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2008 Award Winner Paige Stutz

Paige Stutz is currently the Program Administrator for Planning and Development for Chesapeake Public Schools and has held that position since 1998.  Paige has worked in educational facility planning for the last 14 years all with Chesapeake Public Schools.  She is part of the Operations Division, whose main purpose is to provide the optimal school facilities, in new and older buildings, so school administrators, teachers and staff can focus on the important task of educating students.

Paige has also presented or co-presented at the ESRI GIS Education User Conference, the Virginia Association of School Business Officials conference and the Virginia Educational Facilities Planning conference.

 

 

 

2007 Award Winner Doug Westmoreland

Doug Westmoreland has over 28 years of educational facility planning experience with over 25 Virginia school divisions, including programming, pre-planning, feasibility studies, and development of educational facility projects at all grade levels. Doug was a founding partner of BCWH Architects in 1986 and was instrumental as that company’s leader in K-12 public school design. In 17 years with that firm, Doug led many school projects that have been recognized on a state and national level for excellence in educational design.

Doug joined Moseley Architects in 2003 as vice president and a managing principal of K-12 education to expand his ability to provide personalized service in helping school divisions determine the most effective solutions to their school facility needs. He is known for his ability to facilitate community groups to explore alternatives and build consensus for the most appropriate solutions for each particular division. Active in CEFPI for over 13 years, Doug is the current Secretary/Treasurer of Southeast CEFPI, has received the Recognized Educational Facility Professional (REFP) designation, and was the Virginia and Southeast Region 2007 Educational Planner of the Year. Doug has presented seminars on career and technical center design at state, national and international conferences.

 

2006 Winner Dr. GLen Earthman

Dr. Glen I. Earthman possesses forty years experience in the field of education and thirty years of specialized experience in the educational facilities planning arena. He has taught extensively on the subject of educational facilities for over twenty-five years at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and has provided consultation to over forty school districts regarding educational facilities planning.

Dr. Earthman has been an active member of the Council on Educational Facility Planners, International for over 45 year, serving in many leadership positions. He served on the International Board of Directors for six years and as Chair of the Editorial Committee for the CEFPI Journal. Dr. Earthman has received five national awards for his contributions to the field of facilities planning and research. He has authored six books on the subject of educational facilities, several book chapters, and has published extensively in professional journals as well on this subject. He served as the first Director of the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities. He continues a schedule of teaching and research in the field of school facilities. At present, he has seven students doing doctoral research under his direction concerning the relationship between school buildings and student and teacher productivity and health.

 

2005 Winner Jim Copeland, AIA, REFP

Jim Copeland has been a member of the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) for over 15 years and is a Recognized Educational Facility Professional (REFP). Jim served as Virginia State Chapter president in 2000-200. Jim has also served on the Southeast Regional Board and as Regional President in 2003-2004.

Jim is a Vice President with Moseley Architects and manages the Raleigh office. He received his Bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech in 1976 and has worked with over 20 school districts in Virginia and North Carolina in the planning and design of educational facilities for the past 28 years.

Jim and his wife Gail have three children and two grandchildren. He enjoys golf, tennis, and snow skiing, and spends as much time as possible in the mountain air of Wintergreen, VA.

 

 

2004 Winner William Brown, III, AIA, REFP, LEED AP

Bill Brown is President and CEO of BeeryRio Architecture+Interiors in Springfield, Virginia.  He is a Recognized Educational Facilities Planner with CEFPI and a LEED Accredited Professional through the United States Green Building Council.  He is also active in the Council of Educational Facilities Planners International, serving as President of the Southeast Chapter and as a Past President of the Virginia Chapter of CEFPI.   Bill was also recognized by his peers in 2005 by being named the Thomas Morgan Planner of the Year for the Southeast Region of CEFPI.

Bill’s other interests include fly fishing, playing guitar and enjoying a good cigar and glass of wine (while reading a book).

 

2003 Winner Dr. Linda LeMasters