Hugh O. Nash, Jr., PE, FIEEE, FASHE, passed away on July 10, 2018. He was born in Savannah, GA. on September 6, 1944. He is preceded in death by his parents Hugh O. Nash Sr. and Ruo Beebe. Survived by his wife Pott, and sister Gayle Nash. Children Catherine Elder, Hugh, Will, and Sarah. Son-in-law Kevin Elder and daughters in law Meghan (Ingleson) and Sarah (Statz). Grandchildren Elizabeth, Michael, Jacob, Anna Grace, Mary Catherine, Michaela, Reagan, and McCarthy. One great granddaughter Mason. He will be dearly missed by his family and the many suffering alcoholic’s he has assisted in finding Sobriety.
Hugh received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1967 and his Master’s Degree in EE from Tennessee State University in 1979. With 50 total years of engineering experience, he has devoted the last 42 exclusively to healthcare. Hugh has been licensed to practice in over 35 states. In 1997 he was a founding partner with Nash Lipsey Burch (NLB) which became Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch (M+NLB). Prior to that, he was VP of the Health Care Division at Smith Seckman Reid (SSR).
Hugh was a Fellow in the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) where he’s received seven (7) prize paper awards, the Standards Medallion, and the IEEE Centennial Medal. He Chaired the IEEE White Book Working Group for over 20 years and three editions and was IEEE Nashville Engineer of the Year in 1997.
37-year member of the National Electrical Code committee responsible for Article 517. He serves on the NFPA 99 Electrical Systems Committee and the NFPA 110 Technical Committee responsible for Standby and Emergency Power Systems. He served as Chair of the NFPA 99 Electrical Systems Committee for 12 years and received the NFPA Committee Achievement Award for his service.
Hugh served as a member of the Health Guidelines Revision Committee for over 20 years, and after 10 years of service he recently stepped down as Board Member of the Facilities Guidelines Institute responsible for publishing the Health Guidelines.
He was a Fellow in the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) and author of the ASHE/AHA Handbook for Electrical Engineers. The second edition was released January 2013 with new chapters on Arc Flash and Generator Paralleling Systems. He has published over 50 articles and papers on diverse topics including emergency power systems, engine-generator loading, generator excitation systems, distributed generation, parallel operation of generators, electrical safety, engineering management, and quality management.
Hugh was also a very accomplished athlete. He won two high school State Tennis Championships in Georgia and on the Georgia Junior Circuit. Hugh played on the Freshman Tennis Team at Vanderbilt. He was the Captain of Vanderbilt Swim Team, held several Vandy Records, and was Second in the SEC 100 yd butterfly.
Hugh was also the author of the book Patriot Sons, Patriot Brothers. He was a member of the society of the Cincinnati.
In his own words his greatest accomplishments are: My family, my sobriety, being a Fellow in IEEE and his success in SEC Butterfly.
He was also a huge Georgia Bulldog fan. Go Dawgs!
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