The School of Architecture held its first Dean's Advisory Board meeting, Oct. 17. The board members were invited by Architecture Dean Stephen Vogel to serve as a sounding board for current and proposed programs and activities, to propose ways to expand the School's resources and public awareness, and to assist in the recruitment and retention of students.

The Architecture Board of Advisors outside the Loranger Architecture Building, Oct. 17, 2008.

It is hoped that board members will also provide co-op placements, internships and employment opportunities for students, and help foster communication with Architecture alumni.

Membership includes 19 Architecture alumni and other professionals from the community. Some initiatives of the board may include work with curriculum design, student mentoring and consultation to the dean on strategic planning for the School.

Speakers Norman Silk (left) and Dale Morgan

The board had an ambitious agenda for this first meeting. Following a State of the University address by UDM President Gerard Stockhausen, S.J., Dean Vogel provided an introduction to the School. The group then discussed proposed new academic programs in Interior Architecture, Landscape Urbanism and Design and Build.

Following lunch, Dale Morgan and Norman Silk, new owners of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Turkel House, talked about the home's complex restoration to its original condition.

"This first meeting provided just the kind of open discussion and idea generation I had hoped for from this group of professionals.  Their expertise and input are invaluable," says Vogel.

After finalizing the board's direction for the year to come, the second half of the meeting comprised a number of opportunities for the board members to interact with students and learn about their projects and other activities. Faculty members and students presented a project from their Vertical Studio. The day concluded with a reception with students.

School of Architecture Board of Advisors

• Aldo Colandrea '75
  Corporate Forecasting
• Robert E. Debruin '70
  Retired
• Joseph Derkowski '61
  Retired
• Doug Hamborsky '77
  Hamborsky Solutions Group
• Rainy Hamilton '78
  President, Hamilton Anderson Associates
• William Hartman
  Managing Director, Gensler
• Cliff  Kazmierczak
  Vice President and Project Director, Turner Construction Co.
• Philip Kinsella '58
  Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo Associates
• Richard Kughn
  Kughn Enterprises
• Kevin  Larson '80
  Tectonic Management Group
• Warren Loranger '51
  The Glenridge
• Leonard Marszalek '71
  Chief Operating Officer, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
• Carl Roehling
  President and CEO, SmithGroup, Inc.
• Gino Rossetti '59
  Rosetti
• Janice Suchan '94
  Principal, SHW Group
• Bangalore Sudindranath '82
  Retired
• Stephen Vogel '70, '75
  Dean, UDM School of Architecture
• Stephen  Whitney
  President and CEO, Albert Kahn Associates
• Beth Yorke '84
  Director Operations Resources, Barton Malow Co.