The AIA College of Fellows Quarterly Q1 2024

AIA College of Fellows

Founded in 1952, the College of Fellows is composed of members of the Institute who are elevated to Fellowship by a jury of their peers. Fellowship is one of the highest honors the AIA can bestow upon a member. Elevation to Fellowship not only recognizes the achievement of the architect as an individual, but also elevates before the public and the profession those architects who have made significant contributions to architecture and to society.

Cover Image: Chancellor Blitch and former Chancellor Halsband after the Investiture celebration during Governance week in December 2023.

Ron Blitch, FAIA

Kate Schwennsen, FAIA

Jeanne Jackson, FAIA

Steven Spurlock, FAIA

Jessica

Beresford Pratt, AIA

Stuart Pettitt, FAIA

Muza Conforti

Message from the Chancellor

By Ron Blitch, FAIA

Iam honored to begin my year as Chancellor of the College, the beginning of a new chapter of service with AIA that began when I was in high school, under the mentorship of my father, J. Buchanan Blitch, Sr. FAIA.

My dad received his Fellowship in 1971 in Detroit as I was beginning college, and I remember how proud he was (and his seven children and my mom were) of his well-deserved achievement. I never dreamed of ever being a Fellow at that time, much less Chancellor of the College.

That same year my dad conceived a program for the Louisiana Architects Association (now AIA Louisiana) called "ARCHCOM" – focusing on collaboration and cooperation among architects in a time when cut-throat fee cutting and political shenanigans were underway in Louisiana. The program was a big success and was repeated again the following year, and I had the honor of operating the Carousel Slide Projector and taking the "bumper" slides to alert attendees of the next break in the program. I also got to experience how architects collaborate and work together, seeing the late John Desmond FAIA do real-time ink sketches on an overhead projector, and watching the great leaders of AIA in Louisiana work together as a team.

It always seemed natural from that time onward to volunteer and participate in anything I was asked to help with. My family is a family of volunteers with elected Council persons, Junior Achievement presidents, Women's' club presidents, and many more, all inspired by watching others give their time, talent, and treasure for worthy causes and efforts.

Just a few years after the Arch-Com program my dad and I went to AIA headquarters to pitch the idea of a focus on "Design for Aging", a newly emerging practice focus that our firm had been specializing in since 1961. This was in 1982, and the term "Senior Living" had not been coined yet. In 1988 I founded the Design for Aging Knowledge community as a subset of the "Committee on Architecture for Health". We were self-funded until 2005 when I stepped down as Chair after 17 years.

I received a call one December from Lenore Lucey FAIA asking if I would step in as regional representatives chair of the College. I was a regional representative already and had lots of ideas of how to make the "RR's" a more effective group to represent the college to all of the Fellows. I said yes and then headed the RR's for 3 years before being elected Bursar of the College.

All of this history lays the groundwork for work with the College of Fellows. In 2024 the College will have an outstanding Executive Committee of architects committed to strategic planning and action, with a goal to reaffirm the mission of the COF and strengthen the efforts of mentorship, research, and communication.

Collaboration with AIA is a critical area that can be built as well, with great progress last year under Frances Halsband's leadership establishing a dialogue with Lakisha Ann Woods, CAE, and Emily Grandstaff-Rice FAIA. The College is an important part of AIA's mission as well, as we will work closely with AIA and President Kimberly Dowdell AIA on the Investiture and Convocation programs in 2024.

OUR GOALS FOR 2024 INCLUDE:

AIA24 – Washington DC

INSPIRE 2024 program at Conference: Based on the success in San Francisco of INSPIRE at A’23 (and in no small part to great volunteer leaders like Jessica O’Donnell AIA), and with thanks to AIA Iowa and AIA New Hampshire, we will again host a booth focusing on:

• Mentoring of school-age youth

• Building on the potential for minority students to consider and access the profession

• Welcome the Class of 2024 Fellows

• Host a meet and greet for the YAF members at Conference

We will strengthen bridges to our Allied Organizations: NCARB, AIAS, NOMA, ACSA, and NAAB

The new Mission Focus Groups will transition to a “Committee” Structure.

The Committees will continue to involve other Fellows and Former Chancellors to work with the ExCom:

• Finance and Investment (Stewardship of the Fund Balance)

• Mentorship (INSPIRE)

• Communications (Quarterly, special Publications)

• Research (Latrobe) and Grants

• College of Fellows Operations

• Regional Representatives

• AIA Conference (Investiture, Convocation, Fellows Activities)

The ExCom is now composed of “Working” members – we must get things done efficiently and collaboratively because we are all overcommitted and busy people – but busy people usually get things done!

Thank you for your support through the years – I will be counting on your help to accomplish great things next year!

Ron Blitch, FAIA 62nd Chancellor AIA College of Fellows

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RESEARCH UPDATES

2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the Latrobe Prize, a biennial $100,000 award from the AIA College of Fellows that supports a two-year program of research leading to significant advances in the architecture profession.

An upcoming special edition of The Quarterly will feature recaps and updates of each previous research effort.

MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The 2024 NEXUS application cycle for mentors and mentees will be open April 1 - May 1, 2024. This program supports equity and access to the architectural profession. Together, we seek solutions, discuss new ideas, offer resources, and meet an extraordinary network of professionals.

architectsmentoring@gmail.com

WAYS TO ENGAGE

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We are excited to strengthen our communication efforts with the Fellows community. Make sure you follow us on Linked-in for updates, spotlights, and announcements!

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FELLOW SPOTLIGHTS

Check out AIA DC's new Regional Representative Jon Penndorf, FAIA as he talks about ways to decarbonize our built environment on Episode 88 of 'Climate Optimists Podcast.'

Listen to the podcast: https://www.climateoptimists.co/ episodes/decarbonizing-the-built-environment

REGIONAL UPDATES

AIA Baltimore Fellows Committee hosted its annual black tie dinner, which is a fundraiser for the Fellows Leadership Award scholarship that awards tuition scholarships to undergraduate architecture majors at Morgan State University, one of our nation's seven HBCU schools of architecture. This year's guest of honor was Frances Halsband, FAIA.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

The College is collaborating on student engagement at AIA24 and we need your help! Volunteers are needed for our Inspire series to spend a few hours with local elementary, high school, and college students.

For more information and to volunteer, visit:

https://forms.gle/rsME2FKab6X3p5v77

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS

The COF Executive Committee and editorial team invite you to contribute to upcoming editions of the Quarterly. We welcome the submissions of relevant content that aligns with our theme for each issue.

For more information visit:

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The Inauguration of Ron Blitch, FAIA

It was a great honor to be surrounded by family, friends, and colleagues on December 15, 2023, for my inauguration as the 62nd Chancellor of the College of Fellows.

I'm following in the footsteps of so many great Former Chancellors:

• Skipper Post, FAIA – my greatest mentor (who was mentored by my father J. Buchanan Blitch, SR. FAIA)

• John Sorrenti, FAIA

• John Castellana, FAIA

• Roger Schluntz, FAIA

And all the great former Chancellors who were in attendance, especially Frances Halsband, FAIA. Frances was not afraid to reexamine, reinvent, and try new ways of serving and advancing the College.

Under France's leadership, the Mission Focus Groups (involving the Formers and others in helping to advance our mission) were initiated.

ASPIRE at AIA'23 was a big success in San Francisco – and hopefully will be even bigger in DC (rebranded INSPIRE 24) to encourage mentorship and fellowship, and to inspire future budding architects.

Because of her great leadership, the 2024 ExCom has donated $1000 to the College in Frances' name – per her request, (instead of another brass plaque!)

My career with AIA began while I was in high school with an AIA Louisiana program called "Arch-Com" (my Dad was AIA Louisiana president and it was my job to run the Kodak Carousel). It was all about "communication and collaboration (some things don't change! Or ever lose relevance).

I served in the New Orleans Chapter and as AIA LA President and became a Fellow in 1999 (Skipper Post FAIA put the medal around my neck on that day in Dallas). So, I've been involved with AIA and our profession for over 50 years.

