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Eugene Surber
Wins Mary Gregory Jewett Award,
Highest Honor from The Georgia Trust for
Historic Preservation
ATLANTA, April
24, 2006 –
Eugene Surber, FAIA, principal of Surber Barber
Choate & Hertlein Architects, received the 2006
Mary Gregory Jewett Award, the Trust’s highest
honor, at the recent Annual Meeting in Athens.
For more than 30 years, Gene Surber has practiced
architecture in Georgia, and many of his projects
have centered on historic preservation,
rehabilitation and restoration work, including the
Decatur County Courthouse in Bainbridge and the
Seney Stovall Chapel in Athens. His numerous
adaptive uses of historic buildings and his
designs of modern additions have been acclaimed
statewide.
“Without Gene, preservation in Georgia would not
be where it is today,” says Greg Paxton, president
& CEO of The Georgia Trust. ”His role in the
preservation of historic structures across the
state has been extensive and has significantly
furthered the cause of preservation.”
Surber has won numerous awards from The Georgia
Trust, including the Camille Yow Volunteer of the
Year Award in 1993, and his projects have won more
than 25 Preservation Awards from The Georgia Trust
over the years. Two of his firm’s projects,
Hardman Farm and Sisters Chapel, were recognized
for Excellence in Restoration at this year’s
Preservation Awards ceremony, which is held during
the Trust’s Annual Meeting.
He has also served as a board member for the
Herndon House, the Wren’s Nest and Georgia’s
National Register Review Board as well as on The
Georgia Trust’s Board of Trustees from 1989 to
1995. He currently serves as an advisor.
Gene is also a National Trust for Historic
Preservation advisor and assists the University of
Georgia’s Master of Historic Preservation Program
through his work as an adjunct faculty member and
advisor to the program. Gene’s accomplishments
have already been honored by numerous
organizations, including the American Institute of
Architects and the Atlanta Preservation Center.
Named for the founding President and CEO of The
Georgia Trust and Georgia’s first State Historic
Preservation Officer, the Mary Gregory Jewett
Award is the Trust’s highest honor and recognizes
an individual who has a long and outstanding
history of dedication and distinguished statewide
service in historic preservation.
With more than 8,000 members, The Georgia Trust
for Historic Preservation is the country’s largest
statewide, nonprofit preservation organization.
Founded in 1973, the Trust is committed to
preserving and enhancing Georgia’s communities and
their diverse historic resources for the education
and enjoyment of all.
The Trust generates community revitalization by
finding buyers for endangered properties acquired
by its Revolving Fund; provides design assistance
to 105 Georgia Main Street cities and encourages
neighborhood revitalization; trains teachers in 56
Georgia school systems to engage students in
discovering state and national history through
their local historic resources; and advocates for
funding, tax incentives and other laws aiding
preservation efforts.
In 2005, the Trust announced its first annual
listing of Georgia’s 10 Places in Peril.
The Georgia Trust is a recipient of the Trustees
Award for Organizational Excellence from the
National Trust for Historic Preservation.
To learn more about The Georgia Trust, visit
www.georgiatrust.org.
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