CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - COF SECRETARY

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS College of Fellows | Secretary

Roger Schluntz, FAIA 2021 Vice Chancellor

The 2020-2021 College of Fellows (COF) Nominating Committee is soliciting candidates for the COF Executive Committee position of Secretary. The elected candidate shall serve in this capacity for a two-year term, commencing at the beginning of 2022 and extending through 2023. The Secretary shall be responsible for duties routinely associated with this position and with other responsibilities as a member of the College’s Executive Committee, as well as an Officer for the associated AIA College of Fellows Fund, Inc.

Following the term as Secretary and upon election by the members of the College, the Secretary will advance to the office of Vice-Chancellor, and the year following to Chancellor. Consequently the election for the office of Secretary may result in a four-year term on the Executive Committee, culminating as the Chancellor of the AIA College of Fellows. Note that while this is a Call for Nomination/ Application related to the position of Secretary and the related role on the COF Executive Committee, submitted materials should also highlight relevant experience that would anticipate a successful 2025 Chancellorship of the AIA College of Fellows. The applicant’s submission shall be limited to the following information, to be presented in the following order:

Title Page - include contact information (name, address, email, telephone number), year elevated to Fellowship including Object, and a recent portrait photograph. ( one page)

Statement of Interest (one page, maximum)

Résumé – in outline format, to include significant AIA activities and accomplishments. ( 2 pages, maximum) Narrative Overview of Qualifications - In addressing the selection criteria, also highlight management, leadership, and fundraising experience, if any. ( 2 pages) Listing of References – The names and contact information of a maximum of four references, each an AIA Fellow; these to be solicited by the applicant. ( one page)

[The letters of reference should address the applicant’s qualifications for this position and anticipated service on the COF Executive Committee, as well as with the probablility of the future office of Chancellor of the College. (Letters, to remain confidential, shall be limited to one page.) These letters are to be received directly from the referee, and are not included with the applicant’s submission.]

The seven-page submission packet and each of the reference letters shall be sent electronically ( pdf) c/o Terri Stewart, COF Executive Director - tstewart@aia.org. The deadline for receipt of the applicant’s submission and each reference letter is 2:00 PM Eastern Time, February 5, 2021. The Nominating Committee will review the qualifications of all candidates and recommend one or more nominees for consideration by the COF Executive Committee. The formal election shall be conducted during or before the scheduled Annual Business Meeting of the College during A’21 (Philadelphia, June 2021).

The 2020 Nominating Committee:

2021 COF Vice Chancellor (Chair, Ex Officio, and non-voting) Former Chair of the Fellows’ Jury Former AIA Board Member COF Regional Representative COF Member-at-Large Representative, Young Architects Forum Roger Schluntz, FAIA

Linda Searl, FAIA Thomas Vonier, FAIA Stuart Pettitt, FAIA Gabrielle Bullock, FAIA Abigail Brown, AIA

The following criteria will be applied by the Nominations Committee:

Ability to represent and provide advocacy for the College. Demonstrated successful leadership, outreach, and passion. Proven organizational and management capabilities, including fiduciary acuity. Effective communications skills - verbal, written, and graphic. (The submission is expected to demonstrate written and graphic capabilities.) Understanding of the mission, objectives, and initiatives of the College of Fellows.

Candidates should demonstrate knowledge of the strategic programs, relationships, and activities of the College of Fellows. These include:

The COF Council of Representatives and network, Regional

COF Newsletter,

Support of the Young Architects Forum (YAF), including the annual Young Architects Award Program, Investiture of AIA Fellows and related

annual convention events and activities,

The Latrobe Prize for research,

Emerging Professionals (EP) competitive grants to AIA Components, and

The College of Fellows Fund, as well as associated development and fundraising. The Nominating and Executive Committees may also consider geographic location and diversity of applicants - if needed to provide balanced representation on the Executive Committee.

The Nominating Committee also suggests that past candidates who have submitted more than three consecutive applications for the position of Secretary and/or Bursar, or three applications within four years, not undertake another submittal until three years following his/her last submission.

Additionally, candidates shall not contact members of the Nominating Committee or any of the current COF Executive Committee members.

For more information contact Terri Stewart, CAE, Executive Director, College of Fellows, at: tstewart@aia.org.