IAWA Executive Board of Advisors: March 31, 2001

IAWA

CAUS

IAWA Executive Board of Advisors

Meeting: March 31, 2001
10:00 a.m. in 201 Cowgill Hall Architecture Conference Room, Virginia Tech

Present: Donna Dunay, Marcia Feuerstein, Brian Katen, Humberto Rodriguez-Camilloni

Visitors: Dawn Bushnaq

Absent: Eileen Hitchingham, Paul Knox, Frank Weiner, Mitzi Vernon

Call to Order:

Chair Marcia Feuerstein called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m.

Agenda Items

Minutes: February 8th meeting minutes were approved with corrections.

Folders: D. Bushnaq reported that folders were sent to members of the board of advisors. The folders contain the IAWA brochure, new IAWA letterhead and a letter from M. Feuerstein announcing the October annual meeting.

Nominations: Nominations to the board of advisors for the term from 2001-2004 closed today. The deadline for accepting nominations was set for April 16, 2001. It was proposed that two lists for nominations be kept: one, more final list, containing nominees for the current year and one working list for potential nominees. Individuals proposed for this year are: Despina Stratigakos, Gerri Schaad, Lucinda Kakkas, and Sara Turner. D. Dunay also suggested Luci Ferrari, but Ferrari has not yet been asked about her interest. Several individuals were proposed as future nominees: M. Feuerstein suggested Julia Converse Moore, archivist at the University of Pennsylvania; B. Katen proposed Eliana Cardenas, and D. Dunay mentioned Rebecca Chestnut, recipient of this year's Outstanding Alumnae award. Beverly Willis, who has been nominated but has not accepted her nomination, is also on this list. M. Feuerstein reported that Quinsan Cao had suggestions for potential nominees in China. M. Feuerstein stated that, according to the by-laws, the nominating committee is responsible for reducing the list of nominees to a manageable number. M. Feuerstein gave B. Katen the ballot from last year and Blanche Lemco van Ginkel's suggestions for its improvement. B. Katen said he will prepare the ballot for the next meeting.

Bliznakov Prize Web page: H. Rodriguez-Camilloni proposed that although the Bliznakov Prize will be awarded biannually, the announcement of the next Bliznakov prize should be done soon in order develop interest in the award. He submitted a proposed page for the web site announcing the next Bliznakov prize. Suggestions and corrections to the page were made. M. Feuerstein volunteered to bring a revised copy of the page to the board before delivering it to Gail Macmillan for posting. There was general interest in and discussion about bringing Bliznakov Prize winners to CAUS to give a lecture on their research, but concerns were expressed about finances. It was agreed that if the IAWA invites a winner to come, it also needs to fund the visit. M. Feuerstein volunteered to write Claire Bonney about giving a lecture at CAUS and proposed that Frank Weiner be asked to support her visit as a guest of the college.

Collection Development Policy Ballots: M. Feuerstein reported on voting for the Collection Development Policy: eight out of twelve advisors voted with five against and three in favor. It was suggested that the By-laws and Robert's Rules of Order be consulted for specific guidelines on the necessary number of votes for a technically acceptable majority. The group consensus was that the Collection Development Policy needs more work regardless of the voting verdict based on a reading of the By-laws and Robert's Rules. H. Rodriguez-Camilloni stated that the policy should be developed so that the operations of the library do not confine the process of collecting material. D. Dunay commented that the library wants to be able to say "no" to material. M. Feuerstein said that space limitation is a key problem. H. Rodriguez-Camilloni commented that space for storage and space for exhibiting archive materials are important because both will augment the archive's presence in and outside the university. D. Dunay said that she would explore the possibility space for the archive at the library and the new fine arts center.

Searching and Researching Future Collections: There was general discussion about how the IAWA could make its presence more visible to potential contributors and researchers. It was suggested that a graphic promotional piece for the archive be developed. D. Dunay and M. Feuerstein proposed that a studio project, in CAUS or in the art school, using the archive or the subject of women in architecture, in general, could be developed. The resulting work could be assembled in a promotional poster for the IAWA. If sufficient funds were available, it was proposed that the poster could be sent to regional AIA chapters and architecture schools.

Other:

Treasurer's Report: H. Rodriguez-Camilloni reported two gifts totaling $75. Donors are Weena W. Dows and Alexandra Montoni.

Annual Meeting: M. Feuerstein announced that the 2001 annual meeting will take place on October 20th 2001.

Books: M. Feuerstein stated interest in developing the archive's book holdings and asked that any suggestions for books, especially out-of-print or rare books, be forwarded to M. Feuerstein or Gail Macmillan.

B. Katen moved to close the meeting and M. Feuerstein adjourned meeting at 12:30 p.m.

Minutes by D. Bushnaq and B. Katen. Submitted on 5/11/2001.