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FAMU ALUMNI WIN NEWLAW SCHOOL COMMISSION

Fourth-year student, ShaneMoniz, walked away with the topprize in a state-wide, blind-reviewdesign competition—$3,000. Thiswas “the Super Bowl for architec-ture schools in Florida,” saidMichael Shiff, chairman of theFlorida Board of Architecture andInterior Design—one of the co-sponsors of the competition. Othersponsors were the OldsmarCultural Arts Foundation and theFlorida Association of the Ameri-can Institute of Architects.Hundreds of students from the sixuniversities in Florida withschools of architecture competedfor the design of the OldsmarCultural Arts Center. However,since each school was allowed alimited number of entries, thedesigns were screened prior tosubmission to Jan Sapiega, thecompetition’s chairwoman, and 54projects were selected for thejury’s review.

In addition to FAMU, studentsalso represented the Universityof Florida, Florida Atlantic

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SOA STUDENTWINS TOP PRIZE

Law school Concept One.

Florida A & M University has selectedthe Rhodes + Brito Team as thearchitect for the resurrected Collegeof Law. The Rhodes + Brito Team is ajoint venture between Rhodes + BritoArchitects, Inc. and Helman, Hurley,Charvat, and Peacock Architects(HHCP). These two Orlando firmshave an established relationshipspanning five years and together haveworked on projects totaling $900million in construction costs.

This joint venture combined the skillsof Rhodes + Brito Architects’ justiceexperience and HHCP’s highereducation experience. Registeredarchitects Ruffin A. Rhodes, AIA[B.S.’82, M.Arch.’89] andMaximiano Brito, AIA [B.S.’85,B.Arch.’89] formed Rhodes + BritoArchitects in 1996, and both aregraduates of SOA. Two other mem-bers of their growing staff are alsoFAMU graduates—Rob Hsin[B.S.’94,M.S.‘96] andTim Johnson[B.S.’86,B.Arch.’88].

HHCP, a 26-year-old Orlandoarchitecture firm,has two FAMUgraduates. Oneis President andsenior partner inthe firm—Larry Ziebarth,AIA [B.S.‘79,M.Arch.‘83]—

and another senior associate—Vince Mastroeni [B.Arch.’90]—willbe the Project Architect for the FAMUCollege of Law project.

The City of Orlando was selectedamong stiff competition from thecities of Tampa, Lakeland, andDaytona Beach as the city of choicefor the new FAMU College of Law.Rhodes + Brito Architects assisted theCity of Orlando in their bid byproviding layout drawings for thetemporary law school building.The new facility will be located ona 3.77-acre parcel in downtownOrlando along Interstate 4 in thehistorically African-AmericanParramore District. This proposedlaw school facility is currentlyprogrammed at 120,000 GSF andhas a construction budget ofapproximately $22 million.

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Shane Moniz

SOA NEWS 2 Spring 2 0 02

From the Dean

This document was promulgated at a total cost of $2,028.50 or $1.01 per copy to disseminateinformation about the Florida A & M University School of Architecture.

I wish I could find the words to articulatemy feelings and those of my colleaguesabout the tragic events of September 11,2001. A trip to New York City in earlyNovember to attend the annual Associa-tion of Collegiate Schools of Architecture(ACSA) Administrators Conference and asubsequent visit to “Ground Zero”brought me no closer to that reality.Throughout the process of trying toabsorb the magnitude of the destructionand its consequences, being frozen indisbelief, confronting our fears, andassessing our resolve, we found refuge inour focus on the many reasons that wehave to be thankful—our families,students, alumni, faculty, and staff.

Like many other things in our daily life,this newsletter was significantly delayedor put on hold. As a result, there is muchto report since the last issue, Winter2001. This past fall was the first time inthe last two years that students, faculty,and staff were not greeted with construc-tion barriers and personnel as theyarrived in the architecture building. Atthe fall commencement, PresidentHumphries (in one of his final acts asPresident) announced that the SOAbuilding will be one of three buildingshe is recommending to be named duringthe 2002 legislative session. His recom-mendation is to name our building afterWalter L. Smith, Florida A & MUniversity’s seventh president. TheFAMU Board of Trustees approved therecommendation during their Januaryboard meeting. We will report to you onits outcome in our next newsletter.

On a personal note, I have concluded mythree-year tenure on the National Archi-tectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)culminating with a final meeting inCincinnati, OH at the University ofCincinnati (DAA) in October. I will

cherish the experience of interactingwith representatives on the Boardand the leadership of each of thecollateral organizations (ACSA, AIA,AIAS, and NCARB) and its impor-tance on the growth of the School aswell as me professionally. Thesuccess of my tenure, first as a Boardmember and then as Vice Presidentand President would not have beenpossible without the support of theUniversity, faculty, students, and myentire administrative staff.

For the 2001-2002 academic year, wewelcomed back Professors Keith Greyand LaVerne Well-Bowie from a yearof sabbatical while Professor TimWhite started his year away. RobertGoodwin and Judye McCalmancompleted a semester of ProfessionalDevelopmental Leave during the fallterm. We are fortunate to have twooutstanding visiting faculty members.Tom Porter returns to the School fromOxford, England, and Michael Wnukis a recent graduate of the StateUniversity of New York at Buffalo.Speaking of returning, we are alsopleased to have both George Dombekand Ronald Shaeffer with us duringthe spring semester.

The news about our students, alumni,and faculty remains a hallmark ofevery newsletter, and this issue is noexception. We continue to be im-pressed by each of their individualaccomplishments and the collectiveimpact that they have on the reputa-tion of the School and the University.I urge you to join us in congratulat-ing them and to help us learn moreabout other members of the FAMUSchool of Architecture community.

Rodner B. Wright, AIADean

Law School Concept Two.

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In addition to assisting the City ofOrlando, Ruffin and Max prepared byvisiting law schools prior to respondingto the Request for Proposals. These sitevisits included Suffolk Law School,Harvard Law School, Boston Collegeof Law, New England College of Law,and Indiana University Law School.Visiting these facilities provided somecritical planning issues necessary for awell-designed law school facility.

The team’s proposal and presentationto the Selection Committee focused onthe concept of “restoration” or theLatin renovâtio, f. [id.]. It was theteam’s premise that this project is notonly about the restoration of aninstitution that was unjustly deprived

of its existence but is also a criticalcomponent in the restoration of anOrlando community—the Parramoredistrict. Much like the Frenchtowncommunity of Tallahassee, theParramore community is undergoingrevitalization from a history of eco-nomic and social decline. For Rhodes +Brito Architects, the College of Lawand the Parramore community werehistorically linked. The team was ableto show that the site for this proposedfacility included not only the actualphysical site boundaries but conceptu-ally extended throughout the Parramorecommunity and downtown Orlando.

