Fitch Foundation 2006 Grant Awards

The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation announces our latest Mid-Career Grant Awards

New York, March 27, 2007 – John H. Stubbs, Chair of the James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation, announced on behalf of the Foundation’s trustees two mid-career research grant awards. “The Foundation is delighted to award not only the prestigious Kress Mid-Career Grant, but also a Fitch Research Grant in memory of our late Trustee, Richard Blinder,” stated Stubbs.

John Matteo’s proposal, Preservation Engineering – A New Curriculum, has received the Fitch Foundation’s 2006 Kress Mid-Career Grant. John Matteo is Associate and Director of Preservation in the Washington DC office of Robert Silman Associates. Matteo’s depth of experience working on historic preservation projects includes Fallingwater, which would not have been saved without the innovative structural reinforcement solutions designed by the engineering team. This experience has provided him with the perspective necessary to develop this important connection between academic training and professional service within the fields of historic preservation and engineering.

Samuel Gruber has received this year’s Fitch Research Grant, given in memory of Richard Blinder, for his study, Saving American Synagogues: Preservation materials pertaining to the history, architecture and religious significance of older American synagogues. Gruber’s project will produce a preservation manual pertaining to the history, architecture and religious significance of older American synagogues. This manual will present various materials relevant to professional, community and congregation efforts to document, designate, protect and preserve historic American synagogues. Since 1995, Gruber has directed the Jewish Heritage Research Center in Syracuse, NY and has acted as Research Director for the United State Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad.

The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation, founded in 1988, was established to recognize the unique contribution of Dr. Fitch to the field of historic preservation in the United States. The purpose of the foundation is to advance the study and practice of preservation by supporting preservation endeavors through a research grant program as well as publications, seminars and lectures.

James Marston Fitch The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation c/o Neighborhood Preservation Center 232 East 11th Street New York, New York 10003 Phone: 212-252-6809 Fax: 212-471-9987 info@fitchfoundation.or	The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation announces our latest Mid-Career Grant Awards New York, March 27, 2007 – John H. Stubbs, Chair of the James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation, announced on behalf of the Foundation’s trustees two mid-career research grant awards. “The Foundation is delighted to award not only the prestigious Kress Mid-Career Grant, but also a Fitch Research Grant in memory of our late Trustee, Richard Blinder,” stated Stubbs. John Matteo’s proposal, Preservation Engineering – A New Curriculum, has received the Fitch Foundation’s 2006 Kress Mid-Career Grant. John Matteo is Associate and Director of Preservation in the Washington DC office of Robert Silman Associates. Matteo’s depth of experience working on historic preservation projects includes Fallingwater, which would not have been saved without the innovative structural reinforcement solutions designed by the engineering team. This experience has provided him with the perspective necessary to develop this important connection between academic training and professional service within the fields of historic preservation and engineering. Samuel Gruber has received this year’s Fitch Research Grant, given in memory of Richard Blinder, for his study, Saving American Synagogues: Preservation materials pertaining to the history, architecture and religious significance of older American synagogues. Gruber’s project will produce a preservation manual pertaining to the history, architecture and religious significance of older American synagogues. This manual will present various materials relevant to professional, community and congregation efforts to document, designate, protect and preserve historic American synagogues. Since 1995, Gruber has directed the Jewish Heritage Research Center in Syracuse, NY and has acted as Research Director for the United State Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad. The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation, founded in 1988, was established to recognize the unique contribution of Dr. Fitch to the field of historic preservation in the United States. The purpose of the foundation is to advance the study and practice of preservation by supporting preservation endeavors through a research grant program as well as publications, seminars and lectures.