45Th ANNUAL PRESERVATION AWARDS 45Th Annual Preservation Awards Wednesday, May 26, 2021 6:00 P.M

45th ANNUAL PRESERVATION AWARDS 45th Annual Preservation Awards Wednesday, May 26, 2021 6:00 p.m. Virtual Event—Metro Nashville Network (MNN2)

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Dr. Clay Bailey Chair, Metropolitan Historical Commission Mayor John Cooper Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County W. Tim Walker Executive Director, Metropolitan Historical Commission

AWARDS PRESENTATION Preservation Awards, Infill Fletch Coke Award Robert Mather Michael Gray Preservation Awards, Residential Achievement Award Ann Eaden Dr. Jane Gilmer Landers Preservation Awards, Monuments and Memorials Commissioners’ Award The Nashville Retrospect Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum Nashville Conference on African American History and Culture Preservation Awards, Commercial Leadership Award in History Bob Allen

CLOSING REMARKS Dr. Clay Bailey

PRESERVATION AWARD NOMINATIONS

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209 3rd Avenue North 225 Polk Avenue 4708 Charlotte Avenue ROBERT JAMES MATHER FLETCH COKE AWARD

obert Mather was a fixture in the Nashville City Cemetery Association, where he R was a longtime member of the Board of Directors and served as Secretary for many years. As an avid gardener and community volunteer, he was also a member, Education Chair, and Past President of the Master Gardeners of Davidson County.

A native of Springfield, Missouri, Mather attended Middle Tennessee State University, where he studied broadcasting and worked as music director and deejay for campus radio station WMOT. After graduation, he was hired by CBS Songs and began his sto- ried career in music publishing. Over 35 years, Mather worked consecutively for CBS Songs, EMI Blackwood Music, Screen Gems/Colgems Music, and EMI Music Publish- ing. He retired as EMI’s Vice President of Administration in 2012, having endured numerous company buy-outs and the ever-changing music industry.

During his career in the Nashville Music industry, Mather’s affiliations included mem- bership in the Country Music Association, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Copyright Society of the South, and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). He co- wrote the BMI Award-winning song, “Sexy Eyes,” recorded by Dr. Hook, and he also contributed to the early organization and production of the annual Country Radio Sem- inars and its “New Faces Show.”

Mather’s expertise and love of gardening greatly benefitted Nashville’s historic landscapes. Through his work with the Master Gardeners, he cultivated educational gardens at beloved historic sites including Grassmere Historic Gardens at the Nashville Zoo and the historic Nashville City Cemetery. At Grassmere, he restored and main- tained terraces of heirloom flowers, vegetables, and antique fruits and vines, as well as iris, rose, and herb beds. Mather nurtured historically appropriate flower gardens and “bed graves” at City Cemetery, managed invasive species, and advocated for the restor- ative planting of trees.

Mather represented both the Master Gardeners and the Nashville City Cemetery on an episode of Volunteer Gardener, speaking about the designation of the Cemetery as a certified arboretum by the Nashville Tree Foundation in June 2013. He was a fixture at the Cemetery’s annual Living History Tour as Head of Docents, and managed countless volunteer workdays, promoting his passion for gardening, history, and the Cemetery to many members of the community.

Mather’s passion for historic gardening sites was infectious and his reach was far. As an educator with the Master Gardeners, he participated in numerous training sessions, sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm with new classes of volunteers. As a result, all Master Gardeners sites benefitted from his energetic engagement with newcomers as he motivated and encouraged new members in their work with historic gardens and landscapes.

Mather passed away unexpectedly on December 14, 2019. He is deeply missed, and we are thankful for his friendship and his many years of service. Although he has passed, his legacy lives on in the gardens he tended and the many gardeners he inspired. MICHAEL GRAY FLETCH COKE AWARD

ichael Gray is a Grammy-winning producer, museum curator, and music histori- M an and journalist. Now Executive Senior Director of Editorial and Interpretation, Gray joined the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2002 and has co-curated some of the largest and most successful exhibitions in the museum’s long history, including: Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970; Dylan, Cash and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City; I Can’t Stop Loving You: Ray Charles and Country Music; and Flyin’ Saucers Rock & Roll: The Cosmic Genius of Sam Phil- lips.

