This is the official website of The Alamo Chapter 065 of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). The chapter is better known as Alamo ASHRAE.

Jennifer King
Alamo ASHRAE President, 2011-2012

President's Message (February 29, 2012)

Alamo ASHRAE,

I was reading a President’s Message written by Chip Drewry in 2008 and it reminded me yet again how important our student and young engineer members are. A great example is Rey Gutierrez who was the UTSA Student Chapter President in 2008, and is now currently the Alamo ASHRAE Chapter Secretary. Rey has been involved in the support of our local chapter Board of Governors for several years now. How fitting considering this month we honor two UTSA engineering students with our local ASHRAE Chapter scholarship. These scholarships are given to recognize the students’ academic performance and encourage the students to consider employment in the HVAC&R field upon graduation.

Need I even mention that this week is National Engineers Week?! It is very important that we as experienced engineers participate in the continual advancement of our profession. Take the time to encourage today’s children to explore engineering! Wikipedia describes our industry best – “HVAC is important in the design of medium to large industrial and office buildings such as skyscrapers and in marine environments such as aquariums, where safe and healthy building conditions are regulated with respect to temperature and humidity.” Who wouldn’t want to be involved with that?!

Sincerely,

Jennifer King, PE, LEED AP
2011-2012 Alamo ASHRAE President