Tanzer elected president of national association

April 17, 2006

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida architecture professor Kim Tanzer recently was elected president of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. In her role as president, Tanzer will represent the academic architecture community and run the day-to-day operations of the ACSA. She will begin her three-year term by serving as president-elect starting July 1 and will become president July 1, 2007.

“The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture represents faculty across North America, and provides an important opportunity to link current students, practicing architects, the academy and society through the development and dissemination of architectural knowledge,” said Tanzer, who also served the ACSA from 2000-2003 as southeast regional director, covering the region from Virginia to Puerto Rico.

Tanzer currently serves as chair of the UF Faculty Senate, and in this capacity serves as a member of the UF Board of Trustees. She also serves as a member of the board of directors of the Journal of Architectural Education and of Gainesville’s Florida Community Design Center. For her community-based teaching, practice and service, Tanzer has received numerous local and national awards. She maintains a private architectural practice in Gainesville.

The ACSA works to advance the quality of architectural education and represents more than 4,000 architecture faculty through its 250 member schools.