Maurice N Finegold, FAIA, Receives Honorary Degree
Maurice N Finegold, FAIA, is a 2007 recipient of an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Honoris Causa degree from the Boston Architectural College. Previously a volunteer faculty member at the BAC, he has been a member of the Boston Architectural College Board since June 1994, was elected vice chair in 1995, chair in 1999, and has chaired the Presidential Search Committee twice. As chair of the Nominating Committee from 1995-1999, he developed initiatives that led to a wider and broader representation on the Board.

Mr. Finegold also serves on the boards of the N.E. Holocaust Memorial Commission and is a past president of the Downtown North Association. He is an active member of the Society for College and University Planning, the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture, the AIA Committee on Justice, and the League of Historic American Theatres. He is a fellow of the Society for Arts, Religion and Contemporary Culture in New York. He has written numerous articles regarding courthouse and synagogue design, served on design juries, panel discussions, and recently conducted a tour of the Congregation Agudas Achim, one of his synagogue projects, during the 2007 AIA Convention in San Antonio.