In 2005 Gray won a Grammy award (Best Historical Album) for co-producing a two- CD/LP set that accompanied the Night Train to Nashville exhibit. Praised by public historians for its success in balancing the educational with the enjoyable, Night Train to Nashville was equally notable for its focus on the contributions of the city’s African American musicians, Jefferson Street clubs, R&B station WLAC, and local independent record labels to the R&B music genre and Nashville’s Music City identity. The exhibit celebrated Nashville’s R&B scene and created renewed interest in its legacy. Addition- ally, the location of this exhibit at a venue known for its celebration of county music helped expose new audiences to the many facets of the Nashville music experience. Alt- hough the exhibit has long since closed, Gray has continued working with Lorenzo Washington of Jefferson Street Sound Museum and others to document, preserve, and promote the legacy of Jefferson Street.

Like Night Train, Gray’s many curation credits dispel any notions that Nashville is just a country music town or that country music is a one-note genre. In documenting and interpreting the history of country music, Gray takes care to address the musical and cultural interplay between country and other genres, ever mindful of Nashville’s repu- tation for talented studio musicians and engaging performers, as well as its prominence in the music industry, from writing to recording and from record pressing to radio, all of which collectively provide a more complete picture of Nashville’s diverse musical heritage.

Since 2007, Gray has moderated Poets and Prophets, one of the museum’s signature Q&A series, interviewing legendary songwriters for the series. For other public pro- grams he has interviewed a wide range of musicians and several generations of country artists. As a music historian, Gray himself has been interviewed by countless media outlets, and his writing has appeared in The African American National Biography, The Encyclopedia of Country Music, Nashville Scene, American Songwriter, and other publications. Prior to joining the Country Music Hall of Fame, Gray was a full-time music journalist at the Nashville Banner (1995–1998) and CMT (1998–2001).

In addition to his work on the Grammy-winning Night Train to Nashville album, Gray has produced other critically-acclaimed, major-label compilations. Additionally, he has annotated liner notes for numerous labels. He has taught music history courses at Bel- mont University and Middle Tennessee State University, where he received a Master’s in Mass Communication. Gray is a 2006 alumnus of Leadership Music. FLETCH COKE AWARD

Robert Mather

Michael Gray with Commissioner Don Cusic ANN EADEN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

nn Eaden was a vibrant, beloved supporter of both the Metropolitan Historical A Commission (MHC) and the Metropolitan Historic Zoning Commission (MHZC), beginning with her appointment to the Historical Commission in 1975. She served on the MHC until 2009, and for 25 of those years, she also served on the MHZC (1984- 2009), chairing that commission for nearly 20 years (1987-2006). Her decades of service to the commissions, even chairing both for several years (1989-1993), was an amazing and generous civic commitment. When her terms with the commissions end- ed in 2009, Eaden continued to support the work of the office, advocating for assis- tance to expand its programming and serving as a judge for the 2010 Preservation Awards program. In 2011, Eaden helped found the Metro Historical Commission Foun- dation (MHCF), the nonprofit friends group of the MHC; she served as the foundation’s Chair from its formation until her unexpected death on January 2, 2020.

A Nashville native, Eaden earned a Bachelor of Science from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), where she was a campus leader, was elected Miss MTSU, and was later recognized with the Outstanding Alumni Award. After graduation, Eaden worked with Martha White Flour and later the Kroger Company, developing and testing recipes for their products and writing cookbooks. In these roles, she often appeared on live commercials and television. A well-respected consumer advocate, from 1976 to 1984, she held positions with the State of Tennessee as the Director of Consumer Affairs and Assistant Commissioner of the Department of Commerce and Insurance. She was featured weekly on the popular Ralph Emery Show, sharing consumer advice, engaging stories, and wisdom. Eaden joined the Beaman Automotive Group in 1985, flourishing in many roles in personnel, training, and customer relations and quickly becoming one of its top administrators. She served as Vice President of Customer Relations for almost thirty years until her passing.

Among her countless civic engagements, Eaden was a member of the General William Lee Davidson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and held leadership positions with the American Lung Association of Tennessee and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development. Along with her late husband Glenn, she was a long-time leader in the Nashville Wine Auction, having chaired many of its fundraising benefits to help fund the fight against cancer; for her decades of support and leadership, she was named Board Member Emeritus.

For forty-five years, Eaden was a great champion for the Historical and Historic Zoning Commissions and their staff. She believed strongly in their common mission to document history, save, and reuse buildings, and make the public more aware of the im- portance of preservation. Through her service, she helped advance the cause of preservation in Metropolitan Nashville and supported projects as diverse as cemetery restoration and maintenance, interpretive signage, cultural landscape and historic struc- tures reports, nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, and studies ranging from DNA analysis to the economic impacts of historic preservation—all of which have greatly enriched our knowledge and understanding of local history.

