The President Medal for Distinguished Service recognizes individuals who have dedicated a large part of their careers, energy, and wisdom to benefit the work of NCARB, the public, and the profession.
Past Recipients
2020: President Terry L. Allers, FAIA, NCARB, Hon. FCARM [Learn More]
- Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA, Virginia
- Robert Dickinson, CPA, NCARB Staff
- Kevin J. Flynn, FAIA, NCARB, Missouri
- David L. Hoffman, FAIA, NCARB, Hon. FCARM, Kansas
- Judy Kempker, Missouri
- Stephen L. Sharp, FAIA, NCARB, Ohio
- Knox H. Tumlin, FCSI, CDT, AIA, Louisiana
- Albert F. Zaccone, AIA, New Jersey
2019: President David L. Hoffman, FAIA, NCARB, Hon. FCARM [Learn More]
- Earl Baine, NCARB Staff
- Joshua Batkin, NCARB Staff
- Robert A. Boynton, FAIA, Virginia
- Ann R. Chaintreuil, FAIA, NCARB, New York
- Gregory L. Erny, FAIA, NCARB, Hon. FCARM, Nevada
- Jeanne M. Jackson, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Utah
- Vincent Mancini Jr., NCARB, Kansas
- Richard H. McNeel, AIA, NCARB, IIDA, LEED AP, Mississippi
- Kate R. Nosbisch, Hon. AIA, Virginia
- Jim Oschwald, NCARB, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, New Mexico
- Harry G. Robinson III, FAIA, AICP, Washington, DC
- Vanessa Williamson, CAE, Washington, DC
2018: President Gregory L. Erny, FAIA, NCARB, Hon. FCARM [Learn More]
- Kristine Annexstad Harding, FAIA, NCARB, Alabama
- Judith A. Kinnard, FAIA, Louisiana
- John E. Mateyko, AIA, Delaware
- Ryan L. Misner, AIA, NCARB, Alabama
- Amanda Pica, NCARB Staff
- Miguel A. Rodriguez, FAIA, NCARB, Florida
- Anne K. Smith, FAIA, NCARB, Georgia
2017: President Kristine Annexstad Harding, FAIA, NCARB [Learn More]
- Roxanne Alston, NCARB Staff
- Daniel D. Bennett, FAIA, NCARB, Alabama
- Cathe M. Evans, North Carolina
- Arne O. Jorgensen, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, Wyoming
- Andrew McIntyre, NCARB Staff
- Cheryl Walker, FAIA, NCARB, North Carolina
2016: President Dennis S. Ward, FAIA [Learn more]
- Jon Alan Baker, FAIA, LEED AP, California
- Dawne Broadfield, Member Board Executive, Rhode Island
- John E. Cardone Jr., Louisiana
- Ricky L. Engebretson, AIA, NCARB, North Dakota
- Maribel Fisher, FCARM, CONARC, APEC, AIA, Mexico
- Jared Zurn, AIA, NCARB, NCARB Staff
2015: President Dale McKinney, FAIA [Learn more]
- Blakely C. Dunn, FAIA, NCARB, Arkansas
- Denis A. Henmi, FAIA, NCARB, California
- Gordon E. Mills, FAIA, NCARB, Iowa
- James W. O'Brien, FAIA, NCARB, Minnesota
- Jenny Wilkinson, Member Board Executive, Mississippi
2014: President Blakely C. Dunn, AIA [Learn more]
- Michael J. Armstrong, NCARB CEO
- Ronald B. Blitch, FAIA, FACHA, NCARB, Louisiana
- Kingsley Johnson Glasgow, Member Board Executive, Arkansas
- Amy M. Kobe, CAE, Hon. AIA, Member Board Executive, Ohio
- Dale McKinney, FAIA, Iowa
- Alfred Vidaurri Jr., FAIA, NCARB, AICP, Texas
2013: President Ronald B. Blitch, FAIA [Learn more]
- Katherine E. Hillegas, CAE, NCARB Staff
