Biography of James H. Carroll, Jr. 2003 ASHRAE Florida West Coast Engineer of the Year

Mr. Carroll is C.E.O. and President of Carroll Air Systems, Inc., a company he founded in 1972 which currently has offices in Tampa, Orlando, and Ft. Myers.

Jim has been a member of ASHRAE since 1961. He is a Registered Engineer in the State of Alabama since 1966. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers since 1966; Florida Engineering Society since 1972; a member of Tampa Florida West Coast Chapter of ASHRAE since 1972. He served the Florida West Coast Chapter since 1974 thru 1980. He also served on the Chapter level one year each as Program Chairman, Research Investments Chairman, and Membership Chairman. The Chapter received the Regional Chairman’s Award for the 1970-80 year he served as President.

On the Society level of ASHRAE, Jim served as Regional Vice Chairman in 1981- 82; on the Society Board of Directors as Regional Chairman from 1983 through 1986; Regions Council 1983, Member Council 1985; Chairman of Region Council’s Functional Planning Committee; Chapter Operations Committee; Society Nominating Committee; and Society’s Presidential AD HOC Committee on Issue Advisory in ASHRAE’s Strategic Plan. He is a former Chairman of Engineer’s Week of the Alabama Society of Professional Engineers while serving as an officer of the Birmingham Chapter.

He has a BS degree from Auburn University where he was member of Phi Kappa Tau social fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity and Squires Honorary fraternity. He is presently serving on the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council, the Engineering Dean’s Club, and the Auburn Athletic Advisory Council. He previously served on the Auburn University National Alumni Board of Directors.

In civic activities, Jim is a member of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce and Committee of 100 since 1979. He is a member of Emeritus Sertoma Club of Tampa since1972. He was a Sertoma club president, District Governor, and a Director on the International Board of Directors of Sertoma. He is currently on the Vestry of St. John’s Episcopal Church; is a past Junior Warden, a member of the property committee for the location of St. John’s Middle School; and was recently Co-Chairman of the Search Committee for St. John’s Episcopal Church.