News

AIA Memphis honored Eugene Burr, AIA, with its Francis Gassner Award, the component’s most prestigious award. The award honors an architect or a member of a related profession for outstanding contributions to the quality of the built environment in Memphis.

Bruce Dahlquist, AIA, a partner in the firm of Dahlquist and Lutzow Architects Ltd., Hinsdale and Elgin, Ill., received a Community Service Award presented jointly by the Rockford Park District, Illinois Association of Park Districts, and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association.

Bruno B. Freschi, AIA, FRAIC, design principal at Cannon Design, was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal. Nominated by the governor general of Canada, the lieutenant governor of British Columbia presented the medal to Freschi at a ceremony in Victoria, B.C. Part of the Canadian Honours System, the Jubilee Medal is symbolic of five decades of duty and service of Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Canada.

President Bush appointed José Galvez III, AIA, senior vice president, Cochran Stephenson & Donkervoet Inc., Baltimore, to a six-year term on the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC).

Michael Kennedy, AIA, received the 10th Ralph Rapson Traveling Fellowship from the Minnesota Architectural Foundation, in association with the University of Minnesota.

Chinese architect Wu Liangyong, Hon. FAIA, received from the Dutch Embassy the Netherlands’ 2002 Prince Claus Award, and was presented with a $25,000 check. With the award, Wu, director of the Institute of Architectural and Urban Studies at Tsinghua University, was recognized as an “urban hero” and for his work to preserve “traditional living environments.”

Jeffrey K. Liggett, AIA, principal, Loebl Schlossman & Hackl, Chicago, was elected president of the Illinois chapter of the International Interior Design Association.

Paul R. Lund, AIA, Victoria G.K. Rixey, AIA, Robert K. Sherrill, AIA, Steven D. Stotler, AIA, and Kristina D. Vidal, AIA, Bowie Gridley Architects, Washington, D.C.; James Moses, AIA, Wilson Architects, Boston; and Greg Roberts, AIA, Watkins Hamilton Ross Architects (WHR), Houston, have all received LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Lloyd H. Siegel, FAIA, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, received the National Institute of Building Sciences’ (NIBS) 2002 President’s Award in honor of his leadership, dedication, and contributions on behalf of the nation’s veterans, the heath-care sector, and the architecture profession.

Ana Rabelo Wallrapp, AIA, managing partner, Urban Studio Architects Inc., was named to the board of the Ronald McDonald House of Tampa Bay.

Firms

Bernardon Haber Holloway Architects PC, Kennett Square, Pa., and Wilmington, Del. acquired NBL Associates, P. C. Architects, Downingtown, Pa. Neil B. Liebman, AIA, joined Bernardon Haber Holloway as managing principal, Downingtown.

The Durrant Group, Dubuque, is celebrating its 70th anniversary.

Hilliard Lau Architects, San Francisco, has changed its name to Hilliard Architects Inc.

LEO A DALY has acquired Setter Leach & Lindstrom (SLL), Minneapolis. Its new name is SLL/LEO A DALY.

Coye Morgenweck, AIA, announced the formation of Wardell Morgenweck Architecture, Houston, which will provide full-service architectural services and focus on complex commercial and residential building projects.

Moves

Theodore T. Amos, AIA, as project architect, to Gaudreau Inc, Baltimore
JoAnn Brooks, AIA, as project architect, to Woolpert LLP, Belleville, Ill.
Cheryl Brownell, AIA, as project architect, to SmithGroup, Detroit
Benjamin Caffey, AIA, as studio designer, and Kevin Daly, AIA, as a studio architect, to Fields Devereaux Architects & Engineers, Los Angeles
Marc Clair, AIA, as director of marketing and sales (Philadelphia), and William Vinyard, AIA, as architectural design principal (Washington, D.C.), to Kling
Lee Copeland, FAIA, as consulting principal, to Mithum, Seattle
Tom Curley, AIA, as vice president to HOK Planning Group, New York City
Jeffrey L. Davenport, AIA, as vice president, to RTKL, Washington, D.C.
Norman C. Hintz, AIA, as vice president, to Chanen Construction Company Inc., Phoenix
Patrick Jourdan, Assoc. AIA, as senior designer, to Davis Carter Scott, McLean, Va.
Michael Kahn, AIA, as vice president, to Design Forum Interiors, New York City
Patrick Koby, AIA, as project architect/manager, to DMJM Design, Arlington, Va.
G. Andy Leek, Assoc. AIA, as architectural technician, to Forum Studio Inc., St. Louis
Carl W. Ordemann, AIA, as principal, to Perkins Eastman, New York City
Joyce Orias, AIA, as director of hospitality and entertainment interiors, to Hnedak Bobo Group Inc., Memphis
Donald Phillips, AIA, as senior health-care planner, to Albert Kahn Associates Inc., Detroit
David S. Shull, AIA, as senior architect, to Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Arthur F. Smith, FAIA, as associate, to HarleyEllis, Detroit
Craig M. Smith, AIA, as project director, and David A. Urschel, AIA, as architect, to Loebl Scholossman & Hackl, Chicago
Lawrence Smith, AIA, as project architect, to Hammel, Green and Abrahamson Inc., San Francisco
John Tabor, AIA, as lead of marketing and business development, to Perkins & Will, Charlotte
Paul J. Whitson, AIA, as principal, to DBCC architects pc, New York City

