UK Design Alums Honored by Blue Grass Trust
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 26, 2014) — Six University of Kentucky College of Design alumni were honored for their efforts in historic preservation by the Blue Grass Trust (BGT) at the organization's Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony held June 22.
UK alumni honored by the trust included Executive Director of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Division of Historic Properties and State Curator David Buchta and architects Sarah House Tate, Robert Kelly, Scott Guyon, Jeff Pearson and Maureen Peters.
David Buchta, a 2005 graduate with a master's degree in historic preservation, received the BGT Public Service of Preservation Award. He oversaw the restoration and renovation of the Kentucky State Capitol Building and the Kentucky Governor’s Mansion, as well as the restoration of the Kentucky Old Governor’s Mansion.
Sarah House Tate, a 1971 graduate with a bachelor's degree in architecture, and Robert Kelly, a 1982 graduate with a bachelor's degree in architecture, each received the BGT Clay Lancaster Heritage Education Award for their research on the work of Lexington architect Ernst Johnson.
Scott Guyon, a 1983 graduate with a bachelor's degree in architecture, converted a storage building into County Club restaurant. Jeff Pearson, a 1975 graduate with a bachelor's degree in architecture, and Maureen Peters, a 1987 graduate with a bachelor's degree in architecture, adapted the former Central Kentucky Blue Grass Seed Co. into an office building being used by BC Wood Properties. Each received the Clyde Carpenter Adaptive Reuse Award for their designs. The adaptive reuse award is named for UK Professor Clyde Carpenter.
Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation serves as the region’s leading advocacy organization for all preservation related matters. Founded in 1955, it is the 14th oldest preservation organization in the United States. Since its formation, the BGT has endeavored to promote the public recognition and preservation of buildings, structures, neighborhoods, districts, areas and objects, which form the foundation of the Bluegrass region’s historic fabric.
MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Hale, 859-257-8716; whitney.hale@uky.edu