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68-510: The design, by Adrian D. Smith of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill , is in the Art Deco style and bears a marked similarity to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City , which is NBC's global headquarters. The tower is further enhanced by the use of limestone piers and recessed tinted glass with granite spandrels . The building takes additional cues from the nearby landmark Tribune Tower with

136-743: A cadet in D-2 could be a member of the Ross Volunteers, but not the Band). The Ross Volunteer Company is the official Honor Guard for the Governor of the state of Texas , and, aside from the Cadet Corps itself, is the oldest student organization in the state of Texas. Started in 1887 during the tenure of President H. H. Dinwiddie , the organization was originally named the Scott Volunteers after Col. Thomas M. Scott,

204-677: A combined Air Force and Cavalry regiment, a combined Engineer and Composite regiment, and the "Training Regiment" consisting of nine companies of freshmen), the Headquarters Group and the Band were composed of a total of 35 individual military units. The 1951–52 academic year saw the organization of the Cadet Corps at is largest in number of individual units. Sixty-six units (companies, batteries and squadrons) were divided among 8 regiments (Infantry, Artillery, Armor/Engineers, First Air Force Wing, 2nd Air Force Wing, Composite Regiment, Seventh Regiment and

272-457: A potent factor in the formation of true character. In 1883, out of frustration, James resigned, and James Reid Cole was named 3rd president of the university. Cole served as president for only a few months when the board made a surprise move removing Cole from the office of president naming Hardaway Hunt Dinwiddie in the new position of Chairman of the Faculty. Dinwiddie was also VMI alumnus and

340-434: A quote from John Garland James regarding his beliefs about military training in an academic setting. The military system of school government... tends to develop in the student a high sense of personal honor and moral responsibility, and to give him those habits of regularity, promptness, self-reliance, and respect for proper authority, which go far to make the good citizen and the successful man of business. It thus becomes

408-805: A silk red sash around the waist of the white uniform. The RV Company performs a 3-volley, 21-gun salute at the traditional Silver Taps ceremony and at the annual campus Muster event. In addition, the RV Company marches in several parades each year including the Rex Parade on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana. The RVs serve as the honor guard of Rex, the king of Mardi Gras. Other duties include Texas Gubernatorial events, funerals, weddings, and campus events. This all-freshman precision rifle drill team represents Texas A&M and its Corps of Cadets in competition with other colleges at military drill meets around

476-475: A special unit, known as W-1. Harassment from their male counterparts was commonplace. Women were initially prohibited from serving in leadership positions or in the more elite Corps units such as the Band and the Ross Volunteers. These groups were opened to female participation in fall of 1985, following a federal court decision in a class-action lawsuit filed by a female cadet; five years later, female-only units were eliminated. In 1977, Freshman Orientation Week

544-405: A strong believer in military training. By the time of Dinwiddie's unfortunate passing in 1887, Texas A&M's military tradition was strongly instituted. Through the first four administrations there were overtures to reduce the military aspect of Texas A&M. The first president, Thomas S. Gathright , was not a strong advocate and often had differences with Morris. James faced criticisms of

612-536: A total of 5 regiments, encompassing thirty-two individual units (companies, batteries and troops). That same year, a Chemical Warfare Service Company was added to the Composite Regiment, and the following year a second company warranted the formation of a Chemical Warfare Service Battalion. A sixth regiment, the Coast Artillery Regiment, was added in 1937. In 1939, the Band had grown to the point that it

680-467: A white braid on their garrison caps and white cotton belts, run the daily operations of the Corps. They hold the rank of cadet sergeant through cadet sergeant major, depending on the position attained. Senior cadets are often referred to as " zips " (short for " zipperheads "), referring to the black and gold "zipper" braid on the garrison cap. A senior may also be referred to as an "elephant," which derives from

748-466: Is a coeducational institution, and all but eight of its units are gender-integrated. Over 2,500 students, including over 300 women are members of the Corps, and, although this is only a small percentage of the overall student population, the Corps remains a highly visible presence on campus, a reminder of the school's origins as an all-male military college. Cadets are active in many campus organizations and are renowned for their school spirit and have

