Fellows, members, associates and


licentiates may submit nominations for the offices of president-elect, vice-president and honorary treasurer, and for members of the Board. Only duly qualified individuals who have been supported by 10 nominations from fellows, members, associates and licentiates will be added to the lists; l Fellows, members, associates and licentiates may also nominate individuals from those grades for membership of Council. Graduates, companions and affiliates (including students) may


nominate individuals from those grades for membership of Council. Only duly qualified individuals who have five nominations from members in the appropriate grades will be added to the lists; and l Any such nominations must be made in writing to the chief executive/secretary, and must be received at CIBSE headquarters by 3 February 2012. These nominations must be accompanied by the written consent of the nominee to accept office if elected. The names of those making nominations will follow the name of the candidate on the ballot paper.


The qualifications for each position are as follows: President-elect: Fellows of the institution who hold, or have held, the office of vice-president. Vice president: Fellows, members, associates or licentiates of the Institution who are, or have been, members of Council. Honorary treasurer: Fellows, members, associates or licentiates of the Institution who are, or have been, members of Council. Members of the Board: Members of all grades may be nominated (at least three of those elected must be, or have been, members of Council, and at least three must hold membership in the grades of fellow, member, associate or licentiate). Members of Council: Must hold the appropriate membership grade for the category in which nominated, that is fellow/member/associate/licentiate or graduate/companion/ affiliate (including students). President-elect: George Adams. Vice presidents: John Field, Peter Kinsella, Peter Wong. Honorary treasurer: Nick Mead. Members of the Board: Geraldine O’Farrell, Tadj Oreszczyn and Cathie Simpson.


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