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Raymond “Skipper” Post, Jr., FAIA | The Fifty Sixth Chancellor of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows

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Raymond “Skipper” Post, FAIA

The 56th Chancellor of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows

Raymond â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skipperâ&#x20AC;? Post, Jr., FAIA was inaugurated as the 56th Chancellor of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows on December 7, 2017. The Ceremony was held at the AIA Headquarters Building in Washington D.C. He succeeded Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA in representing more than thirty two hundred Fellows worldwide.

2017

AIA College of Fellows December Board Meeting and the Inauguration of Raymond “Skipper” Post, Jr., FAIA Washington, D.C.

The 2017 Chancellor | Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA with from R to L

Bryan Post Ruby Vance Elaine Kuttner Barbara Castellana

Reception at the AIA Octagon

A GRACIOUS WELCOME The 55th AIA College of Fellows Chancellor Lenore Lucey, FAIA passes the baton to Skipper Post, FAIA.

have had the incre dible go o d for tune to have

known and worke d with Skipp er Post, FAIA for many years, in many set tings. When the C olle ge’s Nominating C ommit te e put for ward his name to follow me on the Exe cutive C ommit te e I was thrille d. Over lunch at Skipp er’s first ExC om me eting as an obser ver, we b onde d over several issues facing the C olle ge we b oth felt strongly ab out. Over the past 3 1/2 years we’ve grown into par tners as we disc overe d our hop es and goals for the C olle ge were even more closely aligne d. On the ExC om, Skipp er c ontinue d his role as sage c ounsel, passionate advo cate and challenging debater. We b oth relish a ‘strong’ discussion and the ultimate satisfactor y resolution of the question. I know his year as Chanc ellor will c ontinue to move the C olle ge for ward as he brings those skills to the talente d group who will ser ve us in 2018 – and b eyond. I’m proud that over the past 4 ½ years the ExC om has move d to more c ompletely explain to the memb ership its purp ose and de dication, - that is: to c ommunicate the C olle ge’s stor y b et ter; to strengthen its financial base through increase d fundraising; and to enhanc e its c ommitment to supp or t and enc ourage the next generations of archite cts through additional pro gram

Lenore Lucey, FAIA - 2017 Chancellor

funding as we raise more money. With the help of all

of y ou in his ro om the C olle ge will suc c e e d in all

I would ask all the former C olle ge of Fellows

thre e areas.

Chanc ellors to join me as we salute our new

This me dal is a symb ol of the of fic e of Chanc ellor.

Chanc ellor, Raymond G. “Skipp er” Post, Jr., FAIA.

With this me dal, I am honore d to invest the

Last year I said: “I hop e into the future the

Skipp er, we have worke d to gether over de cades to

56th Chanc ellor of the C olle ge of Fellows of The

Exe cutive C ommit te e will work to gether to

advanc e the purp oses of the C olle ge of Fellows

American Institute of Archite cts.

c ontinue to make the C olle ge an increasingly

and the AIA.

inclusive b o dy that is representative of the rich

Ladies and gentleman, please join me, President

diversity of the so ciety archite cts ser ve.” Also,

It is my pleasure to announc e and c elebrate your

Vonier, and the Former Chanc ellors in toasting our

that it was my fer vent hop e that in years to c ome

inauguration as the 56th Chanc ellor of the C olle ge

new Chanc ellor, Raymond G. “Skipp er” Post, Jr.,

there will b e many more ‘Fellowomen’ ser ving the

of Fellows of the American Institute of Archite cts.

FAIA.

C olle ge on the ExC om and as Chanc ellor. As I

All of us are c onfident you will b e an inspire d and

depar t, I c ontinue to challenge the ExC om – and

inspiring leader. President Vonier, please esc or t

To the promise of the New Year and of new

all of you - to strive for those goals. At this time,

Skipp er to the front.

ac c omplishments: May wisdom and go o d for tune

Raymond Skipper Post, Jr., FAIA was inaugurated as the 56th Chancellor of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows on December 7, 2017. The Ceremony was held at the AIA Headquarters building in Washington D.C. He succeeded Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA in representing more thirty two hundred Fellows worldwide.

ACCEPTANCE WITH PASSION Raymond “Skipper” Post, Jr., FAIA

elc ome to all of you gathere d here this evening

for this momentous o c casion, at least for me, but more imp or tantly for the c ontinuation of not just the leadership of the C olle ge of Fellows, but for carr ying for th the torch tonight and tomorrow night of arguably one of the most re c o gnizable professional so cieties in the world - the American Institute of Archite cts - the AIA - and our C olle ge of Fellows which, I add honors, not an elite status of sp e cial memb ers, but rather, re c o gnizes those who have given back to the profession, and to the public by leading the way in one of several avenues of extraordinar y ser vic e. I am over whelme d by the presenc e here tonight of so many ver y go o d friends - former and future chanc ellors and presidents. I cannot put into words the fe elings I have for you, the ver y essenc e of AIA leadership over the last several de cades, and I honestly can say that I hold you in the highest re gard. Last year at this event, Lenore said “one do esn’t star t out dreaming of b eing Chanc ellor of the C olle ge of Fellows.” I will add - nor president of the AIA. I still rememb er ver y well the year 1990 when I had just b e gun my national involvement in the AIA. I was in Houston to at tend the National C onvention and I was walking near the vehicle drop of f lo cation when I heard my longtime

Skipper Post, FAIA - 2018 Chancellor

and ver y go o d friend Norman Ko onc e call out to me from some distanc e. He b e ckone d me over not only to say

hell o, but to intro duc e me to the AIA President -

the four or five of you who pulle d me aside at

a friendly man with a hear ty laugh and a twinkle

the c onvention in D enver and said “You must run

in his eyes - it was Syl Damianos. I c ould not

for of fic e in the C olle ge of Fellows,” for Norman

b eli eve it! I was in awe! I just met the president

Ko onc e and Sue for almost 50 years of friendship

of the AIA!

and c ollab oration, b oth in an archite ctural JV and in the AIA, and for my ver y go o d friend, President

Likewise, I re call my first b oard me eting in 1991

Tom Vonier and his wife Franc oise, who worke d

when I sat as a gre en freshman and I raise d

with me from the time of my Presidency when

my hand to make a c omment, and the president

I was in Franc e to assist in the intr o duction of

resp onde d, and said “yes, Rusty? ” That was Jim

Western Europ e as a voic e in the AIA to his role

Lawler and he still calls me Rusty. Jim also said a

this past year as emissar y of the AIA as I worke d

lot more to me in a long let ter of C ongratulations

my way through my roles as chair of the Former

as I re c eive d my fellowship the next year, but my

Presidents group and Vic e- Chanc ellor of the

favorite exc erpt is “Use your strong voic e; use it

C olle ge of Fellows.

well and use it carefully.” Now, it would probably make a great stor y for It is dangerous to p oint to a few b e cause so many

me to say that, standing in the hot Houston sun

of y ou have b e en so imp or tant to me, but I must

in 1990 or b eing calle d by the wrong nickname

of fer my sp e cial appre ciation for Randy Vosb e ck,

in 1991, I then and there de cide d I wante d to

wise and calm in his c ounsel, Chet Wido m for

b e President of the AIA and Chanc ellor of the

his mentorship when I was president ele ct, for

C olle ge of Fellows. I did not. He ck, in 1990

with Syl, I didn’t even dream that I would ever

as chairman of our este eme d group……exc ept

of ever y thing that is “Fe deral” in Washington

b e a fellow, and with Jim - as I re c eive d my

mayb e tonight.

