<p> LOUISE AND BILL HOLLADAY </p><p>William L. Holladay became a member of ASRE in 1930. He was a Presidential Member, Fellow, and Life Member. He was elevated to the grade of Fellow in 1950 and became President of ASHRAE in 1968. </p><p>Mr. Holladay served as chairman of the Honors and Awards Committee twice, chaired the Charter and Bylaws Committee for two years, and the Weather Data Committee for eight years. In 1961, he was a member of the Research and Technical Committee. He was President of the Southern California Chapter twice during his career while the chapter was still an ASRE Section. He also held membership positions on TC 2.1, Physiology and Human Environment, and TC 2.2, Plant and Animal Environment. </p><p>Mr. Holladay published ten papers and two books and authored several ASHRAE Journal articles. In an ASHRAE video, “Leadership Recalled,” made before he died, Mr. Holladay noted that he was the first member of the “white goods” business (sales of refrigerators) to join ASRE. He also held a patent on a heat exchanger.</p><p>Mr. Holladay initiated the Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award in 1979. In 1978 Mr. and Mrs. Holladay contributed $5000 to finance the new award with the “hope that the income from the gift be used to finance a medal for Distinguished Fellowship, the criterion for which would be pre-eminence in Engineering. And it is our hope also that it may be known as the Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award. The award consists of a medallion and plaque. </p><p>Mr. Holladay died in 2001 at the age of 98. </p>