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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAM

W.E. HANCOCK - instructor from 1962 to 1992.
and PHILIP DEESE - instructor from 1971 to 1995.

The Mechanical Drafting Department was the progenitor of the Architectural Technology Program in 1969.

CHARLES BELL, instructor from 1969-2002, was the pioneer department chair of the new Architectural Technology program.

Class of 1971.

RON MACE (Architect), instructor from 1972-1975, was a leading activist for accessible design for the disabled. He coined the phrase "universal access".

American Drafters Association 1972.

NC Drafters Association.

Ron Mace and STUDENTS of Architecture.

The MACE-BELL SCHOLARSHIP was created in 2002, dedicated to Charles Bell and the memory of Ron Mace to assist Architectural Students with tuition and supplies. Mr. Dan Hicks has been at the forefront of the fund raising with Mrs. Bell.

MRS. PHYLLIS BELL, Department Chair of Architecture, 2002-present.

MR. DAN HICKS (Architect, AIA), instructor from 1998-present.


CLASS ARCHIVES If you are a previous student, please send info and pictures to: bellp@faytechcc.edu We would like to include a page of every year from 1969 to present.

THE ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION

The Architectural Technology Organization, originally the NC Association of Architectural Draftsmen, is an organization created by Mr. Charles Bell in the early 1970s. His purpose for starting this was for the welfare and protection of the citizens of NC; preventing unskilled people from getting design work in the state. The first architectural technology class raised $500 to hire a lawyer to write a charter for the organization. The goal was to raise awareness in the state and attain support from other architectural technology programs. Because of a lack of support from other colleges, the charter was disbanded five years later.

The Architectural Technology Organization now has new purpose. In 1999, Mr. Dan M. Hicks created the Mace-Bell Scholarship, in honor of the founders and first teachers of the Architectural Technologies program at FTCC. The members of the organization are now in the process of gaining financial support for the project from local architects, alumni, and on-campus fundraising. Once funded, the scholarship will be awarded to architectural students to help pay for tuition, books, and other supplies.

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