Christine Salmon

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Christine F. Salmon
Born
Christine Fahringer

(1916-07-22)July 22, 1916
Audenried, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 10, 1985(1985-10-10) (aged 69)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Other namesChris Salmon
Occupationarchitect
SpouseCuthbert Salmon (m. April 22, 1946)

Christine Salmon (née Fahringer, July 22, 1916 — October 10, 1985) was an American

Oklahoma State University. She and her husband founded the architectural firm Salmon and Salmon, which focused primarily on housing and designs which accommodated people with disabilities. At the national level, she served on the National Housing Commission of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) from 1969 to 1985 and was a Fellow of the AIA. She was the first woman elected as mayor of Stillwater, Oklahoma and had previously served on the Stillwater City Commission. Salmon was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame
in its inaugural year, 1982.

Biography

Christine Fahringer was born on July 22, 1916, in Audenried, Pennsylvania to Elizabeth (née Tench) and Walter Fahringer.[1] She grew up in Pennsylvania and attended the George School.[2] Fahringer continued her education earning a bachelor's degree 1941[1] and then in 1943, she graduated with a master's degree in architecture, both from the University of Pennsylvania.[3] On April 22, 1946, in Hazleton, Pennsylvania,[1] she married fellow architect F. Cuthbert Salmon and they went on to establish an architectural firm Salmon and Salmon. That same year, she began teaching as an associate professor in architecture at Pennsylvania State University. She and her husband designed primarily housing with a focus on making functional designs for physically disabled people.[4]

Working in the Home Arts and Design Department at Penn State,

University of Nebraska, and at universities in Saudi Arabia and Taipei, Taiwan.[1]

Salmon won the OSU Teacher of the Year award three times: in 1966, 1971 and 1978[1][10] From 1973 to 1978, and as chair in 1974, she served on the Stillwater Planning Commission[1] and then from 1977 to 1982, Salmon served on the Stillwater City Council.[11] She was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 1982, its inaugural year.[12] From 1982 until her death, Salmon served as the mayor of Stillwater, first woman to hold the post.[13] In 1984,[1] the Chris Salmon Endowed Professorship was established in her honor at OSU.[10]

Salmon died on October 10, 1985, in Stillwater, Oklahoma[14] after a lengthy battle with cancer.[1] She was posthumously honored with a park, the Chris Salmon Plaza, named in her honor in Stillwater[15] and a brick inscribed with her name being placed by a former student in the Iowa State University Plaza of Heroines.[1]

Selected works

  • 1956 Hatcher residence, State College, Pennsylvania[16]
  • 1957 Woods School Child Study Treatment and Training Center, Langhorn, Pennsylvania[16]
  • 1958 Pike residence, State College, Pennsylvania[16]
  • 1964 St. Andrews Episcopalian Church, Stillwater, Oklahoma[17]
  • 1969 Lutheran Chapel, Stillwater, Oklahoma[16]
  • Starting Point II Rehabilitation Center, Stillwater, Oklahoma[18]

Selected publishing

  • Salmon, F Cuthbert; Salmon, Christine F. (1959). Rehabilitation center planning: an architectural guide. University Park, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University Press.
    OCLC 649661
    .
  • Salmon, F Cuthbert; Salmon, Christine F. (1964). The blind; space needs for rehabilitation. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Oklahoma State University.
    OCLC 14548239
    .
  • Salmon, Christine F. (1966). Sheltered Workshops: An Architectural Guide. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Oklahoma State University.
    OCLC 939894
    .
  • Salmon, Christine F.; Salmon, F Cuthbert (1978). "Housing the Elderly". Journal of Home Economics. 70 (4): 23–25.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Jennings, Jan (January 4, 2005). "Chris Salmon". Ames, Iowa: Plaza of Heroines at Iowa State University. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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  3. ^ Padilla, D.J. (June 11, 1984). "Center Prepares Displaced Homemakers to Stand Alone". Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: News OK. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Architecture Professor Foresees a Trend Back to Two-Story Homes". Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The Tuscaloosa News. August 16, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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  10. ^ a b Branson, Donna (2005). "A Great Teacher Continues to Instruct" (PDF). CHES Magazine. Vol. 12. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Oklahoma State University College of Human Environmental Sciences. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  11. ^ Mitchell, Van (May 21, 2015). "Female majority controls city council for the first time". Stillwater, Oklahoma: The Stillwater Journal. p. 3. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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  13. ^ "About the City of Stillwater Flag". Stillwater, Oklahoma: City of Stillwater, Oklahoma. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Christine Fahringer Salmon". Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: News OK. October 12, 1985. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  15. ^ "A Historic Walking Tour of Downtown Stillwater, OK" (PDF). Stillwater, Oklahoma: Downtown Stillwater. Retrieved 20 December 2015.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ a b c d Gane 1970, p. 795.
  17. ^ Jones 2005, p. 85.
  18. ^ Charles, Michelle (April 23, 2009). "Merger strengthens Starting Point II". Stillwater, Oklahoma: The Stillwater Journal. p. 1. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

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