AIA Elevates 76 Members to Its College of Fellows
The American Institute of Architects is elevating 73 member-architects, as well as three honorary international members.
The following is a Feb. 21 press release from The American Institute of Architects announcing the 73 member-architects, and three honorary international members, who have been elevated to its College of Fellows. The honor of the FAIA credential is bestowed upon approximately 3% of AIA members and distinguishes architects who have made significant contributions to the profession as determined by a Jury of Fellows.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is elevating 73 member-architects and three non-member-architects to its College of Fellows, an honor awarded to architects who have made significant contributions to the profession.
The fellowship program was developed to elevate architects who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession and made a significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level. Prospective candidates must have at least 10 years of AIA architect membership and demonstrated influence in at least one of the following areas:
Promoted the aesthetic, scientific, and practical efficiency of the profession.
Advanced the science and art of planning and building by advancing the standards of practice.
Coordinated the building industry, and the profession of architecture.
Ensured the advancement of the living standards of people through their improved environment.
Made the profession of ever-increasing service to society.
Advanced the science and art of planning and building by advancing the standards of architectural education and training.
Fellows are selected by a seven-member Jury of Fellows. This year’s jury included Chair RK Stewart, FAIA, RK Stewart Consultants; Carl D'Silva, FAIA, Perkins + Will; Lisa Lamkin, FAIA, Brown Reynolds Watford Architects, Inc.; Rebecca Lewis, FAIA, DSGW Architects; Pamela Rew, FAIA, KSS Architects; Anne Schopf, FAIA, Mahlum and Allison Williams, FAIA, AGWms_studio.
The newly elevated members and their AIA component affiliations are listed below. For complete details and images, visit the fellows directory.
Ronald Abo, AIA ColoradoJames Richard Alsop, AIA North Carolina
Steven Kelly Alspaugh, AIA Indiana
Abimbola Asojo, AIA Minnesota
Sara Beardsley, AIA Illinois
Bernita Beikmann, AIA Texas Society of Architects
David Block, AIA Illinois
Dan Brunn, AIA California Council
Charles Cash, AIA Kentucky
Jason Chandler, AIA Florida
Yew Kee Cheong, AIA International Chapters and US Territories
Christos Chrysiliou, AIA California Council
Craig Copeland, AIA New York State
Justin Crane, AIA Massachusetts
Lance Davis, AIA Washington DC
Jonathan Feldman, AIA California Council
Steven David Flanagan, AIA California Council
Tenna Florian, AIA Texas Society of Architects
Mary Follenweider, AIA California Council
Xuan Fu, AIA Illinois
Sanford Garner, AIA Indiana
James Garrett, AIA Minnesota
Richard Graves, AIA Minnesota
Todd Grover, AIA Minnesota
Ravi Gunewardena, AIA California Council
Maureen Guttman, AIA Pennsylvania
Daniel-Christopher (Neil) Hall, AIA Florida
Douglas Hanson, AIA California Council
Marnique Heath, AIA Washington DC
Jason Holuby, AIA Oklahoma
Adele Houghton, AIA Texas Society of Architects
Ping Jiang, AIA International Chapters and US Territories
Nathan Johnson, AIA Minnesota
Walter Jones, AIA Ohio
Nerin Kadribegovic, AIA California Council
Neil Katz, AIA New York State
Joongsub Kim, AIA Michigan
Susan Kliman, AIA North Dakota
Varun Kohli, AIA New York State
William LaPatra, AIA Washington Council
Bryan Lijewski, AIA Michigan
Andrea Love, AIA Massachusetts
William Mallari, AIA Maryland
Nea Maloo, AIA Washington DC
Kenneth Martin, AIA Virginia
Ryan McEnroe, AIA Washington DC
Mike McGlone, AIA Texas Society of Architects
Anne Mooney, AIA Utah
Frances Moore, AIA California Council
Jack Morgan, AIA Oklahoma
Diana Nicklaus, AIA Massachusetts
Victor Olgyay, AIA Colorado
Yen Ong, AIA Texas Society of Architects
Gregg Pasquarelli, AIA New York State
Janet Pogue McLaurin, AIA Washington DC
Martin Primmer, AIA Kentucky
Robert Reis, AIA Virginia
James Richard, AIA Arizona
Joseph Ruocco, AIA Washington DC
Timothy Schroeder, AIA Iowa
Mark Schwamel, AIA Illinois
Jeremy R. M. Shannon, AIA New York State
Cass Smith, AIA California Council
Jodi Smits Anderson, AIA New York State
Christian Sottile, AIA Georgia
R. Brandon Sprague, AIA Nevada
Brian Tibbs, AIA Tennessee
Brad Tomecek, AIA Colorado
Theodore Touloukian, AIA Massachusetts
Mark Walsh, AIA Illinois
Angela Ward Hyatt, AIA Massachusetts
Rob Whitehead, AIA Iowa
Robin Whitehurst, AIA Illinois
The AIA Honorary Fellowship program honors international architects for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society on an international level. Three honorary fellows are being elevated this year by the 2023 Jury of Honorary Fellows. This year’s honorary fellows are:
Xiangming Huang, Shanghai, ChinaPhilip F. Yuan, Shanghai, China
Jiang Wu, Shanghai, China
AIA Honorary Fellows are selected by a nine-member Jury of Fellows and Honorary Fellows. This year’s jury included Chair James Atkins, FAIA, Atkins Consulting; Sandra Barclay, Hon. FAIA, Barclay & Crousse Architecture; Rainy Hamilton Jr., FAIA, Hamilton Anderson Associates; Lisa Lamkin, FAIA, Brown Reynolds Watford Architects, Inc.; Rebecca Lewis, FAIA, DSGW Architects; Carl D'Silva, FAIA, Perkins + Will; RK Stewart, FAIA, RK Stewart Consultants; Allison Williams, FAIA, AGWms_studio and Anne Schopf, FAIA, Mahlum.
New fellows will be honored at a ceremony during the AIA Conference on Architecture 2023 in San Francisco. Learn more about fellowship on AIA’s website.