{"id":365,"date":"2024-01-25T03:48:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T22:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/?page_id=365"},"modified":"2025-01-09T23:02:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T18:02:19","slug":"vsahome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/","title":{"rendered":"VSA Alumni Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a3d74c82 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-background\" style=\"min-height:200px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/fuente_de_poblet-2560.jpeg&apos;);background-position:50% 0;background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-site-logo\"><a 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class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/index.php\/vsahome\/publications\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Publications<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/index.php\/vsahome\/in-memoriam\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">In Memoriam<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/index.php\/vsahome\/privacy-policy\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Privacy Policy<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-contrast-2-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d54af222 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Membership\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"77\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;width:auto;height:75px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-0ae3c02b6d3f9a1e790dd57d288454b1\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>MEMBERSHIP<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d76e8307 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.104), 15px);\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Membership\">Membership<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Schools\">Schools<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Events\">Events<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#About\">About Us<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Contact\">Contact<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Top\">Home<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow has-background\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/marble.png&apos;);background-size:cover;\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-left:0\">Members<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the generous support of its members, the Alumni Association of The Victorian Society Summer Schools contributed $23,250 in Summer School scholarships in 2019 for appreciative and deserving students of architecture, decorative arts, design, and museum studies. (test)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Renew your membership and continue our partnership in sharing the appreciation and understanding of Victorian heritage and design with the new class of Summer School participants. Please help repeat this successful effort for this year with your membership contribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4da95a41 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Enroll By Mail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please download and print the Membership Enrollment Form and follow the instructions to enroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file has-link-color wp-elements-7e995facf90e7d1661f360ca42824f19\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d2031c56-9c6d-4529-a495-b4a5c180bd41\" href=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VSA-Alumni-Assn-Online-Membership-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Membership Enrollment Form<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Renew Online<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">You will be directed to PayPal where you may use your credit card, debit card, or PayPal account. Please write your membership level when prompted; if your contribution exceeds your membership dues, please indicate a Scholarship Fund of your choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=4GE2YWZQC8JSJ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paypal-286.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-332\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;width:259px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#ca9891;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);flex-basis:30%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Benefits<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Your Alumni Association membership includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Opportunites to participate in the Alumni Association&#8217;s national and international Study Tour Programs that include exclusive access to historic sites, private homes, and private collections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invitations to special events nationwide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An invitation to attend the Annual Meeting &amp; Dinner often held in a private home in connection with the VSA&#8217;s Annual Meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Publications keeping members informed of activities\u2014only current Alumni Members may submit essays for possible publication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>See the current Newsletter for details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Housekeeping<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please help the Alumni Association maximize its funding for Summer Schools scholarships while saving trees and postage. The Alumni Association will communicate with members by email as much as possible to reduce the cost of mailings. Also, please be sure the Membership Secretary has your current email address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Membership Secretary Sara Durkacs <a href=\"javascript:em1();\">membership@vsaalumni.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">In Memoriam<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4e25967d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"121\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p>The Alumni Association regrets to inform members of the sad passing of notable Alumni Bill Dane, Bill Murtagh, Dudley Brown, Carole Chapman, John Freed, Gwen Koch, Gavin Stamp, Paul Duchscherer, Richard Reutlinger, and Sally Wadsworth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/index.php\/vsa-alumni-association\/in-memoriam\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"226\">See all recent obituaries here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Missing Alumni<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We are eager to find all our Alumni but unfortunately we\u2019ve lost touch with some.