The Columbia GSAPP Historic Preservation Program’s Director of Conservation, George Wheeler, received the Association for Preservation Technology’s highest honor – The Harley J. McKee Award – which recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of preservation technology. First presented in 1985, this award is named for the late Harley J. McKee (1905-1976), the second president of APT. In bestowing the award on Dr. Wheeler at APT’s annual conference in San Antonio, Texas, earlier in November, President and Historic Preservation Program alumnus, Dean Koga lauded Wheeler on his significant contributions to the field including his seminal book, Alkoxysilanes and the Consolidation of Stone, published by the J. Paul Getty Trust.