Jack B. Jones, FAIA, was brought to Guam by the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps in 1970, shortly after receiving his Bachelor of Architecture degree. Here, he became a registered architect in 1972 and has maintained his license and NCARB certificate since. He has served 21 years on the Guam Historic Preservation Review Boars and 10 years on the Guam PEALS Board. In 1989, Jack was awarded the honor of Fellowship by the American Institute of Architects. His work includes several books he authored and co-authored, including The Guidebook to the Architecture of Guam, Energy Conscious Residential Design for a Tropical Isle (co-written by friend and colleague Mark Ruth) and more recently, Architecture & Architects of Guam. Jack still practices architecture on Guam and is a principal at Provido Tan Jones Inc. He had his wife Luchie have a family of eight children and a multitude of grandchildren and great grandchildren.

We were also pleased to have Mark Ruth, FAIA, who, along with Jack, was brought to Guam by the U.S. Navy in 1968 after receiving his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Montana State University and later his Masters in Architecture and Urban Design. He initially worked for Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall. He joined Kinya Taniguchi in 1978 and later, Michael Makio in 1987 to establish Taniguchi Ruth Makio Architects. Like Jack, Mark is a founding member of AIA Guam and Micronesia, having served as a three term Chapter President as well as other organizations such as the Guam Territorial Planning Commission, the Guam Preservation Trust Board and Guam PEALS. Mark was accompanied by his wife Martha. Together, Mark and Jack represent the early days of AIA Guam & Micronesia and continue to be pillars of knowledge and experience that we continually tap on for guidance and expertise.