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AIA Announces Recipients of Continuing Education Award for Excellence
Program recognizes commitment to professional continuing education
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For Immediate Release |
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Washington, D.C., February 12,
2008 — The American institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Education
System, the Institute’s continuing education provider, has
announced the winners of its 2008 Awards for Excellence. The four
winning organizations are Seattle-based Mithun Architects +
Designers + Planners; San Francisco-based Pacific Gas and Electric
Company Pacific Energy Center; Carmel, Ind.,-based Ingersoll Rand
Security Technologies; and San Antonio-based Ron Blank &
Associates Inc. The mission of the AIA/CES Providers program is to
inspire and guide providers of continuing educational programs to
deliver high-quality lifelong learning activities for
architects.
Established ten years ago, the annual award recognizes educational
providers to architectural and engineering firms and their
commitment to an overall system of developing high quality
professional continuing education programs.
Firm Provider – Category II
“Mithun is thrilled to be chosen as a 2008 recipient of the
AIA/CES Award for Excellence,” says Lynn McBride, AIA,
LEED-AP, senior associate at Mithun. “This is the second time
receiving the accolade, enforcing the excitement about the strength
of our educational program.” McBride adds that the firm’s
programs also include a summertime visiting professor series and
shop visits to manufacturing plants to learn how the materials
designers are specifying are put together. “In the upcoming
years, we’ll continue to strive for excellence in education.
We will continue to reinforce the attitude of discovery and
learning that’s an inherent part of the culture at
Mithun,” she concludes.
Professional Organization Provider
“We are delighted to receive the 2008 AIA/CES Award for
Excellence, an affirmation of the quality and importance to
architects of the educational programs provided by the Pacific
Energy Center,” says Bill Burke, AIA, LEED-AP, architectural
programs coordinator at PEC. “By educating building
professionals, we can bring about permanent changes in design and
operations practices, greatly improving the energy performance of
buildings in the State of California. We look forward to continuing
to educate architects as they strive to achieve the deep energy
reductions called for in the AIA position statement on sustainable
design.”
Stakeholder/Commercial Provider
“We’re extremely pleased with winning this award,”
says Cheri Flanagan, curriculum development manager, education
services, at Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies. “It serves
as a validation for all the time and effort that’s put into
our program by all of our presenters. The jury's comments have
given us some excellent ideas on growing and further improving our
current program.”
Internet Platform Provider (Honorary
Mention)
“All of us at Ron Blank and Associates are honored to have
received recognition for our online continuing education program
for a second time since 2003,” says Ron Blank, president.
“Being the leader in no-cost online AIA continuing education
courses comes with the responsibility of continually improving our
standards while raising the bar for the quality of our course
content and delivery to the design community.”
According to the AIA, each winner demonstrated excellence in all
phases:
1. “Commitment and support” examines the
firm’s leadership, support, and commitment to education.
2. “Planning and analysis” examines the
organization’s structure for analyzing educational needs and
professional development of the architect.
3. “Design and implementation” reviews
the program, learning objectives, design, and delivery
methods.
4. “Resources and records” examines
human resources and the record keeping process.
5. “Evaluation and improvement” examines
the evaluation and improvement process of the education
activities.
6. “Continuing education services, provider
specific” is the area in which judges examine the
organization’s community outreach through educational programs
and services.
About The American Institute of Architects
For over 150 years, members of The American Institute
of Architects have worked with each other and their communities to
create more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable buildings
and cityscapes. AIA members have access to the right people,
knowledge, and tools to create better design, and through such
resources and access, they help clients and communities make their
visions real. www.aia.org
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