Historical Committee
Preserves and documents the Chapter’s history, achievements, records and institutional heritage.
We invite members to share their memories with the historical committee so we can documentappropriately.
What to submit? Documents, photographs and firsthand accounts for review and preservation.
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Committee's Responsibilities
The Historical Committee is responsible for preserving and documenting the chapter’s history, achievements, and legacy. Its key responsibilities include:
- Documenting History: Collect stories, interviews, and memories from past presidents and long-serving members to preserve the chapter's history.
- Recording Activities: Take photographs of chapter events and significant HVAC&R installations for use in newsletters, records, and archives.
- Maintaining Historical Records: Gather and update historical documents, chapter property records, and other important archival materials.
- Representing the Chapter: Attend the Chapter Regional Conference (CRC), participate in the History Workshop, and report the chapter's historical progress to the Regional Historian.
- Promoting Chapter History: Contribute historical articles to the chapter newsletter and prepare historical displays for CRC and chapter meetings.
- Annual Updates: Ensure historical records and the inventory/location of chapter property are updated each year.
- Award Submissions: Prepare written or digital historical records for submissions to awards such as the Gold Ribbon Award and Lou Flagg Award.
Ibrahim A. Ogundeko
Chair
Committee’s Plans Projects
- Curate historical records, photographs, videos and milestone stories.
- Create a centralized historical storage, cloud repository and website integration.
- Design and produce a professional historical exhibition for CRC 2026.
- Record and archive interviews with distinguished ASHRAE members.
- Deliver live historical presentations during chapter meetings.
- Coordinate newsletter, website and social media historical publications.
Committee’s Objectives
- To preserve institutional memory and chapter heritage.
- To digitize centralized cloud archive and repository
- To document timeline, documentary and historical records.
- To engage publications, interviews and chapter visibility.
Contact Information
Committee's Team Members
Ibrahim A. Ogundeko
Chair
Gbemisola A. Hammond
Co-chair
Chidubem C. Mba
Member
Adewale Quadri
Member