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816-653: Is analogous to the experiences of the Rooks at Norwich University , Knobs at The Citadel , Rats of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and the Virginia Military Institute , Frogs at University of North Georgia , Doolies at the United States Air Force Academy , or Plebes at any of the other U.S. Federal Service Academies . Both freshmen and sophomore cadets are required to wear metal taps on

884-459: Is dedicated to the design of high-performance, energy-efficient and sustainable architecture on an international scale. In 2008, he co-founded the MEP firm of PositivEnergy Practice (PEP), which specializes in the environmental engineering of high-performance, energy-efficient architecture design. The petal shape of Burj Khalifa was a major architectural contribution by Smith. The shape of Burj Khalifa

952-461: Is one of six U.S. colleges classified as senior military colleges and is the largest. The Corps of Cadets was founded in 1876 with the creation of the all-male, military-focused Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas under the Morrill Act of 1862 . The Morrill Act did not specify the extent of military training, leading many land-grant schools to provide only minimal training, Texas A&M

1020-442: Is required to know the answers to a wide number of questions including, "What's for chow?", "How many days until Final Review?", and a long list of university history questions. Upon meeting an upperclassman fish must introduce themselves and learn the upperclassman's name. As the academic year progresses, some upperclassmen will begin to grant the fish permission to use his or her first name and speak more informally. Sophomores in

1088-600: Is unique among military schools, bearing a close resemblance to the US Army uniforms from after World War I to World War II known as Pinks and greens . There are slight differences in the uniform worn by each class year, noted below, including the Senior Boots, calf-skin riding boots harkening back to the US Army cavalry officer's uniform of World War I. All cadets wear the same basic Corps uniform regardless of service affiliation. Freshman cadets are called fish. The first year,

1156-518: The Merchandise Mart to a new studio in the tower. WKQX and WLUP-FM operated temporarily from the former WLS studios at 190 N. State St. On August 4, 2016, the move of WKQX and WLUP-FM to the tower was finalized. CBS Media Ventures ' Chicago branch is located in Suite 2910. From the tower's opening to 2006, WMAQ/WSCR radio studios were also located in the building. The stations relocated. The tower

1224-517: The University of Illinois, Chicago College of Architecture and Arts , graduating in 1969. In 2013, Smith was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters degree from Texas A&M University. Smith spent many years at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Chicago, beginning in 1967 and was a Design Partner from 1980 to 2003 and a Consulting Design Partner from 2003 to 2006. In 2006, he founded Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG), which

1292-822: The 41st President of the United States of America, as he was laid to rest alongside the late First Lady Barbara Bush and their daughter Robin at the George Bush Presidential Library on the Texas A&;M campus. In April 2022, the campaign "March to 3,000" was launched to grow the Corps of Cadets to 3,000 members from around 2,143 in the fall 2021. The Commandant is the Head of the School of Military Science. Along with his Chief of Staff and Assistant Commandants, they provide administrative and professional leadership for

1360-501: The 57 Corps units, a total of 21, consisted of Freshmen. The following year, freshmen were incorporated back into the other Corps units. The 1954–55 school year, saw the Cadet Corps begin to take on the organization (two Army regiments and two Air Force wings, and the Band) that is familiar to most former cadets today. The Band, which in 1939 had divided itself into an Infantry company and an Artillery Battery (Field Artillery Band in 1940), dropped those branch designations in 1947 in favor of

1428-560: The Army Branch designations, the units in the two Army Brigades began to adopt unit nicknames and mascots, or "outfit logos," in earnest. During the Vietnam War era, the Cadet Corps was composed of two to three Army Brigades, two to three Air Force Wings, and the Band. Each brigade was composed of two or three battalions of three to five companies each, and each Wing was composed of two groups of three to six squadrons each. During this period

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1496-490: The Commandant ensured that Artillery training was included in the military instruction. The Aggie Band was organized in 1894 as a permanent institution within the Corps. In 1908, with enrollment over 570, a second battalion was added. As enrollment climbed, the Cadet Corps continued to grow to multiple battalions, each with two to four companies, and the Corps became divided into multiple regiments. The academic year 1916–17 saw

1564-418: The Corps ) is a student military organization at Texas A&M University . Established with the university in 1876, it is the oldest student organization on campus. Students who elect to join the Corps must participate in mandatory Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) courses and training for the first three semesters, but they are optional after that. All cadets are required to attend leadership classes in

