David R. Proffitt, AIA, was elected secretary of the American Institute of Architects at the AIA national convention in Los Angeles June 10. He will serve a two-year term beginning in 2006. The GBBN project manager and architect has served the AIA Board as a regional director from the AIA Ohio Valley Region and as a member for four years of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee. He’s also been a member of a variety of Board activities, including the Codes and Standards and ADAAG Review committees. In 2004, Proffitt chaired the jury for the AIA Collaborative Achievement, Whitney M Young Jr., Thomas Jefferson, and Kemper awards. He also participated in the Workshop on Neuroscience for Architecture for the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture, Case Study Work Group, and AIA State Government Network. The Kentuckian has been as active in his state component. He and his wife Dana have a daughter and son.

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