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NEWSLETTER of the NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA CHAPTER of the AMERICAN SOCIETY of HEATING, REFRIGERATING and AIR-CONDITIONING ENGINEERS, INC.

VOLUME XLIII TULSA, OKLAHOMA FEBRUARY 2002 No. 6 CONTENTS: DID YOU KNOW · · · ·? · President’s Message The February meeting will be special for The following story was sent “anonymously” to the · Did You Know · · · ·? a number of reasons. Not only is it newsletter editor. · February Meeting Spouse’s Night, but it also happens to · January Meeting Review land on the 14th,St. Valentine’s Day. · January Tech Session Review Along with the obligatory candy and · History Recall – Red Bud Filter · Student Activities flowers, you can treat your “sweetie” to · Research Promotion a romantic evening at ASHRAE. · Membership Promotion Anyone wishing to bring a friend or · TEGA associate is more than welcome. Social · Nominating Committee Hour begins at 5:30pm and dinner is at · Minutes of January Meeting 6:30. · Minutes of January BOG Meeting FEBRUARY CHAPTER MEETING: Oklahoma’s First Lady, Cathy Keating February 14, 2002 (THURSDAY) was to be our program speaker for SPOUSES’ NIGHT – ENGINEER February. Politics being what it is, we RECOGNITION NIGHT were dropped from her schedule after Ron Spencer Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills the election. Thanks to some st st A HISTORY OF THE HISTORIAN 71 & Lewis (On 71 west of Lewis) brainstorming at the Board of Governors 5:30 Hospitality meeting, Nancy Clowdus has arranged Cold blew the wind on that February (no Tech Session) th a very special program by a member of 20 ; a foreboding sign of what was to 6:30 Dinner and Business come. It was 1938 in Konawa, 7:00 Program the Oklahoma Historical Society. It Cost: $20.00 should be an entertaining and Oklahoma. The nation was emerging informative evening. (See Nancy’s from the Great Depression, the dust article on page two.) bowl was ending, and the world was on the verge of entering the World War II. This month is also Consulting Engineers But on that day in 1938 a gust that has Recognition Night. This is our chance to never stopped blowing entered the show these members that we world. His name was Ron Spencer. As appreciate their contributions as leaders he will tell you, ask him the time and in the HVAC&R industry. he’ll tell you how to build a watch. Over his nearly 64 years he has amassed a Although it seems like a long way off, it fortune in knowledge that few of us in is not too early to start making plans to the air conditioning industry will ever attend this year’s CRC April 25th-27th. know. Since Little Rock is the host chapter the commute will be easier than in most By degree he became a chemical PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE years. The Arkansas Chapter CRC engineer, by profession a recognized By Bill Hanlon committee has been working hard to put expert in the field of refrigeration. What better place for a man of his stature to We had an excellent turnout for the together a first class conference. start his career than working for a January chapter meeting, including a mortician in the small town of Konawa. large number of guests and prospective My lovely young bride and I look forward But this lasted only a while. As he tells it, new members. The panel discussion on to visiting with you and your guests on when working for a small town mortician legionella was well received. I would like Valentine’s Day. See you at the you’re either looking for work or burying to thank Mike Gulizio, Keith Browne and Marriott. your friends. After attending East Jon Liechti, all members of our chapter, Bill Hanlon can be reached at 622-1500 Central College in Ada, Oklahoma, with for sharing their time and expertise with several chemistry courses under his the rest of us. One of the main reasons belt, Ron moved on to work for an our chapter is among the best in Atomic Energy Commission sub- ASHRAE is that we have many contractor in Grants, New Mexico in knowledgeable people willing to Accept 1957. (Yes, he got a security the Challenge to help the chapter grow. The Oil Capital Air FEBRUARY 2002 Page 2 clearance!) But atomic bombs were not learned something I had not known Mike lives and breathes history. Before his calling, so he entered Oklahoma before. retiring and going to work for the University in 1959 where he received his Oklahoma Historical Society, he taught Chemical Engineering degree in 1963. There are many testimonies to Ron’s American History and Sociology in the love of passing his knowledge on to Moore Public School system for 20+ Ron signed up with the Trane Company others. He worked with a young man years. He was honored as Oklahoma’s after graduation and (if you can believe who was starting his own residential Teacher of the Year in 1989. this) requested an assignment in refrigeration business and guided him Oklahoma City, but instead was through the theory that one has to know Mr. Adkins specializes in “living history” assigned to the Dallas office. After two to make it all work. He has spoken at and “reenactment.” This involves years of Texas he decided Oklahoma numerous seminars and taught training dressing in authentic costume and was still home and requested a transfer. classes for newcomers and old-timers in acting out the lives of characters from Opportunity knocked in Tulsa. From the business. Even Arkansas history. Mr. Adkins incorporated this rookie sales engineer in 1963 to part recognized his ability when he was into his teaching and did it as a hobby in owner of the Tulsa office in 1981, he called to speak on fan laws at an NEBB many movies and documentaries before developed into the most knowledgeable training class. going into it full time. He has appeared refrigeration expert that the in reenactment scenes in the hit movies Northeastern Oklahoma Chapter of Within the NEOK chapter, Ron has “Geronimo” and “Far and Away,” and ASHRAE, and likely Region VIII, has faithfully contributed at board meetings the TV miniseries “North and South.” ever known. Never at a loss for words, and chapter meetings throughout the Ron could not only answer any years. His knowledge is so extensive; For our program, he will take us through refrigeration question one had, he could he can speak on any HVAC&R subject. the life of a civil war soldier and field diagram it on a Mollier Chart, give you I recall one chapter meeting when the questions from the audience. Mr. the theory behind it, and design it for Tech Session speaker failed to show Adkins taught yours truly in high school you. up, and Ron was asked to fill in on a and I can say that we are all in for a big moment’s notice. He immediately treat this month. He has served the NEOK chapter in agreed and spoke for 45 minutes Nancy Clowdus can also be reached at (918) 491- every capacity, including president in straight from the cuff. No one had any 6600 or [email protected] 1978, and has served Region VIII as idea this was completely ad lib. JANUARY TECH SESSION RVC in Refrigeration. One of his many REVIEW accomplishments is receiving the As deep as Ron’s knowledge runs, he By Pam Dunlap, Tech Session Chair Region VIII Regional Award of Merit. often claims to have Alzheimer’s Along the way he raised three children disease. But don’t let him fool you; he and put them through college while never forgets a debt. He relates the starting his own business in 1986. He story of a friend who borrowed five resurrected what had become a defunct dollars in high school and never paid it York presence in Tulsa as he started back. Now, 45 years later, after his Optimum Systems and Service (OSS). friend is dead, Ron is still trying to figure While making great personal sacrifice to out how to get his five dollars back, plus keep this new fledging business going, interest. Ron, that’s called selective he never missed a payroll for his Alzheimer’s. employees. Ron eventually sold OSS to Airetech Corporation and is now the For the past several years Ron has branch manager in Tulsa. served the NEOK chapter as historian. Bill Leizear of LAKOS There could not be a more fitting person The technical session began an evening But the real story behind Ron Spencer for the job. Ron is a walking history. of eye-opening, meaningful information is his unfailing loyalty to what is right. I’ve heard that he was present when ice that amazed many members. Bill He is a vanishing breed. As he will tell was first used to refrigerate food. (Of Leizear with LAKOS shared a Power you, there is no gray; everything is black course the food was chicken.) Ron, for Point presentation of bacterial growth in and white. Ron would rather lose a sale all the years of service and dedication to cooling towers. He began with a brief than to sell a job that has a the NEOK chapter members, a heart discussion of what may happen when misapplication of equipment or felt thanks from all of us. cooling tower mismanagement occurs. technology. And he has the knack to Tune in next month to see if the author of the above article “fesses-up”. The regular program for the evening foresee this before it is built. Instead, he would be going into more depth so he will help solve a problem on a job, which continued by explaining the methods of he originally declined to bid, because it controlling bacterial growth. Filtration of is the right thing to do. Ron is often make-up water, chemical water called in as a problem solver on projects treatment, basin sweeping, and system because there is no one else with his FEBRUARY MEETING cleaning are all part of a complete knowledge of refrigeration in the area. I By Nancy Clowdus, Membership Chair program to minimize solids. He can remember going to Ron for help on Spouse’s night is sure to please. Our stressed filtration methods as the first a problem project and he proceeded to featured speaker will be Mr. Mike defense against solids accumula-tion. diagram a compressor map on a Adkins. He is a “history buff”, although Thirty-two members and guests marker board, when all I really wanted calling him that is like calling Michael attended the evening’s technical to know was how to solve my Jordan a “decent” basketball player. session. refrigeration piping problem. But I The Oil Capital Air FEBRUARY 2002 Page 3 that the engineering community needs filling station and sold gas to help make to be aware of the risks. Keith ends meet. recommends that all engineers provide a service to their clients by sending Jerry Green went to work for his father- ASHRAE Guideline 12 to the building in-law, Bud Gordon, in June of 1971, owners so that they are aware of the and purchased the business seven risks of this disease. years later.

