2024-12-22T03:16:35-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150344569/former-aia-president-peter-exley-is-appointed-architecture-dean-at-robert-gordon-university-s-scott-sutherland-school Josh Niland 2023-03-30T17:13:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/76/76677a0d46e8bcb50eb23369ca53e1c6.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Former AIA President <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1670467/peter-exley" target="_blank">Peter Exley</a> has been announced as the new Dean of the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment at <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/36784500/the-robert-gordon-university" target="_blank">Robert Gordon University</a> in Aberdeen, Scotland.</p> <p>Exley, who is currently an adjunct professor at the <a href="https://archinect.com/saic.eduaiado" target="_blank">School of the Art Institute of Chicago</a>, will replace interim Head of School Bassam Bjeirmi, beginning in May. He comes to the position with numerous academic awards, including the 2002 Contribution to Art Education Award from the Illinois Alliance for Art Education; the 2020 Distinguished Service Award from the National Art Education Association; and the Nathan Clifford Ricker award for Teaching in Excellence, which he won in 2017.</p> <p>&ldquo;Robert Gordon University has a strong strategic plan and a vision to ensure that as a university community, we are aligned with the critical issues of our time,&rdquo; Exley told Archinect. &ldquo;For me, this is an exciting transition from my practice, and time as a leader in the AIA. The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture a...</p>