Jobs

Employer: Engelbrecht and Griffin Architects

Title: Senior Associate, Project Architect, Project Manager, Intern

City: Des Moines

State: Iowa

Country: United States

Start Date: January 01, 1981

End Date: January 01, 1989

Employer: Bloodgood Architects & Planners

Title: Senior Project Architect

City: Des Moines

State: Iowa

Country: United States

Start Date: January 01, 1989

End Date: January 01, 1991

Employer: Iowa State University

Title: Research Assistant, Department of Architecture

City: Ames

State: Iowa

Country: United States

Start Date: January 01, 1978

End Date: January 01, 1980

Employer: Iowa State University

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture

City: Ames

State: Iowa

Country: United States

Start Date: January 01, 1990

End Date: January 01, 2001

Employer: Iowa State University

Title: Associate Professor, Department of Architecture

City: Ames

State: Iowa

Country: United States

Start Date: January 01, 2001

Employer: Iowa State University

Title: Associate Dean for Academic Programs, College of Design

City: Ames

State: Iowa

Country: United States

Start Date: January 01, 2001

Collaborators

Country: delete

Apprenticeships

No apprenticeships on record

Awards

Name: Medal of Honor

Description: AIA Iowa

Date Received: January 01, 2003

Name: Richard Upjohn Medal for Distinguished Service, American Institute of Architects

Date Received: January 01, 2002

Name: NCARB Presidential Medal for Distinguished Service

Date Received: January 01, 2002

Name: AIA Iowa Grant for Publication "Good Design is Good Business"

Description: Principal investigator and editor of publication.

Date Received: January 01, 1997

Name: Iowa State University Special Research Initiation Grant

Date Received: January 01, 1997

Name: AIA/ACSA Fellowship, with Marcy Schulte and Cal Lewis

Date Received: January 01, 1997

Name: AIA/AAHA Citation for "La Posada"

Description: Distinguished design for seniors.

Date Received: January 01, 1991

Notes: Green Valley, Arizona

Name: Contemporary Long-Term Care magazine Design Award

Description: For excellence in design of a retirement community.

Date Received: January 01, 1987

Exhibitions

No exhibitions on record

Notable Projects

No projects on record

Education

Institution: Iowa State University

Degree: BA with distinction

End Date: January 01, 1978

Institution: Iowa State University

Degree: Master of Architecture

End Date: January 01, 1980

Licensing

License: Registered Architect

Organization: Iowa

License: NCARB Certification

Professional Affiliations

Organization: American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Role: Fellow (FAIA)

Start Date: January 01, 2002

Organization: American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Role: Vice President

Start Date: January 01, 2003

Organization: American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Role: President

Start Date: January 01, 2006

Notes: Second woman to serve as president of AIA

Publications By

Title: Exurban Architectural Ideal: The Machine in the Garden and the Primitive Hut

Publication: Architecture at a Distance: Preserving, Sustaining, and Transforming Rural Life

Publisher: Texas Tech University

City: Lubbock

Date Published: January 01, 2000

Title: If the Glove Fits, Wear it

Publication: Architect

Volume: 235

Page: 24-25

Date Published: January 01, 2001

Publications About

Title: From Education to Practice: Thoughts on that “Seamless Transition”, An Interview with Architect-Educator Kate Schwennsen, AIA

Author: John Simpson

Publication: AIArchitect

Volume: 8

Publisher: AIA

City: Washington, DC

Date Published: January 01, 2001