Director Region 3:
Southern Conference

Dennis S. Ward, AIA, Florence, SC, has been a member of the South Carolina Board of Architectural Examiners since 2001, serving as chair in 2004-2005 and again in FY10. He has served on numerous NCARB committees, task forces, and workshops including the ARE Subcommittee (Chair 2008-2009), the ARE Technology Subcommittee (Chair 2006-2007), the Committee on Examination, the ARE Specification Task Force, and the ARE Item Writing Workshop. In addition, he has served as an NCARB visiting team representative for the National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB). Ward was elected to the Board of Directors in 2009 as the director for the Southern Conference (Region 3).

A graduate of Clemson University’s undergraduate program, Ward went on to attend Clemson’s Charles E. Daniels Center for Building Research and Urban Studies in Genoa, Italy and received his Masters of Architecture from Clemson University. In 1995, Ward became president of F W Architects, Inc., AIA, a position in which he continues to serve. Experienced in both large and small design projects, his portfolio includes educational, civic, theatrical, commercial, institutional, religious, healthcare, senior living, adaptive re-use, state, and federal projects. Ward holds an NCARB Certificate for national reciprocity and is licensed in South Carolina and North Carolina.