To minimize the risks of Legionella, Sales manager Bill Harding joined Red cooling towers should be located as far Bud when they purchased another small away from building ventilation intakes as filter company in 1973. Bill spends much Thirty-two members and guests attended the possible. Legionella can be carried in of his time working with engineers who evening’s technical session. cooling tower aerosols for up to 2 miles. design mech-anical systems for new Pam Dunlap can be reached at 587-4747 or We should use drift eliminators, construction jobs. He also coordinates [email protected] maintain clean sumps, install filters, and getting the vendor’s products while JANUARY PROGRAM REVIEW educate owners on proper system taking care of high profile, nationally By Cary Pestel, Secretary maintenance. known accounts in our area. Bill has earned his CAFS certification from Jon Liechti discussed the risks of NAFA. Legionella in potable water systems. Showers, sink aerators, decorative Tom Ketter, the service manager, and fountains, and whirlpools are the most Red Bud’s top service technicians hold common locations for this type of the NCT Certificate. Tom has more than bacteria to thrive. Any warm, stagnant 20 years of experience and has gained water can promote the growth of these the knowledge to perform filtration bacteria. upgrade retrofits, upgrade paint booths Mike Gulizio giving a history of Legionnaire’s and install UV lights. He also works with Disease. Some methods of controlling the growth customers to establish IAQ upgrades. of Legionella are thermal shock, shock Tom also serves on the board of the chlorination, copper silver ionization, National Filter Service Association. and the use of UV lights. Guy Green worked in Red Bud’s Mike Gulizio completed the discussion warehouse during high school and after stating that the bacteria lives and thrives graduation worked in the shop area, ran in slime. It produces its own slime while deliveries, worked as a service tech, it grows which makes it difficult to kill if and eventually ran the warehouse. He growing on the inside of your lungs. started the inside sales group and is Antibiotics can kill the bacteria but has a now an outside salesman. He and Mike Jon Liechti and Keith Browne hard time penetrating the slime. San Miguel earned CAF certification. He worked on NAFA’s Clean Air Award The program was a panel discussion on Com-mittee. the topic of Legionella disease, with Keith Browne of Lee & Browne Debbie Pryor and Jim Dockum are the Engineering, Mike Gulizio of Certified backbone of customer service Laboratories and Jon Liechti of Saint philosophy. Their dedication to Francis Hospital. accommodating customers’ needs contributes greatly to Red Bud’s Mike Gulizio gave a history of success. Legionnaire’s Disease. There were a number of theories as to the cause of 63 members, 16 guests and one student were present at the chapter meeting. In 25 years of involvement with their this disease. It was difficult to identify Cary Pestel can be reached at 664-9756 or email: major vendor they have attended because it had symptoms similar to [email protected] innumerable training sessions. Red Bud pneumonia. In fact the same medicine has also hosted numerous local that is used to treat pneumonia is used seminars on such topics as Basic to treat Legionnaire’s Disease. RED BUD FILTER CELEBRATES Filtration, Advanced Filtration, and 50 YEARS! Filtration for IAQ. Keith Browne reviewed design issues to By Ron Spencer, Historian minimize the risk of Legionella. The product lines have expanded to In February of 2002, Red Bud Air Filter ASHRAE Guideline 12-2000 and include liquid, hydraulic, compressor, oil, Sales and Services will celebrate their ASHRAE Standard 62-1999, JCAHO, and fuel filtration. Target accounts 50th anniversary. Founded in 1952 by ASHE, and AIA Guideline for Design consist of manufacturing plants, aero- Red Nesbit and Bud Gordon (thus the and Construction all discuss methods of space industry, power generating, and name), Red Bud got its start in the design to prevent this disease. He petrochemical industry. Their goal is to business changing washable filters and offered warnings that the guidelines become a single source supplier for all cleaning shopping carts for Safeway even when strictly followed will not of their customer’s needs. completely eliminate the bacteria, and Stores. Red and Bud worked out of a The Oil Capital Air FEBRUARY 2002 Page 4 Red Bud’s people are active members The Nominating Committee has been By Steve Uerling, Chair of local chapters of ASHRAE, BOMA, selected. Paul Roberts will serve as The following article was taken from the June ACCA, the Oklahoma Association of chair, and his committee will consist of issue of the ASHRAE Issues Government Healthcare Engineers, Air and Waste Keith Browne, Tom Owens, George Affairs Newletter: Management, National Filter Service Adams and Bob Allwein. Kyoto Alternative to Rely on Voluntary Association and NAFA. The employees Cuts serve on committees and boards of If anyone is interested in serving in any Officials preparing an alternative to the these associations. capacity next year, or knows someone 1997 global warming agreement that who would be qualified, contact one of President Bush disavowed in March are Red Bud has grown from a one-bay these people. focusing on voluntary measures for filling station fifty years ago to the reducing greenhouse gas emissions. present 33,000 square foot facility. The MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION staff has grown from three to twenty five By Nancy Clowdus, Membership Chair Convinced that mandatory emissions employees. Membership promotion night at last standards such as those in the protocol Ron Spencer can be reached at 622-8191 or month’s meeting was a great success! negotiated and signed by the United [email protected] Thanks to everyone who brought States and 167 countries four years ago STUDENT ACTIVITIES potential members. I have been busy in Kyoto, Japan, would severely harm By Chad Marazas, Committee Chair following up on them. We are nearing the U.S. economy, the Bush our new member goal with a total of administration is considering new The Tulsa University Student Chapter thirteen new members. Please look for approaches that would allow industries had its monthly meeting last month, them at the meeting and make them to voluntarily meet less onerous targets. while some of the student members at feel welcome! They would be allowed to do so without Oklahoma State in Okmulgee are having to severely cut back production beginning their internships. We will soon This month’s feature is the ASHRAE or incur major costs. begin the scholarship selection process handbook. Members receive updated so if anyone has any feedback please volumes annually. The four-volume White House aides say Bush would like contact Chad Marazas (317-3151) series includes Fundamentals, HVAC Chad Marazas can be reached at (918) 250-5522 or to demonstrate he cares about the [email protected] Systems and Equipment, HVAC global climate issue even if he objects Applications, and Refrigeration. Each to the particulars in the accord. Bush’s RESEARCH PROMOTION book presents fundamental engineering contemplated alternative is premised on By David Lam, Research Chair data revised as needed through the assumption that dangerous levels of As the New Year is under way, that Society-directed research; explains new carbon dioxide and other gases can be means the calling committee begins to advances in equipment; and covers reduced through advances in plant kick it into a higher gear. We are about application of new technologies to solve equipment and by creating forests and where we were last year in design and operation problems. *The agricultural areas that absorb, or contributions, so hopefully everyone will handbook is available in inch-lb or SI sequester, the gases. The notice (via a phone call) the efforts of versions and is now available on CD, so administration is also considering the Research committee as we hope to it will always be at your fingertips. I proposing adoption of a trading system surpass last year’s contribution totals. encourage each of you to take that would allow large industrial polluters advantage of this wonderful ASHRAE that exceed emissions standards to buy I hope everyone reads the newsletter benefit. offsetting credits from corporations that and has taken to heart the articles. We pollute very little. really need everyone’s cooperation this The delinquency phone campaign is year to have the year we need to have. underway. If you receive a phone call These are all things bandied about The Region as a whole is behind once urging you to pay your dues, please inside and outside the White House, a again in contribution totals. We cannot don’t delay. We want to keep all of our senior administration official said, carry the Region but we can sure members involved and active. Please cautioning that a global warming task continue to set an example for the other call me if you need information force headed by Vice President Cheney chapters in our Region. It was apparent regarding your membership status. has yet to make any formal at the Regional Research workshop I (*Excerpted from ASHRAE recommendations. attended back in August that our membership pamphlet, 94.) chapter is noticed as one of the “We’re working as hard as we can,” said strongest around. So far this year, that 2001/2002 NEW MEMBERS: Lawrence Lindsey, Bush’s economic continues, as our attendance at chapter Tom Rogers – Hambrick Ferguson adviser, who is taking a prominent role meetings has been as strong as ever. I David Brumbaugh in the effort. “I think we have to gather hope that this continued support will be Jeff Moseley – York International more information. We don’t understand reflected in our total number of Aaron Bartek – Carrier Corp a lot of the [proposed] mechanisms contributions and in our collection totals. Ben Mercer – Matrix well, particularly on [carbon] We have the potential to have a great Steve Corbin – Natkin Contracting sequestration. We do know new year and with your cooperation we will David Goodin – Ferguson technologies create tremendous succeed in keeping scientific research in Kory Zehr – Phillips & Bacon opportunities.” our related fields alive. It is our Jeremy Colvard – RAE Corp lifeblood. Robert Dixon – DS Herron The Kyoto Protocol marked the first David Lam can be reached at (918) 258-4059 Nancy Clowdus can also be reached at (918) 491- time that many of the world’s industrial 6600 or [email protected] NOMINATING COMMITTEE nations committed to binding limits on TEGA the heat-trapping gases that some The Oil Capital Air FEBRUARY 2002 Page 5 scientists say threaten catastrophic up a plant tour. He is tentatively setting changes in the planet’s climate. Under Paul Roberts introduced Aaron Bartek a date for some time in March 2002. its terms, the United States would have and Steve Corbin, two of our new Historian: Ron Spencer reported that had to reduce its emissions of carbon members with a short dissertation on he is writing recalls for the newsletter. dioxide and other pollutants by 7 their background in our industry. Reception: John Hilger reported that percent below 1990 levels by 2012. everything was running smoothly and Steve Johnson introduced Dave they were constantly working toward However, the Senate refused to ratify Goodwan and provided our members better methods for distributing the the treaty during the Clinton with a short dissertation about his badges. Administration. President Bush then experience in our industry. Website: Paul Mannas and Steve announced in March that he opposed Johnson are working with EarthLink to the agreement because it exempts The program was a panel discussion on establish a payment plan that will allow developing countries from any the topic of Legionella disease, with us to pay 6 months in advance, so we requirements and would harm the U.S. Keith Browne of Lee & Browne will not have to pay the $5.00 monthly economy. Developing countries, such as Engineering, Mike Gulizio of Certified fee. China, have the highest growth curbs in Laboratories and Jon Liechti of Saint CRC Action: Keith Browne asked for these emissions and will soon outstrip Francis Hospital. PAOE point totals so he could update the United States’ level of emissions. our website. After the panel fielded questions, Bill Nominating Committee: Paul Roberts The administration is skeptical about Hanlon adjourned the meeting at 8:45 announced that they are planning their some of the conclusions of recent p.m. first meeting tomorrow. United Nations studies on the effects of Cary Pestel can be reached at 664-9756 or email: New Business: Bob Alwein asked [email protected] global warming and has asked the people to start thinking about being a National Academy of Sciences for its JANUARY BOG MINUTES committee head next year. He is views. By Cary Pestel, Secretary starting to create his list of committee heads. The Board of Governors meeting was European and Japanese officials are Cary Pestel can be reached at 664-9756 or email: unwilling to scrap the Kyoto protocol, held on January 17, 2002 at the offices [email protected] which took nearly a decade to of Powers of Oklahoma. President Bill negotiate, and argue that a voluntary Hanlon called the meeting to order at compliance treaty negotiated in 1992 4:35 p.m. has largely failed. European negotiators Minutes: Upon review of the Board, a rejected a number of approaches being motion was made and seconded for considered by the Bush administration, approval of the December 13, 2001 including carbon sequestration and Chapter meeting, the December 20, emission credit swapping when the 2001 BOG meeting minutes, and the Clinton administration first proposed January 10, 2002 Chapter meeting them in late 1999. minutes (as amended in our meeting). Steve Uerling can be reached at [email protected] Treasurer: Steve Johnson distributed his Treasurers Report for review and it JANUARY CHAPTER MINUTES was filed for audit. By Cary Pestel, Secretary Newsletter: Mary Bowers asked for all articles by the following Monday. A chapter meeting was held on January Research Promotion: Dave Lam 10, 2002 with 63 members, 16 guests announced that we are on the same and one student present. Tech Session pace for Research Promotion was at 5:30 with Bill Leizear of LAKOS contributions that we were this time last speaking on A History of Strainers, year. The calling committee for Cartridge Filters, Sand Filters, Bag contacting last year’s donors has been Filters and Centrifugal Separators. set up. Membership: Nancy Clowdus President Bill Hanlon called the dinner announced that we had a great meeting meeting to order at 6:45. and we currently have 13 new members. Our goal is 25 new Reception chair, John Hilger introduced members, so she is comfortable with the guests. our pace. The phone campaign to delinquent members will begin February Membership Promotion chair Nancy 1, 2002. Clowdus announced that this was Programs: Cathy Keating has membership promotion night and cancelled her appearance with us for thanked all of our visitors for coming. our February meeting. Kelly Coday This is the first year that our chapter has asked for suggestions. volunteered to purchase the meals of Tech Session: There will be no our guests for this special occasion. Technical Session for Spouses' night. Refrigeration: Ron Huntley said that he Nancy Clowdus asked some of our is attempting to contact Tri-Gen to set mentors to introduce the new members. The Oil Capital Air Newsletter of the Northeastern Oklahoma Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.

