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 2010.

The following APT members were inducted into the College of Fellows in 2009:

ROBERT A. YOUNG
With degrees in engineering, business and historic preservation, Professor Robert Young brings to the classroom and public lecture hall a strong combination of knowledge and extraordinary amount of practicality to preservation technology.

Mr. Young’s participation in APT over the past fifteen years includes serving two terms on the APT Board of Directors, during which he assumed responsibilities of the Bulletin Book Review Editor, chaired the Special Publications Subcommittee, authored numerous book reviews, and edited a section of the recently published Preservation Technology Primer. He is a charter member of the APT Technical Committee on Engineering and a member of the Technical Committee on Sustainable Preservation. He developed and led a presentation for the 2005 APT Moisture in Buildings Sustainability Symposium in Halifax, NS.

Bob is the first director of the Master of Science in Architectural Studies, Historic Preservation Program at the University of Utah, where he also established an interdisciplinary graduate-level HP Certificate Program. In 2008, Bob was named the University of Utah Distinguished Service Professor for his efforts to promote historic preservation education in Utah and for APT. At the Traditional Building Skills Institute at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, Bob served as cofounder, subsequently named Chair of their Board of Directors, and established an AAS Degree.

Bob has contributed to the “advancement of the field of preservation technology” in many ways including the recent publication of his primer text, Historic Preservation Technology, published in 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

As one of Mr. Young’s nominators stated, Bob is a case of someone who has contributed quietly and steadfastly to the growth of understanding of APT's core mission and goals. For all of the above, Robert A. Young is hereby inducted into the APT COF.

FRANK S. WELSH
Beginning his career at the National Park Service, Frank Welsh saw a need for developing the field of paint analysis and opened a private practice in 1974 to provide the public with information that was cutting edge technology. Since 1974, his company has consulted with architects, museums, universities and government agencies on the investigation, restoration and preservation of hundreds of national historic sites and landmark buildings, both nationally and internationally and has significantly furthered the technology, understanding and methodologies for interpreting historic finishes.

Frank has published an extensive volume of research and findings in his field, beginning in 1973 and continuing almost annually, having authored twenty-seven articles as well as newsletters to his colleagues in a wide range of publications.

Frank’s awards include the Charles E. Peterson Fellowship for the research on early American paints, colors and pigments, a United States Capitol Historical Society Research Fellowship, and as a recipient of APT’s Anne de Fort-Menares Award in 2007 and 2008

Not only has Frank contributed vastly through his extensive research and publication of articles, he has also genuinely and generously taught his findings to his colleagues and clients, including historic site administrators, preservation groups, and restoration crews, for the purpose of establishing more accurate ways of restoring our built environment.

Frank encourages dialogue between the architects and consultants that encourages a true team effort. There are many professionals who keep information to themselves with the sole purpose of coveting business and maintaining their value in the business world, however, Frank takes a very altruistic approach which has allowed the field of preservation to grow its knowledge base

In a July 1984 letter regarding his then recent work at Jefferson’s Monticello from Lee Nelson, FAPT, he states to Frank “I know that having one of those once-in-a lifetime experiences is something that you will always treasure, both personally and professionally. I also know that one wants to be able to build upon it and not to lean on it; but I know that you can because you are willing to share your experience and knowledge with others. That is the ultimate contribution to professionalism.”

Professionals like Frank Welsh truly embody the spirit of APT to advance the field of historic preservation and to develop and promote the mission of the Association for Preservation Technology. For all of the above, Frank S. Welsh is hereby inducted into the APT COF

HENRY J. MAGAZINER
At 97 years young, Henry J. Magaziner may be the longest serving professional in APT and is still active in the industry. His 79 year career spans three major phases: a practicing architect in beginning 1956, prior to joining the NPS in 1972 as the NPS Regional Historical Architect for 16 years until 1988, then a writer, advocate, and mentor in the field of historic preservation over the past 21 years. Throughout his career he has been involved in APT at both the local and national level.