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact Membership Secretary: Sara Durkacs <a href=\"javascript:em1();\">membership@vsaalumni.org<\/a> if you know the whereabouts of former graduates address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan Brainerd, Holly Burrow, Elise Ciregna, John Engstrom, Elaine Flint, Edith Forman, Jennifer Markas, Leah Moebs, Sarah Nichols, Christine O&#8217;Malley, Kelly Schantz, Marissa Stokes, and Mical Tawney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f369e703 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:80%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alumni Association attempts to keep members informed by email and other means of digital communications to reduce the costs of printing and mailing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alumni Association attempts to keep members without email access informed of some activities given the constraints of an all-volunteer organization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members without access to email should request a paper copy of these communications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students attending the Summer Schools are encouraged to submit articles and news for publication to the editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more, please contact: David Lamdin: president@vsaalumni.org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/index.php\/vsa-alumni-association\/publications\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"221\">Publication<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/publications.html\">s Archive<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure 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is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d76e8307 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.104), 15px);\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Membership\" style=\"border-width:1px\">Membership<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Schools\">Schools<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Events\">Events<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#About\">About Us<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Contact\">Contact<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Top\">Home<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-57893dc4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#d9bbbb;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide 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class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/schools5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" data-id=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/schools5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/schools6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" data-id=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/schools6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-552f7a7d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);flex-basis:60%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide is-style-default has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Our Signature Summer Schools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Now in their fourth decade, the Victorian Society in America&#8217;s Summer Schools are located in Newport, Rhode Island; London, England; and Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">These schools provide in-depth study of the multi-faceted architecture and culture of the nineteenth century. The courses include site visits, guided tours, and lectures by leading experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2019-SummerSchoolsBrochure-1.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"156\">Summer School Broschure<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">Related<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Alumni Blog:  <a href=\"http:\/\/parenthetically.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/newport-architecture-diet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Angela Voulanges&#8217; experiences at the Newport Summer School<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2019-SummerSchoolsBrochure-1.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/school-promo-link.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237\" style=\"width:310px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/school-promo-link.jpg 439w, https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/school-promo-link-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click for Broschure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-contrast-2-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-875f5132 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Events\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/breakers-175.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;width:auto;height:75px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-ba363b9d488103ecea023d09cd2da6ac\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>EVENTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d76e8307 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.104), 15px);\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Membership\" style=\"border-width:1px\">Membership<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Schools\">Schools<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Events\">Events<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#About\">About Us<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Contact\">Contact<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Top\">Home<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#cfcaca;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/countertop.png&apos;);background-size:cover;\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/feststiege_01_gs.height-840-956.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"956\" height=\"1412\" src=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/feststiege_01_gs.height-840-956.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/feststiege_01_gs.height-840-956.jpg 956w, https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/feststiege_01_gs.height-840-956-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/feststiege_01_gs.height-840-956-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/feststiege_01_gs.height-840-956-768x1134.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f369e703 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-base-2-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-9df0ee56 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);flex-basis:600px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:0.9\">State Staircase, Burgtheater, Ringstra\u00dfe, Vienna, 1874-88<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:0.9\">{Gottfried Semper and Karl Freiherr von Hasenauer, architects.}<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;line-height:0.9\">Photo credit: www.burgtheater.at\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-left:0\">Study Tours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the first Study Tour to Glasgow, Scotland in 1991, the Alumni Association has been running Study Tours biannually to cities with rich architectural histories all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Martine, board member, past president and practicing architect, runs the tours with the help of local architects and architectural historians. Alumni are often so grateful for their experiences that they eagerly volunteer to show off their cities and provide access to public and private buildings not generally available to tourists &#8211; as well as to some of the best restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">History of Events\/Tours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020: (Fall) Lisbon, Portugal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018: (October 2-10) Northern Ireland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016: (September) Vienna and Budapest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2014 (September 15-20): North of England\/London School 40th Anniversary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2013 (November 8-16): Havana\/Trinidad\/Cuba<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2012 (December 6-9): Pittsburgh, PA (weekend)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2011 (June 10-20): Rome\/Como\/Milan, Italy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2009 (October 31-November 8): Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2007 (October 24-31): Barcelona, Spain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2005 (September 13-22): Slovenia &amp; Trieste, Italy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2004 (July 25-29): London, England<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2003 (October 2-12): Warsaw\/Krakow, Poland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2002 (September 22-28): The Netherlands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2002 (December 7-8): New York, NY (Holiday Weekend)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2001 (August 16-20): Montreal, Canada (Long