R. Thomas Jaeger, AIA (Emeritus)

Background: Tom is an Emeritus Professor of Architecture at the School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Chicago, is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a Master’s degree in Architectural Design and Postgraduate studies in Architecture, City Planning and Visual Design at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received applied research grants from the Kettering Foundation, Ford Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. He has been a Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies at Michigan State University and serves by appointment on the National Faculty of Humanities, Arts & Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia. On behalf of the National Faculty, he has consulted with over 30 secondary schools in the U.S.A. developing programs designed to introduce environmental analysis and design experiences for high school students. He is a recipient of the 1995 State Service Award presented by the Illinois Council of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for contributions to architectural education, and was honored with the 1998 Lifetime Achievement Service Award from the Northeast Illinois AIA Chapter. He served fourteen years as a member of the Board of Directors of Friendship Village of Schaumburg, two of which as Board Chair. Jaeger is a Life Member in the National Registry of “Who’s Who.”

He is President of Jaeger, Nickola & Associates Ltd., Architects, Park Ridge, Illinois. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture, and is registered to practice architecture in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Texas and Wisconsin and holds National Council of Architectural Registration Board Examination’s Certification.

Since 1963, his firm has practiced in the U.S. and the Middle East and received awards for excellence in architecture and planning from The American Institute of Architects, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture, The American Society for Church Architecture, The Guild for Religious Architecture, The Fourth International Congress on Religion, Architecture, Art and the Environment, The Illinois Landscape Contractor’s Association, The American Association of Nurserymen Inc., The Associated Landscape Contractors of America, and The British Association of Landscape Industries.

Robert M. Nickola, AIA

Background: Bob is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago with a Master’s degree in Architectural Design. He has served as an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago as well as an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, Illinois. He has served in the military, performing engineering services for US Naval Construction Forces in Japan and Puerto Rico. His educational/teaching work has been published by the American Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Washington University, The University of Illinois at Chicago and the Chicago Architectural Foundation.

He is President of Jaeger, Nickola & Associates Ltd., Architects, Park Ridge, Illinois. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, The Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture, the Construction Specifications Institute, is a registered Interior Designer in Illinois, is licensed to practice architecture in Illinois, and holds National Council of Architectural Registration Board Examination’s Certification.

Since 1963, his firm has practiced in the U.S. and the Middle East and received awards for excellence in architecture and planning from The American Institute of Architects, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture, The American Society for Church Architecture, The Guild for Religious Architecture, The Fourth International Congress on Religion, Architecture, Art and the Environment, The Illinois Landscape Contractor’s Association, The American Association of Nurserymen Inc., The Associated Landscape Contractors of America, and The British Association of Landscape Industries.

He is a Past President of the Board of Directors of the Northeast Illinois Chapter, American Institute of Architects (1996). He has served as President of the School Board (1993-1997) of the Church of the Holy Ghost Catholic School, Wood Dale, Illinois. He is currently serving on the Advisory Board for the LaSallian School Project for the San Miguel Schools in Chicago, Illinois.