The Rhodes + Brito Team presentedfour massing concepts (models shownthroughout this article) for theproposed facility. The site offers somespecial opportunities and designchallenges, and each concept exploredand responded to these unique

“This past fall was the first time in thelast two years that students, faculty,and staff were not greeted withconstruction barriers and personnelas they arrived in the architecturebuilding.”

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University, Florida International Univer-sity, University of South Florida, andthe University of Miami. Upper-division and graduate students wereeligible for entry. There were threecompetition categories: Best Design,Best Hand-Drawn Perspective, andBest Digital Perspective. In addition tothe grand prize, Shane placed third inthe Best Digital Perspective category,adding another $100 to his prize money.

Professor Craig Huffman noted that“the competition gave the students anopportunity to look at a small-community context and ask severalsignificant questions: What is amodernist building in a small town?How does one express ideas aboutculture and art on the exterior of thebuilding while addressing thecurator’s needs and flexibility ofexhibit space on the interior? Howcan the building define meaningfuloutdoor space?

“Shane did an excellent job of answer-ing all these questions in his design,especially the last. He used water as aprimary component of the building’sorganization and procession throughthe sequence of spaces, and this wasvery important to the communitybecause of its location on Tampa Bay.”

For Shane, the project presented twomajor challenges. “While doing thesite research on our field trip, I got thefeeling from the people in the commu-nity that this building was going to betheir pride and joy—a real landmarkfor them. This was a big challenge forsuch a small community,” said Shane.“The other big challenge was that itwas a fairly large site (several acres),but the building program area wasfairly small. The competition includeddesigning the whole site, includingparking for 150 cars.”

“The community gave widespreadsupport of the project and the competi-tion,” said Huffman. “On the night ofthe awards, both the mayor and thecommunity turned out. The ceremonywas a very special occasion celebratinga major competition, and we were allvery proud of Shane.”

In summer 2000, Shane transferred toFAMU with an A.A. degree from GulfCoast Community College in PanamaCity, using the articulation agreementreached between the two schools in1998. While at FAMU, Shane hasmaintained a 4.0 GPA. He plans to stayfor graduate school and obtain anMaster of Architecture degree.

Model of Cultural Arts Center by Shane Moniz.

Law School Concept Three.

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Law school Concept Four.

qualities. Issues included visibilityfrom Interstate 4, relationship to thefuture Federal Courthouse, relationshipto the adjacent state DMS facilities andplaza, functional organization, and howthe architecture might interact with thecommunity.

“The Rhodes + Brito Team provided theSelection Committee a simple andeffective concept plan of urban designthat creates a sensitive relationshipwith the existing surroundings whileaddressing the intent of the FAMUCollege of Law program needs,” notedMr. Sam Houston, Director of Facili-ties Planning at FAMU.

Of course, the selection of the Rhodes +Brito Team was received with greatexcitement by team members. ForRhodes + Brito Architects, this oppor-tunity is a milestone. The chance todesign such a prestigious facility on ahigh-profile site is a once-in-a-lifetimeopportunity for any firm. It will enablethe continued growth of the firm and,for both Max and Ruffin, will fulfillpersonal goals of wanting to do workfor their alma mater.


When Mike Rodriguez, AIA waselected President of the AIA FloridaBoard of Directors, he decided that the2001 meetings should be held at thevarious schools of architecture aroundthe state. This decision was promptedby his desire for the profession toensure that future architects haveaccess to and benefit from the experi-ences of day-to-day practice. He

wanted the AIA to play a leadershiprole in that networking opportunity forstudents.

The April 2001 meeting was held atthe School on April 19. The new largeclassroom off the south atrium spacewas the setting for the all-day meetingof 50 professionals from around thestate. Break-out sessions took advan-

tage of both spaces to accommodateseveral small discussion groups.Lunch was served in the atrium.Following the meeting, a receptionsponsored by the Tallahassee Chapterof the AIA was held in the atriumwhere there was also a display ofstudent work. Students and facultywere invited to attend the receptionand meet the Board members.

AIA Florida Board of Directors breakout session in south atrium.

The graduate program in LandscapeArchitecture continues to grow, andthe faculty and students are very busy.Student Anne Beavers (who won thefirst-year graduate student BookAward) served as President of thestudent chapter of ASLA and attendedthe Executive Committee meetings ofthe Florida Chapter ASLA in thatcapacity. The new president of thestudent chapter is Sine Murray whowas elected spring semester, 2002.

During the fall 2001, the studentsparticipated in a trip that includedvisiting the landscape architectureprogram at the University of Florida toview an exhibit of student work, a tourof Jacksonville’s historic neighbor-hoods, a tour of Amelia Island

Plantation, and a two-night stay inSavannah. They also made an officevisit to Reynolds, Smith and Hillshosted by Chris Flagg, project man-ager for the firm’s FAMU MasterPlanning efforts.

The students in the MLA program andfirst-year students in the M.Arch.program participated in a tour of thenew developments on Hwy. 30-A inthe Florida Panhandle includingSeaside, Rosemary Beach, andWatercolor. This visit took place earlyin the spring 2002 semester whileProfessor LaVerne Wells-Bowie wasartist-in-residence at Seaside.

Program Director Richard Rome hasbeen working with the chairs of other

landscape architecture programs in thestate (the University of Florida andFlorida International University) todevelop a coordinated approach tocontinuing education credits forlicensed landscape architects inFlorida.

Along with Jeff Caster, Rome hasattended several conferences both inand out of the state (see section on“Faculty News”) and was alsonominated for membership in theAcademy of Fellows in the ASLA.

The program received a gift from theFlorida Chapter of the ASLA of tensignificant new books recentlypublished on landscape architectureworldwide.

AIA FL Board Meets at SOA

MLA Program Update


Visiting FacultyEnrich ProgramsThe School is fortunate to haveattracted two excellent visitingfaculty members this year: ProfessorsTom Porter and Michael Wnuk .

Tom Porter is a familiar name toboth our faculty and to many alumnias well. His trips to the School beganover 20 years ago (in 1980), and hehas made 15 visits of varying lengthssince then. His work is also familiarbecause of his 16 books on environ-mental color and architecturalgraphics. He is currently working onthree other books (quite a jugglingact!), includ-ing one co-authored withGeorgeDombekon AirbrushArchitecture,Archispeak,and aManual ofArchitecturalPresentation.

For many years, Prof. Porter was aSenior Lecturer at the School ofArchitecture at the Oxford BrookesUniversity in Oxford, England and isnow a free-lance teacher. He hastaught in Norway, Italy, Holland, andFrance as well as the U.S. andEngland. Last fall, he taught (withValerie Goodwin and CraigHuffman) Design 2.1 and (withAndrew Chin) Design 5.1. He iscurrently teaching Design 2.2 and(with George Dombek) Airbrush.