1632-523: The Corps are known as pissheads, often bowdlerized as " head ". A sophomore's duty in the Corps is to train and drill the freshmen through all their necessary duties and responsibilities through Final Review in May. They are graded by the performance of their freshmen. Much like drill sergeants, the pissheads are responsible for seeing that the fish adapt and excel in Corps life through rigorous, diligent, and sometimes intense instruction. Sophomores are expected to be

1700-425: The Corps was composed of as many as 40 individual companies and squadrons, including the Band. Texas A&M remained a primarily all-male military institution with mandatory membership in the Cadet Corps until 1964, when the school began admitting women. In 1965 Corps membership became voluntary for students. The Corps first incorporated female members in the fall of 1974. At the time, the women were placed into

1768-505: The Corps. Organizationally, the ROTC units are organized under the Commandant led by a representative of each of the military branches: the Professor of Military Science ( Army ROTC ), the Professor of Naval Science ( Navy and Marine Corps ROTC ), and the Professor of Aerospace Studies ( Air Force and Space Force ROTC ). Reference The Corps of Cadets has its own cadet commander, a Cadet Colonel ,

1836-507: The Depression waned and the U.S. involvement in the war became imminent, enrollment climbed back to a pre-War total of over 6,500 in the fall of 1941. In 1935, swelling enrollment forced the formation of an Engineer Regiment and a Cavalry Regiment. With these two new regiments, added to the Infantry, Field Artillery and Composite regiments, the Cadet Corps, for the first time in its history, now had

1904-580: The Deputy Corps Commander, the Chief of Staff, the Corps Sergeant Major and 21 other cadet officers and sergeants. The Corps of Cadets is organized and modeled after an army corps including Continental Staff positions in both the Corps leadership and the individual units. Key: * male-only unit, # historically STEM unit, ** Pre-professional unit. Note that "Company A-1" or "Squadron 2" are

1972-525: The Eighth Freshman Training Regiment) consisting of 21 battalions and the Band. During this post-war era and into the 1950s, the various units of the Corps continued to be identified by their military branch. The traditional branches (Infantry, Field Artillery, Cavalry, Engineers, Coast Artillery, Quartermaster, Ordinance, Signal Corps, Armor, Chemical Corps, Transportation, Army Security, and Army Air Force) continued to be represented. But

2040-489: The Freshman Regiment added a Band Company and four Air Force flights for a total of 12 units. The Eighth Freshman Training Regiment was moved to the main campus in the fall of 1950, and by 1951, it consisted of a total of 15 freshman companies, batteries and squadrons, each with a branch designation, attached to which was a Senior Battalion of four companies of cadet Seniors. During the 1953–54 school year, over one-third of

2108-572: The School of Military Science coordinated by the Commandant's Office. Approximately 45 percent of the members of the Cadet Corps continue with the ROTC curriculum, contract with the military, and receive commissions as officers in the United States armed forces upon graduation. Juniors and seniors who do not have military contracts to receive commissions but wish to remain members of the Cadet Corps are classified as "Drill & Ceremonies" (D&C) cadets. As established under federal law, Texas A&M

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2176-404: The best example of cadets for their fish. It is generally considered bad form for a junior or senior to correct a sophomore in view of freshmen. As a junior , the cadet is called a " sergebutt " or more commonly just butt . The nickname is a result of a junior privilege to purchase tailor made the serge uniforms which were easier to maintain and required less ironing. The Corps juniors, wearing

2244-449: The building contains 850,000 sq ft (79,000 m) of space and three floors of underground parking with 261 spaces. Connected to the main tower is a four-story radio and television broadcasting facility where WSNS's newscasts and WMAQ's newscasts are currently taped, and was the former recording facility for Jerry Springer and The Steve Wilkos Show before their tax credit-influenced move to Stamford, Connecticut in 2009. It

2312-772: The building projected to surpass it, the Jeddah Tower . A long-time principal of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill , he founded his own architectural partnership firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture in Chicago in 2006. Among his other projects, he was the senior architect for Central Park Tower in New York City, Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago, the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, and Zifeng Tower in Nanjing. Adrian Smith