My goals for the 2024 COF are simple:

First - Enhance and improve traditions at AIA and the COF (we listened! And we will be returning to an architecturally significant space for the 2024 Investiture with AIA's help)

And some New Ideas:

• We will continue INSPIRE 2024 with the goal of mentoring school-age youth, especially building on the potential for minority students to consider and access our profession.

• We will strengthen bridges to our allied architectural

organizations: NCARB, AIAS, NOMA, ACSA, and NAAB.

• Our new mission focus groups will change to a “Committee” Structure. This was started by Frances and our Excom’s Blue-Sky discussions – and will be part of every meeting we have. We are finalizing “charges” for each Committee so that we can direct our efforts and have metrics to track success.

Our committees are:

• Finance and Investment (Stewardship of the Fund Balance)

• Mentorship (INSPIRE, etc)

• Communications (Quarterly, and other outreach efforts)

• Research and grants (Latrobe) – a new focus targeting benefits to practitioners

• COF Activities and Procedures – Operating Procedures

• Regional Representatives

• AIA Convention 2024 – Investiture and Convocation

And we want as a COF team to build a stronger bridge to AIA from the COF.

I want to sincerely thank Lakisha, Emily and Kimberly for their openness to collaboration.

And to thank Muza Conforti (COF Executive Director) for her commitment to keeping the trains on time!

I look forward to a productive year with everyone's commitment and assistance!

Above: Former Chancellor Skipper Post, FAIA, making a toast at the Inauguration for Chancellor Blitch.

Below: Friends and family of Chancellor Blitch join in the celebration of his inauguration.

2023 Governance Week Recap

By Steven Spurlock, FAIA

The AIA College of Fellows Executive Committee gathered in Washington, DC for governance meetings and the annual inauguration of the new Chancellor of the College of Fellows in December 2023.

The 2024 Executive Committee, including outgoing Chancellor Frances Halsband, FAIA, met on Friday, December 15th to review the past year’s activities including accomplishments and goals, and to plan out activities and initiatives for the coming year.

The day included Executive Committee business meetings, lunch with the AIA Board of Directors and Strategic Council, and a meeting with the Former Chancellors. With the AIA Headquarters under construction, activities were held in the Wharf complex in SW DC.

This year, the AIA and the College held a joint inaugural on Friday evening the 15th. The festivities began early evening with the inauguration and a reception for our new Chancellor, Ronald Blitch, FAIA, and was attended by numerous members of the Blitch family, former Chancellors, and invited guests. This was followed by the inauguration and a black-tie

for the new AIA President, Kimberly Dowdell,

HIGHLIGHTS FROM GOVERNANCE WEEK 2023:

The 2019 Latrobe Prize has been completed and will be available for distribution in early 2024. The research by Perkins Eastman focused on the positive impact design has on K-12 learning environments and includes useful metrics. The report will be an active tool for practitioners working in

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AIA.

Above: 61st Chancellor Frances Halsband, FAIA investing 62nd Chancellor Ron Blitch, FAIA.

Above: From left to right; Chancellor Ron Blitch, FAIA, Vice Chancellor Kate Schwennsen, FAIA, Bursar Jeanne Jackson, FAIA, and Secretary Steven Spurlock, FAIA

that market. Plans are underway to make all of the Latrobe Reports accessible on the newly redesigned AIA website and other publications.

The ExCom received a briefing from the financial planner working with the College of Fellows Foundation Fund. Through a combination of cost-cutting measures and strategic planning, the finances are in great shape. Bursar Jeanne Jackson, FAIA, will be taking an active role in reviewing of the investments with the assistance of a newly formed investment committee, and will include several former Chancellors.

Chancellor Blitch outlined plans and goals for existing and new committees and his desire to engage more Fellows, including former Chancellors, with this important work. Committees include communications, finance, investments, research, mentorship, operations, special events (conference, investiture, golf, etc.), and the Counsel of Regional Representatives.

Plans for the 2024 Investiture and Convocation Dinner at AIA24 in Washington DC are underway and promise to be a memorable experience for the 2024 class of Fellows. We have secured an exciting and fun course for the 2024 Chancellor’s Cup golf tournament to be held during AIA24. Information will be forthcoming. Reminder, one does not need to be a Fellow to participate, please encourage friends and colleagues to join us. We hope to have a great turnout for this important fundraising event.

Of special interest, the College will host the Inspire booth on the Conference floor in a prominent location. Activities at the booth will include events for children of all ages as well as attendees and Fellows. Be sure to drop by!

And finally, we are delighted to have engaged Jessica O’Donnell, AIA, as our new editor-in-chief and Beresford Pratt, AIA, NOMA, as our new associate editor of the Quarterly. Look for great things to come from this pair!

Above: 99th AIA President Emily Grandstaff-Rice, FAIA presenting a Presidential Citation to Chancellor Halsband, FAIA.

Above: Former Chancellors, Former AIA Presidents, and guests.

Above andbelow: Guests enjoying a cheerful inauguration celebration.

Explore Architecture!

2023 COF Component Grant Recipient: AIA Kansas City

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AIA Kansas City is deeply appreciative to the AIA College of Fellows for the grant of $2,500 to support the expansion of our “Explore Architecture!” career guide, a digital publication.

With this new digital publication, “Explore Architecture! Vol 2: Discover Kansas City Buildings,” our Education Outreach committee continues to innovate and expand our offerings that introduce students and teachers to design, design thinking, and careers in design.

The purpose of “Explore Architecture! Vol 2: Discover Kansas City Buildings,” is to focus students on discovering and appreciating the built environment where they live, learn, and play. With a new understanding of how architects impact the built environment, students can envision themselves pursuing careers in architecture and design.

This architecture career publication focuses on getting students to explore the built environment in their own community, learning to recognize the relevance of design in their daily lives, and enhancing their appreciation of design in the world around them.

Describe how this program is a model program for other components to adopt:

We have shared our previous career guide with several other AIA chapters, offering a resource that can be replicated. AIA Nebraska, AIA Las Vegas, and AIA Connecticut have requested our guide to model similar efforts/resources in their chapters. We anticipate additional requests for this new career guide.

Describe how this program is a catalyst for a larger initiative in your component:

“Explore Architecture! Vol 2: Discover Kansas City Buildings!” adds another compelling and inspiring resource to our established outreach offerings, which have grown to include curriculum presentations, hands-on activities, design charrettes, career exposure fairs, and videos. We expect to add a 3rd volume to our career guide series in 2025.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

To learn more about AIA Kansas City’s ‘Explore Architecture!’ guides, Explore Architecture Video Series, and Architecture 101 presentations, visit their website https:// www.aiakc.org/students/so-you-want-to-be-an-architect

THE HERITAGE SOCIETY OF THE AIA COLLEGE OF FELLOWS

WhatwillyourLegacybe?

The primary purpose of the Society is to formally recognize those individuals who have demonstrated a life-long commitment to the mission and programs of the AIA College of Fellows with a revocable estate bequest.

By virtue of having included a commitment in their estate plan of a bequest for the future benefit of the College and its programs, the following distinguished individuals are the initial Charter Members of the Heritage Society of the AIA College of Fellows:

Joseph A. Boggs, FAIA

Ellis W. Bullock, FAIA

John A. Busby, Jr., FAIA

Donald Wesley Caskey, FAIA

John Castellana, FAIA

William David Chilton, FAIA

Betsey Olenick Daugherty, FAIA

Brian Paul Daugherty, FAIA

Harry M. Falconer, Jr., FAIA

Dr. Robert Allen Findlay, FAIA

L. Jane Hastings, FAIA

Russell V. Keune, FAIA

Ed Kodet, FAIA

Lisa Lamkin, FAIA

Howarth L. Lewis, Jr., FAIA

Ivenue Love-Stanley, FAIA

Frank Lucas, FAIA

Robert Ooley, FAIA

Burton L. Roslyn, FAIA

Jeffrey Scherer, FAIA

Roger L. Schluntz, FAIA

John Sorrenti, FAIA

Steven Spurlock, FAIA

William J. Stanley, III, FAIA

Ed Vance, FAIA

William F. Vosbeck, FAIA

Membership in the Society is conferred upon formal notification to the College of a planned estate gift with a minimum value of $10,000.

