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Call for Nominations to the SAH Board for 2025–2028
Jul 9, 2024
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Deadline: August 15, 2024
The SAH Nominating Committee seeks nominations and self-nominations for five new SAH Board members who will begin their term at the conclusion of SAH's 2025 annual conference in Atlanta. Board members will serve a three-year term—April 2025 to April 2028—renewable for a second three-year
term, for a maximum of six years.
Position Description
Board members are expected to fully engage with the oversight and fiduciary responsibilities for SAH. This includes attending in-person and virtual meetings, serving on committees, helping to implement the SAH IDEAS initiative, ensuring SAH furthers its educational mission, and participating in SAH’s development and fundraising activities. Board member expectations can be found in the Board Participation Policy.
While it is difficult to estimate the time commitment for Board positions, it is safe to say that on average five hours per month would generally cover committee work, with an additional five hours when Board meetings are held in the Spring (April), Summer (July or August) and Fall (November).
Creating Greater Equity and Accountability at SAH
SAH is actively working toward creating a more equitable organizational structure that is inclusive and whose leadership represents the wide range of perspectives in the field of architectural history at large. To that end, SAH welcomes the nominations and self-nominations of candidates who will add racial, ethnic, gender, national, and expertise diversity to the SAH Board; those who are working outside the tenure track, including contingent faculty; and those who are working outside the academy. Nominees should represent the diversity of the field of architectural history and contribute to a more inclusive discipline.
Nominations of emerging scholars and independent and non-affiliated historians of architecture, landscapes, planning, and related disciplines are welcome. Nominations of practitioners in architecture, historic preservation and related fields are also
encouraged, as are nominations of professionals such as people in business, law and investments who chose architectural history as their avocation. All nominees should reflect a commitment to excellence in the field of architectural history.
Governing Structure of SAH
SAH is governed by two branches of one board: an Executive Committee and a Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is composed of the elected Officers—President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary—and one appointed Officer, the Executive
Director of SAH. Serving in tandem with the Executive Committee is a Board of Directors comprised of 15 voting members and a shifting number of non-voting Ex-Officio members who represent SAH’s publications, committees, chapters, and Affiliate
Groups. The Executive Committee is authorized to represent the Board of Directors between board meetings.
All voting members of the governing body are selected from a pool of nominated and self-nominated candidates that is reviewed by SAH’s Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee is made up of five individuals appointed by SAH’s President
who have been nominated or self-nominated to serve on the Committee through an open call.
The Nominating Committee reviews the nominations and self-nominations and prepares a list of finalists to be presented to the SAH Board and membership. The Nominating Committee takes into consideration the makeup of the current Board, the expertise of
those who will be rotating off, and selects candidates who will best serve the priorities outlined in the call for SAH Board Nominations. Those priorities include identifying individuals who will add racial, ethnic, gender and ability diversity to
the Board; professionals with financial or legal expertise; architects, attorneys, and historic preservationists; adjuncts and contingent faculty; independent scholars, etc.
After contacting the top candidates to ensure that they would like to serve, that they support SAH’s mission, and that they understand the time commitments and responsibilities of serving on a not-for-profit Board, the Nominating Committee finalizes
the slate of candidates and shares it as an informational item with the current Board at its November meeting. The slate is then presented to the SAH membership at large who vote either by electronic ballot or in person at the Annual Business Meeting
in April. The new Board members begin their service at the end of the SAH Annual International Conference in April.
Nomination and selection to serve on either the Executive Committee or the Board of Directors is a formal acknowledgement of several potential factors, including one’s contributions to scholarship or excellence within their chosen field, one’s
long-term service to the organization, or one’s potential to diversify the future impact and oversight of the organization.
How to Apply
To submit a nomination or self-nomination, please complete the SAH Board Nomination form. Nominations will be confidentially compiled in the SAH office and forwarded directly to the Nominating Committee.
The nomination form requests the following information:
- Nomination form:
- Name and email address of the nominator (if not a self-nomination)
- Name, affiliation (if applicable), email address and phone number of the nominee
- Confirmation that nominator (if not a self-nomination) has reached out to the nominee to ask if they will serve
- Summary of nominee's qualifications
- Nominee’s history with SAH including prior board experience, committee service, publication, conference participation, etc.
