Hello SAH MDR membership,

Please note that the registration for the 2020 SAH Virtual Conference closes April 22 (tomorrow!).  The virtual conference will be held April 30th to May 1st, online.
 
Here is a message from the SAH:
“Registration for the Society of Architectural Historians' 2020 Virtual Conference closes on Wednesday, April 22nd. Registration will not be available after April 22nd, and we are not offering same-day registration. Registration is $100 and is open to all. Membership is not required to participate.
 
SAH will present 36 paper sessions on Thursday, April 30, and Friday, May 1. All times in the conference program are US Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). As a registered attendee, you will have access to recorded paper presentations for up to 30 days to watch at your convenience. Please join us for SAH's first-ever virtual conference!” 
You will note that the SAH MDR-sponsored panel, “Sites Unseen: Other Cultural Landscapes of the Pacific Northwest,” chaired by SAH MDR Board members Jim Buckley and Phil Gruen, will be held April 30th from 3:00 pm - 5:10 pm—hope to “see” you there!
 
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The SAH MDR will hold its annual business meeting in the coming months in a virtual capacity to discuss the 2021 meeting location and vote on various items. You can expect more communication in the coming weeks regarding how to remotely attend that meeting.

• We will be seeking nominations for the position of SAH MDR Treasurer, a two year term starting in 2021—a huge thank you is in order to Mimi Sheridan for her near-decade-long service in this position!

Wishing you all my very best,
Amanda Clark, SAH MDR President

In the News
 
The Society of Architectural Historians names Leland M. Roth, Marion Dean Ross Distinguished Professor Emeritus, a 2020 Fellow.  Read the excellent write-up on this at https://design.uoregon.edu/society-architectural-historians-names-leland-roth-2020-fellow; “this is the society’s—and the field’s­—highest honor,” writes UO’s Keith Eggener, editor of the JSAH.

The Vernacular Architecture Forum also moves online
Although the VAF postponed its full 2020 conference, the paper and poster sessions scheduled for Saturday, May 9th will be presented as virtual Zoom meetings. The conference will run from 8 am to 3 pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
You can find a list of the presentations at http://www.vafweb.org/2020-Schedule-at-a-Glance (note Central Time zone designations). The registration fee is only $20.00 ($10.00 for students).  Registration is open to all, and non-members can register here: http://www.vafweb.org/2020guest. 

Minor Amendment to our Bylaws 

At our 2019 conference, the Board present discussed the need to make some minor changes to our bylaws in order that they align better with our fiscal year. According to our bylaws, to make an amendment we need to notify members 30 days prior to our meeting, and it will be amended by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of those members at the meeting. The proposed amendment to our bylaws is available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cC3rgNcO0u1SKuqk1j7pnhcm1KgFQvQx/view?usp=sharing.

Call for the Elisabeth Walton Potter Research Award

The goal of this award is to further awareness and knowledge of architectural heritages in the Pacific Northwest. The chapter will provide limited funds for focused projects that increase understanding of the region’s built environment and produce tangible results that can be made available for scholars and students.

Application deadline for the award has been extended to May 14, 2020. The call is available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OYYaW0GBdK8PDI9us9vu-phbxk96YMvN/view?usp=sharing.

The Society of Architectural Historians
Marion Dean Ross/Pacific Northwest Chapter
takes pleasure in greeting with heartiest wishes on his 99th birthday, Feb.13, 2020,
 
Arthur A. Hart
 
Emeritus Director of the Idaho State Historical Society.
 
Long-running weekly columnist for the Boise Idaho Statesman and author of nearly two dozen books on topics relating to the built environment and social history of the Idaho capital and environs.
 
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Past president of the regional chapter of SAH 1974-1976.
Regional delegate from Idaho advisory to the chapter’s governing board 2002-2005.
 
Presenter of ten scholarly papers and two featured addresses to SAH conferees
 throughout the region from British Columbia to California 1971-1998. 
 
Contributor of four essays on Idaho architecture in the two-volume compilation, Space, Style and Structure: Building in Northwest America published by the
Oregon Historical Society in 1974.
 
Recognized by the American Institute of Architects as an honorary member for  promoting awareness of the region’s historic buildings, places, and exemplary design. 
 
Remembered with deepest gratitude and affection for the hospitality he and his
wife, Novella, extended to fellow members of the Society of Architectural Historians as organizer, tour guide, and overview presenter during three memorable conferences in Boise at the Idaho State Historical Museum and Basque Museum/Cultural Center.

-Elisabeth Potter, SAH MDR Chapter Historian

 SAH MDR Board of Directors    
                   
          Amanda C. Roth Clark (Spokane, President)
          Chris Bell (Salem, Vice President)
          Kathryn Burk-Hise (Worley, Secretary)
          Mimi Sheridan (Monterey, Treasurer)
          Diana Painter (Spokane, Past President)
          Phil Gruen (Pullman, Washington Regional Delegate)
          Phillip Mead (Moscow, Idaho Regional Delegate)
          Jim Buckley (Portland, Oregon Regional Delegate)
          Jenni Pace (Vancouver, British Columbia Regional Delegate)
          Ahsha Miranda (Portland, Membership Coordinator)

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April 21, 2020