Though it was not originally planned such, August 21, 2010 proved to be a historical night for the ASHRAE Central Florida Chapter. The event was a “toast & roast” put on by the chapter, UCF Foundation, the community and few of Bill’s close friends from the industry.
Held at the Orlando Museum of Art, about 100 people joined in celebrating Bill’s contribution to the industry and our community. The ASHRAE dignitaries present were, Gordon Holness, Society Past President, Ross Montgomery, Society VP and Past DRC of Region XII and Bill Malphus, Current DRC of Region XII. Gordon Holness handed Bill ASHRAE’s Exceptional Service Award (ESA). Gordon went on to explain how notable and rare the ESA actually is, saying that in ASHRAE’s membership of 52,000 members worldwide only 65 members have this award.
Ten gentlemen took the stage each toasting the roasting Bill. Of the ten speakers, four were ASHRAE Central Florida Past Presidents – Bernie Horne (94-95), Dewayne Lorenze (82-83), Hugh Wilson (78-79) and Mike Dillard (07-08). Another past president, John Elsea (93-94) was the master of ceremonies. They all had great stories of our chapter’s glorious past.
The other ASHRAE Presidents in attendance were – Firouz Keikavousi (92-93), Michael Sheerin (00-01), Todd Moore (05-06) and Rich King (09-10). I hope you enjoy the pictures of this wonderful evening.
Past President Dewayne Lorenze
Past President Mike Dillard
Gordon Holness handing Bill the Exceptional Service Award
Toast and Roast