- Nominee’s prior non-SAH board, committee, or other non-profit organization experience
- Nominee's statement of interest (no more than 500 words; please see criteria below)
- Nominee’s CV
Nominations will be considered on the following criteria and the candidate’s statement (no more than 500 words) should address them:
- Achievements in scholarship, teaching, leadership, or other professional work relative to the candidate’s career stage and circumstances.
- Explanation of why the nominee should be considered for the SAH Board and what they would contribute if elected to the Board, including but not limited to potential to diversify the board with expertise, perspectives, and professional connections that would complement those of current members.
- Capacity and desire to support the mission of SAH with regard to participation, recruitment, funding, and being an ambassador for the organization their goals and interests in serving.
We greatly appreciate your recommendations and interest as we continue to build a strong and diverse Board.
Deadline for submitting nominations is August 15, 2024, 11:59 pm CDT.
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At the center of SAH Celebrates is the Charnley-Persky House (1891–1892), a National Historic Landmark and a Chicago Landmark designed by Louis Sullivan with assistance from Frank Lloyd Wright, that serves as SAH headquarters. SAH Celebrates highlights the importance of fostering a supportive community whose efforts ensure the stewardship of architectural gems like the Charnley-Persky House.
Proceeds benefit the ongoing maintenance and care of the Charnley-Persky House and SAH's educational programs and publications, including SAH Archipedia and Buildings of the United States.
T. Gunny Harboe, FAIA
Founder, Harboe Architects
Michelangelo Sabatino, PhD
Professor, Director of Ph.D. Program in Architecture, Inaugural John Vinci Distinguished Research Fellow, Illinois Institute of Technology
Founder, Harboe Architects
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Professor, Director of Ph.D. Program in Architecture, Inaugural John Vinci Distinguished Research Fellow, Illinois Institute of Technology
Laurence O. Booth, FAIA
Booth Hansen Architects
Rebekah Coffman
Chicago History Museum
Stuart Cohen, FAIA
Cohen-Hacker Architects
Thomas M. Dietz
Alison Fisher
Art Institute of Chicago
Scott Fortman
Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, Chicago-Midwest Chapter
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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
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Chicago Architecture Center
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Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
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Cohen-Hacker Architects
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Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc
Lisa Key
Driehaus Museum
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SAH Chicago Chapter
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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AIA Chicago
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Landmarks Illinois
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Preservation Chicago
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University of Illinois at Chicago
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Olsen Vranas Architects
Abby Persky
Chicago, IL
Laurie Petersen
Charnley-Persky House Board Member
Charlie Pipal
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Deborah Slaton
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Assocites, Inc.
Cynthia Vranas
Mies Van der Rohe Society
Cynthia Weese, FAIA
Weese, Langley, Weese Architects and Charnley-Persky House Board Member
Ernie Wong
Commission on Chicago Landmarks
Booth Hansen Architects
Rebekah Coffman
Chicago History Museum
Stuart Cohen, FAIA
Cohen-Hacker Architects
Thomas M. Dietz
Jaeger Nickola Kuhlman & Associates
Art Institute of Chicago
Scott Fortman
Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, Chicago-Midwest Chapter
Keith Goad
The Keith Goad Group, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Chicago
Chandra Goldsmith
IIT CoA Board of Advisors
Barbara Gordon
Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
Eleanor Gorski
Chicago Architecture Center
Stuart Graff
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Julie Hacker, FAIA
Cohen-Hacker Architects
Sarah Herda
Graham Foundation
Harry Hunderman, FAIA
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc
Lisa Key
Driehaus Museum
Nancy and Thomas Klein
SAH Chicago Chapter
Thomas Leslie
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jen Masengarb
AIA Chicago
Bonnie McDonald
Landmarks Illinois
Justin Miller
Docomomo US/Chicago
Ward Miller
Preservation Chicago
Heather Hyde Minor
University of Notre Dame
Keith N. Morgan, FSAH
SAH Past President
Sarah Rogers Morris
University of Illinois at Chicago
John K. Notz Jr.
SAH Benefactor Member
Keith Olsen
Olsen Vranas Architects
Abby Persky
Chicago, IL
Laurie Petersen
Charnley-Persky House Board Member
Charlie Pipal
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Deborah Slaton
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Assocites, Inc.