DC, and he has a staf f of some 2,300. Steve, I

Fellowship - that I would ever b e Chanc ellor of the ver y C olle ge that was inducting me.

fe el that I owe you an ap olo gy for not holding So that is a synopsis of my AIA life, and to o

this event in one of your b eautiful spac es as

much of me. I want to move on to re c o gnize

we have for the last two years. But sinc e 1990

But somewhere b etwe en my early years in life

some sp e cial p e ople and groups. This ro om

this building has b e en home to me, and when

and graduation from Texas A&M, my parents

is so full of sp e cial p e ople that I c ould just

the White House Christmas tre e lighting event

taught me that ser vic e to others should b e

ab out do what o c curre d at the de dication of a

was move d a we ek later than this event, and

an imp or tant par t of life. My father was an

new building we had designe d for a Un iversity

we c ould actually get here from our hotels. I

archite ct, and a ver y go o d one - a ver y smar t

in Baton Rouge. True stor y. The emc e e went

wante d to c ome home to our b eautiful o ctagon

man, so I just presume d that archite cture was

through the usual roll call of re c o gnition - the

house (thank you, Norman) where histor y

to b e my life’s work. My mother was c onsume d

governor, the mayor, the university president,

has b e en made b oth in the formative years of

with ser vic e to others in so many ways that they

le gislators, many other dignitaries, even the

our great c ountr y and of the AIA, and to this

are unc ountable. So my future was thrust up on

archite ct and the c ontractor - then he aske d

wonder ful building we are now in which has

me - archite cture and ser vic e, and obviously

for ever yone else who had not b e en re c o gnize d

ser ve d us so well for so many years.

ser vic e in and through archite cture. Another

to stand so that they c ould b e re c o gnize d for

trait which wound its way into my life is that

their imp or tanc e to the proje ct. My p oint is that

One of the C olle ge’s primar y goals is to

when I exp erienc e something in a group or

ever y one of you is imp or tant to the AIA and its

supp or t young archite cts, and some of the YAF

organization that b others me - that just se ems

C olle ge of Fellows, the roughly half of you who

leadership are with us tonight. Please welc ome

wrong - I would rather jump into the middle of

now ser ve or have ser ve d as an ele cte d leader.

the current chair, Evelyn Le e, AIA, and her

it to lead it to change than just whine ab out

The other half of you are here as a guest or

husband, and past chair Josh Flowers, AIA,

it. And I have jump e d into the middle of many

sp ouse who is or has b e en the supp or t standing

who is standing in for next year’s chair, Larr y

things that se eme d wrong to me, and a few

next to that ele cte d leader. All of us ele cte d

Fabbroni, AIA.

times found myse lf tosse d back out, but I think

leaders know and appre ciate the imp or tanc e of

that i s calle d exp erienc e.

our supp or ters - our sp ouses and our friends.

As we move into 2018, I c ould not b e more

So I am asking all of you sp ouses and friends of

please d than to have the camaraderie and

Nonetheless, i b elieve that my desire to make

the ele cte d leaders in this ro om to let the past

working relationship with my exe cutive

changes for the b et ter has lead me to b e

and current leaders thank you with a round of

c ommit te e memb ers - the of fic ers of the

standing in front of you this evening. I hop e I

applause.

C olle ge. For my thre e years on the ExC om

have supp or te d go o d changes, and I resp e ct

thus far, I have exp erienc e d a fantastic working

those times when I have b e en tosse d out of the

Like I said, ever y p erson in this ro om i s

group of men and women, and I have no doubt

pro c ess of change. I don’t think the reje c tions

imp or tant, but I want to re c o gnize some ver y

that we will c ontinue what I p ersonally have

were always c orre ct, but I resp e ct the will of

sp e cial p e ople. I want to star t by re c o gnizing

exp erienc e d with Chanc ellors Bill Stanley, Al

the group to make that de cision. As a past AIA

Stephen Ayers, FAIA, Archite ct of the Capitol,

Rub eling, John Sorrenti, and of c ourse, my

president, I have to say to my fellow former

and his wife, Jennifer. In the event you are

ver y go o d friend and mentor, Lenore Luc ey.

presidents, nothing has made me prouder than

not aware of it, Steve’s job is huge. He is

You have already met your 2018 exe cutive

b eing sele cte d by you to ser ve for a few years

resp onsible for the entire physical environment

c ommit te e, Ed Vanc e as Vic e- Chanc ellor and

“I a m o ve r wh e l m e d b y

th e p r e se n c e h e r e to n i g h t o f so m a n y ve r y g o o d f r i e n d s - fo r m e r a n d fu tu r e c h a n c e l l o r s a n d p r e si d e n ts. I c a n n o t p u t i n to wo r d s th e fe e l i n g s I h ave fo r yo u , th e ve r y e sse n c e o f A I A l e a d e r sh i p o ve r th e l a st se ve ra l d e c a d e s, a n d I h o n e stl y c a n sa y th at I h o l d yo u i n th e h i g h e st r e g a r d .”

his wife Ruby; Peter Kuttner as Bursar for one

you more than I can express. I thank you and

Those of you who were here in the good old days,

more year and his wife, my boating pal, Elaine;

the staff who support you and all of us including

when board classes were actually a cohesive

and John Castellana as our new secretary and his

Tonya Horsely and Muza Asadova. And to continue

group of architects from all over the countr y who

wife, Barb. I can tell you, this is an outstanding

with staff, where would most of you out there,

grew together as good friends and who fought

group, and I go into my final year feeling very

along with me, have been without Ray Rhinehar t,

together for their goals within the AIA - (I think

comfortable that the good work of the COF

Hon. AIA? “Talk about make you look better than

we even occasionally drank together) - you will

ExCom will continue in a manner of excellence in

you really are!” Thank you Ray and Walter. And

appreciate my recognition of my classmate and

2018 and beyond.

finally one of the last staff members still here

good friend, Lee Bearsh, and his wife Karen, from

from, it seems, the first time I walked into this

Binghampton, NY. Thank you two for celebrating

In all of my service with AIA, I have been

building as a board member, I offer a special

with me.

fortunate to have been supported by staff which,

thanks to Pam Day, Hon. AIA for continuing to

honestly, has made me look better than I really

support me and my constant requests. I know

Finally, and the best is last, I am so for tunate and

am. For the College, that situation continues

I drive her crazy, but I only occasionally get a

thankful to have my entire close family her e. My

with Terri Stewart, Hon. AIA. Terri, I appreciate

snarky response, but all in fun.

sister, Toni Post, from Houston, who car ve d her

own care er with shell oil and who has always

Patrick came into our lives unexp e cte dly. Here

Latrob e Prize; and to supp or t, mentor, and

supp or te d my eve r y endeavor. And who, even

was our single daughter with a then 12 year old

enc ourage our young AIA archite cts via the

though retire d, still maintains a full calendar of

son, and we wondere d how Patrick would fit into

Young Archite cts Forum, emerging professional

c ommunity ser vic e. Toni? (and no, she did not

all of our lives. I think all you have to do is lo ok

grants, the Leadership Institute, and other such

flo o d during Har vey.)

at Mia and Raymond, and you know how great

endeavors.

