Contact: Robert Williams 249-5434 Andy Pressman 277-2053 Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales 277-5920

January 27, 2003 UNM ARCHITECTURE STUDENT NAMED TO NATIONAL BOARD Roger Schluntz, dean of the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning, announced that Albuquerque native Robert Williams was elected to the board of directors for the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS). Williams, a third year architecture student and president of the UNM AIAS chapter, was elected at the recent national meeting in Chicago. "Robert's elected position demonstrates the kind of energetic, interested and active student body we have at the UNM School of Architecture and Planning," Andy Pressman, director, architecture program, said. "I am very excited about the appointment. I look forward to working more with the students here at UNM as well as at other schools. UNM has a strong architecture program and I am interested in visiting other schools to learn more about their programs to see if there is anything we can use here," Williams said. Pressman said that he's "delighted" that Williams has taken on a leadership role within the school and that it will "generate high morale" within the student body. "The quality of our education is strongly dependent upon what we put into it," Williams said, adding that active learners put their education into practice. Despite the pressure of being a fulltime student and an AIAS board member, Williams said he looks forward to what he will learn. # # #

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