2380-460: The college's business manager. In 1898, the company was renamed for Texas A&M President Lawrence Sullivan Ross . The company is composed of junior and senior cadets. Cadets are chosen on a basis of honor, humility, and character. Each fall, approximately 72 junior cadets are selected into the company by the RV seniors. A critical voting process, undisclosed to outside sources, is conducted to select

2448-589: The combined total of the United States Naval Academy and the United States Military Academy during the same timeframe. Over 250 Aggies have served as generals or flag officers , and eight alumni have been awarded the highest United States military award, the Medal of Honor : *Sasser was not in the Corps and joined A&M after receiving his Medal of Honor Today, the Cadet Corps

2516-413: The combined totals of both military academies. By February 1943 enrollment dropped to less than 4,000 as Cadets left school to serve in the U.S. military. The 1944–45 school year saw enrollment drop to as low as 1,600 and the depletion of cadets forced the reorganization of the Corps down to only two regiments (Infantry and Composite) consisting of a total of only 17 companies, batteries and troops, including

2584-483: The division of the Corps into two regiments. The following year, the two regiments had a total of six battalions composed of eighteen companies and a battery of field artillery. In 1918, enrollment surged to 1,284, almost a fifty percent increase over the previous year. In the 1919–20 school year, a Signal Corps battalion and a Mounted Cavalry battalion (later called a "cavalry squadron") with one cavalry troop were added. An Air Service squadron with one company-sized "flight"

2652-530: The faculty, largely with members from the Texas Military Institute . John Garland James , then president of TMI, was named as the 2nd president of the university. One of James' first hires was John Waller Clark, a recent VMI graduate, to serve as the Assistant Commandant. During his tenure, James strongly advocated for the military training aspect of A&M's curriculum. The following is

2720-558: The fall of 1928, with enrollment at 2,770 cadets, an Engineer Battalion was added, and the following year a third regiment was formed out of the expanded Field Artillery Battalion. A fourth battalion, the Coast Artillery, was added to the Composite Regiment in the fall of 1933. The Cadet Corps enrollment hit a peak of 2,770 in 1928, but the Great Depression took its toll, and by the fall of 1932 enrollment had fallen to 2,001. But as

2788-481: The foundation he laid for Texas A&M's interpretation of the Morrill Act of 1862 . P. L. Downs, Class of 1879 and private secretary to Texas A&M's 1st president, Thomas S. Gathright , was quoted on the president's stance regarding military discipline at the university. Gathright was wholly opposed to any military discipline. He believed in putting the boys on their honor and trusting them implicitly, and yet Major Morris, as Commandant, insisted upon carrying out

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2856-502: The governmental requirements as to military training and that did not altogether suit the president. In November 1879 the first administration was dismissed, including Morris. The board was not happy with the direction of the college and a great rift had developed in the faculty due to an event known as the "Crisp Affair." The four-day proceedings are well documented in the Galveston Daily News. The board quickly restaffed

2924-480: The gun was the runaway that tumbled over a ridge in the film We've Never Been Licked , there is no conclusive evidence. There are many special units under the different ROTC programs and their cadet-led units: The Warrior Training Battalion, the Midshipmen Battalion and Air Force Detachment 805. As a member of the Corps, a cadet climbs through four classes of seniority. The current Corps of Cadets uniform

2992-484: The heels of their shoes. In addition, male fish must maintain an extremely short hairstyle known colloquially as a "fish cut". Corps freshmen are not addressed by their first name; a freshman named John Smith would become fish Smith his freshman year in the Corps. A freshman whose last name is not known to the speaker is referred to by the generic name "fish Jones." Cadets who started in the same class year are known as buddies. In addition to standardized answers, every fish

3060-496: The moniker "Keepers of the Spirit". All military branches are represented in the organization of the Cadet Corps and is composed of an Air Force/Space Force Wing, an Army Brigade, a Navy/Marine Regiment, as well as The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band whose members may be affiliated with any military branch. In December 2018, the Corps of Cadets had the honor, and distinction, of saying their final farewell and salute to George H. W. Bush ,

3128-533: The nation. The team began when the freshmen were moved from the main campus to deal with the overcrowding and hazing issues that followed World War II and the return of war veterans to the A&;M campus. The freshmen were moved to the Riverside Campus Annex and lived in the dorms of the retired Bryan Air Force Base twelve miles from campus. They were bussed to class each day, but primarily lived in isolation from

