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Every year, the AIA taps an average of 10 people
to receive the title of Honorary Member, one of the highest honors the
Institute bestows on a person outside the profession of architecture.
People receive honorary membership only if their accomplishments are judged
to be truly outstanding and of national significance. Editors and economists,
engineers and attorneys, historians and archivists, politicians and community
activists all have been named Hon. AIAs in recent yearswho would
head your list?
This year's Honorary members exemplify the people
of outstanding character upon whom the award is bestowed:
Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA, the Institute's chief economist since
1995 and senior research fellow for Harvard University's Joint Center
for Housing Studies
Brenda Henderson, Hon. AIA, who joined the AIA's national component
in 1983 and currently serves as managing director of the national Component
Relations program
Barry B. LePatner, Hon. AIA, an attorney whose practice since its
inception in 1980 has championed the architecture profession and the AIA
Dr. Robert McCoy, Hon. AIA, an orthopedic surgeon now retired, a tireless
advocate whose extraordinary efforts have contributed to the preservation
of Frank Lloyd Wright's Stockman House, Park Inn Hotel, and City National
Bank in his native Iowa
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), Hon. AIA, who has worked hard during
his 14-year tenure in Congress to protect and restore environmental resources,
notably the Jersey shore
Stephen P. Sands, Hon. AIA, executive officer of the California Architects
Board (the California Board of Architectural Examiners) from 1986 to January
2001, established a model licensing program that is widely respected nationwide
as a model of efficiency and quality management
John R. Silber, Hon. AIA, president and chancellor of Boston University
and constructor and renovator of more than 7,000,000 square feet of space
B. Carole Steadham, Hon. AIA, for nearly two decades an effective
administrator and manager in design firms and as a leader of the Society
of Design Administration.
Who
is eligible for nomination?
Persons of esteemed character who are not eligible for membership
in the Institute but who have given distinguished service to the profession
of architecture or the allied arts and sciences
National and component staff members who have served on staff for
a period of at least 10 years.
Who
can nominate candidates for the awards?
Any component, PIA, or member of the national AIA Board of Directors may
nominate candidates for honorary membership. These people are willing
and eager to take suggestions for nominees from other AIA members. For
a list of current members of the Board, visit
the AIA portal. Each PIA lists its own advisory group on its Web site.
Go
to the directory of PIAs to find their home pages, each of which lists
its advisory group.
What
format should the submission take?
All exhibits must be submitted in an AIA uniform binder obtained by contacting
the AIA Honors and Awards Department, 202-626-7563
or rmartin@aia.org.
When
are submissions due?
They must be postmarked no later than December
20, 2002.
Where
do I send the submissions?
Send all submissions to the AIA Secretary, c/o AIA Honors and Awards Department,
1735 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006-5292, Attention: Honorary
Membership Jury
Why
should I nominate someone?
One of the most important messages that the Institute can deliver is gratitude
toward those who help architects and architecture by acknowledging them
as part of the AIA family.
How
do I get more information about the Awards?
Contact the AIA Honors and Awards Department, 202-626-7563
or rmartin@aia.org, or go
to www.aia.org/institute/honors.
Copyright 2002 The American Institute of Architects.
All rights reserved.
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