Tom Porter

Sabbaticals and Leaves

Returning from year-long sabbaticals areKeith Grey and LaVerne Wells-Bowie.

Prof. Keith Grey has returned to teachingthis semester after spending a year onsabbatical examining the role of designedand found elements in the overall visualidentity of urban communities within theUnited States. Grey noted that this studywas prompted, in part, by the fact that,“…much of the development that hasoccurred within cities over the past 40years is mundane and highly repetitive.The rich filigree of architectural land-marks that are so important to the veryidea of urbanity has too often beendemolished and replaced with banalutilitarian design. This unfortunatecondition goes a long way towardexplaining why large portions of our citiesare so instantly forgettable, with nothingmore memorable to offer than what isdeemed to be missing, misguided, or justplain uninspiring.”

His study is ongoing and looks at bothsuccessful urban environments and thenot-so-successful and probes each forlessons to be learned by architects, urbandesigners, urban planners, and landscapearchitects alike.

Prof. LaVerne Wells-Bowie spent asabbatical leave last academic year as theMickel Chair Scholar in Architecture atClemson University. She was the firstcandidate for this new endowed chair.While in South Carolina, Wells-Bowiecompleted much of the research for anupcoming book on the contributions ofblack builders to the historic urban fabricof Charleston.

Other activities included delivering alecture at the Sorbonne in Paris during aninternational conference on the influencesAfrican art forms have had in Europe, theAmericas, and other world contexts.

Wells-Bowie also traveled to Cuba as partof a delegation of U.S. architects andpreservationists. The U.S. chapter of the

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Michael Wnuk

In addition, he serves on the Enrich-ment Committee.

“This school is still a fresh, open-ended, and malleable place, and I’vealways been interested in being apart of that,” stated Porter. “It is stillyoung enough to look at new ideasand challenge the ‘normal.’ …Thething I enjoy most about being hereis experiencing the success of thestudents. To share the accomplish-ments of the students who work hardand do good work is quite rewarding.”

Michael Wnuk is a graduate of the4+2 M.Arch. program at the StateUniversity of New York at Buffaloand has worked as a computerprogrammer.Over thecourse of theyear, Prof.Wnuk willhave taughtcourses infour areas:ComputerApplications(PhotoShop,Flash, andAutoCad),Intermediate AutoCad (primarilyrendering programs), Digital Theoryand Criticism, and ComputerApplications in Landscape Architec-ture. In addition, he serves on theTechnology and Publications Com-mittees and, working with Pat Ding,monitors the computer labs.

“I love to teach,” said Prof. Wnuk.“I am young, and I want to get asmuch teaching experience as I can.I enjoy working to raise the level ofuse and understanding of computersin the School, and I especially likethe interactions with the students—getting to know everybody.”

Coming to us from one of the coldestparts of the country (Buffalo) andhaving been raised in the FingerLakes region of upstate New York, headmits that another thing he lovesabout being here is “the weather!”

“This school is still afresh, open-ended, andmalleable place, and I’vealways been interestedin being a part of that.”

—Tom Porter


International Committee on Monu-ments and Sites hosted this study tourthat was arranged as a collaborationof environmental professionals fromboth countries. She cites this as aunique opportunity and the richestpart of her sabbatical experience. Inaddition to visiting the city ofLa Habana (Havana), a designatedworld heritage site, the group touredand met with architects in five otherCuban cities including Trinidad,Santiago de Cuba, and Cienfuegos.

Prof. Wells-Bowie served as anorganizing chair of a significant multi-disciplinary conference on Africanismsin the Americas, sponsored by theNational Park Service. She moderatedthe international session, whichincluded noted scholars from Canada,the Caribbean, and West Africa.

Prof. Tim White is on sabbaticalduring 2001-2002, and Arleen Pabónis taking leaving without pay for theyear while working in Puerto Rico.Bob Goodwin and Judye McCalmanwere on professional developmentleave during the fall term.

“Special Structures Education in NorthAmerican Schools of Architecture” atthe Annual Symposium of the Interna-tional Association for Shell and SpatialStructures in Nagoya, Japan. The paperwas coauthored with Prof. PatrickTripeny of the University of Utah.

Creative ActivitiesValerie Goodwin was one of 29artists selected to exhibit in theNorthern Spectrum II regionalexhibition of fine crafts. Two of heroriginal quilts—Variations on LetterNo. 5 and Rotational Displacement—were on display at the 621 Gallery inTallahassee where Rotational Dis-placement was awarded an HonorableMention. In addition, Mach I wasaccepted into a two-part nationaljuried exhibition, “The Artist asQuiltmaker.” The exhibit opens thisspring at the Firelands Association forthe Visual Arts in Oberlin, Ohio. Twoother quilts have been accepted forexhibit in national juried shows.Organic Grid II will be shown in “ArtQuilts at the Sedgwick 2002” at theSedgwick Cultural Center in Philadel-phia. Built Forms at Water’s Edge willtravel for three years in the “FineFocus 02” national traveling exhibitof Small Art Quilts. Both shows openspring 2002. Rotational Displacementis in the “49th Florida CraftsmenExhibit” at the Center for the Arts inVero Beach, FL, a statewide juriedcollection that opened in January ’02.

Temptress, a large-scale outdoorsculpture by Deborah LaGrasse waspurchased recently by Gulf CoastMuseum of Art in Largo, FL. Thepiece is painted steel, cast bronze, andstainless steel. During February andMarch 2001, Deborah joined herhusband, FSU Assoc. Prof. CharlesHook, in a two-person sculptureexhibition—A Marriage of Metal—atArtport, Tallahassee Regional Airport.At an exhibition of juried art relatingto water and the environment at theVisual Arts Center of NorthwestFlorida in Panama City, Deborahexhibited Featherstone, a carved redand green sandstone and water sculp-ture that she created in Wales on herprofessional development leave from

ConferencesPlaces of Cultural Memory: AfricanReflections on the American Land-scape convened interdisciplinarypanels of experts whose presentations“assisted in the fuller identification,evaluation, documentation, preserva-tion, and interpretation of buildings,sites, districts, structures, and objects.”This three-day conference was held inAtlanta in May 2001 and coordinatedby the National Park Service. ArleenPabón presented a paper on the“African Influences on Puerto RicanArchitecture,” Richard Dozier servedas moderator for the session on “Agri-cultural Lifeways and Technologies,”and LaVerne Wells-Bowie com-mented on the session “Legacies ofUrban Realms and Rural Communi-ties” and served as moderator of thesession on “International Response:Where Do We Go From Here?”

The Collection, the Vernacular, andthe Sacred, a paper coauthored byAndrew Chin, Arlene Pabón, andRichard Rome was accepted forpresentation at two conferences: theACSA West Central RegionalMeeting at Kansas State University inManhattan, KS (September 2001) andthe ACSA Southeast RegionalMeeting at Georgia Institute of Tech-nology in Atlanta (February 2002).