Ann Eaden is deeply missed, and we are extremely grateful for her many extraordinary years of service to the preservation community. DR. JANE GILMER LANDERS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

ane Gilmer Landers is an historian of Colonial Latin America and the Atlantic J World, specializing in the history of Africans and their descendants in those worlds. She is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History at Vanderbilt University and has been documenting the history of slavery for more than two decades.

Dr. Landers directs the Slave Societies Digital Archive, which she founded in 2003. Hosted at Vanderbilt University, the digital archive preserves endangered ecclesiastical and secular documents related to slavery in the Atlantic World and holds approximate- ly 700,000 images. Dr. Landers has written a number of works on Africans in the At- lantic World, including the award-winning monographs, Black Society in Spanish Florida and Atlantic Creoles in the Age of Revolutions. Her research has been supported by fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the British Library Endangered Archives Programme, and more. Addi- tionally, she has consulted on museum exhibits, documentaries, and film.

In 2015, Dr. Landers was named to the 20-member committee of UNESCO’s Interna- tional Scientific Committee of the Slave Route Project as the only representative from the United States. Realizing that there were no recognized Slave Route Sites in the U.S. and that she was uniquely positioned to use her vast scholarship to help change this, she committed to creating an inventory of potentially eligible sites and then assisting local groups through the nomination process. Nashville’s historic Fort Negley was identified as one of the potentially eligible sites.

Working closely with a team of graduate students, NAACP Nashville, and Friends of Fort Negley Park, Dr. Landers guided the successful nomination of Fort Negley to the Slave Route Sites program. On May 21, 2019, it was officially announced that historic Fort Negley had been designated a “Site of Memory” by UNESCO. Fort Negley is now one of nearly fifty sites across the world recognized as being fundamental to helping the world understand and fully acknowledge the injustices of slavery. From August to December 1862, more than 2700 conscript laborers constructed the Union fort, which was the largest inland masonry fortification built during the Civil War. These laborers were free Blacks or were contraband who had escaped enslavement and sought protec- tion with Union forces occupying the city. Their descendants later formed Nashville’s historically Black neighborhoods, many nearby, and their legacies endure to this day.

Dr. Landers' dedication to uncovering enslavement history through her scholarship, research, and leadership helped preserve Fort Negley and achieved international recognition for the community’s lesser-known Black history. Many in today’s local Af- rican American community refer to the space as hallowed ground. The UNESCO nomination acknowledges the significance of the physical site as well as the intangible emo- tional and cultural ties to its history. While Fort Negley teaches about the pain and tragedy of slavery, it also tells about resistance, resilience, and recovery, and celebrates contributions of the free and enslaved to Nashville’s and the nation’s history.

Along with Fort Negley, Dr. Landers has successfully shepherded nominations for sites in Florida, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, and Michigan for designation as UNESCO Sites of Memory. ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Accepting on behalf of Ann Eaden Abbay Blankenship with Commissioner Menié Bell

Dr. Jane Landers with Commissioners Lea Williams (MHZC) and Chris Cotton THE NASHVILLE RETROSPECT COMMISSIONERS’ AWARD

ounded by Allen Forkum and launched in 2009, The Nashville Retrospect was a F monthly newspaper devoted to Nashville nostalgia and history. The print paper was published by AutoGraphic Publishing Company, with Forkum serving as editor and publisher. Featuring reprints of long-forgotten news, vintage photographs, essays by local historians, remembrances by older Nashvillians, and a calendar of history-related events, the broadsheet newspaper ran until December 2020.

Each monthly issue highlighted news stories from “this month in history” as well as original pieces by freelance writers. Published by and for lovers of Nashville history, the Retrospect printed contributions by well-known scholars alongside personal narra- tives, creating an equal space for professional and amateur historians to share their knowledge, experience, and passion for local history.

Allen Forkum and his team utilized city and state archives to source articles and images from over 230 years of the city’s history. They scoured microfilm and maps, and photographs and files, to carefully curate and painstakingly piece together each issue. At any point in time, the news of the day can be humorous, joyful, informative, scandalous, or deeply troubling. The team did not shy away from sharing the true news of the past, even when it was difficult for the modern audience. The Retrospect was as thought- provoking as it was fun to read, and it encouraged readers to engage with history in a unique way.

