Geva named vice chair of historical society;
editing preservation journal with Volkman

Anat Geva, associate professor of architecture at Texas A&M’s College of Architecture, was elected vice chairwoman of the Construction History Society of America in November at its inaugural symposium, “Learning from Design and Construction Failures,” in Atlanta.

The American group is a branch of the England-based society, which was formed in 1982.

The society is dedicated to the study of the history and evolution of all aspects of the built environment — its creation, maintenance and management. It provides a forum for scholars and professionals in the field to meet and exchange ideas and research.

More information about the society is available at http://www.constructionhistorysociety.org/.

Geva and Nancy Volkman, associate professor of urban planning at Texas A&M’s College of Architecture, edited the inaugural issue of the National Council for Preservation Education’s journal, Preservation Education & Research.

The peer review volume includes six articles and three book reviews, which cover a spectrum of topics pertinent to preservation education and research.

Geva and Volkman will serve as the journal’s editors until 2011.

At the council’s annual meeting in October in Tulsa, Okla., Geva was reelected for an additional term as its secretary.

The council counts as its objectives

• Encouraging and assisting in the development and improvement of historic preservation education programs and endeavors in the United States and elsewhere;
• Coordinating efforts related to preservation education with public and private organizations and interested individuals;
• Facilitating the collection, exchange and dissemination of information and ideas concerning preservation education, and
• Creating public awareness of endeavors in preservation education.