3196-511: The new junior inductees. Once the juniors are inducted into the company, it is composed of those newly selected juniors and 35 seniors holding leadership positions. Seniors not selected for leadership positions retain their membership. Today, the RV uniform is a distinctive white uniform, with yellow trim. Officers in the RV Company (Commanding Officer, Executive Officer, Administrative Officer, Operations Officer, and three Platoon Leaders) as well as one Non-Commissioned Officer (1st Sergeant) wear

3264-415: The official designations of the outfits in the Corps. The nicknames of the outfits are included as they are an integral part of the tradition and heritage of the Corps. Squadron 18, K-1, and D-1 are the (transfer) outfits for out-of-cycle cadets who will be completing their freshman year in one semester. The following are special units within the Corps of which cadets can additionally be members (for example

3332-471: The only active-duty Commandant at Texas A&M. Within this special unit, Half Section (responsible for Field Artillery and Mule Team elements) maintains the "Spirit of '02", a field gun found in the fall of 1974 at a Aggie Bonfire cut site near Easterwood Airport . The cannon is driven by a 4 horse team and a restored caisson to Kyle Field and fired during all home football games, midnight yell practice, and other special events. While Aggie lore states

3400-403: The only mounted ROTC cavalry unit in the country. They were formed in the spring of 1973 to preserve the traditions of the Texas A&M cavalry through the 1930s. The unit represents the university at football games, parades, agricultural, and equestrian events throughout Texas. It is named after Colonel Thomas R. Parsons who oversaw the creation of the unit, former Commandant from 1972 to 1978 and

3468-524: The opening segment of the 1992 film A Few Good Men and served as army soldiers in training in Courage Under Fire . Despite a successful record in drill competitions nationwide, in 1997 the Fish Drill Team was put on hiatus for four years due to leadership concerns and issues, most notably hazing of students. The team was reinstated in the spring of 2002. Parsons Mounted Cavalry serves as

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3536-419: The regimen from the state legislature, and Dinwiddie faced the pressures of strong competition from the newly formed University of Texas at Austin . For the school's first thirty-one years, through the 1907–08 academic year, the Cadet Corps was organized into one battalion consisting of two to four companies, designated companies "A", "B", "C", and "D". Early on, these were designated "Infantry" companies, but

3604-577: The rest of the Corps. In order to "promote unity and focus on military precision", the freshmen organized themselves into the Freshman Drill Team in the fall of 1947 Over the following 75 years, the team earned dozens of national championships including every national title since 2004, except 2009, when the team placed 2nd. They were selected to portrayed the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon during

3672-466: The strength of air power and the rise of the importance of the U.S. Air Force during this era was evident in the organization of the Cadet Corps as Army Air Corps units became Air Force flights (later squadrons). Veterans companies and flights were formed to separate these older veterans from younger cadets. Beginning in 1948 athletes were organized into their own batteries (later companies) to accommodate special team practice schedules. That same year, 1948,

3740-471: The two Band units. In 1943, the U.S. Army declared the Mounted Cavalry obsolete, although Cavalry units continued at Texas A&M as mechanized units until the end of the 1949–50 academic year. World War II and the demands of the U.S. military took their toll on enrollment. But, with the end of the war, as enrollment surged in the fall of 1946, Texas A&M gained the use of Bryan Air Force Base , which

3808-557: The two designations Maroon Band and White Band. The first unit logos, which later evolved into the now common unit names, began to appear among the Air Force units in the 1955–56 Aggieland yearbook. A few of the Army units began to follow suit in the 1957-58 Aggieland . But, in the 1959–60 academic year, with the complete reorganization of the First and Second Brigades and the official abandonment of

3876-571: The use of flying buttresses . A 130 ft (40 m) broadcast tower and spire tops the skyscraper . WMAQ and WSNS have STL and satellite facilities on the roof; the STLs link to WMAQ and WSNS's transmitter facilities atop the Willis Tower . WMAQ radio/WSCR studios and STL were located in the building until 2006 when they relocated to Two Prudential Plaza . Located in the Cityfront Plaza area,