We cordially invite you to undertake a similar, revocable, commitment in your estate plan, and thereby becoming a member of the Heritage Society. It’s simple to accomplish and it costs nothing!

With additional Members the future support of our programs and long-term viability of the College will be substantially enhanced and extended well into the future. For additional information and application, please contact Muza Conforti, cof@aia.org.

News from the YAF (Young Architects Forum)

By Steven Spurlock, FAIA

This year’s gathering was the first full meeting after the three-year realignment from a regional representation model to a state-based model which mirrors the Strategic Council. With a few exceptions and absences, the states were well represented and there was clearly energy in the air. The event was also a joint meeting between the Young Architects Forum (YAF) and the National Associates Council (NAC). It was an honor to be the COF liaison to the YAF and to experience this great group of over 100 architects with many of the current YAF members having been on the NAC prior to licensure.

Our weekend was hosted by AIA Memphis in their Center for Architecture, CiV, located along the Mississippi River. It was an ideal space with large group meeting spaces for the two groups at opposite ends of the building.

Thursday evening kicked off with a Happy Hour hosted by the Memphis office of LRK. It was a great way to break the ice and get to know our fellow participants as well as see the outstanding work of the firm. The happy hour (actually 2 hours) was followed by a joint dinner at the hotel. Many thanks to LRK for their hospitality.

Above: Kickoff of the 2024 YAF Committee's annual meeting.

Friday was a full day with a mix of joint and individual YAF/ NAC sessions. A fundamental principal of the YAF is Leadership/Mentorship/Collegiality – it is the “why we are together”. With this in mind, YAF 2024 Chair, Jason Takeuchi, AIA, NOMA, led the group through several introduction and bonding activities followed by focus group breakout sessions.

A highlight of the day was an early afternoon virtual visit from 2024 AIA President Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMA. Kimberly gave an update on her initiatives and activities of the Board, with the overriding theme of “More in ‘24”.

The thematic goals for 2024 were broken down into quarters. Following a Kickoff to the year in the first quarter, Growth and Career Advancement will be the focus for the second quarter, Steering the Future of the Profession for the third quarter, and Diversifying and Accelerating Leadership for the fourth quarter. These goals will be accomplished primarily through the six standing YAF Focus Groups: Advocacy, Communications,

Knowledge, Community, Strategic Vision, and Special Projects. Each group has a chair and 6 to 8 members based on their areas of interest. During their various breakout sessions, they refined goals for 2024 and provided a report out at the end of the event on Saturday. Look for a lot of activity in the coming months, they made some ambitious plans!

Friday evening included a happy hour on the roof of the Center hosted by AIA Memphis. The local craft beers were a real treat, perhaps only equaled by the stunning sunset view over the river. Afterward there was another joint YAF/NAC dinner at the Center followed by a karaoke gathering that cannot be described but only experienced.

Saturday morning began with an amazing rap session written and performed by Jason Takeuchi dressed in a penguin suit. I understand penguins have some significance to the YAF members but will not attempt to explain – you will need to ask your local YAF representative about this. Needless to say, it summed up the meeting in an unforgettable fashion. This was followed by final focus group breakout sessions and a reflection session which brought out a lot of wonderful thoughts and ideas.

After the formal meeting, YAF members participated in a service project at the Center. Below is a note of thanks to the group from Amber Lombardo, Executive Director, AIA Memphis / CiV:

Above: Strategic Vision breakout group discussion facilitated by YAF Strategic Vision Director Carrie Parker, AIA.

Above: Engagement exersice led by YAF Chair Jason Takeuchi, AIA.

Above: Virtual visit from 2024 AIA President Dowdell, AIA, NOMA.

“AIA Memphis is lean. Staff of 1. 300ish members cover 17 counties. CiV has been brewing for 2 ½ years on a shoestring budget… We have field trips starting in March. Rapidly expanding Summer Scholars program for high schoolers. Scout groups. Camps for Junior High Memphis youth. That's just the K-12 stuff. The AIAS Chapter at University of Memphis is helping us by donating models to explain what a student's life looks like. Bridging the gap for the kid with nothing but a basketball to someday become a Memphis city-building visionary.

Do you have any idea how much impact your 40 volunteers had on Saturday? I don't think you do. You built a Center for Architecture + Design. You showed up, got to it, did the thing. Left us with functional furniture to host these kids and brilliant ideas to educate.”

This note sums up the incredible commitment and energy of this group. We can all be proud of the future leaders of our profession and know the Institute is in good hands.

Be on the lookout for a series of articles written by YAF members in this and coming issues of the Quarterly and on the new digital AIA platform. There are also plans underway for joint events at the “Inspire” booth on the conference floor at AIA24 in Washington, DC.

Above: 2024 YAF Committee.

Below: YAF volunteers putting together book shelves for CiV. From left to right: Nicole Becker, AIA, Kira Gilmore, AIA, and Anastasia Markiw, AIA.

Diversify Architecture

By Megan Bowels, Jasmyn Byrd, Jake Heffington, and Zakiya Wiggins

(Previously published in YAF Connection Q1 2024)

The 2022 NCARB By The Numbers report revealed a familiar disparity in the racial identities of US licensed Architects. Less than 6% of all Architects identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino, less than 2% as Black or African American, and around 1% as Native or Indigenous peoples. Similar diversity issues exist among our colleagues and collaborators - developers, urban designers, and other fields responsible for designing and planning for the futures of our built environments are all predominantly white and predominantly male. These disparities have always existed in architecture and related fields in the United States, and they are reflected in the beneficiaries and victims of our planning policies and the design and development of our communities throughout our nation’s history.

While diversity alone is an inadequate solution to a more equitable future for our towns and cities, it is a critical first step. The future of equitable development relies heavily on ensuring appropriate representation in the decision-making processes that lead to city, town, neighborhood, and building design. Without this representation, we will continue to see compromise and concession undermine our best intentions to build up and support communities of color. The path to sustainable and lasting solutions in policy and practice begins with diversifying the fields with a seat at the table when

decisions are being made on behalf of our communities. As Architects, we play a pivotal role in shaping cities and towns and our expertise makes us a valuable asset to planners, developers, and government agents.

Our training also provides us with a broad range of knowledge and skills that transfer well to related fields in development, give us critical insight when acting on planning committees and review boards, and enhance our voice among our peers when speaking about community issues. As such, diversifying the field of architecture has immense potential to transform the development ecosystem and further our collective commitment to creating equitable places and spaces for all peoples.

Put plainly, the architectural field currently lacks the necessary diversity to effectively represent the increasingly multicultural populations found throughout the United States. Without embracing diversity with conviction, our profession will continue to fall short as an effective leader in the design and development of our communities.

Diverse communities face obstacles on the pathway to architecture. It is hard to become what you cannot see. Without knowing an architect, diverse students lack awareness

of the profession and often miss pathways to preparation for collegiate success in architecture and design. Without guidance in the process, diverse students find the process of college admissions daunting and burdensome, turning them away from the profession before even taking the first step.

CLEARING THE PATH FOR DIVERSITY

Across the entire United States in 2022, less than 1,800 African American students were enrolled in accredited architecture programs.

[Diversify Architecture] works to address the critical barriers of awareness and collegiate admittance through three key programs, [DA] Clubs, [DA] Development, and [DA] Scholarships.

[DA] Clubs are designed to increase awareness among middle and high school students. Using the well-established and familiar format of an after-school program, [DA] connects local volunteer architects to school teachers to host weekly 1-hour long meetings where students are introduced to architecture and the design process. Students complete projects and activities, hear from professional guest speakers, and even go on field trips to offices and construction sites.

This exposure to the field opens up a pathway for students to pursue careers in architecture while honing their presentation skills and increasing their confidence as designers

[DA] Development is designed to support students as they navigate the college application + admissions process. [DA] connects interested BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) students with professionals, professors, and current university students to create and refine their college applications, with an emphasis on the development of their design portfolios. Volunteers also coach students through the process and discuss design-related topics to strengthen their application essays.

