Golden Gate Chapter Scholarship in memory of Don Bryant

Donald C. Bryant, Sr. was a well known and honored member of the Golden Gate ASHRAE Chapter community and an ASHRAE Fellow. Mr. Bryant was an educator whose long and dedicated career spanned more than 40 years.

His contributions to the teaching of the science and technology of engineering read like a chronicle of the professions concerns and growth from the postwar retraining era through the development of nuclear energy to the age of energy conservation.

Mr. Bryant began his teaching career at the University of California, Extension as an instructor of engineering design in 1946. In the 1950s, he taught the first in a series of courses in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration developed to meet the needs of the mechanical engineering profession. These courses later formed the basis of our HVAC-R Program, a curriculum that is professionally recognized by a certificate from the Golden Gate Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).

The hundreds of students who have passed through his curriculum have lauded his practical approach to the fundamentals and insights for design practice.

“He has believed in and committed himself to ongoing education for those in the field of HVAC with constant support and empathy for the student—a real contribution.

Mr. Bryant was a faculty member of City College of San Francisco and the Curriculum Coordinator and Adviser for our HVAC-R Program.

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