News

Gary A. Betts, AIA, principal of Loebl Schlossman & Hackl, Chicago, was recently elected secretary of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).

KressCox Associates, P.C., Washington D.C., has changed its name to Cox Graae + Spack Architects. The 20-year-old firm provides architecture, planning, and interior design services.

Lester B. Knight & Associates Inc., which includes subsidiaries Knight Advanced Technology and Knight Architects Engineers Planners, was acquired July 1 by M+W Zander U.S. Operations, Inc. Both companies are in Chicago.

Saltz Michelson Architects, an architectural and planning services firm in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has merged with James M. Hartley Architects, a Hollywood, Fla., firm specializing in educational, institutional, and recreational facilities. The firm will be known as Saltz Michelson Architects. James M. Hartley, AIA, will serve as vice president and Sheff L. Devier, AIA, as senior project manager.

Zeidler Roberts Partnership has changed its name to Zeidler Grinnell Partnership. Ian Grinnell, AIA, was promoted to partner.

Moves

Armando Gallardo Jr, AIA, as associate, to Butler Rogers Baskett, New York City

Edward Lee Johler, AIA, as project manager, to Owner Services Group, Lombard, Ill.

David E. Keiser, AIA, and Bernard Kummer, AIA, as associates, to SmithGroup, Santa Monica, Calif.

Terry C. Kile, AIA, as deputy director of projects and operations and senior project manager, to Gillan & Hartmann, Inc, Valley Forge, Pa.

Thomas C. La Londe, AIA, as office director, to Phillips Swager Associates, Naperville, Ill.

Ray Limonadi, AIA, as project manager, to Thomas P. Cox Architects, Irvine, Calif.

Ali Mohamedi, AIA, as senior vice president for e-business operations, to Structure Tone, New York City

Robert J. Osborne, AIA, as director of operations, to Brennan Beer Gorman Monk/Architects & Interiors, Washington, D.C.

Mark Patterson, AIA, as senior associate, to OWP&P, Phoenix

Andrew S. Quirk, AIA, as associate vice president, to RTKL, Washington, D.C.

Nick Rarick, Assoc. AIA, as intern architect, E. Lynn App Architects, Inc., Englewood, Ohio

Scott M. Smith, AIA, as project manager, to Woolpert LLP, Cincinnati

Deborah Woodward, AIA, as associate, to Cicada Architecture/Planning, Philadelphia

Promotions

George M. Blackburn, AIA, to Dallas manager, Stone & Glazing Consulting

Kenneth M. Hutson, AIA, to market manager for municipal environments, Owner Services Group, Lombard, Ill.

Erica M. Joltin, AIA; John J. Loughran, AIA; and John James Secreti, AIA, to associates, Fox & Fowle Architects, New York City

Bret Johnson, AIA, and George Snode, AIA, to owners, Pahl-Pahl-Paul Architects/Planners, Denver

Keith C.H. Mock, AIA, to principal, Ballinger, Philadelphia

Richard Nilsson, AIA, to associate, Marsters & Partners Architects Inc., Boston

Kevin Scholl, AIA, to vice president, Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, Newport Beach, Calif.

Roger Swanson, AIA, to president and chief operating officer, Anshen + Allen, San Francisco.

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