Patrick is - to them and to us. Now to our two children and their families - we

The only promotional c omment I will make

are so for tunate to have the b est daughter-in-

Finally, any thing I would say is not enough

ab out next year is that I intend to work ver y

law and son-in-law we c ould imagine c ome into

ab out my wife of 54 years, Br yan. How she has

hard for a more organize d and enhanc e d

our lives - please me et our son, Ray, and his

put up with me I will never understand (and

pro gram of donations and gif ts. Presently,

wife, Jenny, with their two young men, Jordan

she o c casionally reminds me that she do es not

there is a pitifully small group of donors, and I

and Andrew. The first time we met Jenny was

understand, either), but she has supp or te d me

must b e honest, we cannot supp or t our current

in D e c emb er of 1995 in the Librar y of C ongress

in all I have done. In fact, she was the final and

pro grams in the manner they deser ve if we

at my Presidential Inauguration. Those of you

de ciding factor when I was debating whether to

do not increase our donation numb ers and

who were there will re call that we had a light

run for of fic e in the C olle ge of Fellows. Thank

amounts. There is no reason why we cannot

snow during the event, and we walke d outside to

you. I love all of you.

c onsiderably increase the financial par ticipation

a winter wonderland. Ray rep eate dly aske d us if

of our fellows. We now have less than 10% -

he c ould bring his somewhat new girlfrien d with

You may have notic e d, I have not yet sp oken

less than 10% - (and I would b e embarrasse d

him. We kind of resiste d sinc e we had not yet

ab out the workings of the C olle ge of Fellows,

to tell you exact numb er) - of our fellows who

met Jenny, but we gave in. As so on as we saw

and I do not intend toâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;Śmuch. This is not

donate. Will you former Chanc ellors and former

her we imme diately thought - no wonder Ray

a business me eting. Hop efully you know

Presidents please help me with this?

p ersiste d!

what we stand for and what we do, but as a reminder there are thre e major cate gories of

We have b e en weak in our metho ds of doing all

And our daughter, Wendy, and her husban d,

our work: to maintain the C olle ge - including

the things that must b e done for a suc c essful,

Patrick Mar tin, and Wendyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, Raymond,

financially; to supp or t archite ctural research,

active donation ef for t, and that is going to

and their daughter, Mia. Likewise with Je nny,

primarily through the $100,000 grant for the

change. Lenore intro duc e d me to a wonder ful

lady, B eth Stef fian, widow of Peter Stef fian,

what you c ould imagine. Now, you all know

Exe c, C olle ge of Fellows Chanc ellor and more

FAIA, who many of you knew. B eth is a retire d

Lenore, and most have known her for a long

- so much more. The highest c ompliment that

fund raising c onsultant, and she has of fere d to

time, so it will c ome as no surprise that in her

I can pay her, in addition to acknowle dging her

assist and guide us - pro b ono. I do not b elieve

New York state of mind, we do o c casionally

de dication, is that she always, always, thinks

in establishing unrealistic goals that just sound

disagre e! Twic e in four years, I think. But

ab out the memb ers, not you and me sit ting here

go o d tonight, but unachievable tomorrow.

I did let her have her way, (actually, it is

in our finer y, but the memb ers back home, just

quite refreshing to disagre e with resp e ct and

tr ying to run a practic e, or c ontributing their

understanding).

talents in some diverse way. How, she asks,

I se e no reason not to have at least half of our fellows - 1,500 of the 3,000 - not 204

do es what we are ab out to do af fe ct them?

of the 3,000 - make annual donations, and

In case you are the rare p erson in this ro om

increase our annual amounts from the static

who do es not know Lenore’s histor y of ser vic e,

Lenore, I cannot imagine this past year without

$130,000 a year to $300,000 a year over the

let me explain it this way. I re c ently had the

you at the helm as c ommander, while I was

next thre e years. Simultane ously, we will b e

opp or tunity to write a referenc e let ter for

just a plain Skipp er standing by your side. You

more active in explaining what we do with our

Lenore. As I usually do, I aske d for her bio so

taught me a lot, and the C olle ge of Fellows is

money, let ting ever yone know ab out our annual

my let ter would b e factually c orre ct. Lenore

a b et ter organization now than it was when you

$65,000 for Latrob e, $7,500 for the leadership

and I have known each other and worke d

arrive d. We all thank you. And thank all of you

institute, $15,000 for young archite ct awards,

to gether for a long, long time, but when I read

for c oming tonight to share in the fellowship

$25,000 for c omp onent grants for emerging

her bio, I was over whelme d with what she has

of family and friends. Rest well. There is much

professionals, and on and on. We can do it!

done, and a p ower ful thought jump e d into my

go o d work to b e done in the days, we eks, and

I know we can! So that’s my goal, and I’m

mind which I include d in the let ter.

months to c ome.

It was simple, straight-for ward, shor t and to

Go o dnight to all!

c ounting on you leaders to help us get there. Without doubt, my C olle ge of Fellow s ser vic e

the p oint. It was: “What has this woman not

has b e en remarkably enhanc e d by ser ving with

done for the AIA and for Archite c ture?!” She has

my ver y go o d friend, Lenore Luc ey. We have

b e en an Archite ct with a small firm, with a large

share d so much and have c ollab orate d b eyond

firm, Exe c with NCARB, C omp onent Exe c, AIAS

Skipper Post, FAIA with the Former Chancellors of the AIA College of Fellows

Skipper Post, FAIA with the Former Presidents of the American Institute of Architects

AIA

College of Fellows Executive Committee

2018

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2014 CHICAGO

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skipperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ascension to the Chancellory of the AIA College of Fellows began in 2014 at the Annual Business Meeting of the AIA College of Fellows during the National Convention held in Chicago, Illinois. The 2014 College of Fellows Nominating Committee had recommended him as Bursar and his nomination was approved and ratified by a unanimous vote by all those in attendance.

The AIA College of Fellows

Class of 2014

Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University | Chicago, Illinois

Former Presidents of The American Institute of Architects

2014 AIA President Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA

2014 COF Chancellor William Stanley, Jr., FAIA

2014

AIA College of Fellows Fall Board Meeting Honolulu, Hawaii

2014

AIA College of Fellows December Board Meeting and the Inauguration of Albert W. Rubeling, Jr., FAIA AIA Headquarters Building - Washington, D.C.

