History

Mr. Robert Cueman AIA, 1963 State Office Election 

Mr. Carleton B. Riker Assoc. AIA

Short Hills Mall Architecture Exhibit 1969
Robert Heintz AIA, Pres. Suburban Society of Architects
Carleton Riker AIA, Publicity Chairman
Robert Cueman AIA, Director, NJ Region of the AIA
Harold Glucksman AIA, Pres., NJ Society of Architects

The Bulletin, First publication Oct. 1946
Want Ad (published in the Bulletin 1946)
The city of East Orange wishes to employ an architect or engineer
as assistant bldg. inspector. Civil service position. Salary up to $3,800.
Preference given to Vets.

Past Presidents
New Jersey Society of Architects

Newark Chapter Year Suburban Chapter

Marcel Villanueva 1937
World War II 1938
World War II 1939
World War II 1940
World War II 1941
World War II 1942
World War II 1943
World War II 1944
Elmer Tuthill 1945
Elmer Tuthill 1946
Matthews Simpson 1947

Romolo Bottelli 1948 Seymour Saltus
Romolo Bottelli 1949 Seth H. Ely
Romolo Bottelli 1950 Seymour Saltus
M. Arthur Wolf 1951 Seth H. Ely
M. Arthur Wolf 1952 Alfred O. Pollitt
Jacob Shteir 1953 C. Harvey Convery
Jacob Shteir 1954 E. Ellsworth Giles
Percy Ivory 1955 James Berrall
Herman C. Litwack 1956 Augustus Oppell
Harold D. Glucksman 1957 Robert Cueman
John D. King 1958 Fenick Vogel
Charles Villano 1959 Eugene Reilly
William C. Martucci 1960 Bela Visy
Frank Amodio 1961 James Harnack
Benjamin Gruzen 1962 Charles Porter
Eugene A. De Martin 1963 Michael Trotta
James G. Centanni 1964 James Balsamel
Joseph Kordys 1965 George Dissman
Joseph Gemmi 1966 Fred Durang
Jaime V. Martins 1967 George Bock
Salvatore M. Guzzo 1968 Walter Hessberger
Calvin M. Colabella 1969 Robert Heintz

Past Presidents Newark/Suburban Chapter
1970 Warren Bendixen
1971 Harry Mahler
1972 LLoyd Fleischman
1973 William Brown II
1974 Edward Mc Mullin
1975 Howard Horii
1976 Thomas Farina
1977 Peter Carlson
1978 Edward Centanni
1979 Stephen Schwartz
1980 Ronald P. Bertone
1981 Gabriel Calenda
1982 Robert Hessberger
1983 Raymond Nadaskay
1984 Gerard Schaefer
1985 Jacques Duvoisin
1986 James Ramentol
1987 Louis Barbieri
1988 Ronald Marts
1989 Peter Ricci
1990 Constance Gill
1991 Kenneth Underwood

Past Presidents AIA Newark & Suburban Architects
1992 George Kimmerle
1993 Steven Safary
1994 Jerome Eben
1995 William Brown III
1996 Roger Keller
1997 Deborah Kander
1998 David Del Vecchio
1999 Robert Cozzarelli
2000 Jerome Eben
2001 Seth A. Leeb
2002 Joseph Flock
2003 Glenn Pellet
2004 Robert Yannazzo
2005 Bruce A. Brattstrom
2006 Stephen P. Aluotto
2007 Robert G. Emert, Jr.
2008 Justin A. Mihalik
2009 Christopher Stone

2010 Judith Donnelly

Past recipients of the Herman C. Litwack, FAIA
Distinguished Service Award
Herman C. Litwack, FAIA
Carleton Riker, Associate AIA
Sami N. Hanna, AIA
Harold D. Glucksman, FAIA
Kenneth A. Underwood, FAIA

Howard H. Horii, FAIA
Jerome Leslie Eben, AIA

Ronald P. Bertone, FAIA

Steven A. Safary, AIA
Raymond Nadaskay, AIA
James Ramentol, AIA
William M. Brown, III, AIA
Peter Ricci, AIA
Robert Cozzarelli, AIA
Joseph Flock, AIA
David Del Vecchio, AIA
Hugh A. Boyd, FAIA

