W. CANOVA PETERSON, IV, AIA.

Experience:

1979-Present Canova Associates Architecture
Mechanicsville, Virginia
Principal in charge Architectural Services

1973-1979 Wright, Jones & Wilkerson Inc.
Richmond, Virginia
Design & project Administration

1973 Highfill Smith Associates
Richmond, Virginia
Design & project Administration

1970-1973 Richard Phillips Fox, AIA
Newark, Delaware
Design & project Administration

1969-1970 United States Army

• Armored Cavalry Platoon Leader, B Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry
  Republic of Vietnam
• Air Cavalry Executive Officer, D Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry
  Republic of Vietnam
• Awarded Bronze Star
• Honorably discharged as 1st Lieutenant

Education & Training:

1970-1998 Continuing education through participation in numerous seminars and conferences

1975-1978 Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
Continuing education and studies in the Masters of Business Administration

1963-1968 Virginia Polytechnic Institute (& State University)
Blacksburg, Virginia

1951-1963 Oak Ridge Public Schools
Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Professional Registration and Certification:

• Licensed Architect - Commonwealth of Virginia
  Certificate No. 3322
• Certified with the national Council of Architectural Registration Boards, NCARB
  Certificate No. 17,197

Professional Involvement and Affiliations:

• Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• Member of the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects (VSAIA)
• Member of the James River Chapter of the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects (JRCVSAIA)
• Member of the Interfaith Forum on Religious Art and Architecture (IFRAA) a Professional Interest Area (PIA) of the American Institute of Architects
• Member of the Association of Consultants for Liturgical Space (ACLS)
• Past member Richmond Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute
  Served on Board of Directors 1985-1987 & 1988-1989

Community Involvement and Affiliations:

• Served on the Hanover County, VA Housing Task Force 1991-1992
• Co-chairman of the King William County, VA Board of Building Code Appeals
• Member of Hanover County, VA Rotary Club
  Served on Board of Directors (3 terms)
  President 1982-1983
• Rotary International, District 760, Governor’s Special Representative 1991-1993
• Executive Committee of the United Virginia Bank Senior PGA Tour 1984
• Past member of Washington & Henry Lodge AF&AM
• Member of the Roman Catholic Church of the Redeemer, Mechanicsville, VA
  Served on Building Committee, Arts and Environmental and choir

Special Recognition and Awards:

• Listed in Marquis’s Who’s Who in America
• Special recognition by the Virginia Masonry Council for sensitive use of masonry in solar and environmental design at “Shadow Oaks”
• Editorial recognitions by the Richmond Times Dispatch, Herald Progress and other publications for exemplary architectural accomplishments.
• Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International