GREGSON LEADERSHIP AWARD
Designated the Society's second highest award, the Gregson Leadership Award is presented to members for particulary outstanding service and dedication to the Society and the profession. The symbol of this award, a tie made in the tartan plaid of Founder Wilfred J. Gregson's Scottish ancestors, is given to the recipients. No specific number of these awards is made, and it varies from year to year as judged, to service rendered. The award, originally known as The Gregson Award, was establised in 1960, and was first presented at the SARA Convention in Dallas, Texas.
In the Winter 1987 Issue of SARA's Magazine "Practicing Architect" Wilfred Gregson, FARA wrote in his "Founders Corner Column"...."Your SARA Founder is also Deputy Chieftan of the Clan McGregor Society in the U.S. At every SARA Convention I give one or more McGregor ties together with the Gregson Award to those who have worked hardest for SARA. It was started to bring some laughter to the assembly after several days of serious discussion. Now, with over 50 McGregor ties shining out their flaming colors it has become a badge of honor and distinction. The ties are presented in a handsome box which I ask to be returned, saying there is no money in the budget for new boxes. For my part, I always wear the tartan tie of the clan. When awarding the tie, I say that it must be worn at all SARA functions. If I am ever in a fight, all fellow clansmen must come and join the fight. When we have won, which we always do, it is improper to ask what we are fighting for as we are always on the right side.....
Following Wilfreds passing, July 8, 1998 (3 days after his 98th Birthday) the award was renamed the Gregson Leadership Award.
2009 - Ronald A. Knabb, Jr., FARA
2008 - Suzette I. Stoler, FARA
2007 - John M. Maple, FARA
2006 - Francisco J. Urrutia, FARA
2005 - John J. DiBenedetto, FARA
2004 - Wayne C. Bryan, FARA
Jerome Salzman, FARA
2003 - Gerald R. Gross, FARA
2002 - Chris Addington, FARA
2001 - Robert J. Firneis, FARA
2000 - Michael J. Macaluso, FARA
- Michael M. Nikaido, ARA
1999 - Richard C. Holden, FARA
1998 - No Award Presented
1997 - Norman E. Minster, FARA
1996 - Michael J. Shaver, ARA
1995 - Roger A. Weaver, FARA
1994 - Jake A. Jones Jr., FARA
1993 - Bertrand C. Johnson, FARA
1992 - Michael Richard Jones, FARA
1991 - Barry E. Milowitz, FARA
1990 - Raymond J. Blesener, ARA
- N. Michael Griffith, ARA
1989 - Wallace V. Moll, FARA
1988 - Jerrold L. Brim, FARA
- Adriana Garcia, ARA
- Jaime C. Salles, FARA
1987 - Donald D. Hance, ARA
- Jack Beers, FARA
1986 - O.V. Bertolini, ARA
- Raymond E. Studer, FARA
1985 - Harry E. Blethroad, ARA
- Ralph M. Meyer, FARA
- Lawrence A. Robbins, FARA
1984 - W. Gayle Daniel, FARA
- John. R. Mock, FARA
1983 - Melvin S. Markson, FARA
1982 - Richard N. Bonsignore, FARA
1981 - David Kaplan, FARA
- Donald N. Uding, ARA
1980 - Dwight E. Chenault, FARA
- Fred H. Prather, FARA
1979 - Alex A. Gravesen, FARA
- John Pankovich, ARA
1978 - Wayne C. Bryan, FARA
- Arnold Schaffner, FARA
1977 - G. Robert Johnson, FARA
- Jerome Salzman, ARA
1976 - Harry E. Botesch, FARA
- Ronald J. Angelo, ARA
1975 - Fred H. Prather, FARA
- Robert F. Brown, FARA
1974 - LeRoy C. Everett, FARA
- Norman E. Hodge, ARA
1973 - Dwight E. Chenault, FARA
- D. Steward McKerchar, ARA
1972 - Herbert L. Berger, FARA
- Sidney Epstein, FARA
- Bernard E. Healy, FARA
- John R. Hellman, FARA
- Thurston W. Munson, FARA
- Richard E. Shields, Sr., FARA
- Chester A. Stark, FARA
- Marion J. Varner, FARA
1971 - Jean P. Boulanger, FARA
- Charles J. Faroni, FARA
- Bertrand C. Johnson, ARA
- Chester A. Stark, FARA
1970 - Edward M. Healy, ARA
- Edgar H. Wood, FARA
1969 - Robert E. Isaacs, FARA
1968 - Herbert L. Berger, FARA
- Samuel E. Hart, FARA
- Frank R. Masiello, Jr., FARA
1967 - Charles A. Beddow, FARA
- Sanford Z. Friedman, ARA
- B. F. Owens, FARA
1966 - Francis L. Koenig, FARA
- Marion J. Varner, FARA
1965 - Bernard E. Healy, FARA
- John R. Hellman, FARA
1964 - William Frampton, Jr., ARA
- Roy D. Murphy, FARA
- Anne Rysdale, ARA
1963 - Tennys Bellamy, FARA
- Robert F. Brown, ARA
- William Frampton, Sr., FARA
- Thruston Munson, FARA
1962 - Magnus O. Foss, Sr., FARA
- Jack L. Liebenberg, FARA
- Chester A. Stark, FARA
1961 - Donald L. Marshall, ARA
- Walter H. Simon, FARA
1960 - Roger Frangkiser, ARA
- Matt E. Howard, Jr., ARA
- Carroll T. Hutchens, ARA
- Luther E. McCoy, FARA
- John Mullins, FARA
- Hal Stonebraker, FARA