AIAVA Honors: William C. Noland Medal

The William C. Noland Medal is the highest honor bestowed by AIA Virginia for architects and is intended to recognize a distinguished body of accomplishment, sustained over time, that spans a broad spectrum of the profession and transcends the scope of normal professional activities. Assigned Architect members of AIA Virginia are eligible. Only one medal may be bestowed each year.

Submission Materials

• Nomination form
• Nominator’s statement. The statement should be no more than a paragraph and should include a concise description of the applicant and summarize how the nominee meets the criteria for the award.
• Narrative information: This information should detail the nominee’s qualifications for the award, citing specific examples related to evaluative criteria.
• A detailed vita and related photographs. This should contain a synopsis of achievements and supporting material, detailing projects and other achievements.
• A maximum of five reference letters. Letters of endorsement should reference the author’s relationship with the nominee, cite specific examples of why the nominee is qualified to receive the award, and note how the public or profession benefited from the nominee’s work.

Past Recipients

• 1967   J. Everette Fauber, Jr., FAIA
• 1968   H. Coleman Baskervill, AIA
• 1970   Merrill C. Lee, FAIA
• 1971   T. David Fitz-Gibbon, AIA
• 1972   Milton L. Grigg, FAIA
• 1973   A. Edwin Kendrew, FAIA
• 1974   Pendleton S. Clark, FAIA
• 1975   Marcellus Wright, Jr., FAIA
• 1976   John E. Wilson, FAIA
• 1977   John D. Owen, Jr., AIA
• 1978   Floyd E. Johnson, FAIA
• 1979   Herbert L. Smith, III, FAIA
• 1980   William Marshall, Jr., FAIA
• 1981   Charles E. Wilkerson, FAIA
• 1983   R. Randall Vosbeck, FAIA
• 1984   Charles Burchard, FAIA
• 1985   Samuel A. Anderson, III, FAIA
• 1986   J. Norwood Bosserman, FAIA
• 1987   Frederic H. Cox, Jr., FAIA
• 1988   Edgar C. Beery, Jr., FAIA
• 1989   Henry B. Boynton, AIA
• 1990   Hugh B. Johnson, FAIA
• 1991   Paul H. Barkley, FAIA
• 1992   James M. Glavé, AIA
• 1993   Leonard Currie, FAIA
• 1994   Eason Cross, FAIA
• 1995   Marvin J. Cantor, FAIA
• 1996   M. Stanley Krause, Jr., FAIA
• 1997   John Paul C. Hanbury, FAIA
• 1998   G. Truman Ward, FAIA
• 1999   Carlton S. Abbott, FAIA
• 2000   Richard L. Ford, Jr., FAIA
• 2001   Charles W. Steger, FAIA
• 2002   James W. Ritter, FAIA
• 2003   Hugh C. Miller, FAIA
• 2004   Robert A. Boynton, FAIA
• 2005   Willard M. Scribner, FAIA
• 2006   Robert L. Vickery, FAIA
• 2007   Thomas L. Kerns, FAIA
• 2008   M. Jack Rinehart, Jr., FAIA
• 2009   Gregory K. Hunt, FAIA
• 2010  Peyton Boyd, FAIA
• 2011  Mary P. Cox, FAIA
• 2012  Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA
• 2013  Michel C. Ashe, FAIA
• 2014  M. Kirk Train, FAIA
• 2015  Sanford Bond, FAIA
• 2016  Robert J. Dunay, FAIA
• 2017  Jane Cady Rathbone, FAIA
• 2018  A. Jack Davis, FAIA
• 2019  Robert W. Moje, FAIA
• 2020  John H. Spencer, FAIA
• 2021  Donna Dunay, FAIA
• 2022  Burt Pinnock, FAIA
• 2023  Brian Frickie, FAIA
• 2024  Kathryn T. Prigmore, FAIA
• 2025  Robert L. Easter, FAIA, NOMAC