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AIA Chicago Foundation
Cynthia Vranas
Mies Van der Rohe Society
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Weese, Langley, Weese Architects and Charnley-Persky House Board Member
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Commission on Chicago Landmarks
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The University of Oregon in Eugene and Portland, Oregon invites applications for Visiting Faculty Fellowships in Design for Spatial Justice at the rank of assistant, associate, full, or professor of practice in the areas of architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture and historic preservation in the School of Architecture & Environment in the College of Design. The School of Architecture & Environment will award up to six faculty fellowships in design/research and teaching for durations of two terms to three years, to start as early as September 2021. Each fellow will be expected to teach one or two courses per quarter (five courses per year) and to contribute to scholarship and public programming.
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The SAH Women in ArchitectureAffiliate Group and SAH WiA AG Registers Committee invite submissions of bibliographic references, new or absent in the initial edition of the SAH Women in Architecture Bibliography. Contributors will be recognized in Acknowledgements. We invite references to expand: – The list of BOOKS authored/edited BY WOMEN, who are architectural and art historians, educators, curators, critics, other protagonists in our profession. – The list of BOOKS ABOUT WOMEN’s CONTRIBUTION to the built environment integrating works in broader diversity, border- and cross-disciplinary studies, covering various geographies, and areas relevant to understanding and teaching the subject. – The list of THESES ABOUT WOMEN’s CONTRIBUTION to the discipline. – The list of BOOKS/THESES, following the same logistics, published in languages other than English. NO DEADLINE! Subject Line: WiA Bibliography 2023; Format: Word doc. / Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition The SAH Women in Architecture Bibliography is a comprehensive project in-progress of the SAH Women in Architecture Affiliate Group, a groundbreaking effort to document and recognize the essential role women have played in the creation of the built environment, from practicing architects, urban, landscape, and interior designers, to artists and craftsmen, to the many scholars who have informed, advocated, and educated through their publications, exhibitions, and numerous public and private programs around women in architecture. While there have been bibliographies and collections developed on the topic, no effort has been made to organize a major inclusive database of books and theses about the contribution of women to the built environment. These efforts of the SAH Women in Architecture Affiliate Group have just launched, and the initial open e-access edition containing c. 1,100 titles has been published online in July and in August 2021. The Society of Architectural Historians and the SAH WiA AG are committed to creating the bibliography that will lead current and future generations of professionals to the core literature of inclusive, powerful writings by and about women in the integral field of architecture.
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Call for Nominations to the SAH Board for 2025–2028
Jul 9, 2024
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Deadline: August 15, 2024
The SAH Nominating Committee seeks nominations and self-nominations for five new SAH Board members who will begin their term at the conclusion of SAH's 2025 annual conference in Atlanta. Board members will serve a three-year term—April 2025 to April 2028—renewable for a second three-year
term, for a maximum of six years.
Position Description
Board members are expected to fully engage with the oversight and fiduciary responsibilities for SAH. This includes attending in-person and virtual meetings, serving on committees, helping to implement the SAH IDEAS initiative, ensuring SAH furthers its educational mission, and participating in SAH’s development and fundraising activities. Board member expectations can be found in the Board Participation Policy.
While it is difficult to estimate the time commitment for Board positions, it is safe to say that on average five hours per month would generally cover committee work, with an additional five hours when Board meetings are held in the Spring (April), Summer (July or August) and Fall (November).
Creating Greater Equity and Accountability at SAH
SAH is actively working toward creating a more equitable organizational structure that is inclusive and whose leadership represents the wide range of perspectives in the field of architectural history at large. To that end, SAH welcomes the nominations and self-nominations of candidates who will add racial, ethnic, gender, national, and expertise diversity to the SAH Board; those who are working outside the tenure track, including contingent faculty; and those who are working outside the academy. Nominees should represent the diversity of the field of architectural history and contribute to a more inclusive discipline.
Nominations of emerging scholars and independent and non-affiliated historians of architecture, landscapes, planning, and related disciplines are welcome. Nominations of practitioners in architecture, historic preservation and related fields are also
encouraged, as are nominations of professionals such as people in business, law and investments who chose architectural history as their avocation. All nominees should reflect a commitment to excellence in the field of architectural history.