2015

AIA College of Fellows Spring Board Meeting Palm Springs, California

2015

AIA National Convention Atlanta, Georgia

The Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup Invitational East Lake Golf Club

The Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup Open TPC Sugarloaf

Investiture - Oh Happy Day! Ebenezer Baptist Church Atlanta, Georgia

2015 COF Chancellor Albert W. Rubeling, Jr., FAIA

2015 COF Jury Chair John Castellana, FAIA

2015 AIA President Elizabeth Chu Richter, FAIA

The AIA College of Fellows

Class of 2015 Ebenezer Baptist Church | Atlanta, Georgia

Convocation Hyatt Regency Hotel Atlanta, Georgia

2015

AIA College of Fellows August Board Meeting Gladstone, New Jersey

2015

AIA College of Fellows Fall Board Meeting Deer Valley, Utah

2015

AIA College of Fellows December Board Meeting and the Inauguration of John R. Sorrenti, FAIA Russell Senate Building - Washington, D.C.

AIA College of Fellows ExCom 2015 Year End

Celebration

2016

AIA College of Fellows Spring Board Meeting Southbridge Napa Valley, California

Fellows Reception

Sens Restaurant | San Fransisco, CA

2016

AIA National Convention Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup Open White Manor Country Club

Investiture

Irvine Auditorium University of Pennsyvania

(L to R) 2016 AIA President Russell Davidson, FAIA 2016 COF Jury Chair Diane Georgopulos, FAIA 2016 Chancellor John R. Sorrenti, FAIA

The AIA College of Fellows

Class of 2016 Irvine Auditorium | Philadelphia, Pennylvania

2016 Chancellor John R. Sorrenti, FAIA

COF Annual Business Meeting Union League, Philadelphia

Convocation Marriott Marquis Grand Ballroom Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2016

AIA College of Fellows Fall Board Meeting Newport, Rhode Island

Fellows Reception Brown University

2016

AIA College of Fellows December Board Meeting Washington, D.C.

2016

The Inauguration of Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA U.S. Capitol Visitor Center - Washington, D.C.

Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA was inaugurated as the 55th Chancellor of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows on December 8, 2016. The Ceremony was held in the U.S. Capitol Vistor Center in Washington D.C. She succeeded John R. Sorrenti, FAIA in representing more than three thousand Fellows worldwide.

AIA College of Fellows ExCom 2016 Year End

Celebration

2017

AIA College of Fellows Spring Board Meeting Austin, Texas

Fellows Reception Texas Society of Architects

2017

AIA National Convention | Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;17 Orlando, Florida

The Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup Invitational Bay Hill Golf Club

The Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup Open Grand Cypress Golf Club

New Fellows Reception Club 39

The Former Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Luncheon The Citrus Club

Investiture

The Phillips Auditorium Orlando, Florida

2017 Chancellor Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA

The 2017 Executive Committee of the AIA College of Fellows (L to R) Peter Kutner, FAIA, Lenore Lucey, FAIA, Skipper Post, FAIA and Edward Vance, FAIA

A Message of Responsibility Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA

ellows, c olleagues, families and friends, go o d

af terno on and welc ome to the Walt Disney Theater at the Dr. Phillips C enter for the Per forming Ar ts. The Phillips was designe d by Bar ton Myers Asso ciates, heade d by Bar ton Myers, FAIA and op ene d in 2014. There is more information ab out this wonder ful c omplex in your Investiture Pro gram. This af terno on we invest the Class of 2017 into the C olle ge of Fellows. Advanc ement to the C olle ge of Fellows re c o gnizes and c elebrates your individual significant achievement. With all that you have done for the profession – all

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that has brought you here to day – you share a singular

It is now your res ponsibilit y to stimulate a sharing of interests among ALL Fellows.

at tribute with the current memb ers of the C olle ge: your passion for doing more. B e c oming an archite ct is not under taken lightly. We undergo a grueling e ducation; and in practic e, endure long days, fre quent charret tes, and unending c omp etition. B e c oming an archite ct re quires passion and de dication. For Fellows that translates into going to work each day on proje cts we b elieve will influenc e so ciety and change p e ople’s lives. Thank you all for your c ommitment and de dication to our profession. You are b eing re c o gnize d here to day for having significantly c ontribute d to the profession in various

way s, through ser vic e to the AIA, e ducation, the

passion for the profession. We urge you to insure

of 2017. Memb ership in the C olle ge of Fellows

c ommunity, and our asso ciate d organizations.

your memb ership in the C olle ge is meaningful

is the highest memb ership honor the AIA can

To day and tomorrow at Fellows events the C olle ge

through par ticipation in lo cal pro grams and events

b estow on those who evidenc e exc eptional work

expresses our c ongratulations and our appre ciation

to make the profession more visible and valuable

and c ontributions to archite cture and so ciety. It

for all you have c ontribute d. As a memb er of

to your c ommunity. And, as a steward of the

is a re c o gnize d achievement that brings with

the C olle ge we ask only that you return to your

profession, we urge you to follow the C olle ge’s

it an obligation to share your knowle dge and

c ommunity and c ontinue to share your time and

leadership and supp or t mentoring of the next

de dication to ethical and professional exc ellenc e

talent to b enefit the profession and mentor its next

generations of archite cts – students, emerging

with c olleagues and suc c e e ding generations of

generations.

professionals and young archite cts.

archite cts.

There is a reason why c eremonies like this are

You will re c eive your me dal to day from AIA

It is now your resp onsibility to stimulate a sharing

calle d ‘c ommenc ement.’ First, re c eiving your

President Thomas Vonier, FAIA; and then b e

of interests among Fellows, to promote the

me dal represents re c o gnition of your significant

re c eive d into the C olle ge by me and the C olle ge’s

interests of the Institute, to advanc e the profession

achievement at this p oint in your life. S e c ond,

Exe cutive C ommit te e. As you leave the stage you

of archite cture, to mentor young archite cts and to

it signifies the b e ginning of a new phase holding

will re c eive the Histor y of the C olle ge of Fellows

b e of ever-increasing ser vic e to so ciety.

great p otential for c ontinue d demonstration of your

and Dire ctor y which includes this illustrious Class

2017 Chancellor Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA

2017 COF Jury Chair Mary Kay Lanzillotta, FAIA

2017 AIA President Tom Vonier, FAIA

The AIA College of Fellows

Class of 2017

Phillips Auditorium | Orlando, Florida

COF Annual Business Meeting The Rosen Hotel, Orlando

2017 Chancellor Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA

Newly Elected 2018- â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;19 COF Secretary John Castellana, FAIA

Convocation Hyatt Regency Ballroom Orlando, Florida

A Message of Welcome Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA

o o d Evening. To Fellows and Honorar y Fellows

of the C olle ge, to Memb ers of the Institute, to the families, friends, c olleagues and guests from around the c ountr y and around the world. It is inde e d a pleasure, and my privile ge to welc ome you. I am Lenore M. Luc ey, the 55th Chanc ellor of the C olle ge of Fellows of the American Institute of Archite cts. Yesterday we elevate d 178 Fellows and 8 Honorar y Fellows to Memb ership in the C olle ge in our traditional and formal Investiture c eremony. Each year this C onvo cation Dinner is held in joy ful c elebration of the new Fellows achievements and the achievements of those who pre c e de d them. Let me b e gin with our traditional intro ductions of the leadership of the profession. First, the memb ers of the Exe cutive C ommit te e of the C olle ge of Fellows:

