Oxford architect Thomas Somerville Howorth was recently invested in the American Institute of Architects' prestigious College of Fellows. The honor is given to AIA members who have made significant contributions to the profession. The association has more than 63,000 members, and fewer than 2,300 have received the honor of fellow. Howorth is the only Mississippian among this year's 97 honorees.

Howorth was the principal architect for the restoration of Barnard Observatory for the Center, Ventress Hall for the College of Liberal Arts, and Barksdale-Isom House (1830s), one of Oxford's earliest structures and now designated as one of the top ten bed and breakfast establishments in the nation. In addition to his restoration work, which has won numerous awards, Howorth has been recognized for his design of the Thad Cochran Center for the Development of Natural Projects and the Jamie Whitten National Center for Physical Acoustics, both at the University, and other new buildings in the state.

  
 

 

Photograph: Thomas Somerville Howorth