The Nashville Retrospect was available by subscription and at select newspaper stands in Davidson and surrounding Tennessee counties. The publication was free on stands for the first two years and had monthly circulation over 50,000. After becoming a paid publication, circulation peaked at around 12,000 monthly. These numbers include thousands of copies that were donated to schools, colleges, archives, and the Nashville Public Library system.

Along with publishing the Retrospect, Forkum has given numerous presentations to community groups and schools. His talks focus on everything from the history of flood- ing in Nashville to his motivation for starting the Retrospect, which began with his research of his historic home and neighborhood. Additionally, he designed and donated a map of Civil Rights Sit-In sites in Nashville to the Nashville Public Library Foundation. In 2011, the Society of Tennessee Archivists recognized Forkum with the John H. Thweatt Archival Advancement Award, and in 2014, the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution recognized him and the Retrospect with its Historic Preserva- tion Recognition Award.

Although The Nashville Retrospect printed its last issue in December 2020, the group remains committed to promoting Nashville history and heritage through social media, a podcast series, and an electronic newsletter called The Nashville Retrospect Dis- patch. The Nashville Retrospect continues to offer a unique look at the city’s past through dynamic new projects including the colorful and informative Nashville Histo- ry Map and the newly debuted Nashville Retrospect Conversations webinar series. We’re sure more ideas are in the works, and we can’t wait to see what’s next! MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM COMMISSIONERS’ AWARD

ounded by Joe Chambers, the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum shares the F stories of the talented session musicians, engineers, and producers behind some of the greatest recordings of all time. Through dynamic exhibits filled with musical memorabilia from every genre, visitors learn about these professionals and their contributions to our nation’s diverse musical heritage.

A native of Columbus, Georgia, Joe Chambers moved to Tennessee in 1978 to pursue a career in the music industry, becoming a successful songwriter and producer. Some of the biggest names in country music have recorded his songs, including George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Randy Travis, and B.J. Thomas. For several years, Chambers also owned Chambers Guitars, where he first publicly displayed a growing collection of music industry memorabilia.

Through his work in the music industry and his popular chain of instrument stores, Chambers came to know and work with musicians from all genres of music. He began to realize that there were many talented and versatile studio musicians creating the “most recognizable sounds behind the most recognizable faces,” but these artists rarely received recognition or accolade. Determined to open a new kind of hall of fame fo- cused on the sound instead of the stars, Chambers purchased the building at 301 6th Avenue South in 2003 and began renovations, turning an idea years in the making into a 30,000 square foot reality.

The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum (MHOF) opened on June 9, 2006. At the time, it occupied a prime site within walking distance of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Schermerhorn Symphony Hall, and Broadway, but in 2010, Metropolitan Nash- ville acquired the property to make way for the Music City Center. After a brief hiatus, the MHOF reopened in Municipal Auditorium in 2013. The MHOF now occupies 60,000 square feet of museum and event space in the first floor of the historic event venue; it is a fitting location for a museum that pays tribute to the studio talent behind the biggest performers in the music industry, many of whom have played the Municipal stage.

The MHOF covers every facet of the music industry, from writing to recording to stage. Organized by city, each exhibit features iconic studios in Nashville, Los Angeles, Mem- phis, Detroit, and Muscle Shoals, and highlights the sets of musicians who created the distinctive sounds played and produced within those studio walls. For example, in the Nashville section, patrons can learn about The “A” Team, a group of studio musicians who played on more than 45,000 songs and who are credited with creating the Nash- ville Sound. On display are the actual guitars, pianos, keyboards, studio booths, and sound boards – the tools of the studio craft - used to record hits across all genres of music. The MHOF also features an exhibit devoted to Jimi Hendrix and the time he spent honing his craft in Nashville.

The Musicians Hall of Fame held its first induction ceremony in 2007, recognizing musicians from every genre of music. The induction ceremonies are always a hot ticket, and for a deeper dive, the MHOF has produced a collection of “Backstage” and “Vault Series” interviews with MHOF Members. The Museum also serves as a site for the Grammy Museum Gallery ™, a 9,000 square foot interactive exhibit. The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum—Come & See What You’ve Heard! COMMISSIONERS’ AWARD

The Nashville Retrospect Allen Forkum with Commissioner Davis Acker

Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum Joe Chambers, right, with Commissioner Don Cusic NASHVILLE CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE COMMISSIONERS’ AWARD

or forty years, the annual Nashville Conference on African American History and F Culture has celebrated the heritage and achievements of African American individuals and institutions in Tennessee’s past. Initiated by a small group of history professionals, this beloved convention of scholarship and camaraderie offers robust programming, publications, and a prime platform for history enthusiasts to share their research, while also welcoming all who seek knowledge and a memorable experience.

