ASME Foundation memorial fund offers a way to honor memory and support interests

Family, friends and colleagues can choose to honor the memory of an ASME member by contributing to a memorial fund set up by the ASME Foundation in the member's name.

The family of Thomas McCloskey, an ASME member who died in August, for example, decided that this was the best way to remember their father's commitment to the Society while contributing to the education of the next generation of mechanical engineers.

"Some of his colleagues asked about putting in a donation in my dad's name in lieu of flowers," his daughter, Jean Lattie, said. "I thought having them make a donation to the ASME Foundation to support educational programs or a scholarship would be a good choice." To date, $1,000 had been donated by the Turbine Technology International Inc. of Rochester, N.Y.

Donations to a memorial fund can be of any amount. The contributions will be used to further the Foundation's mission of supporting ASME's programs to promote the art, science and practice of mechanical engineering throughout the world. Depending on the amount of money received, a scholarship could be set up to be awarded either once or on an annual basis.

McCloskey was an internationally renowned technical expert in the field of large power generation turbomachinery, with a career that spanned more than 33 years. Most recently, he was a consulting engineer with TurboMachinery Consultants in California.

He joined ASME in 1981 and was the recipient of the George Westinghouse Medal and the Prime Movers Committee Award. He also served on a number of committees, including being Division Secretary for the Power Division.

For more information about donating to the McCloskey fund or setting up a memorial fund for another person or yourself, or to learn more about how you can support ASME Foundation programs, contact Warren Leonard at (212) 591-7846 or e-mail leonardw@asme.org.

 

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