The William Strickland Lifetime Achievement Award for the Profession of Architecture
The Samuel Morgan Lifetime Service Award for Contribution to Architecture in the Public Realm
These awards are the highest honors that AIA Tennessee can bestow on an individual. They are conferred by the AIA Tennessee Board in recognition of a significant body of work influencing the built environment. Any individual living or dead, who the Jury believes qualified, is eligible to receive the William Strickland or Samuel Morgan Awards. Architects and Individuals who have exhibited a lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture will be honored with these awards.
Recipients of William Strickland Lifetime Achievement Award are:
Lee Askew, FAIA – 2023
Barry Alan Yoakum, FAIA – 2022
Ron V. Gobbell, FAIA – 2021
Kem G. Hinton, FAIA – 2019
Gary Everton, FAIA – 2018
James F. Williamson, FAIA – 2017
David Wooley, FAIA – 2016
Seab Tuck, FAIA – 2015
Louis Pounders, FAIA – 2014
Bruce McCarty, FAIA – 2013
Earl Swensson, FAIA – 2012
Recipients of Samuel Morgan Lifetime Service Award are:
Jerry Preston, FCSI – 2023
Mark Schimmenti, FAAR – 2022
Mike Fitts, FAIA – 2021
William B. Nolan – 2019
L. Duane Grieve, FAIA – 2018
Major General Jeff Holmes, AIA – 2017
TK Davis, FAIA, and Marleen Davis, FAIA – 2016
Dr. Joe Johnson – 2015
Connie Wallace, Hon. AIA – 2014
State Senator Douglas Henry – 2013
Stroud Watson – 2012
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