On the recommendation of the faculty, Professor David Sachs, AIA, has been appointed as Head of the Department of Architecture by Dennis Law, Dean of the Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning and Design.  Professor Sachs succeeds Professor James Jones who resigned his administrative duties in December due to health reasons.  Professor Jones will return to full-time faculty status in the spring 2005 semester after serving as department head for five years.

Professor Sachs was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He received a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in economics from Stetson University in Florida, a professional Master of Architecture degree from Rice University in Texas and a Doctor of Architecture degree from the University of Michigan.

Before coming to K-State in the fall of 1988, Professor Sachs practiced architecture for approximately 10 years with various firms in the South and Midwest, including the office of the late Samuel Mockbee.  He also taught at Mississippi State University, the University of Michigan and Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.

Since coming to K-State, Professor Sachs has taught in various capacities including at all levels of design studio, building construction and project programming, and has led seminars on modern architecture, Kansas City architecture, the history of urban space and architecture since 1945.  He has served on or chaired many committees and task forces within the department, the college and the university.  For seven years, Professor Sachs was Coordinator of the Kansas City Academic Program; he currently serves on
K-State’s Faculty Senate.  For the last four years, he has served as Associate Head of the Department of Architecture. 

Professor Sachs has also served the architectural profession as board member for local and state chapters of the American Institute of Architects in both Kansas and Missouri.  He has been active in scholarly groups, currently serving as Secretary to the Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians.  An active scholar, he recently published a book on the Louisiana architect A. Hays Town.  He also co-authored, with George Ehrlich, the University of Kansas Press “Guide to Kansas Architecture.”

Professor Sachs feels both honored and overwhelmed by his new responsibilities.  “I have great respect for students and faculty members in the Department of Architecture,” Sachs says.  “I hope to lead the department in a way that celebrates its achievements and helps to position it for greater achievements in the future.”
 

For more information, contact:

David Sachs, 785.532-5953
Diane Potts, 785.532-1090