[DA] Scholarships open new doors for interested students to further explore the field of architecture and design. Financial scholarships are available to attend design camps such as NOMA’s Project Pipeline, for ARE testing fees, and for fellowships such as the [DA] Architectural Experience Fellowship. Relationships formed during these opportunities are essential in building students’ professional reference lists and creating the foundations of their future professional and educational networks.

CHANGE THE FACE OF ARCHITECTURE, CHANGE THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITIES

With more diversity in architecture, we will realize a more inclusive future. We will see a future where our communities are vibrant tapestries of diversity, shaped by the collaborative efforts of architects from all walks of life. The landscape will be marked by the transformative power of inclusive design that represents and celebrates the richness of our global society. Together, as a united force for change, we have the opportunity to reimagine architecture, not just as a profession but as a catalyst for empowerment, social cohesion, and individual wellbeing.

In this future, the collaboration of a diverse field of Architects infuses our built environment with cultural sensitivity, innovative solutions, and a commitment to sustainability. Cities become hubs of economic growth, job creation, and entrepreneurship, with small businesses thriving and real estate development driving community prosperity. These architects are not only designers but advocates for social equity, actively engaging communities in the design process and ensuring that every individual feels seen and heard.

SPARK THE CHANGE IN YOUR COMMUNITY

As we embark on this collaborative journey to change the face of architecture, we unlock the potential for a better, more inclusive world—one where the spaces we inhabit reflect the diversity and aspirations of us all. Join us in this transformative movement, where each design choice made contributes to a future where architecture becomes the avenue of cooperation, inspiration, and generational change.

Megan Bowles

If your firm, your collaborators, or you as an individual would like to support the mission of [Diversify Architecture], there are a number of ways to get involved! Visit www. diversifyarchitecture.com/partner for a summary of options and a quick way to support us financially as an individual.

Is your firm interested in supporting [DA] financially?

Visit www.diversifyarchitecture.com/sponsor to become one of the most crucial pieces of our organization by supporting our programs with a monthly donation.

Interested in launching a [DA] Club in partnership with a local school, community organization, or nonprofit?

Send us a message at hosts@diversifyarchitecture.com and we will help to walk you through the process.

Interested in supporting students in their college admissions preparation as a [DA] Development volunteer?

Send us a message at volunteers@diversifyarchitecture.com and select “[DA] Development” from the drop-down menu.

Interested in having [DA] speak at your next event, or partnering with us in new ways in your city?

Send us a message at pioneers@diversifyarchitecture.com and let us know what you have in mind!

After working as an Architect for many years, Megan decided to continue building on her leadership experience by founding Lucy Hawk - a consulting partner to firm leaders in the AEC industry. As an organizational strategist, she helps teams discover their path to a culture of impact, belonging, and action. Driven by her belief that people are the heart of all progress and success, she is a firm believer that we all have the power to create positive change. As a dynamic facilitator, Megan sparks purpose and amplifies momentum to move clients from where they are to where they aspire to be.

Jasmyn Byrd received her Master of Architecture from the College of Design at North Carolina State University with a certificate in Public Interest Design. She is the former Member Chair of the North Carolina Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture and recipient and The Dean of the College of Design Wings on Wings Award (2022). She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from the Art Institute in 2017, where she served as President of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). Jasmyn is an Architectural Designer at BSA LifeStructures. She aspires to pursue a focus on public interest design by designing sustainable structures for underserved and at-risk populations.

Jake Heffington is the founder and Executive Director of [Diversify Architecture], a 501(c)3 non-profit transforming the professions that design our world - inspiring and supporting young BIPOC Architects and designers so that the future of our communities belongs to everyone. He is also the founder and Design Principal of architecture and design studio And Other Works and a Professor of Practice at the North Carolina State University College of Design.

Zakiya Wiggins, NOMA, AIA, LEED AP, is a Project Architect at LS3P with a background in various market sectors across the United States including civic, higher education, pharmaceutical, and K-12 projects. She has a passion for increasing access to the profession of architecture through mentorship, awareness, and licensure support. Zakiya currently serves as the Immediate Past President of the North Carolina Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NCNOMA) and was a founding Board Member of [Diversify Architecture].

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The 26th Annual Chancellor’s Cup Golf Open

in an exciting golf event: 2024

AIA24 - AIA’s National Conference in Washington DC is providing an opportunity to

participate

Annual Chancellor’s Cup Open

is an ideal opportunity for a day of golf and fellowship with AIA Members and guests before the National AIA Conference in our nation’s capitol. This year’s tournament will mark the 26th year of this amazing event and will be played at the prestigious Renditions Golf Course, which features replicas of holes from major championship venues, all located in a quiet and serene corner of Anne Arundel County, just minutes away from the Capital Beltway and Annapolis. With the Patuxent River flowing nearby, the setting is perfect for a unique, grand slam golf experience. It will be held on Wednesday June 5, 2024. The format is Captain’s Choice and all levels of golfers are welcome. The Chancellor’s Cup Open raises money for the College of Fellows to support the $100,000 biennial Latrobe Prize for research and the Emerging Professionals Component Grant Program. More than $600,000 has been raised over the past 25 years to support these important programs.

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Tournament Itinerary

7:00 AM - Buses depart from the Host Hotel

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8:00 AM - Breakfast & Warm-Up

9:00 AM - Shotgun start

2:00 PM - Lunch Reception, Awards & Prizes

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The 26th Annual AIA24 Chancellor’s Cup Golf Open

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• Sponsor’s logo on Chancellor’s Cup Golf Open Hat

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Cleveland Connects: Supporting the Development of a Multi-Generaltional AIA Community

2023 COF Component Grant Recipient `

CLEVELAND CONNECTS: SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

AIA COLLEGE OF FELLOWS 2023 COMPONENT GRANTS

The “Cleveland Connects” program aimed to establish a multi-generational AIA community by fostering organic relationships between professionals at every stage of their career. There were three primary series that served as an umbrella for the numerous events put on throughout the year: Mentorship, ARE preparation, and Fellowship. Our goal was that every member could find some value in attending events planned and hosted by the Young Architects & Associate Members (YAAM) Committee - regardless of experience level.

Our audience spanned the generations of AIA Cleveland Membership by including AIAS Members, Graduates, Associate Members, licensed architects, and Fellows.

MENTORSHIP SERIES

The Mentorship Series focused on bridging the gap between emerging and established professionals. By offering a variety of opportunities to meet each other in casual to more professional atmospheres, members were able to network in a new way that focused on an organic establishment of a working relationship.

MENTORSHIP SPEED DATING

Attendees experienced a night of rapid-fire meetings of experienced and emerging professionals in a speed dating

setting. YAAM provided an opportunity for all attendees to mix and mingle with many professionals within the Cleveland architecture community and make connections with likeminded individuals. Several attendees made connections with a mentor/mentee and have continued their connection throughout the year.

Photo Above: Mentorship Speed Dating

WE ARE ALL CONFIDENT (IDIOTS!) OVERCOMING

COGNITIVE BIASES + THE DUNNING-KRUGER EFFECT

This event was a collaboration with the Women in Architecture (WIA+) committee. The night focused on a light-hearted discussion about self-perception, expertise, and how we all are a little bit incompetent. Utilizing research on the DunningKruger effect, the program focused on acknowledging our own inabilities to see our shortcomings and strengths and how to go about working to change this pattern to further one’s career. Attendees were also split into small groups to discuss key prompts based on the information gained during the program.

AIA TRIVIA NIGHT(MARE!)

In honor of spooky season, we put a twist on the traditional AIA Trivia Night. The night featured bone- chilling questions on haunted architectural history, urban legends, and the scariest of them all... ARE test questions. Attendees teamed up and emerging and experienced professionals worked together to determine the correct answers while also learning that even licensed professionals do not know everything! Overall it was a night to remember that brought individuals of all experiences together as they battled for the top spot (and seasonal prizes!)