Henry is a founding member of the APT Delaware Valley Chapter in 1985. He has worked on many education committees and been an advocate for APT and APT-DVC, primarily by serving on numerous committees and panels. Henry has an enduring interest in mentoring and encouraging young architects, especially in the field of preservation, and always encouraged membership and participation in APT. He wrote extensively for the APT bulletin. Articles included “Working for a Genius: My Time with Albert Kahn, 2001” and “The Rebirth of an Engineering Landmark, 1986.”

Henry’s advocacy work for preservation is exemplary. He represented the American Institute of Architects before Congress in hearings on the destructive effects of acid rain on historic buildings. He was on the editorial board of the 58-volume series Buildings of the United States (Oxford University Press). He drafted the preservation clauses in the standard building codes and co-authored the Public Buildings’ Cooperative Use Act of 1976. He is also a past president of the T-Square Atelier, and during his time at the University of Pennsylvania he was president of the Student Architectural Association. In that role, he was instrumental in inviting numerous eminent architects to lecture at Penn, including Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Kahn.

Over the years, Henry has received formal recognition for his work in historic preservation including the Presidential Award for Good Design for the Government, the Biddle Award for Distinguished Work in Historic Preservation, and the John Harbeson Award for contributions to the architectural profession. The Henry J. Magaziner FAIA Award was created in his honor and is presented annually by the Historic Preservation Committee of AIA Philadelphia to recognize an individual organization outside the normal circuit of preservation and design that has made a significant contribution to the preservation of the built environment.

Henry brings an extraordinary range of talents and skills—for practicality, for technology, and for innovation—in his enduring commitment to historic preservation. In sum, his contributions have been immense, and for all of the above, Henry J. Magaziner is hereby inducted into the APT COF.

MICHAEL P. SCHULLER
Michael Schuller is President of Atkinson-Noland & Associates in Boulder, Colorado. Mike has served on the Board of Directors of APT, been Co-Chair of the Training and Education Committee and liaison to the National Park Service National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. He is Technical Consultant for the Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute and Adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado.

As an active member of The Masonry Society, the American Concrete Institute, ASTM, US/ICOMOS, and RILEM, Europe’s equivalent of ASTM, he has been involved in the development of masonry test standards with multiple ASTM and RILEM Committees.

Mike has authored or coauthored 85 publications on the evaluation, repair, and structural behavior of masonry and concrete structures. He was awarded the 1991 Alan H. Yorkdale Memorial Award from ASTM for the best published paper pertaining to masonry. He has served on the organizational committee of three conferences on nondestructive evaluation of civil structures and materials and chaired in 1996 the “Conference on Nondestructive Evaluation of Civil Structures and Materials.” He is a Fellow of the Masonry Society and serves on the Board of Directors of the Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute.

Internationally, with Italian and Slovenian agencies, he has participated in joint research projects investigating nondestructive evaluation techniques and repair procedures for stone masonry. For the History Channel he served as an engineering expert on programs investigating the construction of the Taj Mahal, the fortresses and churches constructed by Ivan the Terrible, and the works of Stalin in and around Moscow.

Perhaps overshadowed by his technical accomplishments is his dedication to serving people that are becoming preservationists. Mike is planting the seeds of preservation technology with the results as new professionals become involved in APT. It is for this on-going commitment to the development and promotion of preservationists and for all of the above Michael Schuller is hereby inducted into the APT COF.

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

2009		Richard A. Engelhardt, UNESCO Charge de Mission, Senior Advisor to the UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture, and UNESCO Professor of Heritage Management:  "'First Principles' in the Conservation of Asia's Heritage:  Lessons Learned from the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Conservation Awards Competition
2008		May Cassar, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Heritage, University College, London:  "Sustainable Heritage Conservation:  Challenges and Strategies for the 21st Century"
2007		Jose M. Izquierdo-Encamacion.  “Influence of Materials and Engineering Knowledge in the Constructed Patrimony: A Comparison of Four Continents
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 - 2007

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