Begun on September 9, 1981, the Local Conference on Afro-American Culture and His- tory was conceived by local historians Bobby L. Lovett and Lois C. McDougald of Ten- nessee State University, May Dean Eberling (Metropolitan Historical Commission), and Linda T. Wynn (Tennessee Historical Commission). Over the years, papers and presentations sourced from historians in other locales heightened the conference’s reach, impact, and academic stature. Cultural entertainment, music, and art are often favorite components of the conference, which has featured performances by Fisk Uni- versity’s Jubilee Singers and Stagecrafters, the TSU Meistersingers, and the Whites Creek High School Marching Band, as well as the Princely Players and the Fairfield Four, and has showcased visual artists including William Edmondson, Aaron Douglas, Frances Thompson, and Greg Ridley. Furthermore, each conference contributes new research to the field of African American history through scholarly presentations and academic authorship of profiles which highlight individuals and institutions significant to Tennessee’s history. In honor of the conference’s 15th anniversary and as a bicenten- nial book project, Profiles of African Americans in Tennessee was published in 1996.

Renamed the Conference on African-American History and Culture in 2003, the event continues to grow and draw in participants from all walks of life. For its fortieth year, the conference welcomed over 200 attendees to its first virtual program, published an expanded digital edition of the Profiles book, and launched a new website (www.NCAAHC.org) filled with four decades of archives. These technological endeav- ors facilitate broader sharing of this trove of accumulated knowledge and cultural experience, reaching new generations and communities well beyond our borders.

The foresight of the conference’s founding members, devotion of its planning commit- tees, and fierce loyalty of its cherished patrons have drawn recognition from local and state leaders, and over the years, the conference has received many accolades. In 1990, the American Association of State and Local History awarded the Conference a Certifi- cate of Commendation. The award, which recognizes special projects throughout the United States, was announced at the national association's annual meeting in Washing- ton, D.C. The Conference was the only project in Tennessee to receive an award that year. In 2005, the Tennessee Historical Commission recognized the Conference with a Certificate of Merit during Preservation Month.

Since the inception of this preeminent Nashville tradition, over 290 performances and papers have been presented and over 130 profiles have been published. Forty years after the first gathering, the conference is as relevant and important today, as Nashville and the United States as a whole work to recognize and celebrate the past contributions of African Americans to the nation’s rich history. BOB ALLEN LEADERSHIP AWARD IN HISTORY

nown to many as “Bellevue Bob,” Bob Allen served the Metropolitan Historical K Commission from 2009 to 2020. He was a longtime Bellevue resident and attended Hillsboro High School and Vanderbilt University. During the 1960s "space race," he worked for NASA at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and enjoyed a long career as an electrical engineer specializing in microelectronics and semi- conductors. Advocates for science education, Bob and his wife Judy started the Mi- croNova Technology Education Foundation to help science classrooms for grades K-12.

After a successful first career in engineering, Allen enjoyed a second vocation devoted to his passion for history and genealogy and to his beloved Bellevue community. He was involved with numerous community organizations, including the Bellevue Cham- ber of Commerce and Exchange Club of Bellevue, and served each as president. For his many civic engagements and devotion to the Bellevue community, the Chamber elected him Citizen of the Year in 2003 and the Exchange Club selected him as Exchangeite of the Year in 2004. He would prove worthy of these accolades time and time again in the years that followed.

Allen was closely involved with Bellevue Middle School’s Edible Learning Lab (BELL Garden) and served as its corporate secretary from its inception until 2018. The BELL Garden held a special place for the Allens. They developed the Daylily Garden from daylilies propagated by his family since 1895, and dedicated the Allen-Vawter Victory Garden, modeled after his family’s Victory Garden. Always a formidable team, decades earlier, the couple had organized the Friends of Grassmere Wildlife Park that saved and protected the wildlife park before the Nashville Zoo took over management in 1997.