Governing Structure of SAH
SAH is governed by two branches of one board: an Executive Committee and a Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is composed of the elected Officers—President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary—and one appointed Officer, the Executive
Director of SAH. Serving in tandem with the Executive Committee is a Board of Directors comprised of 15 voting members and a shifting number of non-voting Ex-Officio members who represent SAH’s publications, committees, chapters, and Affiliate
Groups. The Executive Committee is authorized to represent the Board of Directors between board meetings.
All voting members of the governing body are selected from a pool of nominated and self-nominated candidates that is reviewed by SAH’s Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee is made up of five individuals appointed by SAH’s President
who have been nominated or self-nominated to serve on the Committee through an open call.
The Nominating Committee reviews the nominations and self-nominations and prepares a list of finalists to be presented to the SAH Board and membership. The Nominating Committee takes into consideration the makeup of the current Board, the expertise of
those who will be rotating off, and selects candidates who will best serve the priorities outlined in the call for SAH Board Nominations. Those priorities include identifying individuals who will add racial, ethnic, gender and ability diversity to
the Board; professionals with financial or legal expertise; architects, attorneys, and historic preservationists; adjuncts and contingent faculty; independent scholars, etc.
After contacting the top candidates to ensure that they would like to serve, that they support SAH’s mission, and that they understand the time commitments and responsibilities of serving on a not-for-profit Board, the Nominating Committee finalizes
the slate of candidates and shares it as an informational item with the current Board at its November meeting. The slate is then presented to the SAH membership at large who vote either by electronic ballot or in person at the Annual Business Meeting
in April. The new Board members begin their service at the end of the SAH Annual International Conference in April.
Nomination and selection to serve on either the Executive Committee or the Board of Directors is a formal acknowledgement of several potential factors, including one’s contributions to scholarship or excellence within their chosen field, one’s
long-term service to the organization, or one’s potential to diversify the future impact and oversight of the organization.
How to Apply
To submit a nomination or self-nomination, please complete the SAH Board Nomination form. Nominations will be confidentially compiled in the SAH office and forwarded directly to the Nominating Committee.
The nomination form requests the following information:
- Nomination form:
- Name and email address of the nominator (if not a self-nomination)
- Name, affiliation (if applicable), email address and phone number of the nominee
- Confirmation that nominator (if not a self-nomination) has reached out to the nominee to ask if they will serve
- Summary of nominee's qualifications
- Nominee’s history with SAH including prior board experience, committee service, publication, conference participation, etc.
- Nominee’s prior non-SAH board, committee, or other non-profit organization experience
- Nominee's statement of interest (no more than 500 words; please see criteria below)
- Nominee’s CV
Nominations will be considered on the following criteria and the candidate’s statement (no more than 500 words) should address them:
- Achievements in scholarship, teaching, leadership, or other professional work relative to the candidate’s career stage and circumstances.
- Explanation of why the nominee should be considered for the SAH Board and what they would contribute if elected to the Board, including but not limited to potential to diversify the board with expertise, perspectives, and professional connections that would complement those of current members.
- Capacity and desire to support the mission of SAH with regard to participation, recruitment, funding, and being an ambassador for the organization their goals and interests in serving.
We greatly appreciate your recommendations and interest as we continue to build a strong and diverse Board.
Deadline for submitting nominations is August 15, 2024, 11:59 pm CDT.
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Jul 9, 2024
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Deadline: August 15, 2024
The SAH Nominating Committee seeks nominations and self-nominations for five new SAH Board members who will begin their term at the conclusion of SAH's 2025 annual conference in Atlanta. Board members will serve a three-year term—April 2025 to April 2028—renewable for a second three-year
term, for a maximum of six years.
Position Description
Board members are expected to fully engage with the oversight and fiduciary responsibilities for SAH. This includes attending in-person and virtual meetings, serving on committees, helping to implement the SAH IDEAS initiative, ensuring SAH furthers its educational mission, and participating in SAH’s development and fundraising activities. Board member expectations can be found in the Board Participation Policy.
While it is difficult to estimate the time commitment for Board positions, it is safe to say that on average five hours per month would generally cover committee work, with an additional five hours when Board meetings are held in the Spring (April), Summer (July or August) and Fall (November).
