Download Fanning Howey Names Karen O. Courtney Chief

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April 16, 2015
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Fanning Howey Names Karen O. Courtney
Chief Marketing Officer
Indianapolis, Indiana (04/16/15) – Fanning Howey, a national architecture and engineering firm
specializing in the design of learning environments, announces the appointment of Karen O. Courtney,
AIA, FSMPS, as its chief marketing officer. Courtney will direct Fanning Howey’s marketing, business
development and communications efforts from the firm’s Indianapolis office.
“We are thrilled to have Karen join the Fanning Howey team,” said William Payne, AIA, Fanning Howey’s
chief executive officer. “She is the perfect individual to help us grow our brand and find new ways to
provide value for our clients and their communities.”
“Fanning Howey’s work impacts the lives of thousands of students each day, and I am pleased to be a
part of such a special organization,” said Courtney. “In joining a market leader like Fanning Howey, I look
forward to communicating the firm’s unique value proposition to communities across the nation and
finding new ways to celebrate and share their stories of successful educational design.”
Before joining Fanning Howey, Courtney was the director of business development and marketing for
both regional and national design and construction companies as well as a firm stockholder. She received
the 2013 Weld Coxe Lifetime Marketing Achievement Award from the Society for Marketing Professional
Services (SMPS) and was the SMPS national president in 2005. She currently serves on the American
Institute of Architects Best Practices Committee and has written and lectured extensively on marketing
and business development topics across the country. She is a graduate of Ball State University’s College
of Architecture and holds an MBA from the University of Texas.
About Fanning Howey
Fanning Howey is a national leader in the planning and design of environments for learning. The firm
maintains offices in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Texas and the District of Columbia. For more information, visit
www.fhai.com.
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