+At the spring semester Architecture + Interior Design Department Show, President David Hodge presented the President’s Medal to the family of Joe Veasey. Joe, an architecture major, passed away in November, following a lengthy battle with leukemia. The Veasey family, along with Joe’s cousin and good friend Mike Ausperk, were instrumental in establishing the Veasey Scholarship. This was awarded at the show to sophomore Architecture major Doug Morgan. [images to left]
+Summer programs have been expanded to include studios and workshops in Turkey, China, and New Mexico, in addition to offerings in Cincinnati (Over-the-Rhine), London, Italy, and Ghana.
+James Lentini has been named Dean, School of Fine Arts. A Detroit native, Dr. Lentini is recognized for performances of his compositions worldwide. In addition to composing, Dr. Lentini is a performing guitarist. He received a doctorate from the University of Southern California. In 2003, Dr. Lentini was appointed as the founding Dean of the School of Art, Media, and Music at The College of New Jersey. Previously, Dr. Lentini held the position of Professor of Composition at Wayne State University from 1988- 2003, where he also served as Acting Chair and Associate Chair of the Department of Music.
+John Weigand has been named Chair of the Department. John earned architectural degrees at Miami and at the University of Illinois (M.Arch), and worked professionally in Chicago from 1980 to 1991, prior to teaching. At Miami, John developed the BFA in Interior Design (1995) and continues involvement in national interior architecture initiatives. He is a current member of the Council for Interior Design Accreditation Board of Directors, has served on the IIDA Strategic Planning Committee, co-chaired the 2003 Body of Knowledge Conference in Washington DC, and has participated in numerous national programs addressing collaborative design education and practice. Weigand is co-author, with Peg Faimon, of The Nature of Design, a book about design fundamentals. In 2001, he was awarded the NCARB Prize for creative integration of practice and education in the academy, for his work with collaborative, internet-based design.
+Ben Jacks was granted tenure and promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. He also published “Walking and Reading in Landscape,” in Landscape Journal, Fall, 2007.
+Assistant Professor Mary Ben Bonham joined the Department of Architecture and Interior Design to teach design and environmental technology. Bonham, a registered Architect (Kentucky) and LEED Accredited Professional, comes to Miami from Cambridge, Massachusetts where she practiced with Prellwitz Chilinski Associates from 1995 to 2007 on a wide array of academic, retail, and residential projects. She is former adjunct faculty with the Boston Architectural College and Wentworth Institute of Technology, and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Texas, Austin.
+Assistant Professor John Humphries joined the Department of Architecture and Interior Design to lead the graphics curriculum and teach foundation courses. Humphries received his Master of Architecture from the University of Texas, Arlington.
+Assistant Professor Diane Fellows recently completed two short films, “the Alley” and “TopoNarratives 1-4.” Using a non-linear narrative structure, live action and mixed-media, the films explore the transformation of the personal story of immigration and refuge to the perception and construction of private and public place and space. “the Alley” won a Finalist Certificate in the New York Festivals Awards, 2008 in the Short Films: Historical category. The NYF is in its 51st year of honoring excellence in international work in Advertising, TV and Radio Broadcast, International Film and Video in educational, industrial, commercial, corporate, and Independent Film and Video productions.
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Professor Thomas A. Dutton, Director of Miami University's Center for Community
Engagement in Over-the-Rhine, announces the inauguration of a semester-long residential immersion program in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati. Over-the-Rhine is an inner-city community that was the epicenter of civil unrest in 2001. Twelve students are currently in residence: half from Architecture and Interior Design, and half from other disciplines. Under the guidance of Adjunct Assistant Professor John Blake, architecture and interior design students are working on a design/build, residential renovation project full time when they are not in classes at the Center. The other students are engaged in 15-20 hours/week of service learning with institutions addressing homelessness and affordable housing, and operating neighborhood centers and medical clinics.
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