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The College of Distinguished Professors, founded in 2010, is composed of ACSA members who receive the ACSA Distinguished Professor Award or the ACSA/AIA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education. College membership is one of the highest honors the ACSA can bestow upon an educator.
College of Distinguished Professors, DPACSA
The College of Distinguished Professors, founded in 2010, is composed of ACSA members who receive the ACSA Distinguished Professor Award or the ACSA/AIA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education. College membership is one of the highest honors the ACSA can bestow upon an educator.
Monthly Newsletter
Message From the Chancellor
As the Chancellor of the College of Distinguished Professors for this year, I am eager to play my part in moving the College’s agenda forward. Thanks to all of you that have allowed me this privilege.
- The Executive Committee of the College has begun regular meetings and I am happy to share with you the highlights of our first meeting as we begin to set the agenda for the year. Naturally, we will continue with programs that previous Chancellors have put in place: Best Paper/Best Project Awards, and the ACSA Annual Meeting Travel Grants. Additionally, we have determined that we would like to execute a number of new initiatives. As the College is now in its 12th year, we are concentrating on the maturation of the College and expanding its reach and its visibility. With that goal in mind, we have:
- Worked with ACSA staff and Mike Monti to restructure our website. The new website will have updated information on the Executive Committee, past Chancellors, and a message from the Chancellor. Examples of award-winning best papers/projects will be found here. There will be detailed information on the DP College initiatives and we will slowly add archival materials of interest to the ACSA membership.
- Contributions to the ACSA Update. You will receive information on the College and its members each month in the ACSA Update.
- Added a November 1, 2022 Virtual Happy Hour/Meeting. Mark your calendars.
- We are working with ACSA to modify our ability to “donate” to the College on the website. We will keep you posted as this evolves.
- We have begun to consider the ways we can archive the pedagogical trends and various histories of the College and ACSA. We will be sharing more as this evolves.
- We are interested in developing a session at the annual meeting for DPACSA College members to offer mentorship to aspiring college administrators.
I look forward to a very productive year and I hope you will stay with us every step of the way.
Patricia Belton Oliver, FAIA
Chancellor, ACSA College of Distinguished Professor
ACSA announces new faculty travel grants in partnership with the College of Distinguished Professors
Beginning October 2022 ACSA will offer six travel grants to member school faculty seeking to attend the ACSA Annual Meeting and who face obstacles to inclusion in architectural education.
The grants of US$2,000 each are intended to support emerging faculty who are from historically marginalized backgrounds—specifically, Black, native/indigenous, and Latinx faculty, as well as LGBTQ+ faculty and faculty teaching at institutions identified as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI).
Are you seeking information on becoming a member of the College of Distinguished Professors?
Please visit the ACSA Awards webpage for detailed information on nominations for the ACSA/AIA Topaz Medal Laureate and the ACSA Distinguished Professor Award.
The ACSA/AIA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education is awarded jointly by ACSA and the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The Topaz Medallion is the highest award given to architectural educators. It honors an individual who has made outstanding contributions to architectural education, whose teaching has influenced a broad range of students, and who has helped shape the minds of students who will shape our environment.
The ACSA Distinguished Professor Award recognizes sustained creative achievement in the advancement of architectural education through teaching, design, scholarship, research, or service.
DPACSA Chancellor’s Dialogue: Fit
Special Focus Session From The 100th ACSA Annual Meeting
College of Distinguished Professions (DPACSA) Annual Meeting from ACSA Video on Vimeo.
Speaker: Robert Geddes, Princeton University
Chair: Lance Jay Brown, City College of New York
Respondents:
Adèle Naudé Santos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Donlyn Lyndon, University of California, Berkeley
Questions
Michael Monti
Executive Director
tel: 202.785.2324
email: mmonti@acsa-arch.org