Richard Rome and Jeff Casterattended the Annual Meeting of theFlorida Chapter of the ASLA atCelebration, FL where Caster madetwo presentations. One presentationoutlined the latest provisions of theFlorida Dept. of Transportation’srequest for proposals for “RoadsideLandscape Improvements” throughoutthe state, and the other presentationdealt with “Wildfire Prevention andMitigation in Florida.” RichardRome also attended the Council ofEducators in Landscape Architecture(CELA) Annual Conference in SanLuis Obispo, CA and participated inworkshops on curriculum andresearch issues in graduate programsof landscape architecture.

In October, Professor Emeritus RonShaeffer presented a paper entitled,

CAPITOLIO, located in La Habana,is Cuba’s capitol building. It wascompleted in 1929 and wasintended to reflect the style of theU.S. Capitol: neoclassical, withflanking colonnades supported byDoric columns and a cupola thatrises over 61 meters. The massivebronze figure facing the entry isrepresentative of liberty and theCuban Republic.


the SOA in 1999. This exhibition willtravel for a year to a number ofFlorida and Georgia cities.

ServiceCraig Huffman was appointed to athree-year term to serve on the Board ofDirectors for Goodwill Industries. Prof.Tom Martineau presented a continuingeducation seminar, “Better, Faster,Cheaper: The Promise of Polymers inConstruction” at the AIA FL Conven-tion 2001 in St. Petersburg. Bob Good-win coauthored the seminar material.Richard Rome and Mike Alfanoserved as jurors for the Tampa PlanningCommission’s Annual Design Awards.

Lalo Robles served as architect inresidence during a cultural mission toArgentina and Uruguay, July 13-22,2001. Invited by the Florida Dept. ofState, Robles directed art and archi-tecture tours of various cities andselected museums. Over the summer,Robles also participated as a juror inthe first annual “The Real Nitty GrittyBeach Party.” The sand castle compe-tition benefitted the Tallahassee Mu-seum of History & Natural Science,the Mary Brogan Museum of Art andScience, and the Challenger LearningCenter—all in Tallahassee. Robleswas selected as a Panelist by theFlorida Dept. of State’s Office ofInternational Affairs to review grantproposals for both the InternationalEducational Linkage Institute and theSister City International Program.

Honors and AwardsRetiring Profs. Thorbjoern Mannand Ronald Shaeffer were namedProfessors Emeritus. Larry Petersonwas promoted from Associate to fullProfessor. Richard Rome wasnominated for membership in theAcademy of Fellows in the ASLA.Assoc. Prof. LaVerne Wells-Bowiespent January 2002 as an artist-in-residence in Seaside, FL. The “Escapeto Create” program is a month-longopportunity awarded annually to tenartists around the country. During herresidency, Wells-Bowie developed aseries of assemblages related toarchitecture and cultural memory.

JaxStudio2001The purpose ofthe JacksonvilleStudio is toprovide first-yeararchitecturegraduate studentsan opportunity toexplore emergingarchitectural andurban designopportunities inthe city of Jack-sonville. Theseinvestigations stimulate debate in theprofession, and the visions creatededucate the community as to thearchitectural alternatives available.

The design challenge for the spring2001 Jacksonville Studio was toexplore architectural and urban designconsequences for the proposedJacksonville Public Library. The Cityof Jacksonville had chosen a site indowntown Jacksonville across fromHemming Park, but the genericfacility program its consultants had

developed was not site specific. Thusthe City had no understanding howthe proposed program fit the site andwhat kind of impact would it have onthe surrounding urban fabric.

The program as written required a700-car parking garage as well as a300,000 (gross) sq. ft. building. At themidterm review, it was clear that thesite could not support both the buildingand garage. The two elements on the

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Students decompress after final presentation. (L-R)Rick Navarro, Danny Capoot, Daphne Floran-Melindez,Ken Evert, Ian Astwood, and Karla Castellon.

Jury discussion during Karla Castellon’s presentation.(L-R) Karla, Ray Evans, Alan Wilson, and Tri T. Vu.


Each year, the faculty are asked toselect two outstanding students torepresent the School and to berecognized at the Honors Convoca-tion. For 2001, the faculty voted forone student from the lower division(Wootton) and one from the upperdivision (Williams).

Though only 17 years old at thetime, Israel Wootton had alreadyset academic records. Coming tothe School with an A.A. degreefrom TCC and classified as ajunior, he was the youngest studentin the School. He arrived with a4.0 GPA, and he has maintained thatacademic excellence at FAMU.While at TCC, he broke tworecords: he was the youngeststudent ever to graduate (at 16),and he carried the most credits evertaken in one semester (26). Inaddition, he served as secretary ofboth the Phi Delta Kappa and theTCC Honor Society.

Israel was born and raised in Israel,and Hebrew is his first language.His family moved to the UnitedStates when he was in the seventhgrade. In addition to being aburgeoning scholar, he is also atalented artist and a versatileathlete. Though he had planned tostudy medicine, a chance visit tothe SOA and his observation of athesis defense by a graduatestudent inspired him to change hismajor to architecture. He is ahighly respected role model for hisclassmates and often advises them

Karen WilliamsIsrael Wootton

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site conflicted with each other’s ability tofunction and caused the library portion tobe massive in scale. This insight allowedthe City to rethink the location of theparking facility before RFPs werepublished.

The students’ designs also explored meansby which the library could engage thesurrounding public domain in a positivemanner. Their solutions expanded theprogram to include more retail, service,and public gathering spaces. Theseadditions allowed the proposed library toenhance the street life surrounding it andhelp to integrate it to its context byreinforcing the existing fragile retail in theJacksonville urban core. This aspect of theprogram was accordingly reinforced andexpanded by the City.

The students explored a number of issuesregarding architectural scale including thepurpose and place of the library in theinformation age, media and informationaccessibility, ethos and myth, and struc-tural expressionism. In most cases thesewere the preliminary research of possiblethesis topics. The research and resolutionof these topics gave each student’s designwork a unique personality and providedgrist for a lively debate at the final jury.The final review participants includedmembers of the AIA Jacksonville andmembers from the City’s and library’sproject management team.

The Jacksonville Studio was successful inmeeting its goals of providing an excellenteducational opportunity for the students,interaction with and within the profession-als, and a service to the City of Jackson-ville. Students who participated in theproject were: Ian Astwood, DannyCapoot, Karla Castellon, Ken Evert,Daphne Floran-Melindez, and RickNavarro. Jurors were: Ray Evans (ALSArchitects), Rex Holmlin (City of Jackson-ville), Patricia Houlihan (Richard Skinner& Associates), Melody Linger (Jackson-ville AIA). Stephen Ludwig (JacksonvillePublic Library), Mike Sherburne (The St.Joe Company), Kenneth Sivulich (Jackson-ville Public Library), Tri Vu (TTV Archi-tects, Inc.), Martin Wander (Reynolds,Smith, and Hill, Inc.), and Alan Wilson(The Haskell Co.).

on how to improve their designs,renderings, and other work. Heplans to continue his educationthroughout his life, seeking degreesin a number of fields.