“Thanks to the YAAM committee, I was able to connect with a mentor. Mentorship has been an enriching experience marked by invaluable guidance, new and differing perspectives, and significant professional growth. My mentor has been a constant source of encouragement, instilling confidence in my abilities and pushing me to set ambitious

goals.”

personal and professional

- Kathryn Lester, RA & YAAM member.

HOLIDAY MENTORSHIP MIXER

At this seasonal event, attendees had ample amounts of time to socialize and grab a snack before the real fun began in the form of Reindeer Games! Teams were created from those looking for a mentor, those looking for a mentee, or those just there for the egg nog. Teams had to work together in a relay race that provided opportunities for new relationships to be formed and old relationships to be tested. Throughout the night, guests were asked to reflect on questions pertaining to accomplishments of the year, as well as areas of improvement in 2024.

Always a highly attended event, our panelists provided insight, strategies, and words of encouragement to emerging professionals looking to begin their ARE testing journey. Many attendees were soon to be college graduates, recent graduates, and those who have been in the profession for a few years. The event also allowed for connections to be made in order to create support systems and study groups among those testing or preparing to test.

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FELLOWSHIP SERIES

The Fellowship Series focused on the continuation of the Coffee with Fellows program, which works to connect a local emerging professional with an AIA Fellow for a conversation that is recorded and archived. This multi-generational program hopes to bolster emerging professionals by providing a mentor that can assist the EP in shaping their careers.

“It was great being able to discuss the architecture journey with Jud Kline. I appreciated how similar our stories were, but also how much potential there is to be more than just an Architect. The Coffee with Fellows conversation gave me a lot of hope with the trajectory of my career.”

- TyJuan Swanson-Sawyer, YAAM member & CwF participant

Photo Above: Demystifying the ARE

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS + PHOTOS

COFFEE WITH FELLOWS 5 SESSIONS IN 2023

COFFEE WITH FELLOWS 5 SESSIONS IN 2023

Another wonderful season in the books for this inspiring series. This year’s season saw great pairings between local Cleveland emerging professionals and AIA fellows. We discussed topics ranging from being a woman in the profession, the business of architecture, servant leadership, being a citizen architect, succession planning, and problem solving with compassion. These conversations always inspire attendees to ask more questions, demand more out of their career, and open their eyes to new ventures within the profession.

Another wonderful season in the books for this inspiring series. This year’s season saw great pairings between local Cleveland emerging professionals and AIA fellows. We discussed topics ranging from being a woman in the profession, the business of architecture, servant leadership, being a citizen architect, succession planning, and problem solving with compassion. These conversations always inspire attendees to ask more questions, demand more out of their career, and open their eyes to new ventures within the profession.

CONCLUSION

AIA Cleveland’s YAAM Committee’s goal for the year was to establish a multi-generational community that fosters organic, meaningful relationships between professionals at every stage of their career through the implementation of interactive and welcoming events. The programs and events that were held saw a wide range of participants from currently enrolled students to local (and national!) AIA Fellows. Many of our emerging professionals were able to network, have meaningful conversations, and build relationships with other, more experienced members that will continue to shape each individual’s path and provide critical points-of-contact within our community. Our participants were also able to attend events that were targeted to specific groups within our YAAM

community to help them on their path from student to experienced professional, such as our ARE sessions. These sessions also provided our recently licensed professionals the opportunity to become the mentors, as they were now the individuals with the knowledge to help the next generation of Cleveland architects, instead of being the mentees. The program overall has been a great success in bring the members of AIA Cleveland together to establish a multigenerational community that will continue to foster and support the next generation of architects in our area. We look forward to utilizing the momentum we’ve established this year into next year as we continue to grow and develop the programs and events that best align with all our community members.

THE YAAM COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO SAY “THANK YOU!” FOR HELPING US WORK TOWARDS A MULTI-GENERATIONAL AIA COMMUNITY HERE IN CLEVELAND! MORE TO COME NEXT YEAR!

Photos: Coffee with Fellows session advertisements.

Regional Representative Message

By Stuart Pettitt, FAIA

Welcome to the New Year!

I am your 2023-25 Chair of the College of Fellows Council of Regional Representatives and very much look forward again to working with all the new and continuing Regional Representatives.

First, I would like to thank the following Regional Representatives, who have completed their terms, for their excellent efforts in supporting the College of Fellows for the past three years:

• Natividad Soto, FAIA | Florida Caribbean Region

• Steven Spurlock, FAIA | Middle Atlantic Region

• Tom Chung, FAIA | New England Region

• Arlan Kay, FAIA | North Central Region

• Chere LeClair, FAIA | Northwest & Pacific Region

• Elizabeth Corbin Murphy, FAIA | Ohio Valley Region

• Lisa Lamkin, FAIA | Texas Region

Second, I am welcoming the new crop of volunteer Regional Representatives who begin their three-year terms starting in 2024:

• Martin Diaz-Yabor, FAIA | Florida Caribbean Region

• Jon Penndorf, FAIA | Middle Atlantic Region

• Emily Grandstaff-Rice, FAIA | New England Region

• Britt Lindberg, FAIA | New England Region

• Mary Johnston, FAIA | Northwest & Pacific Region

• Bruce Sekanick, FAIA | Ohio Valley Region

• Norman Alston, FAIA | Texas Region

All of our new Regional Reps are profiled in this issue of the Quarterly, so you will learn a bit more about each of them. Please welcome them, give them support, and offer them encouragement.

We currently have 38 Regional Representatives with two open positions for representatieves of the North Central Region (Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin).

Regional Reps keep track of Fellows in their Region, coordinate and share their Region’s Fellows activities, encourage mentoring of future Fellows, and help raise contributions to the Follows Fund.

Most important is the communication link both ways between individual Fellows and the Executive Committee. My point is that there is a great opportunity for all Fellows, especially new Fellows, to get involved by volunteering to be a Regional Representative. It is not overly time consuming and encourages whatever creative energy is available. It allows getting to know your own Region’s Fellows better along with the other Regional Reps from other Regions. Please let us know if interested.

If you don’t know who your Regional Rep is please take a look at the Regional Representative list. These hardworking Fellows are, as always, there to answer your questions and share your concerns with me and with the Executive Committee of the College, and I encourage you to make contact. If you know them, fantastic! If you don’t – reach out.

COF Regional Map

The College of Fellows is currently made up of 18 regions. Each region has at least one representative that serves as a liaison between the AIA Fellows within the Region and the AIA College of Fellows.

These representative positions are a great opportunity to serve as a part of the College's leadership and connect all regions across the country.

The Regional Representative's objectives are to:

1. Generate college awareness: what it stands for, its missions, the benefits of membership, and how to become a part of it.

2. Encourage participation: (acting and giving) among existing Fellows.

3. Inspire professional growth: among recently licensed Architects through Fellowship within the Institute.

4. Influence AIA components: to act as channels for disseminating messaging and information about the College.

Above: College of Fellows Regional Map.

Incoming Regional Representatives

Mr. Díaz-Yabor is one of the founders and CEO of Diaz, Carreño, Scotti & Partners, Inc., (“DCS&P”), a Multi-disciplined Architectural, Engineering and Planning Firm in South Florida. He serves as the firm’s Director of Design. Over the years he personally has been the steward of the AIA within the firm where he mentors many of the young interns both in the areas of design, the AIA, and community practice. He was elevated to the “College of Fellows” in 2013 in Denver Colorado, under the category of “Service to the Institute”, remaining very active within the Florida Association.

Mr. Díaz-Yabor was also Past-President of the American Institute of Architects (AIA-FL ‘16), Florida. Afterwards serving as the Chair of the “AIA Florida Strategic Council” as its Past President. Mr. Diaz-Yabor loves to serve and continues to pass forward any knowledge that can help the younger generations achieve success in their future endeavors as architects. Mr. Diaz-Yabor is committed in helping raise awareness towards the profession of Architecture and believes that the work does not stop once you are elevated to Fellow but that is when the real work truly begins!

