NCRI gets special recognition award by the city of Ithaca and Rotary Club

Susan Murphy, left, vice president for student and academic services, and Joni Carroll, project manager for the North Campus Residential Initiative, hold the special recognition award given for the North Campus Residential Initiative by the city of Ithaca and the Rotary Club, Dec. 5, at the downtown Holiday Inn. Nicola Kountoupes/University Photography

Cornell's North Campus Residential Initiative recently was given a Special Recognition Award by the city of Ithaca and the Rotary Club of Ithaca as part of their 2001 Pride of Ownership Awards program. The award was presented at a Common Council meeting and at a Rotary luncheon on Dec. 5.

The Rotary Club and the city sponsor the Pride of Ownership Award program to recognize property owners who develop projects or take care of their properties in ways that enhance the physical appearance and quality of life in city neighborhoods and commercial areas. Special Recognition Awards also are given to recognize projects sponsored by religious, educational and government institutions and other citizens who made a special effort to improve the community with a unique project in a public space. Nominations were judged by a committee of representatives from Rotary and the city of Ithaca.

Certificates of special recognition went to, in addition to Cornell, the Tompkins County Public Library adaptive reuse, the St. Luke Lutheran Church addition, the Linn Street Bridge replacement and plaza, Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services Scattered Site Rental Housing Program and the DeWitt Building 30th Anniversary Celebration. Pride of Ownership Award winners included: David Elliott and Frank and Teresa Ferrara (owner-occupied housing), Ed and Caroline Cope and Jan Klotz and the Mutual Housing Association of Tompkins County (rental housing), and Arche LLC and Carolyn Grigorov for commercial projects.

The award citation for the North Campus Residential Initiative read, in part: "The project is noteworthy for its use of materials to transition from the nearby modern brick and old stone dormitory buildings by combining both stone and brick in the new facades. The roof pitches and finishes echo the lines of the venerable Balch and Dickson Halls. In addition, this effort was based on a challenging set of sustainable building guidelines. This project has a positive visual impact and serves as an important gateway to the North Campus."

Accepting the award on behalf of Cornell were Susan Murphy, vice president for student and academic services, and Joni Carroll, project manager for the North Campus Residential Initiative.