4.30.08 |New York, NY | Ayse Birsel was among seven individuals honored on April 10, 2008, by the Rhode Island School of Design at its annual Athena Awards Gala in New York City. Recognized for Excellence in Furniture Design, Ms. Birsel is known for Herman Miller’s award-winning Resolve furniture system and its new Teneo storage furniture collection. The Athena awards recognize achievement in the arts by presenting distinguished service awards to individuals in the worlds of art and design, and to corporate leaders who promote design excellence, support the arts and exemplify innovation.

4.30.08 | New York, NY | James L Lammie was elected chairman of the Board of Directors for Parsons Brinckerhoff, succeeding Thomas J. O'Neill. Mr. Lammie has served on the board since 2006, and previously served as a director from 1983 through 1999.  He was president and chief executive officer of Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. from 1990 to 1996. Richard A. Schrader, CFO was relected as the board's vice chairman.  In addition, four directors were elected to the board: Martha Clark Goss, Ashok K. Kothari, George J. Pierson and Rodney E. Slater. Each will serve a three-year term. Mr. Kothari and Mr.Pierson are employees of Parsons Brinckerhoff; Ms. Goss and Mr. Slater are non-employee directors. 

4.29.08 | Washington, DC | Adrian Hagerty was named Managing Principal for the Washington, DC office of Ellerbe Becket. Mr. Hagerty has worked with the firm for over 20 years and has served as Principal and Senior manager on healthcare and government projects. Mr. Hagerty's current projects include the Mercy Medical Center in downtown Baltimore; West Georgia Medical Center Redevelopment in LaGrange, GA: and the Baptist Hospital East point & Bardstown Road Campus Development in Louisville, KY. www.ellerbebecket.com/

4.28.08 | New York, NY | Daniel Jacoby joined FXFOWLE Architects as Design Director in the Interior Studio. In addition to overseeing all of the design work of the Studio, Mr. Jacoby is currently serving as Lead Designer on an interior fit-out for the New York office of Flack + Kurtz, an engineering firm with which FXFOWLE often collaborates. Mr. Jacoby's portfolio includes the Lester Dundes Interior Design Award for Moet Hennessy USA, a 2000 Design Excellence Award from the Society of Registered Architects, a 2007 Interior Design Best of the Year Award and a 2007 Neocon Gold Medal for the Tuohy Uffizi Collection. 

4.28.08 | Holland, MI | Kathryn Grace was named Western Regional Sales Manager for Trendway.  Ms. Grace will be responsible for the sales activity in the Western United States including California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. Grace joined Trendway in November 2001 as Senior Market Manager for the Los Angeles area. 

4.28.08 | New York, NY | George Munfakh, a senior vice president with Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), is the recipient of the 2008 Wallace Hayward Baker Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers.  The Baker Award is given annually by the Geo-Institute of ASCE for outstanding achievement in the geotechnical field. Dr. Munfakh, who heads PB’s geotechnical and tunneling service group, was recognized for “his work on creative applications of innovative ground modification techniques and his contributions to the advancement of ground improvement engineering.”