Creating Greater Equity and Accountability at SAH
SAH is actively working toward creating a more equitable organizational structure that is inclusive and whose leadership represents the wide range of perspectives in the field of architectural history at large. To that end, SAH welcomes the nominations and self-nominations of candidates who will add racial, ethnic, gender, national, and expertise diversity to the SAH Board; those who are working outside the tenure track, including contingent faculty; and those who are working outside the academy. Nominees should represent the diversity of the field of architectural history and contribute to a more inclusive discipline.
Nominations of emerging scholars and independent and non-affiliated historians of architecture, landscapes, planning, and related disciplines are welcome. Nominations of practitioners in architecture, historic preservation and related fields are also
encouraged, as are nominations of professionals such as people in business, law and investments who chose architectural history as their avocation. All nominees should reflect a commitment to excellence in the field of architectural history.
Governing Structure of SAH
SAH is governed by two branches of one board: an Executive Committee and a Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is composed of the elected Officers—President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary—and one appointed Officer, the Executive
Director of SAH. Serving in tandem with the Executive Committee is a Board of Directors comprised of 15 voting members and a shifting number of non-voting Ex-Officio members who represent SAH’s publications, committees, chapters, and Affiliate
Groups. The Executive Committee is authorized to represent the Board of Directors between board meetings.
All voting members of the governing body are selected from a pool of nominated and self-nominated candidates that is reviewed by SAH’s Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee is made up of five individuals appointed by SAH’s President
who have been nominated or self-nominated to serve on the Committee through an open call.
The Nominating Committee reviews the nominations and self-nominations and prepares a list of finalists to be presented to the SAH Board and membership. The Nominating Committee takes into consideration the makeup of the current Board, the expertise of
those who will be rotating off, and selects candidates who will best serve the priorities outlined in the call for SAH Board Nominations. Those priorities include identifying individuals who will add racial, ethnic, gender and ability diversity to
the Board; professionals with financial or legal expertise; architects, attorneys, and historic preservationists; adjuncts and contingent faculty; independent scholars, etc.
After contacting the top candidates to ensure that they would like to serve, that they support SAH’s mission, and that they understand the time commitments and responsibilities of serving on a not-for-profit Board, the Nominating Committee finalizes
the slate of candidates and shares it as an informational item with the current Board at its November meeting. The slate is then presented to the SAH membership at large who vote either by electronic ballot or in person at the Annual Business Meeting
in April. The new Board members begin their service at the end of the SAH Annual International Conference in April.
Nomination and selection to serve on either the Executive Committee or the Board of Directors is a formal acknowledgement of several potential factors, including one’s contributions to scholarship or excellence within their chosen field, one’s
long-term service to the organization, or one’s potential to diversify the future impact and oversight of the organization.
How to Apply
To submit a nomination or self-nomination, please complete the SAH Board Nomination form. Nominations will be confidentially compiled in the SAH office and forwarded directly to the Nominating Committee.
The nomination form requests the following information:
- Nomination form:
- Name and email address of the nominator (if not a self-nomination)
- Name, affiliation (if applicable), email address and phone number of the nominee
- Confirmation that nominator (if not a self-nomination) has reached out to the nominee to ask if they will serve
- Summary of nominee's qualifications
- Nominee’s history with SAH including prior board experience, committee service, publication, conference participation, etc.
- Nominee’s prior non-SAH board, committee, or other non-profit organization experience
- Nominee's statement of interest (no more than 500 words; please see criteria below)
- Nominee’s CV
Nominations will be considered on the following criteria and the candidate’s statement (no more than 500 words) should address them:
- Achievements in scholarship, teaching, leadership, or other professional work relative to the candidate’s career stage and circumstances.
- Explanation of why the nominee should be considered for the SAH Board and what they would contribute if elected to the Board, including but not limited to potential to diversify the board with expertise, perspectives, and professional connections that would complement those of current members.
- Capacity and desire to support the mission of SAH with regard to participation, recruitment, funding, and being an ambassador for the organization their goals and interests in serving.
We greatly appreciate your recommendations and interest as we continue to build a strong and diverse Board.
Deadline for submitting nominations is August 15, 2024, 11:59 pm CDT.
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