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      Historic Preservation Planning Alumni

Barclay Jones Research Grant

Applications are due by October 15

Historic Preservation Planning Alumni, Inc. (HPPA) supports the Historic Preservation Planning program at Cornell University and its participants.  The Barclay Jones Research Grant program is one way that HPPA achieves this objective – by making a financial commitment to assist graduate students in the Cornell Historic Preservation Planning Program complete their theses and dissertations.  Ultimately, the goal of the grant program is to strengthen the Historic Preservation Planning Program through student contribution.

Who's Eligible:

Cornell University students who are either MA candidates in the Historic Preservation Planning Program or PhD candidates in City and Regional Planning with a research focus in historic preservation.

What expenses are covered:

Thesis and dissertation research-related costs; e.g., travel, printing, library fees, etc. up to $200

More details and requirements are included in the application form, which must be submitted by email. To apply, please download the application form, complete it and email it to Jenny Buddenborg, the HPPA Thesis/Dissertation Committee Chairperson. You can also direct any questions you may have to Jenny at this email address.



The Winter/Spring 2010 newsletter is here!
(click to download)

Special Points of Interest:
• 2010 Capitol Preservation Tour
• Class of 2010 Thesis Topics
• New Faces for a New Decade -- New HPPA Board Members
• Work Weekend 2010 -- Wyco Community Church
• Save the Date for CRP’s 75th!
• Workshop this Month -- Preservation: Sustainability 3
 
2010 marks a landmark year for Cornell’s Historic Preservation Planning program - 35 years in business!  That means 35 years of educating preservation professionals and placing them “in the field.” Each year HPPA grows and we hope you will join us as a member in 2010! Your basic HPPA membership goes toward scholarships for current HPP students, maintenance of an independent alumni network (i.e. website, newsletter), and keeping HPP alumni connected to AAP & Cornell and support for student and alumni interaction at national events like the National Preservation Conference, gatherings during the HPP annual spring and fall fieldtrips, and the annual Work Weekend.  We hope you consider membership at the Basic or Lifetime Member level.

While you're here visiting the HPPA website become a new or renewing member!
 
Also, consider joining us on FaceBook and LinkedIn


Work Weekend 2010
The Cornell University Preservation Studies Student Organization (PSSO) announces that the program’s annual Work Weekend will take place at Wyco Community Church in Wyco, West Virginia, April 16-18, 2010.

Wyco Community Church was constructed in 1917 for the coal mining community that once surrounded it. Sww-2010.pngince 2003, the church has been under the ownership of the Rural Appalachian Improvement League (RAIL), who stabilized the building and is now working on its restoration.

Potential activities for Work Weekend participants include:
  • - Documenting and drawing the building
  • - Removing salvageable interior paneling for future re-use
  • - Scraping and cleaning in preparation of painting
  • - Clearing brush around the building
  • - Applying fire retardant to parts of the building
  • - Dry stonework, among other activities

Work will take place from Friday April 16 to Sunday April 18. The trip will cost approximately $50 for food (breakfast and lunch only) and transportation (if departing from and returning to Ithaca). Lodging will be available at RAIL’s Mullens Opportunity Center for free or at a nearby motel at the expense of participants. For alumni who are interested in attending, there are about 25 beds remaining at the local community house, which is free and where most of the students will be staying.

More details on activities and photos of the project are here

If you have questions, contact Don Johnson at ddj26@cornell.edu.

HPPA does Social Networking

There is now a FaceBook page and a LinkedIn group for HPPA. Please check them out and join in.

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See the bottom of this page for links to these sites...

Doug Sutherland speaks at PSSO event

Earlier this month, PSSO was honored to host Doug Sutherland, a Syracuse-based developer and partner in Franklin Properties, Franklin19.jpgLLC.  Mr. Sutherland, first working for the Pyramid Group and later with his own development firm, has been integrally involved in the redevelopment of vacant industrial buildings in Franklin Square.  Last year he received a New York State Historic Preservation Award for the rehabilitation of the "Lofts on Willow," the former C.W. Snow Warehouse - an Archimedes Russell building that is distinguished for it's early use of mushroom-cap concrete column construction.  Sutherland was also involved in lobbying for recently adopted changes to the New York State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit.
The lecture was extraordinarily well attended by preservation, planning, and real estate students and generated a great deal of discussion about what we can do as planners to encourage private investment in declining Upstate cities.  Mr. Sutherland spoke about the inherent challenges of rehabilitating historic buildings, what he looks for in a building and neighborhood for prospective redevelopment projects, and provided examples of what other cities and states have done successfully to encourage downtown revitalization.  He graciously remained on hand for another hour after the lecture was over to answer students' questions.  We hope to sponsor a speaker from the public-sector next semester to discuss the other side of the equation.

- Katelyn Wright
Vice President, Preservation Studies Student Organization

Summer /Fall 2009 Newsletter Now available here, with special thanks to Jayme Breshard for editing this edition.
Topics include:
• Tomlan Receives Prestigious Honor
• Incoming Class of 2011
• HPP Internships from Summer 2009
• Class of 2009 Thesis Topics
• Historic Ithaca: Summer 2009
• In Review: The Second Summer Institute
• PSSO Attends 2009 National Preservation Conference


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Are you attending the National Trust conference in Nashville this October? A number of current students are planning to attend and would like to get together with the alumni. If you're going to the conference and would like to assist in putting an event together, please contact Emma Waterloo, current PSSO President.
Also, as noted below, Michael will be receiving the James Marston Fitch Award during the NCPE's annual dinner on Friday, October 16th. Tickets are available if you would like attend, either through the National Trust's conference registration or by contacting NCPE directly.

Michael Tomlan to receive James Marston Fitch Award

Dr. Michael A. Tomlan has been chosen as the recipient of the National Council of Preservation Education's annual James Marston Fitch Award. This award, named in honor of pioneering preservation educator James Marston Fitch, recognizes lifetime achievement in and dedication to historic preservation education. The award will be bestowed at our annual dinner to be held on Friday, October 16 at the historic Belmont Mansion at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee starting at 7:30 PM.

Professor Tomlan's distinguished career in the pursuit of excellence in historic preservation education represents a building block in the foundation upon which the field of historic preservation has been built. His steady guidance of NCPE since its founding and his leadership in the preservation movement itself has truly earned him this honor. The Fitch Award recognizes this leadership in the profession, and affirms Professor Tomlan's standing among distinguished colleagues including Professors Bernd Forster, Kevin Jordan, Marshall McLennan, David Fogle, Chester Liebs, Don Petig, Lyle Rosenberger, Hugh Miller, and Robert Melnick, all previous recipients of
the Fitch Award.
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