Ronald A. Altoon Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Ronald A Altoon Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The American Institute of Architects, California Council (AIACC) announces the 2006 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Service.

This award is presented to an individual as recognition of outstanding contributions to the improvement of the built environment and contribution to the goals of the architectural profession.

Ronald A. Altoon, FAIA, is a true leader at heart.

His commitment to advancing and serving others through the profession of architecture has been a constant throughout forty years.

He has a keen sense of stewardship and of the built and natural environments.

An honors graduate of the University of the Southern California School of Architecture, he also graduated with a Masters in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania.

Altoon has made a positive impact on architecture and has established a high standard of quality in the communities he has affected.

As a member of the USC School of Architecture Board of Counselors, he is a frequent lecturer on design, disaster assistance, leadership and practice at schools of architecture worldwide.

He is currently on the USC Alumni Association Board of Governors.

Altoon is a founding partner of Altoon + Porter Architects, where he implemented intern and continuing education programs.

He initiated a personal