- Jeffrey A. Huberman, FAIA, NCARB, North Carolina
- Kevin G. Montgomery, FAIA, NCARB, North Carolina
- Dennis S. Ward, FAIA, NCARB, South Carolina
- Peter Streith, Canadian Architectural Licensing Authorities (CALA)
- Guillermo Marrufo Ruiz, La Federación de Colegios de Arquitectos de la República Mexicana, A.C. (FCARM), Mexico
2012: President Scott C. Veazey, AIA [Learn more]
- Arq. Adrián Alfonso Palafox García, La Federación de Colegios de Arquitectos de la RepúblicaMexicana, A.C. (FCARM), Mexico
- Steve Parker, Maryland
- Andrea Rutledge, Executive Director, NAAB
- Guillermo Ortiz de Zarate, NCARB Staff
- Douglas Morgan, NCARB Staff
- Gina Spaulding, Member Board Executive, Nevada
2011: President Kenneth J. Naylor, FAIA [Learn more]
- Mark I. Aspaas, AIA, NCARB, South Dakota
- David Cronrath, AIA, Maryland
- Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA, NCARB Staff
- George H. Miller, American Institute of Architects
- Zerrin Sayar, NCARB Staff
- José Luis Cortés Delgado, La Federación de Colegios de Arquitectos de la República Mexicana, A.C. (FCARM), Mexico
- Andre Bourassa, Canadian Architectural Licensing Authorities (CALA)
2010: President Andrew W. Prescott, AIA [Learn more]
- Gerrie Doyle, Ontario, Canadian Architectural Licensing Authorities (CALA), Canada
- David Edwards, Canadian Architectural Licensing Authorities (CALA), Canada
- Harry M. Falconer Jr., AIA, NCARB Staff
- Lizandro de la Garza Villarreal, La Federación de Colegios de Arquitectos de la República Mexicana, A.C. (FCARM), Mexico
- Luis Enrique Lopez Cardiel, La Federación de Colegios de Arquitectos de la República Mexicana, A.C. (FCARM), Mexico
- Linda Montgomery, Ph.D., Consultant
- Scott Veazey, AIA, Indiana
2009: President Gordon E. Mills, FAIA [Learn more]
- Erica Brown, AIA, NCARB Staff
- James P. Cramer, Hon. AIA, Consultant
- William M. Dikis, FAIA, Iowa
- Glenda Loving, Executive, Iowa
- Edward F. Tredo V, PE, New York
2008: President Douglas K. Engebretson, FAIA [Learn more]
- Ivan Cervantes Erosa, La Federación de Colegios de Arquitectos de la República Mexicana, A.C. (FCARM), Mexico
- Gerald S. Hammond, FAIA, Ohio
- Melinda Pearson, AIA, Executive, Nebraska
- Andrew W. Prescott, AIA, Maryland
- Susan L. Wise, NCARB Staff
2007: President Robert E. Luke, FAIA [Learn more]
- Roger L. Meyer, Oregon
- Mark Saccoccio, AIA, Rhode Island
- Mary (Teeny) Simmons, Executive, Louisiana
- Daniel A. Taylor, NCARB Legal Counsel
2006: President H. Carleton Godsey, FAIA [Learn more]
- Doreen Johnson Frost, Executive, Minnesota
- Kim Garrison, NCARB Staff
- Stuart Howard, MAIBC, MRAIC, Committee of Canadian Architectural Councils (CCAC)
- Renis O. Jones Jr., FAIA, Alabama
- C. Stan Peterson, FAIA, Kansas
- José Manuel Reachi Mora, La Federación de Colegios de Arquitectos de la República Mexicana, A.C. (FCARM), Mexico
2005: President Frank M. Guillot, FAIA [Learn more]
- Cornelius (Kin) DuBois, AIA, Colorado
- Charles H. Henley, NAA, Committee of Canadian Architectural Councils (CCAC)
