Achieve Excellence
Become an FAIA
The AIA offers a prestigious opportunity for architects to elevate their careers and be recognized for their exceptional contributions to the profession. The Fellowship program (FAIA) is the highest honor AIA members can receive, acknowledging those who have made significant achievements in design, education, public service, and other areas of architectural practice.
AIA NJ encourages qualified members to apply for Fellowship and join a select group of professionals who have advanced the standards of architecture.
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Benefits
Becoming a FAIA is a mark of distinction that enhances your professional reputation and provides opportunities to connect with a network of distinguished architects. Fellows enjoy increased visibility within the profession and can serve as mentors and leaders within AIA NJ and the broader architectural community.
Eligibility & Process
To be eligible for Fellowship, candidates must have been AIA members for at least ten years and demonstrated notable achievements in one or more areas of focus. The nomination process involves a thorough review of the candidate’s accomplishments and contributions, with recommendations from peers and a detailed submission of work and impact.
Members are nominated and elevated to the College of Fellows for their achievements in one of the six categories or objects of nomination outlined below.
Fellowship Committee
Ed Rothe, FAIA Emeritus
Chair
Carla Bonacci, FAIA
Robert Cozzarelli, FAIA
David Mohney, FAIA
Karen Nichols, FAIA
Albert Zaccone, FAIA
Fellowship Recipients
Michael J. Hanrahan, FAIA
2025
Central
Carla Bonacci, FAIA
2022
Central
Patrick Burke, FAIA
2022
Central
John J. Crandall, FAIA
2021
Newark & Suburban
Laura Ettelman-Gunter, FAIA
2021
Laura Stagner, FAIA
2021
William Brown, III, FAIA
2021
Newark & Suburban
Brian Kowalchuk, FAIA
2019
Central
Nicholas Garrison, FAIA
2019
West Jersey
Robert Cozzarelli, FAIA
2019
Newark & Suburban
David West, FAIA
2018
Verity Frizzell, FAIA
2018
Jersey Shore
Jerome Leslie Eben, FAIA
2017
Newark/Suburban
Thomas Grassi, FAIA
2017
Anne Harney, FAIA
2016
Jersey Shore
Dean Marchetto, FAIA
2016
Architects League
Michael Schnoering, FAIA
2016
Central
Pamela Lucas Rew, FAIA
2015
Central
Joseph G. Tattoni, FAIA
2015
Central
Gary Lapera, FAIA
2014
Central
John D. Hatch, FAIA
2014
Central
David Mohney, FAIA
2012
Newark & Suburban
Robin L. Murray, FAIA
2011
Central
Donald Fram, FAIA
2010
Philip S. Kennedy-Grant, FAIA
2010
Newark & Suburban
S. Klatskin, FAIA
2010
Anne Weber, FAIA
2009
Central
Ferninando Micale, FAIA
2009
Mark A. Hewitt, FAIA
2009
Newark & Suburban
William Stein, FAIA
2008
Glenn Goldman, FAIA
2007
Newark & Suburban
Ronald J. McCoy, FAIA
2007
Central
Jon D. Hlafter, FAIA
2004
Central
Daniel Nall, FAIA
2003
Karen Nichols, FAIA
2003
Central
Albert Zaccone, FAIA
2002
Architects League
James A. Gatsch, FAIA
2002
Central
Justin Henshell, FAIA
2002
Jersey Shore
Martin G. Santini, FAIA
2002
Architects League
Alan M. Hantman, FAIA
2001
Allan W. Kehrt, FAIA
2001
Central
Hugh A. Boyd, FAIA
2001
Newark & Suburban
Bernard A. Kellenyi, FAIA
2000
Jersey Shore
Martin M. Bloomenthal, FAIA
2000
Central
Michael J. Mills, FAIA
2000
Newark & Suburban
Rick Bell, FAIA
2000
Central
Daniel R. Millen Jr., FAIA *
1999
Central
Deane M. Evans, FAIA
1999
Architects League
John P. Clarke, FAIA
1999
Central
Michael Farewell, FAIA
1999
Central
Ralph Lerner, FAIA
1999
Central
Ronald Bertone, FAIA
1997
Newark & Suburban
Gary Y. Kaplan, FAIA
1997
Jersey Shore
G. Michael Mostoller, FAIA *
1994
Central
Kenneth A. Underwood, FAIA*
1993
Newark & Suburban
Suzanne DiGeronimo, FAIA
1992
Architects League
Eleanore Pettersen, FAIA *
1991
Architects League
P. Eric De Varis, FAIA
1990
Newark & Suburban
Joseph D. Bavaro, FAIA
1989
Central
Edward N. Rothe, FAIA
1988
Central
Lawrence S. Doane, FAIA
1987
Jersey Shore
Werner Wandelmaier, FAIA*
1986
S. James Goldstein, FAIA
1985
Newark & Suburban
Howard H. Horii, FAIA
1983
Newark & Suburban
Richard Schoen, FAIA
1983
Newark & Suburban
Romeo Aybar, FAIA
1983
Architects League
Harold D. Glucksman, FAIA
1982
Newark & Suburban
J.Robert Hillier, FAIA
1980
Central
Michael E. Graves, FAIA*
1979
Central
Van B. Bruner Jr., FAIA
1979
West Jersey
Kenneth D. Wheeler, FAIA
1974
Jersey Shore
Herman Hassinger, FAIA
1973
West Jersey
Joe Jordan, FAIA
1972
Sanford Greenfield, FAIA
1970
Newark & Suburban
Robert Geddes, FAIA
1967
Central
Bernard J. Grad, FAIA
1961
Newark & Suburban
Edward Oldziey, FAIA *
1961
Members with an asterisk are deceased
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