alumni fellows

Ward V Wells
Interior Architecture
2004 Fellow

Kansas State University has selected Ward V. Wells as the 2004 Alumni Fellow of the College of Architecture, Planning, and Design.  Wells will visit the campus on February 23 and 24, 2004, to meet with members of the academic community in a variety of settings.

Ward V. Wells, professor of architecture in the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University, was appointed the first Director of the University’s Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts in 2002.  As the Director, he is responsible for enhancing art initiatives, especially those that involve collaboration among different art programs.

In 1977, Wells joined the faculty at Texas A&M to develop the interior architecture emphasis within the master of architecture program, which in 1985 was recognized by Interiors magazine as one of the top interdisciplinary programs in the nation.  During this same period, students from his design studios won more than a dozen regional and national design competitions.  From 1990 to 2001, he served as the Executive Associate Dean and Interim Dean for the College.  As a member of the American Institute of Architects, Wells served on the steering committee of the Professional Interest Area for Interiors and was its national chair in 1996.

Wells received his bachelor of architecture degree with an interior architecture emphasis from K-State and his masters from the University of Oklahoma.  As a professor of architecture, his current teaching and research areas of interest at the graduate level include architectural design, interior architecture, adaptive use and health facility design.

The Alumni Fellow program is celebrated annually by all Kansas State University academic colleges and is coordinated by the Kansas State University Alumni Association.