Special points of interest: Volume XLIV, Issue 4 Tulsa, Oklahoma November, 2002 · President’s Message

· October Tech Session Review Hugh McMillan III, DRC Visits NE Oklahoma Chapter

· October Program Review President’s Message missed the announce- name will be on the bal- By: Bob Allwein · Membership Promotion ment, Joel Karstetter was lot for Secretary and the appointed as Treasurer membership will have · History Our first chapter meeting has come and gone. for the remainder of the the opportunity to vote · TEGA Hugh McMillan III, Re- Chapter year. Justin for him at that time. · A Message from Jose Uerling gion VIII Director and Re- Phelps resigned as treas- gional Chairman, paid his Nancy Mack kicked off · Student Activities official visit to the chapter this year’s Resource · Directory and had nothing but good Promotion Campaign (formally Research Pro- · Minutes of October Meeting things to say about the Northeastern Oklahoma motion) by awarding · Minutes of October BOG Meeting Chapter. Our mission to plaques and medallions strive for excellence has honoring the contribu- not gone unnoticed. We tions of local businesses had a good turn-out but and chapter members. there were a number of It took a considerable members I didn’t see. amount of time to recog- Having the meeting dur- nize all the recipients, a NOVEMBER ing Fall Break was not testimony to the charac- ter of our members. If the best timing, but I do Bob Allwein, Chapter CHAPTER MEETING your name wasn’t called appreciate all who made President Location, Tulsa Mar- it out. Please make it is not too soon to start riott Southern Hills, every effort to come out thinking about your con- 2 blocks west of Lewis to the next meeting. urer to pursue a career tribution for this year’s on 71st. Your presence is needed outside of the HVAC in- campaign. 5:30 Tech Session, and if you aren’t there dustry. The Chapter has Heat Pumps you cannot benefit from certainly benefited by Looking ahead, the No- all that ASHRAE has to Justin’s service and we vember meeting will be 6:00 Hospitality offer you. It was good to wish him well. Thank “Student Night”. Chad 6:30 Dinner and see all the new members you Justin. Joel has Marazas, Student Activi- ASHRAE Business that came to the meeting. served the Chapter by ties Chair, has been chairing a number of working with the student 7:00 Evening Program, There were at least eight ASHRAE Research people there that joined committees and serving chapters at TU and the Chapter last year. as a Board of Governors OSU-Okmulgee to en- The success of our member. Joel was rec- courage their participa- Chapter depends on ommended by the nomi- tion in Chapter activities. November’s bringing new members nating committee and ap- Be sure to make stu- into the Chapter and get- proved by the Board to dents that attend the Meeting is ting them involved. serve as stipulated under meeting feel welcome. Student Night. vacancies in the Chapter For those of you who Bylaws. Next year Joel’s See you at the Marriott Page 2 November, 2002 The Oil Capital Air

(Continued from page 1) effect on static fire dampers is th Membership Promotion on Thursday November 14 . If negligible but dynamic dampers By: Mike Gulizio my daughter stays true to the have severe restrictions. The schedule I will be a new Grandpa maximum allowable size for a It was nice to see our newest by the time of the meeting. I may dynamic curtain blade fire members in attendance at our have pictures. damper is now 33” x first dinner meeting; Ben Mercer, Harold Laizure, David Goodin, Bob Allwein can be reached at 36” (previously 120” x 120”). (918) 831-8383 or [email protected] Likewise, the maximum allow- “The Other” Jim Neil, Brian Ham- able size for a dynamic multiple ilton, Robert Dixon, Chuck Fitch blade fire damper is 72” x and Tommy Lee Rodgers. 48” (previously 120” x 100”). Thanks due to Pam Dunlap, Paul Other changes include increased Roberts, Steve Johnson and October Tech Session Review number of testing cycles for ac- Gene Redford for introducing By: Jeff Ferguson tuators, from 1,000 cycles to these people to our group. 20,000, and more stringent dy- Please be sure you get your Thomas Prag with Hilti presented namic closure tests. Obviously, $10.00 gift certificate. information about through- the major change in the Stan- penetration fire-stopping. Thomas dards limits the designer’s Mike Gulizio can be reached at discussed the reasons for fire- (918) 455-1712 or [email protected] choices in size and type of fire stopping, cost of fire-stopping and dampers. These methods of fire-stopping. He also changes affect discussed UL test procedures and manufacturers who liability issues regarding job instal- cannot meet the lation and quality assurance. Tho- closure tests. mas also discussed technical sup-

port that is available for engineers Vertical smoke and contractors in the form of dampers are lim- CADD details and in-house re- ited to 120” x 96” view of non-typical fire-stopping and horizontal installations encountered in a re- smoke dampers model project. are limited to 144” Jeff Ferguson can be reached at x 96”, both previ- (918) or [email protected] ously unlimited. Assembly tempera- ture ratings will go October Program Review to 350 degrees F By: Pam Dunlap where previously as- Bill Hanlon and Mike Gulizio semblies were avail- John Sens with Ruskin presented able for 450 degrees F. Cycling TEGA the recent UL test standards for testing increases from 5,000 to By: Dave Lam fire dampers and smoke damp- 20,000. Combination fire/smoke ers, which became effective July dampers have similar standards Many of us who are not Engineers 1. John drove from Kansas City to smoke dampers. wonder about the importance of to present the topic for the eve- continuing education in our indus- ning; he has worked for Ruskin This is a timely topic for our try. Professional Engineers must for over 30 years and is currently members and we appreciate the obtain a certain amount of Profes- the Central Regional Sales and attention Mr. Sens gave it. sional Development Hours Applications Manager. (PDH’s) during their license re- Pam Dunlap can be reached at newal year in order to renew their The new UL Standards for (918) 581-4747 or licenses. These PDH’s can be smoke, fire and combination earned in the following manner: dampers is more stringent. The 1. Successful completion of col- Volume XLIV, Issue 4 Page 3

lege course work. Directory Preview of November General 2. Successful completion of con- By: Bill Hanlon Session Program tinuing education units. By: Jeff Ferguson 3. Successful completion of cor- The directory update is almost respondence, televised, complete. By the time you read The topic of discussion for this videotaped, and other short this it should be at the printer. I month’s general session is ASH- courses/tutorials. want to thank AEP/PSO for RAE Research. Jeffrey Spitler is 4. Presenting or attending quali- agreeing to print our directory the C.M. Leonard Professor in fying seminars, in-house again this year. I plan to distrib- the School of Mechanical and courses, workshops, or pro- ute the directories at the Novem- Aerospace Engineering at Okla- fessional or technical presen- ber chapter meeting. Chapter homa State University, where he tations made at meetings, dues must be paid to receive your teaches classes and performs conventions, or conferences. copy. If your dues have not been research in the areas of heat 5. Teaching or instructing in (1) paid, you can pay them when you transfer, thermal systems, HVAC through (4) above. pick up your directory. and ground source heat pump 6. Authoring published papers, systems. He received his articles, or books. Bill Hanlon can be reached at Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D. 7. Active participation in profes- (918) 622-1500 or degrees in Mechanical Engineer- sional or technical societies. [email protected] ing from the University of Illinois 8. Patents at Urbana-Champaign.