Jon Penndorf, FAIA Middle Atlantic

Jon Penndorf, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, Fitwel Ambassador, is an Associate Principal in Perkins & Will’s Washington DC office, managing projects at multiple scales and shaping sustainability approaches to projects across the office. Concentrating on the commercial & higher education markets, he brings focus to the varying lenses of ecology, wellness, and resilience. He also serves on the firmwide Innovation Committee and codirects the firm’s Resilience Task Force. Jon previously served as regional representative to the AIA Strategic Council, as an Advisory Group member for the AIA Committee on the Environment, and on the Advisory Committee for the USGBC National Capital Region. Locally he was President of AIA|DC in 2012, and nationally he chaired the AIA Young Architects Forum in 2014. Jon received his Master of Architect degree from The Catholic University of America, where he has served as Adjunct Faculty in the School of Architecture and Planning. He has spoken at numerous national events including Greenbuild, the AIA Conference on Architecture, Neocon, and the Corenet Global Summit. Jon has been featured in Metropolis, The Washington Post, Urban Land magazine, The Washington Business Journal, and Work Design online on topics related to sustainability, material health, and climate adaptation.

Martin Diaz-Yabor, FAIA

Florida Carribean

Incoming Regional Representatives

Britt Lindberg, FAIA New England

Britt Lindberg, FAIA, is a California-licensed architect with over 20 years of experience focused on commercial projects including tenant improvements and new ground-up buildings. From entitlements through design and construction, Britt drives project implementation with exceptional team leadership that is essential to the project's success.

Britt has also been very active in AIA for over ten years, serving as 2014 AIA Silicon Valley President, 2018 AIA California President, 2020-2022 AIA National At-Large Director, and currently as 2023-2024 AIA National Secretary.

She is a strong advocate for member communications, supporting emerging professionals, and spreading awareness on the importance of design in everyday life. Her leadership was recognized with a 2016 Silicon Valley Business Journal "Women of Influence" award, and she became an AIA Fellow in 2022. She looks forward to serving as the 2024-2026 New England COF Regional Representative, sharing resources, and encouraging applications, engagement, and connections.

Emily Grandstaff-Rice, FAIA New England

Emily Grandstaff-Rice, FAIA, is a senior project manager/senior associate at Perkins & Will. As an architect, her portfolio includes work for a wide range of clients. Her most recent projects focus on K-12 and higher education learning environments; she is drawn to them for their ability to change students’ lives and prepare them for the future.

Emily has demonstrated continued and significant service to AIA, including leading the national equity, diversity, and inclusion conversation and serving as the 2014 president of the Boston Society of Architects/AIA. As a former chair of AIA’s Equity in Architecture Commission, she was instrumental in creating the AIA Guides for Equitable Practice. She will use her national platform to advance equity and climate action and effect widespread positive change in the industry.

Incoming Regional Representatives

Mary Johnston, FAIA

Northwest & Pacific

Mary Johnston, FAIA, is an architect who has worked in Seattle for over 30 years. She is co-founder of Johnston Architects, whose eclectic portfolio includes libraries, multi-family projects, commercial projects, singlefamily homes, fire stations, community centers, and various civic projects that put community first. Their projects have won local, regional, and national AIA Honor Awards.

Mary is the past Chair of the Seattle Design Commission and former president of AIA Seattle. She taught studio design classes at the University of Washington for over 20 years, reinforcing in her students the obligation of architects to be active citizens and use their skills to make their community better. She currently serves on the AIA Seattle Fellows and Honors committee, the COD Honorary Fellows Committee, and from 2018 to 2021 served on the national AIA Fellowship Jury.

Mary was elected to the AIA College of Fellows in 2008.

Bruce Sekanick, FAIA Ohio Valley

Bruce Sekanick, FAIA, is a principal of Phillips Sekanick Architects, inc., located in Warren, OH, and has been part of the firm for the past 40 years and firm principal for 35 years. Sekanick is also Secretary of Axiom Architects, LLC, in Youngstown, OH, and is a graduate of the Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design. He was elevated to Fellowship in 2017.

Bruce has served the Institute as president of AIA Youngstown and AIA Ohio. He currently serves as President of the AIA Ohio Foundation and is a member of the AIA Ohio Board of Directors. He is a past Director of the AIA National Board of Directors and served as a representative on the Inaugural Strategic Council. Bruce was the Institute Secretary from 2017- 2018. In addition to his work at the state and local level, Bruce has served as Chair of the ArchiPAC Steering Committee and the AIA Strategic Planning Task Group. He has also served as co-chair of the AIA Center for Practice. Bruce is married and has three grown children.

Incoming Regional Representatives

Norman Alston, FAIA

Texas

Norman Alston, FAIA, has devoted most of his 44-year career as an architect to his passion for protecting, preserving, and promoting our rich architectural and cultural heritage. After 10 years of doing what he refers to as “normal” architecture, he founded Norman Alston Architects in Dallas and has focused his career on historic preservation, his true architectural passion. He has been able to integrate historic buildings into the urban fabric while creating a wider culture of preservation that embraces the unique character of a community’s architectural legacy. Among his accomplishments, Norman was a founding member of Fair Park First, a non-profit that has taken on the preservation and revitalization of the 277acre Fair Park National Historic Landmark in Dallas. He also serves on the Antiquities Advisory Board of the Texas Historical Commission, where he gets to provide guidance and advice on the preservation of some of Texas’ most important historic sites and buildings. In 2017 he was appointed to the City of Dallas’ Urban Design Peer Review Panel, where he and his colleagues provide urban design recommendations to a wide variety of projects and where he now serves as vice chair.

Remembering Beverly A. Willis, FAIA

Architect, Advocate, and Mentor

By Kate Schwennsen, FAIA

Beverly Willis, FAIA, architect, advocate, and mentor passed away on October 1, 2023, at the age of 95. Beverly broke many glass ceilings during her long career and raised up many other women architects to break their own.

Beverly, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1928, had a challenging but ultimately character- and skill-building childhood. After her parents' divorce, her mother put her in an orphanage, from which she retrieved her six years later. According to architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff in "Invisible Images: The Silent Language of Architecture" (1995), her experience made her fiercely independent, and by the time she was 17, she had "worked in a welding shop, learning to rivet, to wire equipment and to practice woodworking", and had also earned to fly a plane.

She was one of only 200 women enrolled at the University of Southern California in 1945 and then went to Oregon State University to study aeronautical engineering. She graduated from the University of Hawaii with a BA in art in 1955. She started her career as an artist/designer. In 1958 she opened a design office in San Francisco, designing mostly interiors, but also products and buildings. She became her own client as a real-estate developer. A groundbreaking project for her and for the beginning of adaptive reuse in the U.S. was the Union Street Shops project, completed in 1965.

Photo above courtesy of Architectural Record: Willis pictured at a construction site in 1982 (right). Photos via Beverly Willis Architectural Photograph Collection, Library of Congress

Beverly directed several large-scale residential projects in the 1970s, and it was during this time she helped to develop software for town planning, the Computerized Approach to Residential Land Analysis, or CARLA, an early use of computer programming to improve housing design and efficiencies. Also, in the 70's she worked to get the AIA to support the Equal Rights Amendment and was a founding trustee of the National Building Museum. She was the first female president of the California Chapter of the AIA in 1979. In 1983 she completed the San Francisco Ballet Building, probably her most wellknown project. She moved to New York in 1991 where she continued to practice.

In 2002 Beverly founded the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation "out of frustration at seeing women largely absent from architectural history textbooks. When she asked people to name five female architects, a favorite question of hers, most could not come up with more than two or three." (Jori Finkel, NYT, 10/2/2023). For 21 years, the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation has promoted women's contributions to the design and construction industry. The BWAF foregrounded the work of early to contemporary female practitioners through research, publications, films, and events. She continued to advocate for the rights of women in the building industry, publicly condemning sexual misconduct of male architects in more recent times.

