Central Illinois History

ANNUAL CRC REPORT - 2026

Chapter #050

CHAPTER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

5 monthly tech meetings
1 panel discussion with students / YEA
Golf outing in September
Baseball outing planned for May 21st
Monthly meeting attendance averaged 25

CHAPTER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Submitted Award Projects
- None
List DL visits
- David Schurk, Director of Applied Engineering and National Sales Manager, Innovative Air Technologies
  - De-mystifying Desiccant Dehumidification, It’s (Not) Rocket Science
- Luke Lueng, Principal, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
  - Smart, Occupant-Centric IEQ to Optimize Air Quality, Light, Thermal, Acoustic, and Microbial

MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION

No MP event

	2025-26	2024-25	2023-24
Area-Assigned Members (without students)	144	142	122
Chapter Dues Paying Members (CDPM)	81	81	86
New Members to Date (AAM)	20	27	21
Members Delinquent to Date (AAM)	12	13	6

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Panel Discussion held at Kelleher's
- Bradley University (3 students)
- Illinois Community College (1 student)
- Panel discussion with local members

	2025-26	2024-25	2023-24
New Student Members	6	10	6
Student Branches	1	1	1
Student Meetings	1	1	1
Students Attending Winter Meeting	0	0	0

RESEARCH PROMOTION

No RP event
Full circle achieved

	2025-26	2024-25	2023-24
Chapter Goal	$3,600	$4,680	$4,500
Total Dollars Collected	$2,185	$1,700	$1,800

YEA (Young engineers in ashrae)

Student panel discussion was a joint YEA event

Government Affairs

Day on the Hill event, March 4th 2026
- 3 co-sponsors of ASHRAE supported bill were a direct result of DOTH
Illinois Mechanical Inspectors Association

	2025-26	2024-25	2023-24
# of GAC Activities	2	1	0
# of Officials Identified	?	?	?

chapter HISTORY

First time having a historian in several years
Found missing chapter banners

	2025-26	2024-25	2023-24
Chapter Display at CRC	YES	YES	YES

COMMUNICATIONS

Chapter website and email reminders
Monthly BOG meetings via Teams
All chapter website links to regional website are using new domain.

Highlights

Maintained high average attendance to monthly meetings
All monthly meetings had sponsors
DOTH is growing and becoming an annual event

success stories

Day on the Hill
All standing committee chair roles filled
Several new active members

lessons learned

If I had this year to do over...
Don't schedule YEA event on Good Friday