Weekend)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2000 (October 16-23): Prague\/Brno, Czech Republic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1999 (June 17-21): Pittsburgh, PA [long weekend]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1998 (September 22-29): Budapest, Hungary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1997 (September 18-25): Ireland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1996 (July 7-13): Decorative Arts\/London, England<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1994 (September 8-19): Northumberland, England<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1992 (August 22-29): Glasgow, Scotland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1991 (June 23-30): Glasgow, Scotland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Receptions and Fundraisers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alumni Association holds events, meetings, receptions and fund-raisers year-round, and also co-sponsors events with other organizations to recruit future Summer School participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For these events we provide financial assistance, contact information of alumni in the area, and assistance with invitations and brochures, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-hosting organizations who are interested will be asked to secure the venue, provide refreshments, nametags, etc., and should invite its members and contacts at local graduate degree programs in historic preservation or those involved with historic house museums and preservation. For further Information contact: David A. Lamdin: <a href=\"javascript:em3();\">president@vsaalumni.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-contrast-2-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-875f5132 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" id=\"About\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/196873_173095906076159_4389066_n.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;width:auto;height:75px\" title=\"About\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-d8c633d543b93d83e610c952d2e71a76\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>about us<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d76e8307 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.104), 15px);\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Membership\" style=\"border-width:1px\">Membership<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Schools\">Schools<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Events\">Events<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#About\">About Us<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Contact\">Contact<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#Top\">Home<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow has-background\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ice.png&apos;);background-size:cover;\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/trip-876.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/trip-876.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/trip-876.jpg 876w, https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/trip-876-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/trip-876-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">The VSA Alumni Association<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alumni Association of The Victorian Society in America Summer Schools is a Chapter of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.victoriansociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Victorian Society in America (VSA) <\/a>for graduates of The Victorian Society Summer Schools in Newport, Rhode Island; London, England; and Chicago, Illinois<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alumni Association was founded in 1975 following the first Summer School held in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-fdcd7c17-1b8c-4432-a3ac-d9d44e1d9036\" href=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bylaws-Revised-May-28-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bylaws-Revised-May-28-2018<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Officers and Directors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">A Chapter of the Victorian Society in America<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alumni Association is run by volunteer officers and directors, who are elected to serve for three-year terms.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Annual Meeting and Dinner are held every Spring in connection with the Victorian Society in America&#8217;s Annual Meeting, often in a private home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OFFICERS\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>President: David Lamdin | Arlington, VA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vice President: Bob Chapman | Montclair, NJ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acting Treasurer: David Lamdin | Arlington, VA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corresponding Secretary: Jeanne Solensky | Wilmington, DE<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Membership Secretary: Sara Durkacs | Brooklyn, NY<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chair of Social Media: James Russiello | New York City, NY<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chair of Member Relations: Sibyl Groff&nbsp;&nbsp;| New York City, NY<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chair of Finance and Fundraising: Jim Buttrick | Boston, MA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chair of Nominating: Travis Brock Kennedy | Oxford, UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alumni Study Tours: John Martine | Pittsburgh PA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DIRECTORS\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>William Cullum | New York, NY<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elizabeth Ann Milnarik | Washington, DC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John A. Martine | Pittsburgh, PA&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Armon White | New York, NY.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in serving on the VSA Alumni Association board or getting involved with a committee, or to send news and articles, please contact: David Lamdin: <a href=\"javascript:em3();\">president@vsaalumni.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/index.php\/vsa-alumni-association\/privacy-policy\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Mission of the VSA Alumni Association<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Support and encourage the national organization of the VSA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote the programs of The Victorian Society Summer Schools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide opportunities for professional, educational and social interaction of the Summer Schools alumni through study tours, seminars, and other activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To provide consistent scholarship funds for The Victorian Society Summer Schools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To encourage participation in and a high level of scholarship through attendance at The Victorian Society Summer Schools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The National VSA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/victoriansociety.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"454\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VSA2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14\" style=\"width:174px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VSA2.png 454w, https:\/\/test.vsaalumni.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VSA2-151x300.png 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-contrast-2-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" id=\"Contact\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<figure 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