3944-534: Was added in the 1920–21 school year. In the fall of 1923, the Cadet Corps, with a total of 2,091 cadets in twenty-three individual units, became divided between the Infantry Regiment and the Composite Regiment. The Composite Regiment included the Cavalry, Field Artillery, Air Service and Signal Corps units. The Air Corps Squadron (formerly Air Service Squadron) was phased out at the end of the 1927–28 school year. In

4012-457: Was also home to the 1990s syndicated improv/sketch show Kwik Witz , The Jenny Jones Show until its cancellation in 2003, Steve Harvey until its move to Los Angeles in 2017, and Judge Mathis until its cancellation in 2023. The following TV and radio stations are located in the building: In February 2016, alternative station WKQX and sister classic rock station WLUP-FM announced that they will be moving from their longtime home in

4080-423: Was also the world headquarters of Navistar International until 2000 when the company announced plans to relocate to west suburban Lisle, Illinois . In addition to housing these entities, the studios have been home to the following shows: Adrian Smith (architect) Adrian Devaun Smith (born August 19, 1944) is an American architect . He designed the world's tallest structure, Burj Khalifa , as well as

4148-465: Was an exception. The only mention of military training is in Section 4: ...the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics , to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts... In 1876, Robert Page Waller Morris , a 1872 graduate of Virginia Military Institute , joined the university staff and

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4216-452: Was assigned as the first Commandant of the Corps. In this role, he drafted the first set of Corps regulations and designed the first cadet uniform. Prior to joining Texas A&M, Morris served as a professor at the Texas Military Institute alongside John Garland James and Hardaway Hunt Dinwiddie , who were also VMI cadets. James and Dinwiddie both became future presidents of Texas A&M . Morris' experience at VMI and TMI influenced

4284-562: Was being closed, and converted a number of its buildings into dormitories. In 1947, all entering freshmen, approximately 1,500, were assigned to the Bryan Air Force Base "Annex" which became essentially a freshman campus. The Cadet Corps reorganized again to accommodate these unusual conditions. The 1947–48 Cadet Corps consisted of five regiments, a Headquarters Group, and the Band during that academic year. The five regiments (a combined Infantry and Veterans regiment, an Artillery regiment,

4352-509: Was born in Chicago in 1944. When he was four years old, his family moved to Southern California, where he grew up. His interest in drawing led his mother to suggest that he study architecture. Smith attended Texas A&M University , pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture while being involved with the Corps of Cadets . However, he did not graduate and instead started working for Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) in 1967. He finished his education at

4420-777: Was inspired by the Spider Lily flower. The three petal shape re-configures as the building height increases. The change in pattern along the height does not allow flow pattern to organize. This confuses the wind and saves the building from the effect of vortex shedding. Smith was also credited to introduce the first large-scale commercial passive double-wall structure in the United States located at 601 Congress Street in Boston in 2006. Projects Smith designed have won over 125 awards including 5 international awards, 9 National American Institute of Architects Awards, 35 State and Chicago AIA Awards, and 3 Urban Land Institute Awards for Excellence. He

4488-640: Was introduced for incoming fish, culminating in the tradition of the "Fish Review", which has occurred since 1988. In 2007, the corps consisted of 3 Brigades, 2 Regiments, 2 Wings, the Aggie Band, and a task force of special units and veterans outfits. Members of the Cadet Corps have served in every major conflict fought by the United States since the Spanish–American War . During World War II , Texas A.M.C. produced 20,229 Aggies who served in combat. Of those, 14,123 were commissioned as officers, more than

4556-502: Was now divided into two units, the Infantry and Artillery Bands. In the fall of 1942, as citizens of Texas responded to America's need for military officers, the number of individual military units in the Cadet Corps hit an all-time high with a total of seven regiments of seventeen battalions comprising sixty companies, batteries, and troops, including the Band. The Cadet Corps at Texas A&M sent over 20,229 former cadets into World War II, 14,123 of them as commissioned officers, more than

4624-755: Was the recipient of the CTBUH 2011 Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award. Smith's work at SOM has been featured in museums in the United States, South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He is a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council . The following is an abridged list of work Smith was primarily responsible for as a partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill: or as Design Partner at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture . Texas A%26M University Corps of Cadets The Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets (often The Corps of Cadets , or simply

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