These PDH units can be con- He is currently directing research verted as follows: projects funded by ASHRAE, the 1. 1 College or unit semester U.S. Department of Energy, the hour = 45 PDH Federal Highway Administration, 2. 1 college or unit quarter hour and York International Corpora- = 30 PDH tion. Current research topics in- 3. 1 Continuing Education Unit = clude building simulation, design 10 PDH cooling load calculations, ground 4. 1 Hour of professional devel- source heat pump systems, hy- opment in course work, semi- dronically heated bridge decks, nars, or professional technical and air conditioning systems. presentations made at meet- ings, conventions or confer- He has recently completed his ences. (For teaching, apply term as chair of ASHRAE TC multiple of 2) = 1 PDH 4.7, Energy 5. Each published paper, article, Calculations, and also serves on Josie and Eric Uherling or book = 10 PDH the Geothermal Energy Utiliza- 6. Active participation in profes- tion technical committee. sional and technical society. Josie Uerling would like to an- (Each organization)= 2 PDH . nounce the birth of her baby He has published about 50 tech- 7. Each patent = 10 PDH. brother, Eric. Eric Uerling made nical papers and is co-author of his presence known to the engi- the textbook, Heating, Ventilat- These are national requirements. neering community on July 20, ing, and Air Conditioning Analy- I will update the state require- 2002. He weighed in at 7 sis and Design, Fifth Edition pub- ments in the next newsletter. pounds, 13 ounces. Steve and lished by Wiley. He is also author Alicia played a minor roll in this or co-author of three books pub- Dave Lam can be reached at wonderful event, but as you can lished by ASHRAE. (918) 258-4059 or tell from the picture above, Josie [email protected] Jeff Ferguson can be reached at is in complete control now. (918) 877-6000 or [email protected] Page 4 November, 2002 The Oil Capital Air

Preview of November Techni- meeting from Regional Chairman such a device. Hugh McMillan. A requirement cal Session Gil chain smoked and everyone in By: Pam Dunlap for getting this certificate is to the audience would watch the ash have 30 years of continues ser- on his cigarette grow to incredible Phil Schoen, President and CEO vice in ASHRAE at 65 years of lengths before falling to the floor. of Geo-Enterprises, Inc., will pre- age. If you think you might qual- Gil never seemed to realize how sent the discussion “Earth Heat ify for this honor please contact much in awe we were of his in- Exchanger Designs for Commer- Gene L. Redford at 622-0600. cial Projects” and provide exam- credible knowledge, he was al- ple projects. He is a graduate of History ways completely humble and SMS in Springfield, Missouri, a By: Ron Spencer would spend whatever time it took veteran of the Army, and has to answer some of the most fun- been in the mechanical contract- While at lunch with Jack Tumilty, damental questions. Every time ing/supply side of the business we were reminiscing about some the seminar was held, I made a for over 25 years. He has been of the impact various individuals point to be there and each time I active in several heat-pump in- have had on our Society and our learned something new. I came to dustry organizations including industry. know Gil and as time went on, he

International Ground Source Pete Wingate came to mind dur- would flatter me, if during the Heat Pump Association and ing this conversation which led to course of a seminar, someone Geothermal Heat Pump Consor- the abbreviated, Bell & Gossett would ask a question pertaining to tium, Inc. Some of the more in- “Little Red School House” semi- a chiller application, by referring teresting projects in the last sev- nars he had arranged in Tulsa. the question to me. He called me eral years include the Media and These lasted for one day, but his resident chiller expert. Such Photo Center at the ’96 Olympics when Gil Carlson was the praise from such an individual site in Atlanta, the Ambassador’s speaker, we felt we had experi- overwhelmed me. Great men are Residence in Seoul, Korea, enced a semester of Fluid Flow like that, unaware of their stand- President Bush’s residence in ing. courses. Texas, and an exclusive residen- He was truly one of the giants of tial site in Taos, New Mexico, Gil was a rare individual, who was our industry. consisting of upscale houses, “at one” with the system he was condominiums, and hotel facili- evaluating. He could answer ANY Ron Spencer can be reached at ties. Geo-Enterprises, Inc., question about a fluidics problem (918) 665-6600 or [email protected] based in Catoosa, provides con- and could back up his answer tracting services, construction with the math to prove it. But management and construction when asked how he instinctively knew the answer, he would reply Student Activities supplies for large federal and By: Chad Marazas large sector projects. Mr. “it FELT like the right answer”. I Schoen’s presentation will in- was told the story about how the Our student chapters at OSU Ok- clude indoor and outdoor piping Bell & Gossett System Syzer mulgee and Tulsa University have design concepts. came into being. Gil was working kicked off the year with their first in his office on some system prob- society meetings. Don’t forget No- Pam Dunlap can be reached at (918) 581-4747 or lems when an individual from vember’s meeting is focused on [email protected] marketing came in to ask a ques- student activities, so plan on see- tion. He noticed the cardboard ing some students at the meeting. back of a paper pad with another Honors and Awards If you know of any students that circular piece of a pad held in you would like to bring, please do By: Gene Redford place by a rivet, similar to a circu- so.

lar slide rule. He asked Gil “What Congratulations to Ron Spencer Chad Marazas can be reached at is that device?” Gil responded as our newest life member of (918) 250-5522 or “Just a little short cut I made up to [email protected] NEOK ASHRAE. Ron was pre- deal with fluid flow.” Gil had not sented his certificate at our Oct even considered the potential of Volume XLIV, Issue 4 Page 5

October Chapter Minutes membership on the topic of fire email addresses from students By: Cary Pestel dampers. in order to add to meeting notifi- cation. A chapter meeting was held on President Bob Allwien thanked October 17, 2002 at Tulsa Mar- the speakers and guests and David Lam said committee had riott, Southern Hills, Tulsa, Okla- asked everyone to complete a met and PAOE points reported. homa. Speaker Evaluation form. He re- Bill Hanlon reported that the di- minded the people that were inter- John Hilger read the names of rectories should be ready for ested to be sure a get a PDH cer- our visitors and welcomed them November Chapter meeting. tificate. The meeting was ad- to our meeting. journed the meeting at 8:30 pm. Jim Waldroop said no response A special meeting was held at was at 13% this month. Several 4:30 p.m. so that our DRC, Hugh October BOG Minutes suggestions were made to en- McMillan could speak with the By: Steve Johnson hance email format and distribu- members of the Board of Gover- tion. nors. He complimented our Meeting minutes were emailed to chapter as being a leader in ASH- the Board of Governors for review Paul Mannas is converting newsletter to PDF format. RAE and shared some informa- prior to this meeting. A brief dis- tion on some changes that were cussion was held to make correc- Jack Tumilty and Ron Spencer on the horizon. tions. A motion was made by Jim nominated Joel Karstetter to Waldroop and seconded by Jack Treasurer position to replace Keith Browne started a new tradi- Tumilty to accept the minutes as tion with our local chapter. He Justin Phelps who resigned. corrected. Board voted unanimously to ap- reminded us that the words “one The treasurer’s report was distrib- nation under God” were still a vi- prove. uted via email. Report was ap- able part or our country’s Pledge proved and filed for audit. Brent Rouse will accept refrig- of Allegiance. As a show of our eration committee chair for Joel support for not changing anything Cary Pestel requested all articles Karstetter. in the Pledge of Allegiance we to be submitted by Friday 10-18- stood as a chapter and recited it. 02 for the next newsletter. Hugh McMillan, DRC, asked for

He then gave the invocation. committee chairs to work on im- Our research goal is $39,262, Hugh McMillan III addressed our $19,262 from members and proving communication to chapter and once again men- $20,000 from Golden Circle con- RVC’s. RVC’s are being encour- tioned that we were leaders in tributors. Nancy Mack has re- aged to reciprocate. Chapter ASHRAE. He asked for support ceived software to be used for in- should attempt to continue en- of the volunteers that are dedi- voicing members. Nancy asked couraging new and younger cated to keeping the NEOK that all Officers make their Full members to become involved Chapter a leader. He then re- Circle contributions soon. Dead- with Chapter committees and minded us of some of the benefits line is December 31, 2002 to meetings. Encourage feedback of being a member of ASHRAE. achieve Full Circle award. from membership.

Mike Gulizio addressed the chap- Mike Gulizio said delinquency The meeting was adjourned ter and asked for everyone to rate is 23 %. Current national av- @ 5:30 P.M. consider new members that might erage is 26%. Membership ad- be interested in joining our chap- vancements are in progress. ter. He also reviewed a list of last Tom Prag, Hilti Inc. is tech year’s new members and asked speaker and John Sens, Ruskin that everyone make it a point to Please make plans is main speaker. get to know them. to join us at our OSU Okmulgee & TU student Mary Bowers introduced our next ASHRAE chapters have both held meet- guest speaker, John Sins, ings. Chad Marazas is gathering meeting. Ruskin. John addressed our Chapter Volunteers Calendar of Events

Officers: Voice Fax Important Dates Meeting Location President Bob Allwein 831-8383 831-8320 June 20, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma President-Elect Cary Pestel 664-9756 664-1675 July 18, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Secretary Steve Johnson 250-5590 459-0997 August 15, 2002 Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Treasurer Joel Karstetter 665-3974 665-4219 September 12, 2002 ...... Chapter/Golf Tourney ...... Clary Fields Golf Club Board of Governors September 19, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Keith Browne 836-0271 836-0275 October 17, 2002 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Jack Tumilty 494-3947 494-3759 October 17, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Marriott Southern Hills Paul Roberts 622-4822 663-8543 November 14, 2002 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Ron Huntley 599-2285 599-3233 November 21, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Ron Spencer 622-8191 627-7004 December 12, 2002 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills December 19, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Committee Chairs January 9, 2003 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills CRC Delegate Keith Browne 836-0271 836-0275 January 16, 2003 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma CRC Alternate Bill Hanlon 622-1500 627-7004 January 25-29, 2003 ...... Winter Meeting ...... Chicago, IL Attendance Jim Waldroop 622-2422 622-2429 February 13, 2003 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Directory Bill Hanlon 622-1500 627-7004 February 20, 2003 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Student Activities Chad Marazas 250-5522 250-5419 March 13, 2003 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Historian Ron Spencer 622-8191 627-7004 March 20, 2003 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Invocations Keith Browne 836-0271 836-0275 April 10, 2003 ...... Chapter ...... Plant Tour Membership Mike Gulizio 455-1712 451-1596 April 17, 2003 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Programs (Main) Pam Dunlap 581-4747 587-8008 April 24-26, 2003 ...... CRC ...... Ft. Worth, TX Programs (Tech) Jeff Ferguson 877-6000 877-4000 May 8, 2003 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Publicity Harold Laizure 582-0229 599-0665 May 15, 2003 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Reception Dan Lake 664-4800 662-0232 June 28-July 2, 2003 ...... Annual Meeting ...... Kansas City, MO Refrigeration Joel Karstetter 665-3974 665-4219 Research Nancy Mack 491-6600 491-6985 Honors & Awards Gene L. Redford 622-0600 622-0618 Newsletter Cary Pestel 664-9756 664-1675 Webmaster Paul Mannas 664-0312 665-3351 TEGA Dave Lam 258-4059 251-8397 Visit our website at Special Events Jerry Beardslee 587-4747 587-8008 (Note: All phone numbers listed above are in the 918 area code) www.ashrae-neok.org

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Special points of interest: Volume XLIV, Issue 5 Tulsa, Oklahoma December, 2002 • President’s Message

• Preview of December Tech Session Happy Holidays from the NEOK Chapter of ASHRAE

