Arkansas issued the following announcement Feb. 1.
The Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the U of A recently recognized five civic organizations across Arkansas that are working to build a better culture and quality of life in their communities through design-centered initiatives.
These organizations were awarded 2021 Dean's Medals, an honor that Dean Peter MacKeith initiated in 2015, the year after he was appointed dean of the school, and first awarded in 2016. MacKeith created the Dean's Medal honor to recognize the recipient's significant contributions to the architecture and design culture of Arkansas and to the Fay Jones School's students and their education. Over the previous five years, the Fay Jones School has given out 18 additional Dean's Medals recognizing individuals and organizations.
"The Dean's Medal is intended to recognize individuals and organizations who would not otherwise be affiliated with the school as alumni or as faculty or as staff, but who we believe, with us, serve the greater good of the state and serve the common cause of the betterment of the built environment," MacKeith said.
The recognition of these Arkansas communities was part of a larger hybrid awards ceremony held Dec. 9, with some participants in Vol Walker Hall and others joining virtually. The event celebrated the school's Alumni Design Award winners, Awards for Distinction and Golden Graduates — the school's alumni who graduated 50 years prior, in 1971.
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Source: Arkansas
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