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July 2007
Portland, OR Attorney Roger Meyer,
Receives NCARB’s President's Medal for Distinguished Service
Washington, DC—National Council of Architectural Registration Boards’ President Robert E. Luke, AIA, (2006-
2007) recently awarded the President's Medal for Distinguished Service to Roger Meyer of Portland, OR, in recognition
of his long, noteworthy, and generous service to the Council. Meyer, a founder of Meyer & Wyse LLP, has
practiced general business, corporate, architectural and construction law for 50 years.
Since the late 1970s, Meyer has dedicated a significant portion of his public service career to representing the
interests of the architectural profession. In 1977, he was named to the Oregon Board of Architect Examiners as
one of its first two public members. Less than a decade later, Meyer was elected chair of the Western Conference of
Architectural Registration Boards, and subsequently served on the NCARB Board of Directors where he represented
Region 6.
Meyer’s legal expertise, augmented by a genuine interest in architecture and a fondness for the company of architects,
has informed his work with some of the Council’s most essential committees. He was a vocal supporter of
formal educational requirements for registered architects and an early backer of the Intern Development Program.
Among his committee assignments, he has chaired and been a member of the Reciprocity Impediments Task Force
and several iterations of the Committee on Procedures and Documents.
Meyer was honored during NCARB's 88th Annual Meeting and Conference, held last month in Denver, CO. The
President's Medal awards program was established in 1994 to recognize those individuals who dedicate part of
their careers, energy, and wisdom to benefit the work of NCARB, the public, and the architectural profession.
Meyer—who holds a BA degree from Oberlin College and, LLB and JD degrees from Yale Law School—first
became interested in architecture in 1962 when he hired an architect to build his home. Meyer’s professional leadership
includes service as an ACLU cooperating attorney, a member of the board of directors of Blackfish Gallery,
an artist’s cooperative, and a member or chair of various City Club of Portland study committees. In addition to
his interest in law and architecture, Meyer enjoys photography, fishing, training dogs and farming.
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About NCARB
NCARB comprises the architectural registration boards of all 50 states as well as those of the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. NCARB assists its member state registration boards in carrying out
their duties and provides a certification program for individual architects.
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards is committed to exemplary service and effective regulation
to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public. In order to achieve these goals, the Council develops
and recommends standards to be required of an applicant for architectural registration; develops and recommends
standards regulating the practice of architecture; provides to member boards a process for certifying the qualifications
of an architect for registration; and represents the interests of member boards before public and private agencies.
With the Committee of Canadian Architectural Councils (CCAC), NCARB has also established guidelines
for the reciprocal registration of U.S. and Canadian architects.
About Meyer & Wyse
Meyer & Wyse LLP was founded in 1985 with the mission of providing high quality legal services to businesses
and individuals in a collegial small firm atmosphere. The firm focuses on business planning, real estate, architectural
and construction law, estate planning and administration, family law, employment law, general and complex
civil litigation, mediation and alternative dispute resolution. Each of the firms 10 attorneys has their own areas of
expertise and they combine their knowledge and skills to provide creative and practical solutions for all their
clients' problems. With diverse areas of expertise, Meyer & Wyse is able to offer clients a wide range of services and
still provide the prompt personal service of a smaller firm. For more information, please visit www.meyerwyse.com.
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