• Preview of December Dinner Pro- President’s Message his local and society dues to all the meetings they gram By: Bob Allwein this year. We all felt it was can. Also special thanks • Student Activities the least we could do for to all those who worked When you think about the sacrifices he is making so hard to bring us a • TEGA ASHRAE and it’s mem- for all of us. If you would great meeting. You may • Membership Promotion bers you think about peo- have noticed that the Ho- ple who are dedicated, en- tel served us Chicken • Research Promotion ergetic, serving and giv- Fried Steak instead of • November Tech Session Review ing. People who have Southern Fried Chicken. made the HVAC industry • History They extended their an asset to society. One apologies and I told them • November Program Review word you don’t often hear a real nice dessert at the when describing an ASH- • Honors and Awards next meeting would be a RAE member is hero. But nice gesture. Let’s see if • Minutes of November Meeting that is exactly what one of they agreed. our members is. Jim • Minutes of November BOG Meeting Palmer, Jr. is a member of Jack Tulmilty has re- our chapter who is a hero. ceived word that Society Jim flies an F-16 for the President Don Colliver CHAPTER MEETING Oklahoma Air National will be attending our Feb- Guard and has recently Bob Allwein ruary meeting. It is an DECEMBER 12, 2002 returned from an assign- Chapter President honor to have the Society ● Location, Tulsa Mar- ment in the Middle East. President visit our chap- riott Southern Hills, Jim puts his life on the line like to send Jim an email ter. The February meet- 2 blocks west of Lewis every day in service to his his address is jamesjr ing will also be Spouses on 71st. country as a fighter pilot. @palmermech.com. You Night so I hope we can Jim stands ready to carry ● 5:30 Tech Session, can read more about Jim have a great turnout of Thermal Displacement out his mission to ensure in the “Did You Know” arti- members and guests Ventilation. our freedom. Words really cle on him in the January alike. cannot describe the grati- 2002 newsletter at www. ● 6:00 Hospitality tude I have for all the peo- ahsrae-neok.org I know the Holiday Sea- ple like Jim who are in ● 6:30 Dinner and son can put a strain on ASHRAE Business harms way and may be We had another great your social calendar but I called to attack Iraq. My meeting last month. hope ASHRAE is high on ● 7:00 Evening Program, prayers go out to Jim, his Eighty-three people at- the list. Best wishes for a Centrifugal and Screw family and all of his fellow Chiller Technology tended including five blessed Christmas and servicemen for their guests and nine students. may you have a Happy safety. Chad Marazas did a great and Prosperous New job of getting the word out Year. See you at the December’s As a gesture of apprecia- to the students. We were meeting. Meeting is tion to Jim for his service, glad to have the students the Chapter Board of Gov- attend the meeting and Bob Allwein can be reached at Refrigeration Night. (918) 831-8383 or ernors has voted to pay encourage them to come [email protected] Page 2 December, 2002 The Oil Capital Air

Preview of December State with a degree in Architec- mum of 15 PDH units can be tural Engineering. After a short Technical Session carried over. As in the previous stint in the consulting business, By: Mary Bowers newsletter, PDH units can be ac- he started as a commercial sales quired in a variety of ways. How- Mr. Carl Cressey, Regional rep with Carrier, moved through ever, the conversion from con- Sales Manager of Halton Com- other positions in outside sales tinuing education units to profes- pany, USA, a member of the In- and now provides in-house ad- sional development hours is a ternational Halton Group will be vice about large chillers to engi- little different. One (1) college or presenting a program highlight- neers and sales representatives semester hour =15 PDH. 2) Au- ing Thermal Displacement Venti- around the world. Other chapters diting of (1) college or unit se- lation, associated features and that have received Mr. Feduik in- mester hour =15 PDH 3) One benefits along with some com- clude Syracuse, Albany, New (1) CEU=10 PDH. 4) One (1) mon applications where Dis- York City and Houston. Appar- hour of technical or professional placement Ventilation has been ently, someone made a special development in course seminars, used in the United States. Carl effort to bring Mr. Feduik to Tulsa, technical and professional meet- is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. ings, conventions, workshops = 1 Missouri at St. Louis with a de- Pam Dunlap can be reached at PDH. 5) One (1) hour for devel- gree in Business Administration (918) 581-4747 or oping professional licensure ex- [email protected] and is a current member of ASH- aminations = 1PDH. 6) For RAE. teaching or making presenta- Carl’s topic will be displacement Student Activities tions—apply multiple of 2 =1 By: Chad Marazas ventilation. This is newest tool for PDH. 7) Each published profes- indoor air quality. By bringing the November was Student Month sional/technical paper or article = air in at a very low velocity low, it and we had 9 students attend our 10 PDH. 8) Active participation displaces the room air forcing it meeting. Two were from The Uni- in a professional and technical to the exhaust at the top. This versity of Tulsa and seven were society = 2 PDH per (max 4 has been used successfully in from Oklahoma State University– PDH). 9) Each patent = 10 PDH. schools, hotels lobbies and casi- Okmulgee. We hope to have good For more information go to nos. It is also good for restau- student attendance throughout www.pels.state.ok.us/regulat/ rants and bars, since any smoke the remainder of the year. So ruls15_11.html.

is immediately replaced with please help me in offering an Dave Lam can be reached at clean air. open invitation to any students (918) 258-4059 or that you may know. [email protected] Mary Bowers can be reached at (918) 665-6600 or Chad Marazas can be reached at [email protected] (918) 250-5522 or Membership Promotion [email protected] By: Mike Gulizio Preview of December General Session Program Please welcome our two newest By: Pam Dunlap TEGA members, Jerald Sutton and George Yeager. We are December is designated for Re- By: Dave Lam pleased to have you join our frigeration Promotion. Our main The state of Oklahoma has it own Chapter of ASHRAE. Both of program speaker will be Mr. PDH requirements for Engineers. these gentlemen were spon- Robert Feduik, P.E., Marketing The method to acquire these PDH sored by our top salesperson, and Applications Manager for units is no different, however the Paul Roberts. Also a big "Thank Carrier, emphasis on heavy chill- Continuing Education Unit conver- you" for the members who have ers. He will present a discussion sion is somewhat different from taken the time to apply for ad- about “Centrifugal and Screw what I found on the national level. vancement; Roger Finley, John Chiller Technology.” Mr. Feduik A professional engineer must ob- Bradly, Cary Pestel, and Bill has been with Carrier, based in tain 30 PDH units over a 2 year Kite. Thanks to Ray Farrell for Syracuse, New York, for over 20 renewal period. If the engineer ex- bringing the opportunity to their years. He is a graduate of Penn ceeds the 30 unit level, a maxi- attention. Volume XLIV, Issue 5 Page 3

ASHRAE Code of Ethics. As Research Promotion Nov. Tech Session Review members of a Society “organized By: Nancy Mack By: Jeff Ferguson and operated for the exclusive Phil Schoen, President and CEO purpose of advancing the arts and October’s Resource Promotion of Geo-Enterprises, Inc. pre- sciences of heating, refrigeration, Night was a great success. All sented a discussion of air conditioning, and ground source heat pump ventilation, the allied systems. Various as- arts and sciences, pects of design were em- and related human phasized including proper factors for the benefit field and building piping of the general pub- practice, piping materials, lic," ASHRAE By- grout characteristics, field laws, June 1997 design & simulation and We recognize that pitfalls to avoid during de- honesty, fairness, sign. A sample project in courtesy, compe- Taos, NM was included in tence and integrity the discussion. This pro- must characterize ject consisted of a geo- our conduct. With thermal field serving up- the foregoing in scale houses, condomini- mind; ums and hotel facilities. • Our efforts shall be directed at all Ron Spencer receiving his Lifetime Jeff Ferguson can be reached times to the en- at Membership Award (918) 877-6000 or jfergu- hancement of the [email protected] public health, safety and welfare. the awards that were distributed • Our services shall be offered are an indication of the wide- only in areas of their suitabil- spread support that we have for ity. History research in our chapter. I want to By: Ron Spencer • Our public statements shall be thank each company and individ- issued only in an objective ual who contributed. Many mem- As historian and a LONG time and truthful manner. bers were not present to accept member of ASHRAE, it has been • Our endeavors shall carefully their awards. I have all of them my pleasure to observe the evo- avoid conflicts of interest and on file and will get them to their lution of our society from a small, the appearance of conflicts of rightful owners as soon as possi- dedicated group to a worldwide interest. ble. society. The impact of our or- • The confidentiality of clients' ganization and on society in gen- and employers' business af- Last month’s program provided a eral has grown exponentially. We fairs, proprietary information wonderful example of the fine have been blessed with the wis- and procedures shall be re- work that your research dona- dom of many great minds. Many spected. tions support. Please consider are no longer with us, but their Approved by the Board of Direc- donating again this year. The legacy lives on. tors/June 22, 1986. The ASH- ASHRAE website, www.ashrae. As I review the past (almost) RAE Code of Ethics is applied to org, now allows members to pay forty years, many names come all members and compliance is their dues online and at the same to mind. Men who have men- required for honors and awards time make a donation to re- tored, molded and trained to- nominees. search. Please take advantage day’s professionals. Our local of this powerful and convenient Mike Gulizio can be reached at chapter has been blessed with (918) 455-1712 or [email protected] tool. individuals such as Richard Nancy Mack can be reached at Shoemaker, Neal Watt, Jack (918) 491-6600 or [email protected] (Continued on page 4) Page 4 December, 2002 The Oil Capital Air