With a grade point average of 3.73as a third-year student in the School

Outstanding Students Honored

of Architecture, Karen Williamshas distinguished herself bothacademically and as a studentleader. In spring 2000, she wasselected by the faculty to receivethe Rhodes + Brito Award for beingthe most talented and promisingstudent entering the third year.She is also on the Dean’s List andWho’s Who in American Students.

Karen was born in London,England, and lived there for tenyears; however, she now calls PalmCoast, Florida her home. She hascombined her interests in botharchitecture and theater into adouble major, and she participatesin extracurricular activities in bothfields. In addition to being theHistorian in Alpha Rho Chi, she isalso a member of the NOMAS.

As a second-year student, sheserved as Executive Assistant to theSGA President and played intramu-ral volleyball. As a third-yearstudent, she was a stage managerfor Orchesis and operated the soundboard for the Essential Theater.During summer 2000, she workedas Stage Manager at the RiversideTheater in Vero Beach.


DeGraff Memorial Award–First Year Crystal Joy Jackson

First-Year Design Award Makya Renee Taylor

DeGraff Memorial Award–Second Year Jabari Garland

Second-Year Design Award Jonathan McCray

Rhodes + Brito Award Israel Wootton

Technology Award–Lower Division Jestein Futrell

Technology Award–Upper Division Shane Moniz

History/Theory Award–Lower Division Shanathan Crayton

History/Theory Award–Upper Division Chinh Cong Cao

Third-Year Design Award Karen WilliamsShane Moniz

Most Promising Students–Third Year Stacy BanachDaisy Williams

Fourth-Year Design Award Donald Gray

Most Outstanding Fourth-Year Student Dane Miles

Graduating Senior with Highest GPA Donald Gray

ARCC King Medal Patrick Vaughan

Right: Professor Emeritus Thor Mann. Left: Donald Gray (left) receives twoawards from Dean Wright—Fourth-Year Design and the Highest GPA Awards.

2000-2001 Awards Program

Pella Fifth-Year Jurist Finalists Ennis DavisThomas PolitiMelinda Stebbins

Pella Fifth-Year Jurist Award Michael Ruiz

AIA/Florida Bronze Medal Kelly Browning

AIA/Florida Cash Award–Continuing Student Anna Barbour

AIA Henry Adams Medal–B.Arch. Michael Ruiz

AIA Certificate of Merit–B.Arch. Scott Gann

AIA Henry Adams Medal–M.Arch. Dwayne Daniels

AIA Certificate of Merit–M.Arch. Patrick Vaughan

Mellon-Greeley Andre SaundersFoundation Scholarship Louis Copp

Jacksonville AIA Award–Honor Ricardo Navarro

Jacksonville AIA Award–Merit Ian AstwoodDaniel CapootDaphne Floran-Melindez

MLA Book Award Anne Beavers

Students who excelled during the yearwere honored at a special program forfamily and friends on graduation day,April 28, 2001. In addition to medals,certificates, and books contributed bythe organizations indicated, sponsors ofcash awards were alumni firm Rhodes +Brito Architects, Inc. in Orlando($1,000); Pella Windows and Doors($1,000); the AIA/FL Foundation($1,000); and, for the JacksonvilleStudio graduate program, the Jackson-ville Chapter of the AIA ($2,000).

Also recognized during the programwas retiring Professor Thor Mannwho was presented with a framed copyof the SOA News article featuring himin the Winter 2001 issue and signed byall the SOA faculty and staff. Thorretired January 1, 2001.

Following the ceremony, a receptionfor family and friends was held in theSchool’s atrium. Four firms sponsoredthe reception this year:

• Rosier/Jones Associates, Inc.,

St. Petersburg [Wayne Rosier,B.S.’81, M.Arch.’83]

• Akin Associates Architects, Talla-hassee [Akin Akinyemi, M.Arch.’88]

• Elliott Marshall Innes, P.A.,Tallahassee

• Huffman/Tarmey Architecture,P.A. [Craig Huffman, SOAAssociate Professor]

Our thanks to all the award donors andthe sponsoring firms. Our congratula-tions to the student honorees who wereselected by the faculty for these awards.

2000-2001 Award Recipients


Alumni JuryFifth-Year ProjectsUnder the direction of Andrew Chinand Dan Donovan, a new fifth-yearjury event was initiated for the spring2001 semester. The goal was to begina new tradition of a design competi-tion and celebration ending with thegranting of the Pella Jurist Award of a$1,000 cash prize sponsored by thePella Window and Door Co. The jurywas made up of in-state SOA alumniinvited from St. Petersburg, Maitland,Orlando, and Tallahassee. They were:Ruffin Rhodes [B.S.’82, M.Arch.’89],Max Brito [B.S.’85, B.Arch.’89], andTim Johnson [B.S.’86, B.Arch.’88]representing Rhodes + Brito Architects,Orlando; Wayne Rosier [B.S.’81,M.Arch.’83] representing Rosier/JonesAssociates, Inc. from St. Petersburg;Larry Ziebarth [B.S.’79, M.Arch.’83]representing HHCP, Design Interna-tional from Maitland; and Ron Walsh[M.Arch.’84] representing the FloridaDepartment of Health, Tallahassee.

All of the final projects were sited inOrlando. Each student’s work wasdisplayed in the south atrium forreview by the jury. Included wererequired drawings and models as wellas a 1,500-word essay describing eachproject. The jury spent two hoursindividually reviewing each project.They then met as a group and identi-fied four who then presented his/herproject. The finalists were: EnnisDavis, Tom Politi, Mike Ruiz, andMelinda Stebbins. After the indi-vidual presentations, the jury con-ferred again for the difficult task ofselecting the winner. However, the

students were kept in suspense for aweek; the winner would not be knownuntil the Awards Reception on gradua-tion day, April 27. At that time, DeanWright announced Mike Ruiz as thewinner of the Pella Jurist Award.

Our congratulations to Mike, the otherfinalists, and to all the fifth-yearstudents who worked hard on thisproject. And our deep appreciation toall the jurors who not only gave oftheir time and expertise but who alsocovered their own travel expenses!

Fall Field TripsAccompanied by Profs. Lalo Roblesand Beth Dobson, the first-yearstudents enjoyed a tour of historic St.Augustine, where they sketched someof the architectural elements they saw.

