Region X Chapters / Designated Chapter Number

1.      Central Arizona –086

2.      Golden Gate-082

3.      Hawaii-108

4.      Northern Nevada- 126

5.      Orange Empire- 105

6.      Sacramento –081

7.      San Diego –085

8.      San Joaquin – 083

9.      San Jose –101

10.    Sierra Delta –144

11.    Southern California-084

12.    Southern Nevada –092

13.    Tri County –155

14.    Tucson –087

Each Chapter has a Student Activities Chair that manages this program under the direction of Chapter President and Board members.

The Chapter President Award of Excellence (PAOE) are reported and updated on a regular basis.

ASHRAE Website is updated on a regular basis by SAC staff Liaison- Joanie Waits.

Guidelines for a Regional Student Branch of the Year Award

Toward the end of the Society year, each student branch should submit its qualifications and accomplishments to their respective Student Activities Regional Vice Chairman.  The regional vice chairman will then select the most outstanding student branch in the region.  The following criteria could be used subjectively as a guideline for judging.

A.     Student Branch Growth 20%

B.     Student Branch Organization   25%         

1.          Programs

2.          Field Trips

3.          Meeting Attendance

4.          Liaison with other Engineering Societies

C.      Participation in other ASHRAE Activities

1.          Local Chapter Activities   10%       

a.          Student Nights  

b.          Career Fairs

c.          Chapter Meetings

d.          Student/Chapter Member Liasons

e.          CRC Participation

2.          Society Activities  10%   

a.          Attendance at Society Meetings

b.          Student Scholarship Participation

c.          Student Project Competition

D.     Participation in the Activities of the Local Engineering Community 15%

1.      Engineers Week

2.      Local Interns with HVAC-Related Firms

3.      Shadow Programs (Engineers Visits)

E.      Enthusiasm for ASHRAE 10%

F.      Miscellaneous   10%                   

STUDENT ACTIVITIES ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The following criteria is for the Student Activities Achievement Award.

1.          The Student Activities Achievement Award shall be presented annually but may be omitted if a suitable candidate is not identified.

2.          The Student Activities Achievement Award will consist of an 8” ´ 11” plaque which

will state:  “In recognition of service to the goals and growth of Student Activities at all levels and in appreciation of this dedication the Student Activities Achievement Award is given.”  Fiscal impact will be about $25 per award to be budgeted by the Student Activities Committee.

3.          A candidate will be nominated to the Honors and Awards Committee by the Student

Activities Committee.  The nomination shall include a one page (100 words) explanation of the nominee’s qualifications along with documentation of the computed award points as outlined in Item 4.  The Honors and Awards Committee shall consider the points and the explanation in its deliberations.  This award will be given at the Plenary Session’s Honors and Awards Ceremony.

4.          Award points hall be cumulative as follows:

                          a)     Chapter Student Activities Chair* or Education Chair- 1 pt/year

                          b)     Establishing a student branch -  1 pt/branch

                          c)      Reactivation of an inactive branch**  -  1 pt/branch

                          d)     Application to Undergraduate Senior Project Grant to

                                   chapter supported school.*  1 pt/year

                          e)     Entry to Student Design Project Competition to -   1 pt/year

                                  chapter supported school.*

                          f)     Student branch advisor* -  1 pt

                          g)     Speaker for Post High School* -  1 pt

                          h)     Speaker for K-12*

             *Maximum 2 points

             **Must have been inactive more than 2 years

5.          A minimum of 10 points is necessary for eligibility.

6.          The purpose of the Student Activities Achievement Award is to recognize excellence in

volunteer service.  It serves to heighten general membership awareness of, and interest in, student activities.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
(10 Points Minimum Required)

*Maximum 2 points
**Must have been inactive more than 2 years.

PRESIDENTIAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE (PAOE)

The Presidential Award of Excellence (PAOE) is management tool and a means of inspiring chapters to attain certain goals in their activities.  Offered annually to coincide with the Society year, it involves not only student activities, but also membership promotion, refrigeration, research promotion, historical, chapter programs, technology and government activities, presidential activity, and other items set forth by the Society President.

Since its initiation by President Bridgers in July 1970, the Presidential Award of Excellence has become a valuable tool for ASHRAE.  It is popular, effective, and excellent management tool for inspiring chapters to work on issues of current importance.  Furthermore, the award is a motivational tool and is based on the principles that chapter performance should be related to predetermined par, and all factors are adjusted to meet the President’s objectives.

The categories, associated points, and the award itself, are at the discretion of the Society President.  They may be revised by the President each year to meet his objectives.

The Presidential Award of Excellence provides an incentive for chapters to attain the Society President’s goals.  The student activities portion of these goals should form the basis of the chapter committee’s goals.  The PAOE points awarded represent recognition of the achievements of you and your committee by chapter members, regional, and society officers.

Your close coordination with your chapter president on the Presidential Award of Excellence Program is an absolute requirement for a successful chapter year.

Inform the president of the rules.*  Keep the president informed of your activities and of communications between you and your Regional Vice Chair for Student Activities.  Remember that the Regional Vice Chair has no obligation to correspond with your chapter president.  You are responsible for that function.

Be aware that “Faculty Liaison” members of your chapter are the key to success in dealing with the area educational institutions.  Formation and operation of student branches, recruiting student members, and providing students awards will become an easy task for you with their assistance.  Without them you can fail in many of the Presidential Award of Excellence categories.  It cannot be over-emphasized how important Faculty Liaison members are to the chapter and Society.

*Rules for earning PAOE points will be sent to you by your Regional Vice Chair for Student Activities.  These rules are also advertised at www.ashrae.org.

CHAPTER REPORTING

The Chapter President is responsible for reporting the PAOE points for the new Chapter Operations category.  Each Chapter Committee Chair is responsible for reporting the points for his/her respective category.  The PAOE points will be entered directly on the forms on the ASHRAE web site by the Chapter Presidents and Chapter Committee Chairs by using their chapter PINs.  The Chapter President and the Chapter Committee Chairs are responsible for insuring that the data is entered and that the reporting is completed by June 30 of each year.  The RVCs may access the web site to obtain information for chapters in their Region.  There will be no need for monthly or quarterly reports to the RVCs by the Chapter Committee Chairs.

ASHRAE HEADQUARTERS REPORTING

The PAOE Point Summary reports will no longer be necessary.  The data can be obtained for each Chapter in the Region directly from the ASHRAE web site.

PAOE AWARDS

Chapters may select Option 1 or 2 for any of the categories and change options to select the highest point count at the end of the year (June 30).

Chapters must meet “minimum” by obtaining points (accomplishing criteria) under the “Criteria for Minimum” column.  Minimum must be met to be eligible to earn bonus points.  Extra points above “minimum” earned under “Criteria for Minimum” are added to bonus points for PAR.  There is no maximum limits on points earned.

PAOE                          Minimum in four of the following:  Membership Promotion, Student

                                    Activities  

Special Citation          Minimum in 6 of 7 categories, with a minimum of 3200 points

STAR                         PAR in all categories

Honor Roll                  PAOE for at least four consecutive years

High Honor Roll         STAR for at least four consecutive years

Premier                        PAOE every year since the chapter’s inception or since 1970;  minimum

                                    of four years;  chapter’s first year is excluded.

Highest Points             Highest point total for the category by chapter size (Past year’s Chapter

                                     Paid members).  Level 1 = Less than 100, Level 2 = 100-249, Level 3 =

                                     250-499, Level 4 = 500 or more.