I had the privilege of first meeting Beverly at the first AIA Women's Leadership Summit in 2009, and later serving

as a member (2011-13) of the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation Advisory Council. Beverly's clarity of purpose, her quick wit and quick mind, and her good humor made her a powerful advocate and spokesperson. I will be forever grateful for her fearless, effective, and transformative leadership in advancing the knowledge and recognition of women's contributions to architecture, advancing equity, and thereby improving the profession of architecture for all.

How many women architects can you name? I bet you can name more than you could in 2002. Thank you, Beverly Willis, FAIA.

SOURCES

New York Times, October 02, 2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/arts/beverlywillis-dead.html

SAH Newsletter, October 04, 2023, Society of Architectural Historians

https://www.sah.org/publications-and-research/sahnewsletter/sah-newsletterind/2023/10/04/obituary-beverly-willis-(1928-2023)

Architectural Record, October 3, 2023

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16514tribute-beverly-willis-19282023

Photo above: A flashmob organized by Willis at the 2018 AIA conference in New York City. Photo © Architectural Record

Fellows Remembered

2024

Marsha Maytum, FAIA

H. Carelton Godsey, Jr, FAIA

Les Tincknell, FAIA

C. Robert Campbell, FAIA

I. Donald Weston, FAIA

Dwight E. Holmes, FAIA

2023

Hollye Fisk, FAIA

Eugene E. Aubrey, FAIA

Walter B. Jones, FAIA

John Grady, FAIA

Norman Wirkler, FAIA

C. R. George Dove, FAIA

Ralph P. Youngren, FAIA

Daniel P. Coffey, FAIA

Beverly A. Willis, FAIA

Robert S. Harris, FAIA

John (Jack) H. Caitlin, FAIA

Robert Lee Morgan, FAIA

John Reynolds Klai II, FAIA

William Allen Rose, Jr.,FAIA

Norman Pfeiffer, FAIA

Edward Tsoi, FAIA

William N. Bodouva, FAIA

Manuel M. Rosen, FAIA

Myron H. Goldfinger, FAIA

Claude Stoller, FAIA

Clare Henry Day, FAIA

Richard F. Hansen, FAIA

Robert von Dohlen, FAIA

Robin Guenther, FAIA

Rebecca Lewis, FAIA

Nicolas Davis, FAIA

Stuart L. Knoop, FAIA

Peter Batchelor, FAIA

J. Hammond, FAIA

Herbert A. Ketcham, Jr., FAIA

Thomas Turner, FAIA

William Hellmuth, FAIA

Wilbur Tusler, FAIA

Sidney W. Stubbs, FAIA

Betty Seydler-Hepworth, FAIA

James Richard "Rick" Kremer, FAIA

A. Eugene Kohn, FAIA

M. Jack Rinehart, Jr., FAIA

Richard Chylinski, FAIA

Rafael Vinoly, FAIA

Thom Hacker, FAIA

William Deno, FAIA

Douglas Kelbaugh, FAIA

Robert Geddes, FAIA

Chester Bowles, FAIA

Damian Farrell, FAIA

Lia Gartner, FAIA

Edward Healey, FAIA

Paul Donnelly, FAIA

Rodney O'Hiser, FAIA

H.T. Stowell, FAIA

Ronald Labinski, FAIA

Legacy Donors of the

AIA College of Fellows

LEGACY DONORS ($10,000 and above cumulative donations)

New 2023 Legacy Members shown in Bold Face

LEGACY 50 ($50,000 and above)

Frank E. Lucas, FAIA

LEGACY 40 ($40,000-$49,999)

Edward J. Kodet Jr., FAIA

Victor A. Regnier, FAIA

LEGACY 30

($30,000-$39,999)

Harold L. Adams, FAIA

Jeanne Jackson, FAIA

S. A. Klatskin, FAIA

Peter P. Marino, FAIA

Donald E. Neptune, FAIA

Robert L. Ooley, FAIA

Roger Schluntz, FAIA

Ronald L. Skaggs, FAIA

Joseph G. Sprague, FAIA

John Sorrenti, FAIA

Steven L. Spurlock, FAIA

LEGACY 20 ($20,000-$29,999)

Betsey Olenick Dougherty, FAIA

Brian P. Dougherty, FAIA

Donald J. Hackl, FAIA

John R. Klai II, FAIA

Ivenue Love-Stanley, FAIA

Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA

Robert A. Odermatt, FAIA

Ted P. Pappas, FAIA

William J. Stanley, FAIA

William F. Vosbeck, FAIA

LEGACY 10

($10,000-$19,999)

Ronald A. Altoon, FAIA

Louis D. Astorino, FAIA

Paul H. Barkley, FAIA

Sigmund F. Blum, FAIA

Joseph Boggs, FAIA

Ellis W. Bullock, FAIA

John A. Busby Jr., FAIA

Donald W. Caskey, FAIA

John J. Castellana, FAIA

William D. Chilton, FAIA

Gary B. Coursey, FAIA

Sylvester Damianos, FAIA

William A. Edgerton, FAIA

Thomas B. Gerfen, FAIA

Debra Gerod, FAIA

Manuel G. Gonzalez, FAIA

Graham Gund, FAIA

John F. Hartray Jr., FAIA

L. Jane Hastings, FAIA

Russell V. Keune, FAIA

Stephen J. Kieran, FAIA

Peter G. Kuttner, FAIA

Norman L. Koonce, FAIA

Carroll J. Lawler, FAIA

Lawrence J. Leis, FAIA

Rev. Howarth L. Lewis, FAIA

Paula J. Loomis, FAIA

Steven Loomis, FAIA

Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA

Clark D. Manus, FAIA

Judsen R. Marquardt, FAIA

George H. Miller, FAIA

Amy Miller Dowell, FAIA

Thompson E. Penney, FAIA

Raymond G. Post Jr., FAIA

William A. Rose Jr., FAIA

Burton Roslyn, FAIA

Albert W. Rubeling Jr., FAIA

Harry Rutledge, FAIA

John A. Ruffo, FAIA

Jeffrey A. Scherer, FAIA

Bruce Sekanick, FAIA

Robert I. Selby, FAIA

Jim M. Singleton IV, FAIA

Kalavati Somvanshi, FAIA

Jonathan Sparer, FAIA

Douglas L. Steidl, FAIA

RK Stewart, FAIA

Kim M. Tanzer, FAIA

James D. Tittle, FAIA

Edward T. M. Tsoi, FAIA

Edward A. Vance, FAIA

R. Randall Vosbeck, FAIA

Chester A. Widom, FAIA

Douglas Wignall, FAIA

Joseph J. Wisnewski, FAIA

F.M. Wong, FAIA

Enrique A. Woodroffe, FAIA

Hofu Wu, FAIA

Raymond Ziegler, FAIA

Contributors to the College of Fellows Fund

2023 Calendar Year

The AIA College of Fellows is grateful to everyone who contributed in 2023 to support the College of Fellows Fund. Your generosity is genuinely appreciated, especially during such a trying year. Your gifts are extremely important to the College as they allow us to continue and increase support for our Mission and three primary Goals:

• Promote Research and Scholarly Work

• Mentor Young Architects and Emerging Professionals

• Sustain the College

Your contribution also supports the INSPIRE series at AIA 24 in Washington, DC to welcome new Fellows and interact with local kids to encourage careers in Architecture.

On behalf of those who benefit from your donations, especially those who will become Fellows and the AIA leaders of tomorrow, the College of Fellows Executive Committee and all Fellows thank you for your generous donations!