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Vic e Chanc ellor, Raymond G. “Skipp er” Post, FAIA

As Fe l l o w s, w e a r e re c o g ni ze d a s t h e le a d e r s who se i ze the op p o r t un it y to b e me nto rs t o t h e n ext g e ne r ati o n.

and his wife Br yan, Se cretar y, Edward A. Vanc e, FAIA and his wife Ruby War than-Vanc e, and Bursar, Peter G. Kut tner, FAIA and his wife Elaine, and the re c ently ele cte d COF Exe cutive C ommit te e memb er for 2018, Se cretar y, John J. Castellana, FAIA and his wife Barbara. Yesterday at the Investiture we were all inspire d by our new Fellows achievements – as brief as those statements were. I hop e you, our new Fellows, were

inspire d by re c eiving your me dal - one of the most

promote the purp oses of the Institute, advanc e

The American Institute of Archite cts is delighte d to

imp or tant re c o gnitions an archite ct can re c eive.

the profession of archite cture, to mentor young

honor each memb er of the C olle ge of Fellows Class

It is a symb ol of the extraordinar y passion that

archite cts, and to b e of ever-increasing ser vic e to

of 2017.

you each have for your profession, as practitioners

so ciety.

and as leaders who make a dif ferenc e in our c ommunities.

I am humble d to have par ticipate d in your elevation As Fellows, we are re c o gnize d as the leaders who

to the C olle ge and to share this evening with you.

seize the opp or tunity to b e mentors to the next With Fellowship c omes a resp onsibility. As role

generation and elevate the profession through our

mo dels, each of you is uniquely obligate d to do

vision. As Fellows we represent the values, supp or t

more. To give more. You now have the opp or tunity

the development and enc ourage the sustainability

and the duty to share your knowle dge, your

of the practic e of archite cture.

exp erienc e and your time. C ongratulations again to each of you. Your As its newest memb ers, we ask you to join us in

achievements are now a par t of the le gacy of the

ser ving the C olle geâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bylaws mandate d Purp ose -

AIA C olle ge of Fellows.

to stimulate a sharing of interests amon g Fellows,

2017 Chancellor Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA

2017 AIA President Tom Vonier, FAIA

2017 Vice Chancellor Skipper Post, FAIA with 2007 Chancellor Frank Lucas, FAIA

2017

AIA College of Fellows Fall Board Meeting New York, New York

2017 Chancellor Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA

Fellows Reception AIA New York | Center for Architecture

2017

AIA College of Fellows December Board Meeting Washington, D.C.

The 2018 AIA College of Fellows | Executive Committee

AIA College of Fellows ExCom 2017 Year End

Celebration

2018

AIA College of Fellows Spring Board Meeting Santa Fe, New Mexico

Fellows Reception Albuquerque, New Mexico

Fellows Reception Sante Fe, New Mexico

2018

AIA National Conference | Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;18 New York, New York

The Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup Open

Eisenhower Park Golf Course, NY

New Fellows Reception

Club 39 - New York, NY

The Former Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Luncheon The Friars Club - New York, NY

The 2018 Executive Committee of the AIA College of Fellows (L to R) John Castellana, FAIA, Chancellor Skipper Post, Jr., FAIA, Edward Vance, FAIA, and Peter Kuttner, FAIA.

Investiture St. Patricks Cathedral

2018 Chancellor Skipper Post, FAIA with 2018 COF Jury Chair Karen Nichols, FAIA

A Message of Committment Chancellor Raymond “Skipper” Post, Jr., FAIA

ellows,

c olleagues,

families

and

friends,

go o d

af terno on and welc ome to St. Patrick’s Cathe dral. Our thanks go out to the Archdio c ese of New York for making this venue available to us, and to John Sullivan, FAIA, for c o ordinating this ef for t. C onstruction on St. Patrick’s b e gan in 1858 with its do ors op ening in 1879. St. Patrick’s was designe d by James Renwick, and then in re c ent years a major restoration was under taken by Murphy Burnham and

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But trick, represente d here to day by Jef frey Murphy,

Ad va n c e m e nt to th e C o lle ge of Fe llo ws re c og n iz es and c elebrat e s yo u r in dividu a l s ign if ic a n t ach ievem en t s .

FAIA, and Mar y Burnham, FAIA, for which they re c eive d a National AIA Honor Award in 2016. And what a proud moment this must b e for Mar y as she will b e investe d at this event and she is a four th generation Fellow. There is more information ab out this wonder ful cathe dral in your Investiture Pro gram. This af terno on we invest the Class of 2018 into the C olle ge of Fellows. Advanc ement to the C olle ge of Fellows re c o gnizes and c elebrates your individual significant achievements. With all that you have done for the profession – all that has brought you here to day – you share a singular at tribute with the current memb ers of the C olle ge: your passion for doing more.

B e c oming an archite ct is not under taken lightly. We

ask only that you return to your c ommunity and

next generations of archite cts – students, emerging

undergo a grueling e ducation; and in practic e, endure

c ontinue to share your time and talent to b enefit

professionals and young archite cts.

long days, and unending c omp etition.

the profession and mentor its next generations, as

B e c oming

an archite ct re quires passion and de dication.

For

well as to supp or t the C olle ge.

Fell ows, that translates into proje cts we b elieve will

You

will

re c eive

your

me dal

to day

from

AIA

President Carl Elefante, FAIA; and then b e re c eive d

influenc e so ciety and improve the quality of life.

Re c eiving your me dal represents re c o gnition of your

into the C olle ge by me and the C olle ge’s Exe cutive

Thank you all for your c ommitment and de dication

significant achievement at this p oin t in your life and

C ommit te e. As you leave the stage you will re c eive

to our professio n.

it signifies the b e ginning of a new phase of great

a b o ok of the Histor y of the C olle ge of Fellows and

p otential for your passion for the profession. This

a Dire ctor y which includes this illustrious Class of

You are b eing re c o gnize d here to day for having

is your star t of doing more, and you will hear that

2018.

significantly c ontribute d to the profession, through

again. We urge you to insure your memb ership in the

ser vic e to the AIA, e ducation, the c ommunity, and

C olle ge is meaningful through par ti cipation in lo cal

It is now my pleasure to intro duc e the 94th President

our asso ciate d organizations. To day and tomorrow

pro grams and events to make the profession more

of The American Institute of Archite cts, Carl Elefante,

our

visible and valuable to your c ommunity. And, as a

FAIA.

c ongratulations and our appre ciation for all you

steward of the profession, we urge you to follow the

have c ontribute d. As a memb er of the C olle ge we

C olle ge’s leadership and supp or t mentoring of the

Fellows

events,

the

C olle ge

expresses

Former Chancellors of The American Institute of Architects

Former Presidents of The American Institute of Architects

2018 Chancellor Skipper Post, FAIA

The AIA College of Fellows

Class of 2018 St. Patricks Cathedral | New York, NY

COF Annual Business Meeting The New Yorker Hotel | Grand Ballroom

The New Yorker Hotel New York, New York

2018 Chancellor Skipper Post, FAIA

The 2018 Executive Committee of the AIA College of Fellows (L to R) Chancellor Skipper Post, Jr., FAIA, Vice Chancellor Edward Vance, FAIA, Bursar Peter Kuttner, FAIA, Secretary John Castellana, FAIA, and newly elected Bursar-Elect Roger Schluntz, FAIA .