Two bus loads of second-year studentsand their instructors (Valerie Goodwin,Craig Huffman, and Tom Porter)went to Savannah, GA. There they

Jurorsand finalists(L-R): Tom Politi,Melinda Stebbins,Wayne Rosier,Larry Ziebarth,Max Brito,Tim Johnson,Ruffin Rhodes,Ron Walsh,Ennis Davis,and Mike Ruiz.

participated in a treasure hunt to findspecific architectural elements thatthey then drew. In addition, Prof.Porter worked with them on the“Savannah Palette,” mapping thecolors of the squares in Savannah.

Professors Walter Grondzik andPeter Stone led a group of 19 third-year students on a trip to Biloxi, MSand New Orleans, LA where theysketched and experienced buildingsand urban spaces. The group spent twonights in New Orleans.

The focus of the fourth-year designstudio led by Profs. Craig Huffmanand Roy Knight was modern architec-ture in Florida. Visits to Oldsmar,Sarasota, and Miami provided anopportunity to research the topic first-hand. In Sarasota, the students metwith John Howie, an authority on theSarasota school of architecture—aunique approach to modern architec-ture that adapted modernist ideas ofspace and composition to the Florida

(Left) St. Augustine lighthouse. (Right) Sketch ofhouse in St. Augustine.


Top photo: First-yearstudents in St. Augustine.

Middle photo: Second-yearstudents go to Savannah.

Bottom photo: Second-yearstudents working on the“Savannah Palette” withProfessor Porter.

environment. Located north of Tampaon Tampa Bay, Oldsmar was the siteof a statewide competition in whichthe class was participating. For moreon this trip and the competition, seethe story on Shane Moniz’ competitionwin on page 1.

Accompanied by Profs. Andrew Chinand Tom Porter, 15 fifth-year students

traveled to downtown Orlando.Dean Wild, City of Orlando PlanningOffice, and Ken Austin, DowntownDevelopment Board, met with thestudents to discuss the visions andrecent developments in downtown.The students used the trip to completesite-analysis and documentationexercises.

Upper sketch: French Quarter street.Drawing by Doug Shuler.

Lower sketch: New Orleans fleamarket. Drawing by ShanteeJamison.


Alumni Notes

Michael Alford [B.S.’97, M.Arch.’99]has taken a position as GraduateArchitect with Camp Dresser &McKee, Inc., a large engineering firmin Altamonte Springs, FL with officesworldwide. Currently the firm worksprimarily on municipal governmentprojects for treatment plants. Thearchitecture group is expanding intonew areas and envisions more design-oriented work. Michael is active withthe Young Architects Forum where heis involved with community projectsincluding Habitat for Humanity andCANstruction. On October 13, 2001,he married Theresa Bryce.

Alysia Bailey [B.S.’97] received aMaster of Public Administration degreefrom North Carolina Central Universityin December 2001. Her goal is tobecome a county manager.

Upon graduation, Peter Bennett[B.S.’90, B.Arch.’91] worked for fouryears in the Pinellas County (Florida)Architectural Services Departmentdoing design and construction adminis-tration. He then worked for HOK fortwo years, including renovationprojects in the Hyde Park historicdistrict in Tampa. His growing interestin construction and development ledhim to create his own company, SamterConstruction, Inc., five years ago.Samter specializes in residentialdevelopment, custom homes, andtownhouse communities in the TampaBay area. On February 23, 2002, Petermarried Andi Diamond.

Patrick Boldrick [M.Arch.’93] is veryhappy to be back in Florida. Aftermarrying Kristine Olson in May 2000,he moved in August from the cold stateof Minnesota to join fellow alumniJoe Dougherty [B.Arch.’91] andDennis Chavez [B.Arch.’91] in theirfirm Dougherty + Chavez, Architects inDestin, Florida. The firm was foundedin 1997 and currently has nine full-timeemployees. Its primary focus is onhospitality (resorts, restaurants, etc.)

If you have had an opportunity to readthe December 2001 issue of Architec-tural Record, you probably saw thefocus section noted on the cover:“Design Vanguard: Nine EmergingArchitects Challenge the Status Quo.”What you may not have realized is thata SOA alumnus is a principal in one ofthose firms. Mark Schendel [B.S.’83]is a Tallahassee native who attendedSOA during its infancy. He graduatedthe same year the professional graduateprogram was accredited and before theB.Arch. was introduced.

After graduating from FAMU, Markcontinued his education for severalmore years. He earned an M.Arch. fromOhio State in 1986, completed an SOMFellowship in 1987, and receivedanother M.Arch. from Harvard in 1989.He then worked with OMA/RemKoolhaas, 1989-95; Cooper-Carry andAssociates, 1996-97; and DeStefano +Partners, 1997-98. Since 1998, he hasbeen a principal at Studio Gang/O’Donnell in Chicago, the firm aboutwhom the AR article is written. He hasalso taught as an adjunct at IllinoisInstitute of Technology where he curatesthe end-of-the-year exhibition for theannual open house.

Studio Gang/O’Donnell is a 10-personfirm with a wide range of projects,establishing itself as “one of the mostcreative firms in Chicago,” accordingto AR. With $50 million worth of work

currently under contract, the small firmstays busy. They found that many oftheir clients had not been gettingenough attention from the moreestablished firms, and they have triedto change that pattern. They make aconcerted effort to include engineersand other collaborators in the designprocess, including the client. “We’renot just bringing architecture productsto the client,” O’Donnell says.

Shown above is the Starlight Theatre atRock Valley College in Rockford, IL.For this 1,200-seat outdoor theater,Studio Gang/O’Donnell developed akinetic roof structure of fin elementssupporting faceted roof panels that canbe closed in inclement weather, aproscenium with a fully rigged flytower, and an exterior wall punctuatedby voids that look like constellations atnight. Lessons from the stars as well asearthly objects, science, and theateritself informed the design of the facility.“We look at a lot of things outside ofarchitecture for inspiration, not justformal design explorations,” saidSchendel. “We’re constantly pulling infrom the outside.”

The firm is currently designing therenovation of a building that willbecome the Chicago Historical SocietyCollection Center. It includes a gallery,research center, and auditorium. Wewish them well and look forward toseeing the finished product.

Starlight Theatre in Rockford, Illinois showing the kinetic roof structure andexterior “constellation” wall.

Alumnus in the “Design Vanguard”


and athletic/recreation facilities, but italso does custom single- and multi-family residences and educationalfacilities.

Steve Chomick [B.Arch.’89] is theProject Manager and Designer for aSenior Living Studio of Freeman-White, Inc. in Charlotte, NC. TheSenior Living Studio is divided intothree sub-studios: consulting, for-profit, and nonprofit clients. Steve is inthe nonprofit studio, and his clients areaffiliated with church groups. Hiscurrent project is a $7 million skillednursing facility in Williamsburg, VA.It includes 125 independent livingcottages and duplexes, 125 indepen-dent living apartments, a wellnesscenter, three dining facilities, a 31-bedassisted living facility, 16-bed specialcare facility, and a 35-bed skillednursing facility.

