It’s time to honor your peers for the magnificent work they do—in service to the AIA, in the public arenas, and for social responsibility. Whose contributions do you most admire? Which young architects have truly impressed you with their dedication and efforts? All of their efforts can be appreciated formally through an AIA Professional Achievement Award.

The Professional Achievement Awards fall into four categories:

The Edward C. Kemper Award honors Edward C. Kemper, FAIA, who devoted nearly 35 years of his life to the Institute as executive director from 1914 to 1948. This award is conferred on an architect member who has contributed significantly to the profession through service to the AIA. This year’s recipient, Norbert W. Young Jr., FAIA, president of McGraw-Hill Construction, shows a passion and commitment to the profession that extends to the International Alliance for Interoperability, ACE Mentoring program, and serving as an active spokesman for architects throughout the construction industry.

The Whitney M. Young Jr. Award honors the late Whitney M. Young Jr., who challenged the architecture profession to assume its professional responsibility toward current social issues, and is conferred on an architect or architecturally oriented organization in recognition of a significant contribution toward meeting this responsibility. This year’s recipient, Stanford R. Britt, FAIA, has worked tirelessly to ensure that architecture benefits all communities. He has volunteered his expertise to numerous community organizations, including the Baltimore Neighborhood Design Center.

The Young Architects Award is given to individuals who have shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession in an early stage of their architecture careers. This year’s recipients—F. Michael Ayles, AIA; Jeffrey DeGregorio, AIA; Miguel Rivera, AIA; Rick Harlan Schneider, AIA; and Eric Strain, AIA—exhibit a wide and impressive range of design talents, community involvement, and love of the profession.

(The Thomas Jefferson Awards for Public Architecture, a biennial program, will be awarded next in 2007.)

Award submissions for 2006 must be postmarked by October 14. For eligibility and submission requirements for these and all AIA awards, see the online AIA Honors and Awards program book or contact Kelly Pickard, AIA Honors and Awards Department, kpickard@aia.org or 202-626-7563.

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