AIA Florida Gulf Coast Fellows Committee

David Metzger, FAIA - Chair

Dave was elevated to Fellow in the American Institute of Architects in 2001, and to Fellow in the Construction Specifications Institute in 2006. He is the only person to have received the highest chapter award from the Washington, D.C. chapters of both the AIA and CSI: the D.C. AIA Centennial Medal in 2011, recognizing an individual with 10 or more years of service to the Chapter, the community or the profession, and the D.C. Metro CSI Carl J. Ebert Award in 2001. Read more HERE.

Contact info@aiagulfcoast.org for information.

About

The AIA Florida Gulf Coast Fellows Committee facilitates the Fellowship candidacy process at the chapter level. The committee is comprised of active/participating committee members serving as a peer review assembly to solicit nominations, support nominations, and recommend candidates for chapter approval and subsequent submission to the national jury. The reviews are based on guidelines from the AIA Awards website and the College of Fellows mission. The chapter nomination signifies support for candidates as representing the following:

• Significant contributions to architecture and society
• Standard of excellence in the profession
• Recognized achievements as an individual architect
• A model architect before the public and the profession

Goals

Committee Initiatives:

• Facilitate the Fellowship nomination process at the AIA Florida Gulf Coast chapter level
• Advance screening/assessment of potential Fellowship candidates
• Nominate, assess, and recommend candidates for chapter approval and submission to the AIA jury of Fellows
• Review and provide feedback/comments of candidates’ nomination packages throughout the submission process; ongoing mentoring/coaching supporting candidates’ elevation to Fellowship
• WFAIA Fellowship Awareness program: Strategic to Emerging Women Architects and to Women Architects with 10 Year+ experience
• Support/coordinate with Fellows Public Program Committee (FPPC) initiatives

Resources

American Institute of Architects Fellowship Information

For Examples of Successful Applications - open the Resources tab in the AIA link above

Fellowship Process Definitions

Sponsor: The AIA Member (Full Member or Fellow) who recommends a member to the AIA Florida Gulf Coast Fellowship Nominations Committee for consideration for nomination.

Candidate: An AIA Member who has been presented to and accepted by the AIA Florida Gulf Coast Fellowship Nominations Committee for consideration for nomination. Candidates participate in the Committee's development program until the Committee feels their package is ready for submission to the Fellowship Jury.

Nominee: A candidate who has been recommended by the AIA Florida Gulf Coast Fellowship Nominations Committee for nomination.

Coach: Someone who assists the candidate and sponsor with the development of a nomination package.