Tumilty, Pete Wingate, and Cla- methods, comparing theoretical val- Student Activities: Chad rence Dollmeyer, (and innumer- ues to actual. OSU is well known Marazas introduced the nine stu- able others) all of whom had a for research about ground source dents in attendance. A special profound effect on my profes- heat pump calculation methods and thanks to those who purchased sional career. I was always in design uses, including snow- booster ticket’s to support our stu- awe of these older wiser indi- melting system model. A few ques- dent members and guests. viduals. I suddenly realized I am tions were asked after the presen- Membership: Mike Gulizio pre- now one of these older (not tation and many members ap- sented Paul Roberts with Mem- wiser) individuals. I don’t know proached Dr. Spitler with more bership Promotion Award for when it happened but suddenly questions once the meeting was chapter year 2001- 2002. Paul the membership is filled with adjourned. has been very successful in re- fresh faced “kids”. The good cruiting new members to our news is that we have acquired Pam Dunlap can be reached at Chapter as evident in the number (918) 581-4747 or the next generation of leader- [email protected] of times he has won the award. ship in the likes of Keith Program: Pam Dunlap intro- Browne, Bill Hanlon, Paul Rob- duced Dr. Jeff Spitler from Okla- erts, Bob Allwein, and others Honors and Awards homa State University as guest who have accepted the chal- By: Gene Redford speaker. Dr. Spitler spoke on the lenge for tomorrow. A recent many past and present ASHRAE past president of Society chose Congratulations to Tom Owens, research projects at OSU. Some “mentoring” as his theme. I chal- our newest life mem- lenge the present membership ber of NEOK ASH- to mentor these new young RAE. Tom will receive members and keep NEOK ASH- a certificate from Soci- RAE the premium chapter in ety. A requirement for Society. getting this certificate

is to have 30 years of Ron Spencer can be reached at continued service in ASHRAE at 65 years ASHRAE EXPO of age. If you think is coming. you qualify for this January 27-29, 2003 prestigious award please contact Gene On-Line Registration Redford. www.ahrexpo.com/pre Gene Redford can be reached at (918) 622-0600 or gene. Paul Roberts wins the award for signing up November Program Review [email protected] the most new members. Thanks for all of By: Pam Dunlap your hard work Paul! For Student Promotion night, we had a professor from Oklahoma November Chapter Minutes projects included; 1990-Load Cal- State University present over- By: Steve Johnson culations, Ground Source Heat views of some projects funded Pump Systems, Short Time Step Welcome: Daniel Lake read by ASHRAE. Research Promo- Modeling & Experiments, Model- the names of our visitors and wel- tion was during the month of Oc- ing of Ground Water Flow in comed them to our meeting. tober but Dr. Jeff Spitler pre- GSHP Systems, Smart Bridge – Technical Session: Phil sented quick synopses of the Snow Melting on Bridge Decks Schoen, GEO-Enterprises. projects that our research contri- among others. ASHRAE research Invocation: Keith Browne led butions fund. is approximately 1.7 million dol- the Chapter in the Pledge of Alle- lars annually, of which 800 thou- giance. He then gave the invoca- At OSU, Dr. Spitler and his asso- sand is awarded to Region Eight tion. ciates have analyzed calculation Institutions. OSU was awarded Volume XLIV, Issue 5 Page 5

approximately 390 thousand dollars ber applications this past month. duced as new chairman and has in projects over the past year. Four advancement applications posted our meetings in Tulsa Closing: President Bob Allwein have been prepared. Ray Far- World and on-line. Paul Mannas thanked the speakers and guests rell is doing a great job in mem- reported that Chapter meetings and asked everyone to complete a ber advancement. are posted via website link to Speaker Evaluation form. He gave Main Programs: December is Tulsa Engineering Society web- a reminder to be sure and sign up refrigeration month and both site. for PDH certificates. Request was tech session and main speakers Website: Paul Mannas reported made to sign sheet for October are arranged. Society President nothing new. Newsletter format PDH certificates for those in atten- has confirmed as speaker for looks great. dance in October. The meeting was February 2003 meeting. Jack Honors & Awards: Gene Red- adjourned at 8:30 P.M. Tumlity will coordinate with So- ford is encouraging members to

Steve Johnson can be reached at ciety President for a special update bios on Society website. (918) 665-6600 or BOG meeting. CRC Action: Keith Browne Student Activities: Bob Allwein posted PAOE points by October reported for Chad Marazas that 31, 2002 to get bonus points. November BOG Minutes 9 students attended November Keith asked that monthly updates By: Steve Johnson Chapter meeting. would be advantageous to keep

The Board of Governors meeting Refrigeration: Brent Rouse is up with status. Keith asked that all was held on November 21, 2002 in working on setting up plant tour input be forwarded to him for him the offices of Powers of Oklahoma for members. Lunchtime ses- to input to Society. Board should President Bob Allwein called the sion is recommended. Bob All- begin considering any motions meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. wein welcomed Brent to the that are to be made at CRC. Minutes: Meeting minutes were board. Nominating Comm.: Bob nomi- emailed to the Board of Governors TEGA: David Lam is working on nated Paul Roberts, Bill Hanlon, for review prior to this meeting. arranging a plant tour at Sun Keith Browne, Cary Pestel and Corrections were handed to Steve Refinery. Tom Owens. Paul Roberts made Johnson to edit. Directory: Bill Hanlon reported motion and Jack Tumilty sec- Treasurer: Joel Karstetter distrib- that AEP has not confirmed that onded to submit committee to uted treasurer’s report for review. they will print directory pro membership for approval at next Report was approved and filed for bono. AEP is working to get Chapter meeting. audit. Budget was approved as cost estimate to present to their Old Business: Nancy Mack submitted. board. Pam Dunlap said Kinko’s asked that Mike Gulizio recog- nd rd Newsletter: Cary Pestel requested provided estimate last year of nized 2 and 3 place winners of all articles to be submitted by 11- $11.00 per directory. Board dis- last year’s membership promotion 22-02 for the next newsletter. Will cussed changing to electronic contest at the next Chapter meet- plan to start email of newsletter in format in the future. Bill will fol- ing. Joel Karstetter was to issue effort to transition to electronic dis- low up Friday 11/22/02 on checks to winners. tribution. status at AEP. New Business: Bob extended Research Promotion: Nancy Historian: Ron Spencer is plan- invitation to TEF Christmas party asked that all Officers make their ning article for the upcoming for those who might be interested. Full Circle contributions soon. newsletter. Mary Bowers made motion and Deadline is December 31, 2002 to Attendance: Jim Waldroop re- Keith Browne seconded to pay achieve Full Circle award. Nancy ported that “no response” was Jim Palmer Jr.’s Society and local asked for help in contacting mem- at 11% this month. Due to lim- dues as recognition for his service bers to solicit contributions. Nancy ited resources reminder calls to our country in Middle East. plans to have committee meeting may be limited in future months The meeting was adjourned @ the week after Thanksgiving. to “active” members. 5:40 P.M. Membership Promotion: Mike Reception: Daniel Lake said Steve Johnson can be reached at November meeting went (918) 665-6600 or Gulizio said there are 40 delin- [email protected] quent members on current Society smoothly. report. Processed two new mem- Publicity: Mike Base was intro- Chapter Volunteers Calendar of Events

Officers: Voice Fax Important Dates Meeting Location President Bob Allwein 831-8383 831-8320 June 20, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma President-Elect Cary Pestel 664-9756 664-1675 July 18, 2002...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Secretary Steve Johnson 250-5590 459-0997 August 15, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Treasurer Joel Karstetter 665-3974 665-4219 September 12, 2002 ...... Chapter/Golf Tourney ...... Clary Fields Golf Club Board of Governors September 19, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Keith Browne 836-0271 836-0275 October 17, 2002 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Jack Tumilty 494-3947 494-3759 October 17, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Marriott Southern Hills Paul Roberts 622-4822 663-8543 November 14, 2002 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Ron Huntley 599-2285 599-3233 November 21, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Ron Spencer 622-8191 627-7004 December 12, 2002 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Committee Chairs December 19, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma January 9, 2003 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills CRC Delegate Keith Browne 836-0271 836-0275 January 16, 2003 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma CRC Alternate Bill Hanlon 622-1500 627-7004 January 25-29, 2003 ...... Winter Meeting ...... Chicago, IL Attendance Jim Waldroop 622-2422 622-2429 February 13, 2003 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Directory Bill Hanlon 622-1500 627-7004 February 20, 2003 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Student Activities Chad Marazas 250-5522 250-5419 March 13, 2003 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Historian Ron Spencer 622-8191 627-7004 March 20, 2003 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Invocations Keith Browne 836-0271 836-0275 April 10, 2003 ...... Chapter ...... Plant Tour Membership Mike Gulizio 455-1712 451-1596 April 17, 2003 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Programs (Main) Pam Dunlap 581-4747 587-8008 April 24-26, 2003 ...... CRC ...... Ft. Worth, TX Programs (Tech) Jeff Ferguson 877-6000 877-4000 May 8, 2003 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Publicity Harold Laizure 582-0229 599-0665 May 15, 2003 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Reception Dan Lake 664-4800 662-0232 June 28-July 2, 2003 ...... Annual Meeting ...... Kansas City, MO Refrigeration Joel Karstetter 665-3974 665-4219 Research Nancy Mack 491-6600 491-6985 Honors & Awards Gene L. Redford 622-0600 622-0618 Newsletter Cary Pestel 664-9756 664-1675 Webmaster Paul Mannas 664-0312 665-3351 Visit our website at TEGA Dave Lam 258-4059 251-8397 Special Events Jerry Beardslee 587-4747 587-8008 www.ashrae-neok.org (Note: All phone numbers listed above are in the 918 area code)

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Special points of interest: Volume XLIV, Issue 7 Tulsa, Oklahoma February, 2003 • President’s Message

