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Carl Roehling, FAIA
President |
STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVE
UNDERWAY
In an effort to become a more visible and effective organization
to the AIA membership and the general public, the MAF has
embarked on a strategic planning initiative to determine how the
Foundation can better enhance the public’s awareness and
appreciation of architecture in Michigan. Items under discussion
include how the Foundation is perceived by the AIA membership,
how we differentiate ourselves from AIA activities, how to
improve our fundraising capabilities and better defining
programs the Foundation should be promoting. The Foundation has
retained the services of Lyn A. Jenks, a foundation planning
consultant, who has conducted a two-pronged approach to fully
assess the current position of MAF and its potential for the
future. Jenks has 1) prepared an in-depth analysis of Foundation
operations and 2) conducted a series of focus group interviews
with members across the state. Concerns regarding MAF resulting
from the interviews include:
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The desire within our
profession for greater publicity and promotion to the
general public of the importance of architecture’s
contribution to the beauty and well being of our communities
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Confusion over what MAF
represents and redundancies with AIA Michigan programs
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The need of the Foundation to
be seen as “added value” to our AIA members and others
Utilizing the results of the study,
the MAF is proceeding with a long range strategic planning study
to determine how best to conduct an accelerated fundraising
campaign to enable the Foundation to support more substantial
programs that better promote the value of quality architecture
within the state of Michigan.
2007 PRESIDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
Two architectural students were recognized at the 150th
Anniversary AIA Michigan Honor Awards Ceremony held at the Inn
at St. John in Plymouth on April 20th. The Michigan
Architectural Foundation approved the scholarships in the amount
of $4,000 each, with half of the funding coming from the
National AIA Component Scholarship Program. The scholarships are
based on leadership attributes and community involvement. This
year’s recipients include:
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Brittany M. Guercio, who is a senior at the
University of Michigan and will attend graduate
school at U of M. She is an active member of the
AIAS student organization and last spring, she and a
small group of students applied for and received a
grant to assist elderly and disabled citizens in the
Ann Arbor area through a volunteer program called
Freedom by Design. She also serves as a mentor to
pre-architecture students. Brittany has been working
as an intern at the Van Tine/Guthrie Studio of
Architecture. She is from Washington, Michigan.
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Brian
E. Pelloski, who will graduate from the
University of Detroit/Mercy next year. Brian is
deeply involved with community projects including
Habitat for Humanity and the Clean Sweep Project in
Detroit. He is an active member of AIAS student
organization and is working as an intern at Wigen,
Tincknell, Meyer & Associates in Saginaw. |
EVANS MEMORIAL PRESERVATION GRANT
AWARDED
 Each
year the Michigan Architectural Foundation, in conjunction with
the Clannad Foundation, awards a $5,000 preservation grant in
memory of David Evans, FAIA. The annual award is made to a
not-for-profit (501-C-3) organization that can demonstrate the
creative solution to a preservation problem.
This year’s recipient is the Chippewa County Historical
Society for restoring the roof of the News Building,
originally built in 1889 to house Chase S. Osborn’s Sault Ste.
Marie News. The Chippawa County Historical Society plans to use
the building for their offices, exhibit and research space and a
gift shop. They hope to rent the storefront to a compatible
retail entity. The jury felt that the restoration of the
building would go a long way toward reviving the downtown and
supports its adaptive reuse. This is the third Evans Grant to go
to an Upper Peninsula project. The award was presented on April
28th at the building by Ralph and Jeanne Graham of the Clannad
Foundation.
HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNING SEMINAR
DRAWS 400 ATTENDEES
 This
past March 8-9th marked the 40th anniversary of the MAF
sponsored Health Facilities Planning Seminar. This popular event
provided approximately 400 architects, health facility
administrators, consulting engineers and contractors with the
latest available information which will assist them in planning,
designing, constructing and maintaining health facilities. The
conference provided valuable AIA Learning Units, including
health, safety and welfare credits to satisfy AIA membership
continuing education requirements.
Seminar proceeds contribute significantly to the long-term
financial stability of the Foundation and underwrite portions of
our non-income producing programs.
The Foundation would like to thank the following AIA Michigan
members who contributed countless hours as Seminar and Project
Presentation Committee members to make this successful event
possible.
Jan
Culbertson, AIA
Richard Bentley, AIA
Richard Hall, AIA
Douglas Hanna, AIA
Erich Hiedemann, AIA
Julia Herschelman, AIA
Robert Sparrow, AIA |
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Ann Arbor Architects Collaborative
- Harley Ellis Devereaux
- Harley Ellis Devereaux
- University of Michigan Architect
- Barton Malow
- Wm. Beaumont Hospital
- Albert Kahn Associates |
CONSIDER A
UNIQUE DONATION TO THE MAF SILENT AUCTION
 Planning
for the Twelfth Annual MAF Silent Auction is underway. This
year’s Auction will be held on August 9-11, 2007 at the Grand
Hotel on Mackinac Island during the AIA Michigan’s Mid Summer
Conference. In past years, gracious friends and supporters of
the Foundation have donated items of Artwork, Vacation
Accommodations, Fine Dining and other unique entertainment
experiences.
The MAF Auction, which was created to raise funds to help grow
the Foundation’s endowment, has set a goal of $12,000 for this
year’s event. Please consider helping us reach our target.
We are currently seeking new and creative ideas that we can
offer to the Architectural community at the Auction. If you have
an opportunity for us and would consider making a donation to
the Michigan Architectural Foundation in the form of a gift of
artwork or other unique experience please contact Douglas W.
Kueffner at (989)-752-8107 or
dkueffner@wtmarchitects.com.
Or better yet, come to the Mid-Summer Conference and bid on an
item or two!
INTRODUCING GAIL MCCLURE, PUBLIC
TRUSTEE
Over the past two years, the Michigan Architectural Foundation
has added a number of public trustees, who are non-Architects,
to the Board of Trustees. The most recent to be named is Dr.
Gail D. McClure, Vice President for Programs at the W.K.
Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek. In this role, Gail provides
leadership for the Youth and Education /Africa programming areas
at the Foundation. In addition, she is responsible for Social
and Economic Community Development. Previously she was vice
president for strategic planning at the Kellogg Foundation.
Before joining the Kellogg Foundation in 1990, Gail held key
positions at the Academy for Educational Development in
Washington D.C. and the University of Minnesota. She received
her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kansas State University
and a doctorate degree in higher education and public policy
from the University of Minnesota.
The MAF welcomes the broad knowledge and expertise that Gail
will provide in strategic planning, operating a successful
foundation, providing quality educational programs and
understanding of community development issues.
Our other Public Trustees will be featured in future MAF
newsletters later this year. |