Another lost alum has been found!Thanks to Thierry-Michel Kawczyn-ski (see below), we found HenryFranky [B.Arch.’89] who has his ownfirm in Boca Raton, FL. Henry openedhis firm in 1995 after working severalyears for another similar firm in Boca.Franky and Associates Architects is asmall firm that does mostly high-endresidential projects. Henry is marriedto Yolando whom he married while astudent at SOA.

During her three years at ArchitecturePlus, Inc. in Miami, Project ManagerAdriana Guerra [B.Arch.’90] has hada finger in almost every aspect of thesix-person firm’s operation. Specializ-ing in industrial and commercial work,the firm focuses on Florida projects butalso has several national clients.Adriana works on permitting, client,and consultant relations, and puttingprojects on CADD. One of her biggestclients is the University of Miami.

Roxana (Saap) Hernandez [B.Arch.’95]is currently working as an architect forthe Orange County Building Division.She is responsible for enforcing the“Architectural Guidelines of OrangeCounty.” After graduation, Roxannamarried Christopher Hernandez and in1997 moved to Orlando. Before joiningthe county government, she worked at

several private architecture firms. Sheobtained her license in 1999. She andChristopher have two young sons.

Sherril Jackson [B.S.’95, M.Arch.’97]has moved from Atlanta to San Fran-cisco where she is employed by SGPAArchitecture and Planning. The firmworks mostly in commercial retailprojects, master planning, and someresidential. Sherril is currently the JobCaptain for a large comprehensive/planned community in Santa Clara,CA—Rivermark Village. The commu-nity includes a variety of housing; amarket; retail and commercial zone; ahealth club; and police substation, etc.

In 1996, Thierry-Michel Kawczynski[B.Arch.’91] became registered inFlorida and started his own firm—Architectology, Inc. in PompanoBeach. About 75% of the firm’s workis commercial projects that vary fromoffices to retail stores, medical facili-ties to nightclubs and restaurants. Hismost notable project recently is asuccessful nightclub in downtownFt. Lauderdale called Rush Street. Itwas named the best martini bar forthree years in a row! Check out thefirm’s Web site at <homestead.juno.com/ARCHITECTOLOGY/website.html> (Thierry-Michel was one of our“lost alumni” who now is found,thanks to Peter Bennett.)

In early 2001, Rick Kremer[M.Arch.’96] moved from Raleigh, NCto Austin, TX where he took a positionwith CasaBella Architects. While inRaleigh, he met and married his wife,Marcia. They moved into a new homein Round Rock, TX in June. CasaBellaworks primarily on commercialprojects as well as public buildings(churches, universities, etc.). Rick iscurrently working on a renovation to anexisting exposition center and a newchurch. He has also done some reno-vation work at the University of Texas.

After graduation, Richard Lucente[B.S.’94] completed his internship inPalm Beach, FL working on high-endresidential projects. He then enteredVirginia Polytechnic Institute andearned a M.Arch. in 1998. He re-mained in the D.C. area for another

two years working at Little andAssociates. In October 2000, he movedto his current position with Flad andAssociates in Raleigh, NC where heworks with fellow alumnus PatrickO’Keefe (see below).

Stuart Miller [B.S.’80, M.Arch.’84]is now the Residential Studio Directorfor Fugleberg Koch Architects inWinter Park, FL. The firm employs 85people and is organized into sevenstudios. It focuses on residentialbuildings of all types includingeverything from single-family dwell-ings to hotels, time-shares, andcondominiums.

Since June 1999, Patrick O’Keefe[B.S.’98] has worked as a ProjectManager with Flad and Associates inRaleigh, NC. Currently, he is manag-ing two university projects: anadministration building for the Schoolof Dentistry at the University of NorthCarolina and a central utilities plant atNorth Carolina State University. InMay 2000, he married ElizabethHampson, and they moved into a newhome at the beginning of the summerof 2001. Along the way, he alsopicked up a B.Arch. degree fromNorth Carolina State University inspring 2001.

Mary Rios [B.Arch.’87] has recentlytaken a position as architect at TheHardy Group in St. Augustine, FL. Thefirm specializes is small- and medium-sized projects in the northeast Floridaarea. Mary is currently working on a24,000 sq. ft., tilt-up concrete officebuilding and several other projects.She is single and happily living withinwalking distance of the beach!

Mike Schmidt [B.S.’96] interned fortwo years after his summer graduation.In fall 1998, he entered graduate schoolat Clemson University where hereceived a master’s degree in architec-ture. While there, he studied in Italy forsix months and learned about theinfluences of art, culture, and aestheticson architecture and how architectsdesign based on those influences. Mikeis currently an Associate Architect atPeacock + Lewis in Lake Worth, FL.

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in 1988. He is married to Elvira andhas two children—Rashad, 16 andDominique, 2.

Akin and Associates was formed inAtlanta in 1992, and the Tallahasseeoffice opened in May 1993. The firmquickly demonstrated the ability tohandle projects of various sizes andwithin two years was able to secureprojects ranging from $1 million to$18.6 million in construction cost.Employing a user-interactive approachto design, Akin and Associates iscommitted to timeless design excel-lence. Currently employed by the firmare six others who are either currentSOA students or graduates: ChinhCao, Jide Egberongbe [B.S.’90],Johanna Flores [B.S.’82, M.Arch.’00],Ola Oduwole [B.Arch.’95], EugenePerez [B.S.’98], and Vaughn Samuel.

Akin is very much involved in theTallahassee community. He serves as aboard member of the Capital CityChamber of Commerce where he hasmade efforts to increase the quality ofminority businesses in the constructionindustry. He is also a member of theChiles High School Advisory Council,Leon County’s District AdvisoryCouncil, AIA, and ConstructionSpecification Institute, among others.

Our sincere congratulations to Akin!

Small Business Person of the Year,Akin Akinyemi.

For the past three years, Phil Smith[B.S.’90] has been a Sr. Site PlanningEngineer with Elekta OncologySystems in Norcross, GA. Elekta is aworld-leading supplier of advanced andinnovative radiation oncology andneurosurgery solutions and services forprecise treatment of cancer and braindisorders (see <www.elekta.com>).Phil is responsible for the design andlayout of all Elekta sites in the U.S.,Canada, and Puerto Rico. He has beeninvolved in medical systems spaceplanning for 11 years. Currently takingcourse work at Keller Graduate Schoolof Management toward a graduatecertificate in project management, Philhopes to become a medical facilitiesconsultant. He and Vicki, his wife of16 years, and their 11-year-old daugh-ter, Sarah, live in Duluth, GA.