• January Program Review Society President, Don Colliver visits NE Oklahoma

• Membership Promotion President’s Message We had another excellent is no accident. Planning By: Bob Allwein • Preview of February Technical Ses- turn out at our January and training is the key to sion meeting. I saw a number a strong Chapter and a Don’t miss the meeting of perspective members strong Society. The train- • Preview of February Main Program this month. We will have visiting with Mike Gulizio ing ASHRAE offers is • History the honor of having our very beneficial to anyone Society President, Don in business today. I hope • Sorry, Sorry, Sorry Colliver as our special all of you avail yourself of • TEGA guest and speaker. Being this valuable experience a Premier Chapter in • Research Promotion by getting involved in ASHRAE brings with it ASHRAE. We have ap- • Volunteers Needed some special honors. pointed a task force to This is one of them. Let’s • Student Activities come up with a survey for show Don what a Premier our members. Keep your • Minutes of January Meeting Chapter looks like by hav- eye out for more on this ing a great turn out. It is • Minutes of January BOG Meeting in the near future. Your also Consulting Engineers opinion counts. Night and we want to honor all the Consulting It is not to soon to start Engineers in our organiza- thinking about the CRC to tion. I plan to recognize be held in Fort Worth FEBRUARY each firm at the meeting Bob Allwein, Chapter April 24th – 26th. If you so try to have a good turn- President have never been to a CHAPTER MEETING out from your office. CRC you are missing out ● Location, Tulsa Mar- Guests will be welcome, about joining our chapter. on the real heart beat of riott Southern Hills, just let the attendance Special thanks goes out to ASHRAE. I still remem- 2 blocks west of Lewis committee know if we will our panel members: Andy ber all the CRC’s I at- on 71st. need extra meals. And Enlow, Wes Smith, Tom tended over the years speaking of guests re- ● 6:00 Hospitality Owens and John Hilger. and at my age that is say- member this is Spouses My apologies to the peo- ing a lot. They have all ● 6:30 Dinner and Night. We always have ple that had to be been special and my wife ASHRAE Business our best meal for Spouses squeezed in at the last Judy looks forward to go- Night so be sure you get ● 7:00 Evening Program, minute. Joel Karstetter ing every year. It has al- Special Presentation in on this one. If you are has an article in this news- ways been a working va- by Don Colliver not married don’t let that letter to address this is- cation for us. keep you from coming to sue. the meeting. There are See you at the meeting. always a number of tables Cary Pestel and I will be February’s filled with those of you that headed to Dallas this come stag. Better yet if Bob Allwein can be reached at Meeting is month for a Strategic (918) 831-8383 or Spouses and Consult- you don’t have a spouse, Planning and President- [email protected] ing Engineers Night. bring a guest. Elect Training Meeting. The success of ASHRAE Page 2 February, 2003 The Oil Capital Air

January Program Review Membership Promotion your wife or significant other By: Pam Dunlap By: Mike Gulizio and join us for a fun filled din- ner. A discussion panel composed of January's Membership Promotion an engineer, a contractor, a Night was a rousing success. manufacturer’s representative There were eight guests. We Jeff Ferguson can be reached at and a lawyer presented views on should take note that the offer of a (918) 877-6000 or proprietary specifications. The guest eating at the Chapter's ex- [email protected] panel consisted of Wes Smith pense generated all of this extra (representing the engineering com- Preview of February munity), Tom Main Program Owens By: Jack E. Tumilty, P.E.

(representing the The Northeastern mechanical con- Oklahoma Chapter of tractors), John ASHRAE is privileged Hilger to have as the speaker (representing the for this meeting the manufacturer’s President of ASHRAE, representatives), Donald G. Colliver, Ph. and Andy Enlow (a D, P.E. Fellow ASH- local attorney that RAE. This is his sec- offered his opin- ond visit to Tulsa, hav- ions on the legali- ing been the Society ties of the issues Reviewing Officer at discussed). The the 1996 CRC. discussion began with the panel be- Dr. Colliver’s theme ing asked to give NE Oklahoma, Proprietary Specification Discussion Panel for this Society year their views on the is Building a Better advantages and dis- activity. World, and his topic for this meet- advantages of proprietary specifi- ing will be how ASHRAE, as an cations. They were asked to dis- Mr. Richard Godfrey completed a international Society can help to cuss the process of the public bid membership application which was improve the world as we know it. and the process of a design build submitted to HQ for approval. Wel- He will define ASHRAE’s role in platform with a proprietary specifi- come Richard. Also David See- improving life with a cleaner envi- cation. The discussion concluded wald submitted an application for ronment and energy reduction. with questions from membership membership advancement. Thank He will describe what ASHRAE and it included a great deal of dis- you, David, for taking the time and members can do towards building cussion on which process offers Thank you, Ray Farrell, for your a better world and what ASHRAE the most savings to our customer, diligent work. can do for its members. the person or company that is Mike Gulizio can be reached at paying for the building. Many off- (918) 455-1712 or [email protected] Colliver has served on the Board the-record conversations lingered of Directors and the Board Ex- after the meeting’s adjournment ecutive Committee as President Preview of February Technical that provided insight to the small Elect in 2001-02, treasurer in number of questions and the Session 2000-01, a vice president in By: Jeff Ferguson seemingly shyness of the mem- 1997-98, and director-at-large in bership. Our February meeting is Spouse’s 1995-97. He has served on other Pam Dunlap can be reached at Night. In keeping with our Chap- committees including the Finance (918) 581-4747 or ter’s tradition, we will not have a Committee, the Standards Com- [email protected] Technical Session. Please bring mittee, Program Committee, and Volume XLIV, Issue 7 Page 3 several standards project commit- History it.” We CANNOT “just get tees. By: Ron Spencer along”, our very existence is threatened. II Corinthians, v 8-9 Our president, Bob Allwein, at the “We are pressed on every side, He is an Associate Professor at the last board meeting, commented but not crushed, Perplexed, but University of Kentucky, Lexington “Ron you are history”. I hope he not in despair, Persecuted, but Kentucky, responsible for research doesn’t know something that I not abandoned, Struck down, and teaching. don’t. There are more frequent but not destroyed.” The only referrals to my aged and infirm way you negotiate with evil, is Dr. Colliver has received numerous condition. Contrary to popular be- with your knee in his chest and awards including the ASHRAE Dis- lief, I AM NOT the oldest member your knife at his throat. tinguished Service Award, and a of NEO Chapter. Tom Owens, Jim

Journal Paper Award. Palmer, Hal Kallenberger and I read a quotation somewhere MANY others are close to the that stated “I can reach and Colliver’s civic work has included same age. In spite of the fact that touch the clouds, because I serving as a deacon and trustee at Tom Owens, for the months of stand on the back of giants”. Central Baptist Church, Lexington, February through April is one year Our organization is built on the and a licensed soccer referee for younger than me, during this time backs of giants, as was this he continually introduces me as great nation. Admiral Bull Hal- his father (don’t know what Ansul sey, during WWII, said “There thinks about this). It is NOT the are no great men, just great cir- distance one has traveled, but the cumstances, and how they han- conditions of the road on which he dle those circumstances will de- traveled. termine the outcome of History”.

Our chapter has many such A dear friend once (or twice) said men. Men who witnessed the to me, “A man spends the first needs of our country and re- third of his life making love, the sponded. Neal Watt, Jack middle third making money, and Tumilty, Allen Davis and many the last third making a soul”. I did more served our country in time not do to well the first two thirds of of need. They, in my opinion my life but am working hard on were heroes. The term hero is the last. thrown about casually in sports

and other venues, those indi- There are FEW benefits to be- viduals may be leaders, but not coming old; the only one I can heroes. think of is the possession of first

hand knowledge of historical A recent movie “Pearl Harbor” events. With the trend of historical gained much attention and the U.S. Soccer Federation and the revisionism currently in vogue, though the facts were changed Kentucky High School Athletic As- some publications make me won- and embellished to enhance the sociation. der if I was on another planet entertainment value of the when the events in question are movie. One aspect of the movie reported. Our hero’s are being Jack Tumilty can be reached at has roots right here in Tulsa, discredited at a time when we (918) 494-3947 or Oklahoma. There was a young [email protected] need hero’s. Our nation now man, still a teenager, on duty in stands poised on the brink of war Pearl Harbor when the attack and unlike the 1940's, we are ex- occurred. This young man was posed to vociferous outcries of a driver for an officer and when dissent. We were a nation united all the American aircraft on the then and we need to be one now. ground were destroyed, this It has been said “those who forget young man drove two pilots to a the past are condemned to repeat Page 4 February, 2003 The Oil Capital Air remote air strip. The car was Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry 3. If you change your mind, ei- strafed by Japanese planes but By: Joel Karstetter ther way, send me or Jim made it to the strip and the two Waldroop an e-mail, or give Sorry for the problem with pilots were able to get their planes us a call, even on the day of meals at the January meeting. aloft. One pilot was an instructor the meeting. Several members had to wait for a and the other a student, I can only 4. If you have a booster ticket table and a meal. I hope everyone remember one pilot’s name, be as accurate as possible. finally got served something eat- Welch. Two planes flew against 5. If you receive a bill for a able. The hotel requires the chap- the might of the Japanese attack. meal when you were a no ter to provide a count for meals on They accounted for six downed show, please pay it as soon Tuesday by noon the week of the enemy planes. Oh yes, by the as possible to help the meeting. Despite improvements in way, the name of the young chapter. computers and statistical analysis, driver, Allen Davis, of Tulsa, Okla- Following these guidelines will homa. Everyone help us better predict the num- did his part in ber of meals to order. This will that conflict. help us control our cost, keep

the meal price reasonable and We have others prevent Ron Spencer from eat- who have served ing chicken unnecessarily. this country no- bly. Jim Palmer Joel Karstetter can be reached at served in Green 665-3974 or Berets in Viet [email protected] Nam and now his son, Jim Jr. is in TEGA the front lines of By: Dave Lam the forthcoming conflict. Larry Anyone who has worked on an Ourada, a Colo- innovative HVAC&R design/ nel in Oklahoma project that deserves recogni- Past President Bill Boone and George Adams at the Social Hour Air Guard com- tion for its energy efficiency, mented during thermal comfort, or IAQ should Desert Storm “Trained all my life it is very difficult to anticipate the consider submitting an entry for as a warrior but not allowed to en- correct number and when we’re an ASHRAE Technology award. ter the conflict”. Instead he trained short, the chapter has to absorb Technology awards are the arti- the young men who did fly during the addition cost. We were short 9 cles you see published in the the war. His son Danny and Jim in December totaling $180.00. ASHRAE Journal that generally Palmer Jr. rose to the call and de- When we are long (a worse prob- give a case study of a building fended this nation. These men lem), some people don’t get the and how the designer ad- mentioned above were just com- meal they paid for as the hotel dressed its unique challenges. mon men, displaying uncommon only makes one or two extras. On These awards bring prestige to valor and it is on their shoulders average for the past 4 meetings the winners and their compa- we can stand and touch the we have had 15 no shows per nies as well as our local chap- clouds. meeting. Please follow these ter. The process for submitting guidelines to help us get it right: an entry is fairly simple. If you These same men have been the 1. Respond to calling committee giants of our local chapter and of are interested please call or e- e-mails and phone calls as ac- mail me at the address or num- our Society. From their begin- curately as possible. nings we can “Touch the clouds.” ber below. 2. Advise the calling committee if you plan on bringing a guest Ron Spencer can be reached at Dave Lam can be reached at (918) 665-6600 or [email protected] (you will not be billed for (918) 258-4059 or guests that don’t attend). [email protected] Volume XLIV, Issue 7 Page 5