Allen was deeply involved and knowledgeable in all things historical and genealogical, and he enjoyed assisting others with research and coaching them through telling their stories, most notably through Author's Corner, which he and Judy founded in 2006. He was a founding member of the Bellevue Harpeth Historical Association and he spear- headed the popular Bellevue History and Genealogy Group that has hosted weekly history-related lectures since 2006. Additionally, Allen was a board member of the Fif- tyForward J.L. Turner Lifelong Learning Center, the epicenter for much of this work. A tireless promoter of Bellevue history, Allen contributed to the interactive history wall at the Bellevue Library and to Bellevue's newspapers, The Westview and The Vue. In 2019, he led the effort for a new Historic Bellevue historical marker, placed near an 1860s masonic lodge on Old Harding Road.

Bob Allen was a treasured member of the Historical Commission who always supported the office however he could. He was a constant figure at commission events, often bringing Bellevue friends along with him. He worked tirelessly on honor awards nominations for Preservation Awards and was often “on stage” as a presenter during the annual program.

Bob Allen passed away on June 28, 2020. We are incredibly thankful for his service to the Metropolitan Historical Commission. His passion for history and his devotion to his cherished community were contagious, and he is greatly missed. COMMISSIONERS’ AWARD

Nashville Conference on African American History and Culture Linda Wynn, right, with Commissioner Menié Bell

LEADERSHIP AWARD IN HISTORY

Accepting on behalf of Bob Allen Judy Allen with Commissioner Chris Cotton PRESERVATION AWARDS JUDGES

Robbie D. Jones has worked for nearly 30 years as a professional architectural historian and historic preservation specialist for state agencies, consulting firms, and non- profits, including Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage. Since 2010, he has served as the Ten- nessee branch manager for New South Associates, a cultural resources management firm based in Atlanta. A seventh generation Tennessean and Nashville resident since 1994, Jones earned a Bachelor of Architecture from UT-Knoxville and a Master’s in His- toric Preservation from MTSU. He has authored numerous publications and presented at conferences across the U.S. Jones has served as the president of Historic Nashville, Inc., and the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians as well as an advisor for the “Nashville Flipped” TV series. He currently serves on the historic preservation committee for Metro Council District 9 in Madison, where he is restoring a 1954 Ranch house, which won a Metropolitan Historical Commission Preservation Award in 2018.

Claudette Stager joined the Tennessee Historical Commission staff in 1984, as a coor- dinator of the National Register of Historic Places program. She is the Deputy State His- toric Preservation Officer, and in that role, she manages the Historic Preservation Fund for the office and is responsible for coordinating the state’s historic preservation plan. After graduating from Syracuse University with a B.A. and Eastern Michigan University with a M.S. in historic preservation, Stager worked as a consultant in Wisconsin. Since then, she has been a presenter at various local, state, and national events, including Pre- serving the Historic Road and Preserving the Recent Past conferences. She is a former vice president of the Society for Commercial Archeology (SCA) and served on the board of Nashville's historic City Cemetery. She currently serves on the boards of Historic Ger- mantown Nashville and the Southeast Society of Architectural Historians. Stager is a co- editor of Looking Beyond the Highway: Dixie Roads and Culture, a book that resulted from a SCA conference. She has written extensively on Tennessee’s architecture for the Society of Architectural Historians online encyclopedia, Archipedia, and has articles in the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture.

Brian Tibbs, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, has been with the architecture firm Moody No- lan for 25 years. He was recently appointed to be the Managing Partner of the firm and leads the Nashville office. He has led several projects for the firm throughout the country and was the Nashville project manager for the Music City Center architectural design team. A native of Huntsville, Alabama, Tibbs is an architectural graduate of the New Jersey Institute of Technology. During his almost 30 years in the architectural industry, Tibbs has worked with a variety of architectural building types and projects ranging from small university and institutional renovations to large campus and municipal projects, including the historic restoration and renovation of Cravath Hall at Fisk Universi- ty, which received the prestigious National Historic Preservation Trust Honor Award. Tibbs is a former member and past chair of the Metropolitan Historic Zoning Commis- sion, and a current member of the Metro Planning Commission. He has served on numerous boards, including Historic Nashville, Inc., Rebuilding Together, Nashville Civic Design Center, and Northwest YMCA, and is an active alumnus of Leadership Nashville.

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Davis Acker Jim Hoobler Dr. Jhennifer Amundson Lynn Maddox Menié Bell Dr. Bill McKee Pamela Bobo Chakita Patterson John Bridges Gerry Searcy Christopher Cotton E. Thomas Wood Dr. Don Cusic Linda Wynn

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Sean Alexander Susie Pallas Melissa Baldock Jessica G. Reeves Caroline Eller Melissa Sajid

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