Roger Schluntz, FAIA COF ExComâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bursar-Elect

Welcome to the 66th Annual Business Meeting Chancellor Raymond “Skipper” Post, Jr., FAIA

o o d af terno on.

I am Skipp er Post, the 56th

Chanc ellor of the AIA C olle ge of Fellows. All of us on the Exe cutive C ommit te e of the C olle ge are delighte d to se e you at this year’s Business Me eting. We extend a par ticularly warm welc ome to our new Fellows, Honorar y Fellows and sp e cial guests. We c ome to gether at this time each year to c onduct the business of the C olle ge. We will review the af fairs of the C olle ge, share our

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goals and plans, and ele ct the memb ers of the Exe cutive C ommit te e who will ser ve in 2019.

We c ome together at this time each year to c onduct the business of the C olle ge.

I anticipate an unusually packe d agenda to day, so I am going to imp ose some of our business on you as you eat. But first let me intro duc e the 2018 Exe cutive C ommit te e: Vic e Chanc ellor, Edward A. Vanc e, FAIA and his wife Ruby; Bursar, Peter G. Kut tner, FAIA and his wife Elaine; Se cretar y, John J. Castellana, FAIA and his wife Barbara. At this time, I would like to re quest a moment of silenc e as we rememb er those Fellows who passe d away in 2017. Thank you. You will find c opies of the C olle ge of Fellows Fund 2018 Chancellor Skipper Post, FAIA addressing the members of the College of Fellows

Annual Rep or t on your tables. In it you will find more c omplete c ommentar y on the year than we have time to present in detail.

Sinc e last year’s Business Me eting, your 2017

Of those who donate various amounts, just 15% of

wonder ful exe c, Terri Stewar t, Hon AIA, and her

and

worke d

the donors c ontribute d 70% of our annual donate d

assistant, Muza Asadova --- ladies, stand, and thank

diligently on the C olle ge’s pro grams and initiatives

funds. This, simply put, is not fair. Now, ladies and

you.

including the 2017/2018 Latrob e Prize which is well

gentlemen, we simply ne e d more --- more donors

under way. David Fannon, AIA, Michelle Lab oy, and

and higher levels.

In working with those who will

To close my remarks, I onc e again thank my fantastic

Peter Weiderspahn, AIA of Nor theastern University,

follow me as Chanc ellor, we have agre e d to a thre e

Exe cutive C ommit te e, Ed, Peter and John. I tell them

are c oncluding their work entitle d “Future-Use

year goal of ab out half, or 1,500, of our Fellows to

they are like having thre e 10 -month old Labrador

Archite cture: D esign for Persistent Change” and

make a donation similar to the p erc entages donate d

retrievers on leashes; all I have to do is mention an

the call is currently out for the 2019 – 2020 Latrob e

last year --- some donating $100, many donating

idea and they are pulling me to the ground, dragging

Prize.

$500, a bunch at $1,000, and then those at $5,000

me down the trail, as they take of f running.

2018

Exe cutive

C ommit te es

have

and even $10,000. Now, our goal is to increase our The Emerging Professional C omp onent Grants were

c orpus to a c omfor table level so that our pro grams

awarde d to four te en AIA C omp onents across the

can live of f of the pro c e e ds. We are living to o close

c ountr y totaling $32,500. The C olle ge supp or ts

to the e dge of our financial capability and almost

the Young Archite cts Forum with a liaison from the

totally subje ct to the whims of our investment

Exe cutive C ommit te e. We provide supp or t financially

p or t folio.

for the YAF’s Leadership Institute, through the AIA

is one of mo derate risk and reward --- ab out the

C enter for Civic Leadership, and their Mini-MBA

middIe of the graph.

Pro gram at C onvention. In addition, the Exe cutive

I know I am mostly preaching to the choir in this

C ommit te e and a YAF representative jur y the Young

ro om, but please help us by c ontinuing to c ontribute

Archite ct Awards and provide an honorarium to

what you can, star t c ontributing if you are a new

each of this year’s re cipients. Our total supp or t of

Fellow, and enc ourage others to star t c ontributing.

these YAF initiatives was $19,500 in 2017.

We, as the C olle ge of Fellows, can and should do

Incidentally, our investment p or t folio We monitor it ver y closely.

more. Thank you. Last year at this me eting I mentione d the imp or tanc e of fund raising, and told you then that you would

Let me close by thanking a group who has inde e d

hear more from me on this topic. Sinc e I have b e en

made a major c ontribution year af ter year, now

on this Exe cutive C ommit te e for the past thre e and

totaling over half a million dollars.

a half years we have talke d ab out increasing our

Chanc ellor’s Cup golf tournament, so thanks to the

fund raising ef for ts. This year I have taken it on as

many p e ople involve d, and esp e cially chairman Al

my p ersonal goal. While there are many in this ro om

Rub eling, FAIA. Ladies and gentlemen of the golf

who have b e en ver y generous, and there are many in

c ommit te e, please stand and b e re c o gnize d by our

this ro om hearing this for the first time, I ap olo gize

applause.

That is the

for sp eaking ver y dire ctly to the situation that we ne e d to do b et ter --- much b et ter. I hop e you have

I also want you to know that th e AIA makes a

heard me say, and have read this, but Fellowship is

significant

the star t of doing more. The facts are these: Less

of Fellows Fund, and also gives us tremendous

than 10% of Fellows donate to the COF Fund at all.

administrative

annual

c ontribution

supp or t,

primarily

the

C olle ge

through

our

I will now op en the flo or for any new business,

se e, many do not understand that the C olle ge of

Fellows b e cause I knew it was a lot, and b e cause it

and

Fellows is a memb er group of the AIA.

The AIA

hur t me p ersonally and de eply when the C olle ge was

limite d c omments re garding the current distasteful

app oints the Fellows Jur y, the AIA Jur y sele cts the

the organization b eing calle d out for doing nothing,

situation of what has b e en generally lab ele d as

Fellows, and then invests them as Fellows.

when in reality we c ould do nothing in re gard to

sexual harassment. Let me first state ver y clearly

C olle ge re c eives the new class of Fellows each year,

a sp e cific incident.

that I p ersonally abhor any abuse, any harassment,

and thereaf ter administers the goals of what the

this ver y me eting in which more than four p e ople on

of any kind, whether due to p ower, e go, mental

Fellows wish to do.