- Fernando Mora Mora, La Federación de Colegios de Arquitectos de la República Mexicana, A.C. (FCARM), Mexico
- William R. Ponko, AIA, Indiana
- Jan B. Simpson, Executive, South Carolina
- Peter Steffian, FAIA, Massachusetts
2004: President Robert A. Boynton, FAIA [Learn more]
- Hector Garcia Escorza, Comité Mexicano Para La Práctica Internacional De La Arquitectura (COMPIA), Mexico
- Cynthia J. Gainey, Executive, Alabama
- William W. Herrin Jr., FAIA, Alabama
- Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA, NCARB Staff
- N. Jean-Pierre Pelletier, FRAIC, Committee of Canadian Architectural Councils (CCAC)
- Patrick W. Ryan, AIA, Delaware
2003: President C. Robert Campbell, FAIA [Learn more]
- Kim Kerker, NCARB Staff
- Stephen Nutt, AIA, NCARB Staff
- Bonnie Larson Staiger, Executive, North Dakota
- Stephen A. Usry, AIA, South Carolina
- Lynn Webster, FRAIC, Committee of Canadian Architectural Councils (CCAC)
2002: President C. William Bevins, FAIA [Learn more]
- Joseph M. Brocato Jr., AIA, Louisiana
- Manuel Barclay Galindo, Mexico
- David J. Knauer, Executive, New Mexico
- Randall L. Romanin, FRAIC, Committee of Canadian Architectural Councils (CCAC)
- Robert A. Rosenfeld, AIA, NCARB Staff
- Katherine Lee Schwennsen, FAIA, Iowa
2001: President Peter Steffian, FAIA [Learn more]
- Alan Baldwin Jr., AIA, North Carolina
- Michiel M. Bourdrez, AIA, NCARB Staff
- Petr F. Bílek, Czech Republic
- Raymond DeCesare, AIA, Rhode Island
- Mary de Sousa, NCARB Staff
- Pamela J. Hill, AIA, Montana
- Stephen P. Sands, Executive, California
2000: President Joseph P. Giattina Jr., FAIA [Learn more]
- Kathryn T. Prigmore, Virginia
1999: President Susan May Allen, FAIA
- Dennis J. Flynn, NCARB Staff
- Karen L. Owen, Executive, Mississippi
- James A. Scheeler, FAIA, American Institute of Architects
- Donald P. Schlegel, New Mexico
- Margot A. Woolley, AIA, New York
1998: President Ann R. Chaintreuil, FAIA
- Louis Batson, III, South Carolina
- E. Keith Dean, AIA, West Virginia
- Kirk Gastinger, Missouri
- Jeffrey F. Kenney, AIA, NCARB Staff
- Carl M. Sapers, NCARB Legal Counsel
1997: President Darrell L. Smith, FAIA
- Ruth Balen, Virginia
- Samuel T. Balen, FAIA, NCARB Staff
- Wu Yi Liang, China
1996: President Richard W. Quinn, FAIA
- Daniel W. Bennett Jr., Maryland
- Bernard Kellenyi, New Jersey
- William Wilcox, Executive, Ohio
- Susan L. Wise, NCARB Staff
1995: President Homer L. Williams, FAIA
- Gloria Armendariz, Executive, Nevada
- Ronald Bain, Committee of Canadian Architectural Councils (CCAC)
- Betty Landess, California
- Walter H. Lewis, FAIA, Illinois
- Xavier Cortes Rocha, Mexico
- Salvatore Saccoccio, Rhode Island
- Wayne Tune, Executive, Kentucky
1994: President Robert A. Fielden, FAIA
- Eleanor Gundran, Executive, Oregon
- William Houseman, NCARB Publications Consultant
- Gary Johnson, North Dakota
- Barbara Kitchens, Executive, Georgia
- N. Gerald Rolfsen, Committee of Canadian Architectural Councils (CCAC)