Ron Blitch, FAIA, 2024 Chancellor

ANNUAL DONATIONS IN 2023

(Contributionsof$1,000ormoreshowninBOLDFACE)

ALABAMA

Gray Plosser

ARIZONA

Les Wallach

CALIFORNIA

Gelnn Bauer

Navy Banvard

Barbara Bestor

David Body

Philip Bona

Alan Bright

Annie Chu

Andrew Cupples

Arthur Danielian

Jennifer Devlin

William Diefenbach

Betsey Dougherty

Brian Dougherty

Stuart Eckbald

Michael Enomoto

Douglas Ewing

Jonathan Feldman

Mary Follenweider

Debra Gerod

Ann Gray

Eric Haesloop

Rodney Henmi

Robert Herman

Scott Hunter

Aaron Hyland

Mark Jensen

Grant Kirkpatrick

William Leddy

Roger Leib

Marc L'Italien

William Mahan

Clark Manus

Marianne O'Brien

Robert Odermatt

Robert Ooley

Joyce Polhamus

Victor Regnier

Darryl Roberson

William Roger

Sean Rosenbrugh

John Ruffo

Lee Salin

Alexander Seidel

Michael Smith

Richard Stacey

Douglas Teiger

H. Ruth Todd

Joel Tomei

Ernesto Vasquez

Allyne Winderman

Francis Zwart

COLORADO

Alan G. Gass

Gregory Friesen

Randy Vosbeck

CONNECTICUT

F. Michael Ayles

Bruce Beinfield

Jonathan Humble

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Ralph Cunningham

David Insinga

Constance Lai

Anne Lewis

Lenore Lucey

John Pearce

Andrew Pressman

Steven Spurlock

James Voelzke

FLORIDA

Steven Ayers

Nathan Butler

Gregory Burke

John Forbes

Jacquelyn Hale

David Metzger

Steven Miller

Joyce Owen

William Rose

Clemens Schaub

Natividad Soto

GEORGIA

Derick Clutchey

James Fausett

HAWAII

Carol Sakata

IOWA

Michael Broshar

Paul Mankins

Kate Schwennsen

Tim Schroeder

ILLINOIS

Martha Bell

David Chasco

Ellen Dickenson

Renee Doktorczyk

Walter Eckenhoff

Rand Ekman

Holly Gerberding

Gaines Hall

Thomas Harboe

Philip Hamp

Mike Jackson

Helen Kessler

Eric Klinner

Brian Lee

Frederick Phillips

John Syvertsen

David Urschel

Contributors to the College of Fellows Fund 2023 Calendar Year

INDIANA

Steve Alspaugh

Diana Brenner

William Browne

Lisa Gomperts

Drew White

KANSAS

Charles Cassias

Robert Condia

Wendy Ornelas

KENTUCKY

Randall Vaughn

LOUISIANA

Michael Bell

Ronald Blitch

Skipper Post

Kenneth Schwartz

MASSACHUSETTS

Sherif Anis

Janette Blackburn

Philip Chen

Tom Chung

Jason Forney

Emily Grandstaff-Rice

Thomas Kearns

Nancy Ludwig

John Martin

John Miller

Philip Poinelli

William Ruhl

Peter Vieria

Angela Ward Hyatt

MARYLAND

Suzanne Frasier

Rolf Haarstad

Thomas Liebel

Joseph P. Ruocco

Kevin Sneed

Randy Sovich

Karl Stumpf

MICHIGAN

Craig Borum

Tamara Burns

Timothy Casai

John Castellana

James Chaffers

Alan Cobb

Brian Craig

Jan Culbertson

Sharon Haar

William Hartman

Eric Hill

Eugene Hopkins

Brian Hurttienne

Dennis King

Joongsub Kim

Elisabeth Knibbe

Bryan Lijewski

Saundra Little

Thomas Mathison

Arnold Mikon

Constantine Pappas

J. Stuart Pettitt

Daniel Redstone

David Richards

Gary Skog

Tod Stevens

Benedetto Tiseo

Paul Urbanek

Robert Ziegelman

Dawn Zuber

MINNESOTA

Thomas DeAngelo

Thomas Hysell

Edward Kodet

Rosemary McMonigal

Julia Robinson

MISSOURI

Brandon Dake

Karl Grice

Larry Self

Andrew Wells

MISSISSIPPI

Anne Decker

Roy Decker

MONTANA

Chere LeClair

NORTH CAROLINA

John Atkins

J. Richard Alsop

Thomas Barrie

Georgia Bizios

Charles Boney

Blaine Brownell

Benjamin Cahoon

Heister Cease Jr

Louis Cherry

Dennis Hall

Edwin Harris

Renee Hutcheson

Danie Johnson

Bruce Johnson

Donald Kranbuehl

Ken Lambla

Renny Logan

Kenneth Luker

Alan McGuinn

David Segmiller

Dennis Stallings

Erin Sterling Lewis

Michael Stevenson

Walton Teague

Charles Travis

Kevin Utsey

Cherly Walker

Darrel Williams

NEBRASKA

Gary Bowen

Dan Worth

Thomas Trenolone

James Walbridge

NEW JERSEY

Greg Angelillo

Robert Cozzarelli

Glen Goldman

Robin Murray

Martin Santini

Joseph Tattoni

NEW MEXICO

Roger Schluntz

NEVADA

Craig Galati

Jonathan Sparer

NEW YORK

Joseph Aliotta

Dennis Andrejko

Ann Marie Baranowsik

Jay Bargmann

Raymond Beeler

Donald Blair

Heidi Blau

Paul Broches

Madeline Burke-Vigeland

Katherine Chia

Todd Dalland

Howard Decker

Gerard Geier

Frances Huppert

George Miller

Victor Mirontschuk

Toshiko Mori

Michael Plottel

Anthony Schirripa

John Sorrenti

Murat Soygenis

Barbara Spandorf

John Sullivan

OHIO

William Ayars

Jack Bialosky

Yanitza Brongers-Marrero

Timothy Hawk

Don Horn

Greg Mare

Elizabeth Corbin Murphy

Norbert Peiker

John Rogers

Charles Schreckenberger

Bruce Sekanick

Stephen Sharp

Terry Welker

Christopher Widner

OKLAHOMA

Lisa Chronister

Ellis McIntosh

Jana Phillips

Fred Schmidt

Contributors to the College of Fellows Fund 2023 Calendar Year

OREGON

Roderick Ashley

Anthony Belluschi

Alison Kwok

Michael McCulloch

James Robertson

Michael Tingley

Jan Willemse

William Wilson

PENNSYLVANIA

Frank Dittenhafer

Nan Gutterman

Christine Mondor

Michael Prifti

RHODE ISLAND

Erik L'Heureux

Martha Werenfels

SOUTH CAROLINA

Thomas Savory

TENNESSEE

Lee Askew

Douglas McCarty

David Powell

Mark Weaver

TEXAS

Dror Baldinger

Robert Clough

Steven Curry

Wendy Dunnam Tita

Julie Hiromoto

Ted Kollaja

Gregory Ibañez

Lisa Lamkin

Jay Macaulay

Michael Malone

Patricia Oliver

Yen Ong

Andrew Piland

Jon Rovi

Ronald Skaggs

Mark Watford

Mark Wellen

Alfred Vidaurri

UTAH

Roger Jackson

Jeanne Jackson

RK Stewart

VIRGINIA

Robert Boynton

John Burns

Corey Clayborne

Harold Davis

Helene Dreiling

Robert Dunay

S. Michael Evans

Harry Falconer

Kathleen Frazier

Lori Garrett

W. Gilpin

H. Randolph Homes

David Keith

Joseph Lahendro

Daniel Lemieux

M. Celeste Novak

Kathryn Prigmore

Donna Phaneuf

Jane Rathbone

Elizabeth Reader

Robert Reis

Robert Steele

Terri Stewart

Charles Swartz

Nicholas Vlattas

WASHINGTON

Ruth Baleiko

Brian Court

Daniel HUberty

Amy Miller Dowell

Lorne McConachie

Burcin Moehring

James Suehiro

Bruce Williams

Scott Wolf

WISCONSIN

John Horky

Lisa Kennedy

INTERNATIONAL

George Kunihiro, Kanagawa

FIRMS & COMPANIES

AIA Contract Documents (FL)

AIA International Architecture Research Office

Archimania

Barley | Pfeiffer Archutecture

Epic Metals (CA)

EHDD (CA)

Glen-Gary (PA)

International Code Council (DC)

Light Solutions (OR)

MFTA Architecture, Inc. National Institute of Building Sciences (DC)

O'Connor Construction Management, Inc. (CA)

Owens Corning (MA)

PCNA Consulting Group (NV)

Perkins Eastman

Saroki Architecture

YKK AP America (GA)

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