The C olle ge cannot, as some

the Exe cutive C ommit te e c ould of fer suggestions

illness, or any other reason. I will tell you, though,

have calle d for, strip a memb erâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fellowship status.

and guidanc e toward a more p ermanent solution. I

that this is an opp or tunity to fac e this issue in a

We have neither the administrative or governanc e

wishe d many of those making such calls would have

broader reach toward resolution of a bigger picture

authority nor the investigative resourc es, or even

c onsidere d the reality of what the C olle ge c ould

than one instanc e.

It is an issue of harassment

the right, to make a judgment much less issue a

and c ould not actually do.

and abuse, and is one with which we have not b e en

punishment. That is the duty and obligation of the

op enly c onfronte d in my fif ty plus years in the AIA.

AIA.

will

p ersonally

b e gin

of fering

some

The

I knew that we were close to

Now, from my viewp oint, what can the C olle ge do?

Let me star t by stating in what may b e

From the first public ut teranc es leading to the current

I have at tempte d to read ever y word writ ten in re gard

c onsidere d an e goist term that a Fellow in the AIA

situation , I was in imme diate c ontact with the AIA

to the current harassment issue, and I have replie d

is c er tainly c onsidere d a leader within the larger

leadership and with my Exe cutive C ommit te e. You

to sp e cific and p ersonal re quests for information as

AIA organization. Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that why we were ac c epte d

to what has, and was, and is o c curring as the AIA fac e d, and fac es, a dif ficult, te dious, emotional issue fraught with serious implications from ever y angle, ever y viewp oint. I have not sp oken for the AIA, and I do not do so now.

Nonetheless, as Chanc ellor,

I was in significant dialo gue day af ter day, we ek af ter we ek, with the AIA leadership.

Frankly, and

I say this resp e ct fully in the presenc e of the AIA leadership right now, I wante d the AIA to explain more of what they had done, more of what they were doing, to the memb ers and par ticularly to the

as Fellows, b e cause we lead in some asp e ct or other

single p erson who has said we should do nothing.

of the profession of archite cture? Then, as leaders

And I do not susp e ct that there are silent memb ers

within our professional organization, we can exer t

out there who b elieve what happ ene d is OK, and that

our leadership in this current sc enario, but within

we should do nothing. So I am c onfident in saying

our b oundaries of our authority to do so. We must

that I think ever y single one of the Fellows, in fact

make careful, intelligent c onsideration of how we

ever y single AIA memb er, wants to c onfront this

can b est fac e this new dilemma, not make some

issue. But letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s do it right as the C olle ge of Fellows,

kne e-jerk pronounc ement that sounds go o d to day

and right as the American Institute of Archite cts.

but is found to b e full of holes as we c onsider it in the longer term future, whether that b e we eks or

Now I will op en the flo or for any new business.

months. We still must follow a due pro c ess metho d of achieving our goals. This problem did not b e gin

There b eing no fur ther business, I lo ok for ward to

thre e months ago, it b e gan many years ago, so letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

se eing you at the C onvo cation Dinner this evening

get it right. One thing I have notic e d is this: of all

and I de clare the 2018 Annual Me eting of the

the many c omments, some sho oting from the hip,

C olle ge of Fellows Fund adjourne d.

some thought ful suggestions, some cautions for due diligenc e, and on and on, I have not heard one

Convocation New York Hilton | Grand Ballroom New York, NY

A Message of Inspiration Chancellor Skipper Post, Jr., FAIA

o o d Evening! And what an evening this is for all

of us --- For you new fellows, AND for so many who have b e en with you along the way, all the providers and enc ouragers, the inspirers, the pro dders, the b elievers in you! It is my pleasure, and my privile ge, to welc ome ever y single one of you.

I am Skipp er Post, the 56th

Chanc ellor of the C olle ge of Fellows of the American Institute of Archite cts. Yesterday we elevate d 152 Fellows and 2 Honorar y Fellows to Memb ership in the C olle ge in our traditional and

“

formal

Investiture

c eremony.

Each

year

this

C onvo cation Dinner is held in joy ful c elebration of the new Fellow’s achievements and the achievements of those who pre c e de d them. Let me b e gin with the

As Fe l l o w s, w e a r e re c o g ni ze d a s t h e le a d e r s who se i ze the op p o r t un it y to b e me nto rs t o t h e n ext g e ne r ati o n a nd e le v at e t h e pro fe ssi o n thr o u gh o u r v isi o n.

C onvo cation’s

traditional

intro ductions

the

leadership of the profession. First, the memb ers of the Exe cutive C ommit te e of the C olle ge of Fellows and their guests: This is my fantastic team! First, my guest, my wife of 55 years, Br yan Simmons Post; Vic e Chanc ellor, Edward A. Vanc e, FAIA and his wife Ruby; Bursar, Peter G. Kut tner, FAIA and his wife Elaine, Se cretar y, John C. Castellana, FAIA and his wife Barbara, and the re c ently ele cte d COF Exe cutive C ommit te e memb er for 2019, Bursar, Ro ger Schlunt z, FAIA. Next, the leadership of The American Institute of

Archite cts: President Carl Elefante, FAIA, and his

It is not even a plateau. It is not an elite p osition

you. Your answer is not going to b e “well, I’m at the

wife, Adriana; President-Ele ct Bill Bates, FAIA and

for its own sake. It is the star t of doing more. More

top, I’ve p e eke d, I’m done.” No, in some form it is

his wife, Maggie McD ermot t; Rob er t A. Iv y, FAIA,

for the profession, more for the C olle ge, for the

going to b e something like this: “it just means that

Exe cutive

AIA, more for our young archite cts, and more for

I have a lot more work to do for my c ommunity, for

Of fic er and his wife, Holly and newly-ele cte d 2019

research. More for our c ommunities, and more for

my profession, for our young p e ople.” Yes, this is

First Vic e President, who will b e Preside nt in 2020,

our planet.

the star t of doing more.

It is, simply put, a passion for doing more. No, that

As Fellows, we are re c o gnize d as the leaders who

There are many staf f memb ers from the AIA’s

me dal around your ne ck do es not mean you are

seize the opp or tunity to b e mentors to the next

national c omp onent here tonight including the

finishe d.

Go back to your homes, to your of fic es,

generation and elevate the profession through our

C olle ge’s Exe cutive Dire ctor, Terri Stewar t, Hon,

to your scho ols, to your c ommunities, and do even

vision. As Fellows, we represent the values, supp or t

AIA, Muza Asadova and Tonya Horsley. Along with

more than you have done to reach this p osition.

the development and enc ourage the sustainability

them, all AIA staf f please stand and b e re c o gnize d.

With Fellowship c omes a resp onsibility.

of the practic e of archite cture.

Vic e

President

and

Chief

Jan e Fre derick, FAIA.