CARLETON B. RIKER, JR. ASSOCIATE EMERITUS AIA November 26, 1919 – July 12, 2009

In 2007, AIANJ was prepared to present to those assembled at the annual AIA Convention, the Carleton Berrian Riker, Jr. we knew. The purpose was to gain emeritus status for Carl even though he was not a licensed architect. Our reasoning was that he given thousands of hours of his time to AIANJ and AIANewark and Suburban Architects in support of our members to promote a better public understanding of our profession. AIANJ believed those years of service were worth recognition on a national level. At the time I wrote Carl that his leadership as a tireless worker for section and the chapter is what we all should strive for! We wanted to make sure that those assembled at the event became aware of Carl’s legacy as we saw it-a legacy that allowed 534 other long time associates from around the nation who because of Carl were now able to call themselves Associate Emeritus AIA members. But as Paul Harvey use to state, “here is the rest of the story”: Carl was born in 1919 in a not too little house located on a small rise above Scotland Road in South Orange, New Jersey. I know that after his elementary and high school education that he was already in the United States Army before President Roosevelt asked Congress for a Declaration of War on December 8, 1941. Many of us have seen the proud picture of a young Carl as part of the army’s 19th Engineers guarding the California coast from possible attack that day. His leadership skills were apparently noticed and it was off to Officers Candidate School at Ft. Benning, GA, followed by Tank Destroyer School at Camp Hood, TX, where as an instructor he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant and then assigned to duty in England and France. He obtained the rank of Captain while in the reserves after returning stateside in 1945. Louise Horn also from South Orange, though Carl did not know her at first caught his fancy as he flipped through the pages of the Columbia High School year book. A date was arranged and as they say the rest was history. As newlyweds, they went out to the wiles of suburbia in the late 1940’s building their little dream home, in Chatham Township. Over the years, with numerous additions, this little nest became the sprawling red ranch house that Carl affectionately called “this old house”. Carl’s history as a support person in the architectural profession began with schooling in New York City and Newark where he honed his drafting skills, and then used them to work for some of the premier architects in the suburban Essex and Morris Counties. Names like Alfonso Alvarez, AIA, Emil Schmidlin, AIA, Paul Drake, AIA, Elmer Tuthill, AIA, Harvey Convery, AIA, Harry Weaver, AIA, Robert Hessberger, AIA, and retiring just two short years ago at age 87 from the office of Robert Heintz, AIA. While his affiliations and memberships were many, the one we fondly remember is that for over 60 years he was with us in the AIA. Carl loved to retell his story on how he met the many architects of the AIA. It seems that in 1946 his first “boss” Mr. Alfonso Alvarez, AIA took him to a meeting and introduced him to a colleague, Harold Glucksman, FAIA and then Carl knew two architects. By the end of that evening he knew 25 Architects! Year after year, the list grew and we grew to appreciate his total involvement and commitment in our organization. Before AIANJ Design Days we had a three day convention and trade show in Atlantic City. It was there that the handbook was given to the members and every advertisement from the consultants, suppliers and contractors in these issues was obtained by Carl’s and Louise’s hard work. Carl was the keeper of the history of the section and photographed everything and everyone except himself, well except once. We had created the Herman C. Litwack, FAIA Award to honor another tireless member Herman C. Litwack, FAIA. When it came time present that award for service to our organization to the very next recipient, Carl stood ready to take the picture. When his name was read and his family came out from behind, the surprise was complete and the picture of that always beaming smile made the evening for all of us present. Carl passed away peacefully on July 12th in the home he had built with Louise who had predeceased him and that they both loved so much. By is side was his family, his son William and his wife Anna, his daughter Louise Riker Ferrara and her husband Gregory and grandchildren Taryn Ferrara, Joanna and William Riker, his sister Martha Riker Trundle and her husband James and many nieces and nephews. Carl also leaves a legacy of church, community and professional involvement and members of the AIA. The Section and Chapter are making donations in Carl’s memory to the AIANJ Scholarship Foundation and members if they so choose can do the same or to a charity of their choice to honor this fine and gentle man. William M. Brown, III, AIA Robert Cozzarelli, AIA Jerome Leslie Eben, AIA Joseph Flock, AIA Note: the writers are Past Presidents of AIANewark and Suburban Architects