Promotions

Mia Blanchett, AIA, and Patrick Thibaudeau, Assoc. AIA, to associate vice presidents (Minneapolis), and Russell Drewry, AIA, to associate vice president (Milwaukee); Hammel, Green and Abrahamson Inc.
Douglas K. Bradley, AIA, and John L. LaProcido, AIA, to shareholders, Kling, Philadelphia
Reid Brockmeier, AIA (Morristown, N.J.); John Gaulden, AIA (Charlotte); Donald J. Ghent Jr., AIA (Washington, D.C.); Ralph J. Mocerino, AIA (Detroit); Ken Sanders, FAIA (firmwide); and Grant C. Uhlir, AIA (Chicago), to vice presidents; Gensler
John J. Castellana, FAIA, to president, and Kent D. Johnson, AIA, to board chair, TMP Associates Inc., Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Carl Christianson, AIA; John Currie, AIA; Susan O’Connell, AIA; Andrew Rollman, AIA; and Jeffrey Stanton, AIA, to vice presidents, SmithGroup; Detroit
James M. Collins, AIA, to associate, TurnBatson, Birmingham, Ala.
Joseph Collins, AIA, and Dusty Rhoads, AIA, to partners, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership, Portland
Cathy Daskalakis, AIA; Geoffrey Doban, AIA; Susan Drew, AIA; Ivan Ilyashov, AIA; and Alfreda Radzicki, AIA, to partners; Eric Epstein, AIA; Darko Hreljanovic, AIA; Scott Oliver, AIA; and Jeffrey Resetco, AIA, to senior associates; and James Dyson, Assoc. AIA; Anna EmJoseph Giovanniello, AIAerson, Assoc. AIA; Matthew Gifford, Assoc. AIA; ; David Lem, Assoc. AIA; Cecilia Li, Assoc. AIA; Michael Ohlhausen, Assoc. AIA; and Sonia Podkameni, Assoc. AIA, to associates; Gruzen Samton LLP, New York City and Alexandria, Va.
Steven R. Doherty, Assoc. AIA, and Douglas Winn Mayne, AIA, to associates, The S/L/A/M Collaborative, Glastonbury, Conn.
Bernard Dooley, AIA, to senior associate and director; Randi Holland, AIA, James Norris, AIA, and Victor Ortale, AIA, to senior associates; and Theodore George, AIA, and Stefan Knust, AIA, to associates; Goody Clancy, Boston
Dina Frank, AIA, to president, Mancini?Duffy, New York City
Rick Gunter, AIA, to regional director, Ware Malcomb, Denver
Keith Robert Hudson, AIA, to associate and director of design, Hayes Large Architects, Harrisburg, Penn.
Sih-Young Jeon, AIA, to associate, Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, Honolulu
Larry L. Koehler, AIA, to branch manager, and David Rose, AIA, to business leader for the higher education/institutional/commercial/energy studio, SSOE Inc., Troy, Mich.
Patrick MacLeamy, AIA, to chief executive officer, Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, San Francisco
Leo Matanguihan, AIA, to senior project manager, Probst-Mason Inc ARCHITECTS, Baltimore
Paul Maute, AIA, to vice president, Carter & Burgess, Inc, Dallas
Steve McConnell, AIA, as partner; Steve Ruef , AIA, as principal; Scott Dunlap, AIA, Gary Harris, AIA, Robert Leykam, AIA, Margaret Montgomery, AIA, Volker Mueller, Assoc. AIA, Tatyana Prokofyeva, AIA, Duncan Thieme, AIA, Carl Tully, AIA, Tim Weyand, AIA, as senior associates; Laurie Bert, Marnie Boomer, AIA, Billy Chen, Phil Duff, AIA, Ed Fajardo, Assoc. AIA, Tom Fox, Assoc. AIA, Holger Fritsch, Assoc. AIA, Keith Hui, AIA, Duane Jonlin, AIA, Michael Roush, AIA, and Carey Woo, AIA, as associates, NBBJ
Christine Shalloway, AIA, to associate, Oliver • Glidden • Spina & Partners, West Palm Beach
Steven B. Sims, AIA, to vice president and project architect, Architechniques, Ltd, Herrin, Ill.
Brad Smith, Assoc. AIA, to principal, Taylor & Associates Architects, Newport Beach, Calif.
P. Kirk Warden, AIA, to vice president, Clayco Construction Company, St. Louis
Craig W. Wilson, AIA, to senior associate and member of the Board, and Yogesh Seth, AIA, to associate, AC Martin Partners
Timothy F. Winstead, AIA, to principal; Thomas L. Tingle to senior associate; and Derek L. Jones, AIA, and KC Crowe Trivette, AIA, to associates; The Freelon Group, Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Steven K. Wright, AIA, to partner, Dahlquist & Lutzow Architects Ltd., Elgin and Hinsdale, Ill.

Deaths

Gérard Benoit, Hon. FAIA; W. Brooks Cavin, FAIA, Curt Green, FAIA, Donald C. Hensman, FAIA, Eleanore Pettersen, FAIA.

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