Effective September 1, 2007, Reed Kroloff will become director of Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum, succeeding Gerhardt Knodel, who is retiring following more than 30 years of service for the Academy.
Currently Dean of the Tulane University School of Architecture, former editor-in-chief of "Architecture" magazine, Kroloff was chosen following a seven-month national search.
Having arrived at Tulane a year prior to Hurricane Katrina, Kroloff had a significant impact, spearheading the recovery and prominence in the post-storm environment of the school. Kroloff helped raise a record # million in gifts and research grants, retained 97% of the school’s students and 100% of the faculty following the storm.
During his tenure as the Editor-in-Chief of Architecture, the magazine received more awards for editorial and design excellence than any other publication of its kind.
Prior, Kroloff was a tenured professor and the assistant dean at Arizona State University, where he received the first-ever "Award for Academic Excellence" from the Arizona chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
Cranbrook Academy of Art is a preeminent graduate level school of art, design and architecture. For more information, visit cranbrook.edu.
Source: Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum
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