I know

ever y single one of you, p erhaps not p ersonally, but Yesterday at the Investiture we were all inspire d

by reputation --- by achievement.

by our new Fellow’s achievements - as brief as those statements were.

done a lot to get here. Now, star ting right now, we

I hop e that each of you

So I have no fear, I have no doubt, in exp e cting that

new Fellows were inspire d by b eing investe d and

you will ramp up what you have already b e en doing

re c eiving your me dal - one of the most imp or tant

with your life as an AIA archite ct. I want you to think

re c o gnitions an archite ct can re c eive. But it is more

ab out this. What will your answer b e when some one

than that. It is not the end of a road.

asks “so what do es it mean to b e a Fellow? ” I know

2018 Chancellor Skipper Post, FAIA

C ongratulations again to each of you. You have

2018 AIA President Carl Elefante, FAIA

exp e ct more out of you….lots more! Thank all of you! Now it is time to C elebrate!! Please enjoy the rest of your evening.

2018 Vice Chancellor Skipper Post, FAIA with 2018 Boney Award Recipient - Barry Johns, FAIA

2018

AIA College of Fellows Fall Board Meeting Portland, Maine

2018 Chancellor Skipper Post, FAIA

Fellows Reception Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Portland, Maine

2018

AIA College of Fellows December Board Meeting Washington, D.C.

The 2019 Latrobe Prize Jury (LtoR)

Edward A. Vance, FAIA, John J. Castellana, FAIA, Chair Marilyn Taylor, FAIA, Curt Fentress, FAIA, Marvin Malecha, FAIA and Gordon Chong, FAIA

2018 Chancellor Skipper Post, FAIA

The Council of Former Chancellors

2018

The Inauguration of Edward A. Vance, FAIA Russell Senate Building - Washington, D.C.

AIA College of Fellows ExCom 2018 Year End

Celebration

a y mo n d “ S k i p p er ” P o s t graduat e d f rom Tex as A & M Un i v e rsi ty i n 19 6 3, a n d a lmos t imme diat ely s t ar t e d hi s ow n p rac ti c e wh i c h i s n o w approaching f if t y years of c o n t i n ue d a r c h i te c tu ra l a n d p l anning s er vic es . Skipp er’s f i rm h a s und er ta k en th o u sa n d s of proje ct s including t he L oui s i a n a State C a p i to l Ma ster Plan res ult ing in t w o m i l l i on s quar e fe et o f n ew o f fi c e s pac e, a $ 40m s t at e of f ic e b u i l d i n g , $ 6 0 m o f p h a se d exp a ns ion of t he Bat on Rouge C on v e n t i o n C en ter , n u mer o u s churches and s cho ols , m i xe d us e h o u si n g , l i b ra r i es, and t hre e c our t hous es of w h i ch t h e mo st r e c en t wa s a $100m building in dow nt ow n Bat on R o uge. A s a “c o m mu n i ty a r c h i te c t” h e s er ve d on and chaire d num e r o us t a sk g r o u p s, c o mm i t t e es , and b oards . In AIA s e r v i c e , fol lo wi n g h i s l o c a l a n d s t at e pres idencies , Pos t s e r v e d on th e n ati o n a l AI A B oard of Dire ct ors in 1991 th r o ugh 1 9 9 3. H e wa s el e c te d as nat ional AIA Pres ident fo r 1 9 9 6 . He ser ve d severa l terms on t he b oard of t he A m e ri ca n A rc h i te c tu ra l Fo u n d at ion. He w a s a p p o i n te d to th e Louis iana St at e B oard of A r ch i t e ct ural E xa mi n er s, a n d s er ve d as it s pres ident in 1 9 9 9. P os t h a s b e en r e c o g n i ze d w it h t he M e dal of Honor o f A I A / L ou i si a n a , a s Ou tsta n d ing Alumnus of t he Tex as A & M C ol l e ge o f Ar c h i te c tu r e, as Bus iness Pers on of t he Ye a r by t h e Bato n R o u g e Bu si n e ss Rep or t , as Out s t anding V o l un t e e r of th e Lo u i si a n a Ar t and Scienc e Mus eum, and w a s aw a rd e d th e Bato n R o u g e Volunt e er Act ivis t Aw ard. A b o v e a l l , S k i p p er ’s d e d i c ati o n remains highes t t o his w i fe , Br y a n , o f fi f ty-fi ve yea r s, t heir t w o children, Ray and W e n dy, a n d th ei r fo u r g ra n d c h i l dren.

he American Institute of Archite cts through its B oard of Dire ctors is please d to c onfer this Presidential Citation up on Raymond G. Post Jr., FAIA to c omme morate his ser vic e to the AIA C olle ge of Fellows as its 56th Chanc ellor stimulating a sharing of interests among fellows, promoting the purp oses of the institute, advancing the Profession of Archite cture, and mentoring young archite cts, all in an ever-increasing ser vic e to so ciety. Ca r l E lefant e, FA I A 2 0 1 8 Pr es id ent Bruc e W. Sek anic k , FA IA 2 0 1 8 Se c r et ar y D e c emb er 2018

Postface Avatars of Professionalism It’s an honor to part the curtains to deliver the postface to a remarkable production. It’s also a challenge: How in a few brief paragraphs to suggest what has brought those profiled in these pages to the highest levels of achievement and honor within the profession. Best to step out of the way and get on with it; let them speak for themselves. Yet, I do have somewhat of a leg up. Over the years—first as a young architect, then as a member of the AIA Board, as editor in chief of Architectural Record, and now as the AIA’s EVP/CEO—I have had the privilege of learning from and working with a surprising number of the women and men who appear in this Directory. Of these, Norman Koonce, FAIA, and Raymond “Skipper” Post, FAIA step forward. They have pride of place because each is a recognized leader in the part of the world I come from. Like me, both served on the AIA’s national Board as Gulf States Regional Directors, which is how I came to know them. First Norman, then Skipper, were examples to follow and learn from as I charted my own path in the profession. What I saw in Norman and, later, in Skipper were leaders who showed an unflagging generosity. Both exuded a confident but open demeanor that welcomed me and other young architects into an ever-widening circle of professional colleagues and friends. But the lessons learned went even deeper than that. The way Norman and Skipper met the world, how they carried themselves, and their confidence that architects could make a positive difference was a model of what I wanted to become. I looked up to both as avatars of professionalism. Still do. The more I thought about this as I sat down to write, the more it became clear that for all their differences—and they are different—the men and women profiled in this book in fact share these same traits: confidence, an openness, a willingness to meet the world coupled with a quality of will or force to get things done—all these plus generosity to what we now call “emerging professionals.” What you are about to read in the pages is a history, yes, but more than that, it’s a primer for the young women and men who would be architects. Read it to be inspired. Read it for the qualities of dedicated, mentoring leadership that shaped me as a young architect. Then forge your own path as you are transformed and help to transform this amazing profession.

Robert Ivy, FAIA Chief Executive Officer/EVP

Raymond “Skipper” Post, Jr., FAIA

The 56th Chancellor of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows

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Raymond “Skipper” Post, FAIA

The 56th Chancellor of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows