COLLEGE OF FELLOWS

The College of Fellows fulfills a variety of salient functions within APT. Overall, the college advises the Board of Directors on issues regarding the advancement of philosophy and practice of preservation technology. Members of the college serve on committees or in other capacities, as needed.

The College of Fellows honors those APT members who have provided valuable services to the preservation field and to APT. Each year at the APT annual conference the College of Fellows inducts up to six new members. The College of Fellows Jury, which consists of three members of the College of Fellows, one member of the APT Board of Directors, and one APT member-at-large, reviews the nominations and elects those for invitation to fellowship.

Call for Nominations for the College of Fellows for 2008.

The following APT members were inducted into the College of Fellows in 2006:

Kent Diebolt
Kent's professional career is the model of an APT professional. From his attending early APT conferences, he was moved to become a member. From membership he became involved in and chaired both conference and training and education committees. His committee involvement led to becoming a Board member in 1997. His leadership was quickly recognized and in 1999 he was elected Vice President working with President David Woodcock to greatly expand APT'S professional services to members and the organization and also serve as the APT liaison to the USI/ICOMOS Board of Directors. Two years later Kent was elected President and continued his leadership of APT. As Past-President starting in 2003 Kent supported the new President, Natalie Bull and participated in sharing his expertise to the Board and Executive Committee without fail. Kent has continued his involvement, leadership and passion for APT with the continued position as Co-Chair of the Development Committee and Co-Chair of the San Juan 2007 Conference.

Outside his Board and Executive commitments, Kent conceptualized and chaired the program planning committee for the one day symposium Preserving Historic Guastavino Tiles Ceilings, Domes and Vaults, held at Columbia University. With this completed he initiated publication of the Proceedings from that conference in APT Bulletin Vol. XXX, No.4 and assisted with fundraising to allow publication of Guastavino's patents in this issue (1998). Kent also served on HPEF Program Planning Committee for the Historic Roofing Conference and Exhibition in 1998. He also conceptualized and chaired the program planning committee for the one day symposium Monitoring and Protecting Historic Buildings, held at Columbia University (2004). Most amazingly is that as a private small business entrepreneur, without support of the public sector, Kent donated substantially of his time resources for the benefit of APT.

From a preservation technology standpoint, Kent has brought a field of service to our profession that is truly unique. Access to historic buildings is commonly problematic and getting good design information in extreme access conditions typically lead to less than adequate understanding of conditions or required repair. Kent's leadership in developing Vertical Access, LLC to provide design professionals access to extreme parts of buildings has lead many firms to have better information on which to understand the condition and determine proper design solutions. To expand his services to the profession, Kent continues to develop technology that allows the professionals to have real time visual access to areas while his team is investigating the structure. This allows for expanded and more detailed investigation as conditions are encountered. In addition, field information is stored and compiled electronically in formats desired and useful to the profession thereby eliminating duplicative labor costs during documentation. The accuracy, dependability, and efficiency of the preservation design community continue to be improved due to Kent's business creativity, management and leadership. Ò

Paul Gaudette
Paul brings a unique perspective to APT as an engineer and as a specialist in concrete. He has very broad experience and has been involved in the preservation of buildings and structures ranging from the Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, to the Jefferson David Monument in Fairview, Kentucky, and the Wright Brothers Memorial Visitor's Center in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, where concrete is the predominant material. Paul was instrumental in developing the technical solutions for the preservation of each of these historic structures. He is a nationally recognized expert in the investigation, repair, and restoration of concrete on both older and contemporary historic structures.

But it has been his indefatigable efforts to share his knowledge of concrete repair and restoration that distinguishes Paul from so many others. Paul's vast knowledge of a material often ignored by preservationists has made his contribution especially valuable. As a fellow of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), Paul has been very active in that organization both locally and on a national level. He has given countless seminars on the repair and preservation of concrete structures, including several ACI courses each year at different locations across the country. He has therefore carried the message of preservation to a broad new audience, raising awareness of preservation philosophy and technology.

Paul has also been very generous in sharing his knowledge with his colleagues at APT. He has developed five multi-day training courses for APT since 1989, most recently chairing the training course on historic concrete in Halifax. These courses have been very popular not just because of Paul's enthusiasm for the subject, but because he has been able to involve speakers ranging from local concrete subcontractors to nationally known engineers and petrographers. He has also consistently involved younger APT members as "teaching assistants" in these courses, providing a unique learning experience for them. In addition, he has set up mini-laboratories within these training courses with specimens from actual projects for analysis and repair mockups, and has arranged for concrete repair materials samples as part of each course. The hands-on experience that Paul has created make these training sessions a unique training experience.

Through his technical expertise, willingness to share his knowledge, and enthusiasm for teaching and mentoring, Paul exemplifies the goals of APT.

College of Fellows Lecture Series

In furthering its mission to advance knowledge of preservation technology among APT's members, the College of Fellows established in 1999 a lecture series that brings internationally known preservationists to the APT's annual conferences. Each year the College of Fellows invites an expert to speak at the conference.

College of Fellows Lecturers

2006		John Sanday, FSA, OBE: "Buddhist Monasteries of the Himalaya - Balancing Modern Inervention with Traditional Craft"
2005		Sr. Àngel Cabeza, Executive Secretary of the National Monuments Council of Chile: "Chile and the World Heritage Convention - A New Challenge in the Latin American Context"
2004		Dr. Nicholas Stanley-Price, Director-General, ICCROM, Rome: "Standards in Conservation and Cultural Diversity"
2003		Dr. Zeynep Ahunbay, Istanbul Technical University: "Conservation of Cultural Heritage in the Balkans and Turkey"
2002		Professor Adrian Phillips, C.B.E., Hon. F.L.I., United Kingdom: "The Nature of Culture - An Overview of the Natural Values of Cultural Landscapes"
2001		Professor Giorgio Croci, University of Rome: "Philosophies of Intervention in Heritage Structures"
2000		Professor Roland Paxton, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh: "Conserving Historical Engineering Works - A Personal Perspective"
1999		Donald W. Insall, C.B.E., F.R.I.A.C., F.S.A., F.R.T.P.I.: "Windsor Castle: Restoration After the Fire"

College of Fellows Directory - 2006

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