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NORMA SKLAREK: The First African American Woman Architect - Page 4


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Sklarek has been involved in comprehensive architectural pursuits in addition to her office practice. She has created professional renderings in tempera, taught on the graduate architectural staff of UCLA, and been a lecturer at Arizona State University, Columbia University, Hampton University, Howard University , Iowa State University, Kansas State University, Southern University, Tuskegee University, and the University of Utah. She has served as director of the Los Angeles chapter of the AIA, Vice President of the California Council AIA, Commissioner to the California Board of Architectural Examiners and as Master Juror for the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, (NCARB), grading the Design and Site Planning licensing papers. Her writing activities include technical advisor of the Architectural Graphic Standards, and author of "Women in Architecture" in the Encyclopedia of Architecture & Construction. She was featured in I Dream a World, Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America, and African American Architects in Current Practice, where she talks about her training and career. She is currently serving as Chair of the AIA National Ethics Council.

Norma Sklarek is now semi-retired but continues to serve as Chair of the AIA National Ethics Council, conduct classes for the architectural building design and site licensing exams, and guest lecture at architectural schools. In her honor, Howard University offers the Norma Merrick Sklarek Architectural Scholarship Award.

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