Professor and Alum Receive MANY Award of Merit

Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design Deb Ryan, with co-author and School of Architecture alumnus Frank Vagnone, has been awarded the Individual Achievement Award 2015 by The Museum Association of New York (MANY). The award is in recognition of producing a significant body of work of note over the last seven years: “The Awards of Merit program acknowledges outstanding programs and individuals who have made the state’s museum community richer and more relevant. They reward the innovative efforts of staff and volunteers and they provide encouragement for the development of new and remarkable projects.”

In 2013, Ryan was named a Senior Edward I. Koch Fellow by the Historic House Trust of New York City. Vagnone (B.S. Architecture, 1989) is the Executive Director of the Historic House Trust of New York City.

In October 2015, Left Coast Press published Ryan and Vagnone’s book, Anarchist’s Guide to Historic House Museums.