Anson Stuart [B.S.’94, M.Arch.’96]has just completed his self-publishedfirst novel, Runaway Love. To find outmore about the book and read a samplechapter, see <www.sybriadesign.com>.Anson is currently a project supervisorwith NAC Construction, Inc., a smallconstruction firm in Miami that focuseson schools. Anson is currently super-vising $1 million and $1.2 millionadditions to two elementary schools inthe Miami area.

After graduating from SOA, CopelandStupart [B.S.’90] stayed in education.He took a teaching position at theCaribbean School of Architecture at theUniversity of Technology in Jamaica. In1993, he decided to get a master’sdegree in urban planning from McGillUniversity in Montreal (1996). Sincereturning to Jamaica, he has beenteaching in the Urban and RegionalPlanning Programme at the Universityof Technology. During summer 2001, heworked toward a postgraduate diplomain education. Copeland’s wife, Yvette,teaches high school and is a counselingpsychologist.

In December 2000, PeterSynoyannis [B.Arch.’89] left KTGYArchitects in Fort Lauderdale to joinWCI Communities in Coral Springsas a Project Architect. Prior to hisfour-year stint at KTGY, Peterworked for seven years with

Architectural Design Group in FortLauderdale.

After leaving SOA, Eduardo Valiente[B.S.’92] earned a M.Arch. degreefrom the FAMU/USF program inTampa. He is currently a projectmanager at Curts Gaines Hall Archi-tects in Tampa. He and his wife, Paige,have a two-year-old son, Evan Ryan.

Cicely Williams [B.S.’98, B.Arch.’00]is working for VOA Associates as anintern architect enrolled in the IDPprogram. While at VOA, she hasworked on several interesting projectsincluding historical Howard MiddleSchool in Orlando; Santa Fe Commu-nity College Library; Health Profes-sions, Nursing, and Pharmacy Schoolfor the UF; the Health and Life ScienceBuilding for FIU; and Brasilia Water-front Development Master Plan inBrasilia, Brazil. Cicely is a member ofthe Seminole County NAACP, theOrlando Jr. Chamber of Commerce, andhas been a member of the committee todevelop the Orange County Profes-sional Services Networking Job Fair.

AlumnusWins AwardAkin Akinyemi [M.Arch.’88] whofounded the Tallahassee firm of Akinand Associates Architects, Inc. wasrecognized during Small Business Weekas the Small Business Person of theYear. A luncheon program was held inhis honor on May 24, 2001. Includedwere congratulations from Gov. JebBush, President Frederick Humphries,Mayor Scott Maddox, Tax CollectorDoris Malloy, Superintendent ofSchools William Montford, Clerk of theCircuit Court Bob Inzer, and manyothers who attended the ceremony.

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Akincompleted his first architecture degreeat the University of Lagos in 1981 andpracticed for one year before moving tothe U.S. He also earned a dualbachelor’s degree in architecture andhousing development from theUniversity of Minnesota in 1985 andthe professional M.Arch. from FAMU


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Aguilar, David

Ahmandnejad, Saed

Ajose-Adeogun,Oluremi

Al-Abdullah, Bader

Al-Essa, Abdulaziz

Al-Moukeid, Walid

Al-Mufti, Ghazal

Balmer, Nancy

Berkaert, Denise

Berry, John

Bilodeau-Wray, Nancy

Blaney, Kevin

Boden, Elieen

Carroll, Richard

Carter, John

Colome, Joseph

Concepcion, Carlos

Cothron, Michael

Coto, Vivian

Cuervo, Jose

Cushing, Darin

Denmark, James

Desvallons, Beatrice

Ellis, Gregory

Enguerra, Cesear

Estupian, Davis

Evans, Patrick

Fahami, Nader

Fairley, Stephen

Fentress, Marvalette

Francis, Michael

Gabb, Rupert

Goshvar, Hamid

Goudarzi, Soheila

Green, Jeffery

Guevera, Jesus

Hernandez, Rhina

Herr, John

Hoch, Arthur

Hodge, Allen

Hussain, Saleh

Jamshidimehr,Mohammad

Johnson, Scott

Jordan-Cason, Joy

Lane, John

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Llera, Vanessa

Lukin, Christopher

Maieli, Pierre

Martin, Virginia

Martinez, Mariano

Mazraehrarahani,Abbas

McLean,Omar

Mehrafshan, Menran

Memari, Hamid

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Mossey, Craig

Below is a list of alumni for whom we have nocurrent address. Please help us update ourdatabase by reviewing the list and notifying usof any contact information you may have forthese alums. Call, fax, e-mail, or road-mail theinformation to:

Judye McCalmanSchool of ArchitectureFlorida A & M UniversityTallahassee, FL 32307-4200850.599.3746; FAX 850.599.3536<[email protected]>

Thank you!

Mowlavi, Mohammad

Mullis, Richard

Munroe, Joseph

Nassab, Mohammad-Sa

Opayemi, Oluwole

Opayemi, Owodunni

Oton, Imoh

Padron, George

Patterson, Michael

Poonphool, Chaovalit

Rassouli, Hossein

Rodriguez, Henry

Rodriguez, Oscar

Roura, Aldo

Russell, Roger

Saldarriaga, Maruliz

Sanieenia, Hossein

Sewer, Jerome

Shali-Amini, Majid

Smith, Edward

Strachan, Wendell

Taeb, Ali

Valdiveso, Manuel

Vaudrin, Barry

West, Fredia

Wexler, Stephen

Williams, Rodney

Williams, Roy

Williamson, Louis

Wronski, David

Zhang, Weiping

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PAIDTALLAHASSEE FLPERMIT NO. 119

FALL 2000Bachelor of Science

Akintunde O. AkinisolaMichael J. MarkofskiWilliam SantiagoBrady Woods

Bachelor of ArchitectureDaniel J. Waterman

Master of ArchitecturePeyman AtaabadiDarren J. Lueddecke

New Alumni Join RanksThirty-nine new degrees have been awarded since the publication of our last newsletter. The SOA congratulatesand welcomes each of these students to the ranks of the alumni.

SPRING 2001Bachelor of Science

Gloria CaubleChi Wai ChanJohn CollinsTyrone CrosbyJoseph DestafneyChristian DinoClancy DunniganCarlos FloresDonald GrayJaron JacksonToinana Smith

SPRING 2001Bachelor of Architecture

Kimanda BacchusChi Wai ChanTimothy ChinEnnis DavisGary FeldmanCarlos FloresScott GannPhuong Tha LeLawrence PriceMichael RuizMark Weigly

SPRING 2001Master of Architecture

Aaron CoyDwayne DanielsLennox RussellRyan Simmons

Master of ScienceJohn Dills

SUMMER 2001Bachelor of Science

Kelly M. BrowningShana M. Williams

TheWalkingSkylineFor the Homecomingparade in October, 45students and facultyparticipated in thesecond annual“walking skyline.”Each studentdesigned and builtan architectural hatto wear duringthe parade.

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