Research Promotion By: Nancy Mack

It is hard to believe that we are nearing the downhill slope of the ASHRAE year. With that in mind, it is time to get serious about making your donation to RE- SEARCH. All contributions to ASHRAE Research are being matched dollar for dollar by the Society from revenues generated by last month’s Winter AHR Expo. These funds are currently funding 98 projects valued at over $10 million around the globe and in our region. While this is impres- sive, ASHRAE has 25 projects waiting for funding. The world is looking to ASHRAE (that’s you Jim Palmer, Bill Hanlon and Ron Spencer and me!) to develop standards that will conserve energy, improve Volunteers Needed Student Activities IAQ, help protect the environ- By: Cary Pestel By: Chad Marazas ment, and develop new technolo- It is time to start putting together gies. That’s why they need your The students have returned next year’s Chapter committees. financial support! from Christmas vacation and If you have been considering vol- are looking forward to the spring unteering for the NEOK Chapter Please support this chapter and semester. We continue to have of ASHRAE now is the time. Society by donating to Research. a great turnout at our monthly Be sure to visit the research dis- In an effort to continue the legacy meetings and hope it will con- play at this month’s meeting. that so many past presidents tinue through the year. Two stu- have contributed to, I am now dents from OSU Okmulgee Nancy Mack can be reached at planing for another banner year (Ralph Been Jr. & Jeff Robison) (918) 491-6600 or of chapter programs and techni- attended the January meeting. If [email protected] cal sessions. Your Chapter you know any students that needs your input to continue its would be interested in coming to ASHRAE ROUNDUP IN COW- growth and provide the programs the meetings please invite them. TOWN that you need to see. REGION VIII CRC Chad Marazas can be reached at APRIL 24 – 26, 2003 (918) 250-5522 or It only takes a few hours a month [email protected] and can generate a great deal of CONVENIENT !! reward for the advancement of SAVE TIME !! your career. Please contact me if ON-LINE January BOG Minutes REGISTRATION IS HERE !! you are interested in becoming By: Steve Johnson involved with the team that drives The BOG meeting was called to http://www.ashrae-ftw.org/ this award winning ASHRAE order at 4:30 p.m. registration.html Chapter. or check out the Fort Worth chapter’s website for more infor- Cary Pestel can be reached at The meeting minutes were dis- mation (918) 664-9756 or tributed via email and the cor- [email protected] rections were given to Cary www.ashrae-ftw.org Pestel. Joel Karstetter moved Page 6 February, 2003 The Oil Capital Air that we approve the minutes, Fellow ASHRAE will join us for our many directories as he can Cary Pestel seconded. February meeting. He will bring a and will bring the balance to Power Point presentation that dis- the February meeting. The Treasurer’s Report was dis- cusses the benefits of ASHRAE. tributed and reviewed. It was filed Ron Spencer reported that he for audit. We will not have a Technical Ses- was working on another article sion since this is our “Spouse’s and the BOG discussed the Joel Karstetter fact that our discussed the members were process of enjoying his arti- making reser- cles. vations for the number of peo- Mike Base re- ple that are ported that we coming to our made it into the main meeting. Tulsa World The BOG dis- newspaper. Jack cussed how we Tumilty reported could better that he had a track the peo- press release that ple saying that the Tulsa World they intended could use to an- to join us for nounce that our dinner. Based Society President on Joel’s re- is coming to our view he said February meet- that he could ing. not see any way to improve Paul Mannas re- on our current Darren Stephens, Dan Owens, and Cary Pestel at the Social Hour ported that we process. should improve Night”. We are having a BOG on our method of emailing the Cary Pestel asked for newsletter meeting instead of the Technical newsletter link. Our goal is to articles. Session at 5:30. have the newsletter up on the website 5 days prior to the Nancy Mack reported that she Chad Marazas reported that things meeting. We discussed the has been in contact with Society are going well. Students are com- timing of getting the newslet- and things are going well. ing to the meetings. He is planning ter to the printer and then to on having the students write papers the mail. Mike Gulizio reported that he for the scholarships we have avail- could not see any problems with able. Keith Browne distributed a reaching par but we were a bit be- PAOE update so the BOG hind of our goal. He asked every- Brent Rouse reported that there could review the current one to make sure we were con- was no new activity. Dave Lam standings. tacting potential new members. has a couple of options for a refrig- Ray Farrell has achieved four eration plant tour. Sun Refinery, Bob Allwein mentioned that membership grade advancements RAE Corporation, and Tulsa Cold the Nominating Committee to date. Storage were discussed. should be meeting now to get ready. Our By-laws state that Pam Dunlap reported that the The directory is at the printers and we should have the nomina- ASHRAE Society President, PSO has agreed to pay for this for tions ready for the next meet- Donald G. Colliver, Ph.D, P.E. us. Bill plans to hand deliver as ing. Volume XLIV, Issue 7 Page 7

come. design phase); Limits selec- Bob Allwein asked that Ron tions by contractor but often Spencer, Jack Tumilty and Ron Announcements: Bob Alwein pre- encourages voluntary alter- Huntly meet and take a look at our sented Life Member Certificate to nates that “muddies the water” historical records and make rec- Tom Owens in recognition for 39 during bid evaluation; Simpli- ommendations to what should be years active membership in ASH- fies installation since design stored for historical reasons. RAE. was based upon proprietary product; Supplier has assur- Bob Allwein asked Paul Mannas, Nominating Committee: Bob Al- ance of making sale for the Steve Johnson, Cary Pestel, and wein asked for election of nominat- services performed during Bill Hanlon to discuss our current ing committee. Nominating commit- project development. Propri- electronic communication methods tee candidates, Paul Roberts, Keith ety specification was termed and offer improvements for next Browne, Bill Hanlon, Cary Pestel appropriate: At Owners re- year. and Tom Owens were elected quest, when product is unique unanimously. and always when conducted Bob Allwein requested that he, on an Nancy Mack and Cary Pestel meet ethical to form a chapter survey that could basis. be distributed at next month’s Lively meeting. The survey should dis- ques- cuss chapter programs and solicit tion input from our members. and an- The meeting was adjourned at swer 5:35 period fol- Steve Johnson can be reached at lowed (918) 250-5590 or that

January Chapter Minutes By: Steve Johnson

A chapter meeting was held on January 09, 2003 at Tulsa Marriott, Tom Owens and Bob Crawford enlight- Southern Hills, Tulsa, Oklahoma. ened Program: Pam Dunlap intro- all in attendance on pro and Welcome: Daniel Lake read duced members who were partici- con of subject. the names of our visitors and wel- pating in panel discussion. Subject comed them to our meeting. was “Proprietary Specifications”. Closing: President Bob The panel consisted of Wes Smith, Allwien thanked the speakers Technical Session: David Kne- Tom Owens, John Hilger and Andy and guests and asked every- bel, Aaon Company Enlow. Panelists gave their over- one to complete a Speaker view and pro/con of subject. Bene- Evaluation form. Bob asked Invocation: Ron Spencer led fits mentioned were: Clarity in speci- for a show of hands of those the Chapter in the Pledge of Alle- fications, especially on complex sys- planning to attend ASHRAE giance. He then gave the tems; Satisfy client wishes for ease Winter Meeting in Chicago. Invocation. of maintenance, parts stocking and Approximately 10 members service; Best engineering applica- are making plans to attend. Membership: Mike Gulizio wel- tion; Less risk and simpler for con- He gave a reminder to be sure comed the prospective member/ tractors to bid (this often shifts and sign up for PDH certifi- guests and encouraged the mem- higher risk to vendor since he is cates. The meeting was ad- bership to make them feel wel- working closely with engineer during journed at 8:05 P.M. Chapter Volunteers Calendar of Events

Officers: Voice Fax Important Dates Meeting Location President Bob Allwein 831-8383 831-8320 June 20, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma President-Elect Cary Pestel 664-9756 664-1675 July 18, 2002...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Secretary Steve Johnson 250-5590 459-0997 August 15, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Treasurer Joel Karstetter 665-3974 665-4219 September 12, 2002 ...... Chapter/Golf Tourney ...... Clary Fields Golf Club Board of Governors September 19, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Keith Browne 836-0271 836-0275 October 17, 2002 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Jack Tumilty 494-3947 494-3759 October 17, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Marriott Southern Hills Paul Roberts 622-4822 663-8543 November 14, 2002 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Ron Huntley 599-2285 599-3233 November 21, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Ron Spencer 622-8191 627-7004 December 12, 2002 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Committee Chairs December 19, 2002 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma January 9, 2003 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills CRC Delegate Keith Browne 836-0271 836-0275 January 16, 2003 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma CRC Alternate Bill Hanlon 622-1500 627-7004 January 25-29, 2003 ...... Winter Meeting ...... Chicago, IL Attendance Jim Waldroop 622-2422 622-2429 February 13, 2003 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Directory Bill Hanlon 622-1500 627-7004 February 20, 2003 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Student Activities Chad Marazas 250-5522 250-5419 March 13, 2003 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Historian Ron Spencer 622-8191 627-7004 March 20, 2003 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Invocations Keith Browne 836-0271 836-0275 April 10, 2003 ...... Chapter ...... Plant Tour Membership Mike Gulizio 455-1712 451-1596 April 17, 2003 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Programs (Main) Pam Dunlap 581-4747 587-8008 April 24-26, 2003 ...... CRC ...... Ft. Worth, TX Programs (Tech) Jeff Ferguson 877-6000 877-4000 May 8, 2003 ...... Chapter ...... Marriott Southern Hills Publicity Mike Base 836-0271 836-0275 May 15, 2003 ...... Board of Governors ...... Powers of Oklahoma Reception Dan Lake 664-4800 662-0232 June 28-July 2, 2003 ...... Annual Meeting ...... Kansas City, MO Refrigeration Brent Rouse 665-3974 665-4219 Research Nancy Mack 491-6600 491-6985 Honors & Awards Gene L. Redford 622-0600 622-0618 Newsletter Cary Pestel 664-9756 664-1675 Webmaster Paul Mannas 664-0312 665-3351 Visit our website at TEGA Dave Lam 258-4059 251-8397 Special Events Jerry Beardslee 587-4747 587-8008 www.ashrae-neok.org (Note: All phone numbers listed above are in the 918 area code)

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