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Cheryl Lynn McAfee
Bornc. 1958 (age 65–66)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Other namesCheryl Lynn McAfee Mitchell
Cheryl McAfee-Mitchell
Alma materKansas State University
Harvard University
OccupationArchitect
SpouseReginald C. Mitchell
FatherCharles F. McAfee

Cheryl Lynn McAfee, FAIA, NOMA (born c. 1958), is an American architect.[1] She is the CEO of McAfee3, an architecture firm founded by her father Charles F. McAfee.[2][3][4] In 1990, she was the first women to receive an architecture license in the state of Kansas.[5] McAfee was named one of the "Top Women Architects" by Ebony magazine in 1995.[1] McAfee led the design and construction of sports venues of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.[6] She is also known as Cheryl Lynn McAfee-Mitchell.[7]

Early life and education

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Cheryl Lynn McAfee was born in c. 1958 in Wichita, Kansas, to parents Gloria Myrth Winston and Charles F. McAfee.[8] Her sister Charyl Frena McAfee-Duncan is also an architect and works at McAfee3.[8]

She graduated with a B.Arch in 1979 from Kansas State University; and with a master of architecture degree in 1981 from Harvard University.[1] She had interned at The Architects Collaborative (TAC) under Sarah P. Harkness, before and during her attendance at Harvard University.[5] In 1994, she married Reginald C. Mitchell.[9]

Career

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She started working at McAfee3 (formerly Charles F. McAfee Architects, Engineers, and Planners firm) in 1981.[10] In 1990, she was the first women to receive an architecture license in the state of Kansas.[5] She relocated in 1990 to Atlanta to prepare to lead the design and construction for all 33 sports venues of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.[5][6] After the end of the Olympics, she worked to convert the Olympic Stadium into Turner Field.[5] In 1995, Mc Afee was elected as president of National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and was the first female president.[11][5] She was the principal architect on the joint design effort for the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport from 2000 until 2015.[5]

McAfee was elected to the Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) in 2003.[7][12] In 2004, McAfee was the chair of the design commission in the city of Atlanta.[13][14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Top Women Architects". Ebony. Vol. 50, no. 10. August 1995. pp. 54–58. ISSN 0012-9011.
  2. ^ McKenzie, Vashti Murphy (2001-06-01). Strength in the Struggle. The Pilgrim Press. ISBN 978-0-8298-2079-9.
  3. ^ Sturdivant Sani, Christina (September 9, 2020). "McAfees exemplify two generations of architectural excellence". AIA. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  4. ^ African Americans of Wichita. The Kansas African American Museum. Arcadia Publishing Library Editions. 2015-10-12. ISBN 978-1-5316-7178-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Cheryl Lynn McAfee, FAIA, NOMA, LEED AP, BD+C". The AIA College of Fellows Quarterly. AIA College of Fellows. 2022. pp. 36–37. Retrieved 2023-02-16 – via Issuu. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ a b Finger, Stan (1996-07-14). "Wichita native achieves her own Olympic glory". The Wichita Eagle. pp. 1A, 10A. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  7. ^ a b Cramer, James P.; Yankopolus, Jennifer Evans (2005). Almanac of Architecture & Design, 2005. Greenway Communications. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-9675477-9-4.
  8. ^ a b Davis, Kimberly (October 2005). "Black Architects: Embracing and Defining". Ebony. 60 (12). Johnson Publishing Company: 108–114.
  9. ^ "Weddings: Mitchell-McAfee". The Wichita Eagle. 1994-12-22. p. 23. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  10. ^ "Housing lecture slated". The Manhattan Mercury. 1990-01-19. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  11. ^ "Achievers: Architecture". The Wichita Eagle. 1995-10-16. p. 48. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  12. ^ "Cheryl McAfee worked to grow minority female participation in AIA". Atlanta Business Chronicle. November 16, 2018.
  13. ^ Pendered, David (2004-10-21). "Sweeter Auburn, OK near for major project". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. J1, J5. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  14. ^ "Project: Biggest changes planned". The Atlanta Constitution. 2004-10-21. pp. J1, J5.
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