ASHRAE REGION VIII

The Arkansas Chapter of ASHRAE was founded January 27, 1952. Arkansas Chapter has won (9) Region VIII Golden Gavel Awards for outstanding chapter in a year. When the Presidential Award of Excellence (PAOE) was instituted in 1970, Arkansas Chapter won 13 consecutive Premier ratings, and twice in that span had Most Points in Society. Arkansas Chapter has produced (2) ASHRAE Society presidents, Bill Goodman (1999-2000) and Bill Harrison (2008-09), and (4) ASHRAE Fellows: Joh