Krueck + Sexton Founding Partner Mark Sexton Elected to IIT Board of Trustees

CHICAGO - Dec. 12, 2019 - PRLog -- Mark Sexton, FAIA, LEED AP, founding partner of Krueck + Sexton Architects has been elected to the Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) Board of Trustees for a three-year term.

Sexton, who earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from IIT College of Architecture in 1980, joins a distinguished group of business and community leaders as trustees of the private, technology-focused research university.

"IIT was foundational to my own professional career—as well as the careers of so many of my K+S colleagues," says Sexton. "I'm excited to have this opportunity to help further strengthen the university as it continues to inspire and equip students for success."

A long-term supporter and advocate of Illinois Tech, Sexton is the co-chair of the Board of Advisors for IIT College of Architecture and served on the search committee to identify and recommend candidates for the college's permanent dean position.

Sexton also led the Krueck + Sexton design team overseeing the 2005 restoration of S. R. Crown Hall, ​a 1956 IIT College of Architecture building designed by renowned architect Mies van der Rohe and considered one of the most architecturally significant buildings of the 20th Century Modernist movement.

Sexton was formally elected by the IIT Board of Trustees during its October 2019 meeting.

"We're delighted to welcome Mark to the Board of Trustees," said Alan W. Cramb, President, Illinois Institute of Technology. "His expertise in architecture, design, and sustainability adds a unique perspective that will be valuable for the university's future."

As founding partner and principal at Krueck + Sexton Architects, Sexton is integral to the design and management of the firm's diverse portfolio of award-winning work. Over the past four decades, Sexton's projects have earned local and national recognition from the American Institute of Architects, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Fast Company, and other prominent organizations.

A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Sexton is committed to guiding future practitioners of architecture. He is a member of the Chicago AIA Bridge Mentor program sponsored by the College of Fellows and Young Architects Forum; the GSA Design Excellence Program National Registry of Peer Professionals; the Chicago Architecture Biennial board; and he is an adjunct faculty member at the Northwestern University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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