You may have recently noticed some additional letters after Principal Angel Ayón’s name. On November 18th, he was distinguished as one of 10 new Recognized Professionals at the annual Fall conference of the Association for Preservation Technology (APT), which he achieved earlier this year. An APT Recognized Professional (APT RP) has specialized knowledge in the use of preservation technology in conservation and stewardship of cultural heritage; conforms to accepted international technical and APT ethical standards; and works in accordance with the regulations and guidelines of the person’s specialty preservation field and the appropriate jurisdictions of their practice.
The APT and the APT College of Fellows established the program in 2018 to recognize the expert skill level of individuals in the various fields of preservation technology with a formal recognition of achievement. Angel’s dedication to the organization and its knowledge-sharing mission is unwavering. He has been involved in APT for over two decades, first presented at the annual conference in 2009, and has been published in the APT Bulletin twice, first in 2011 and 2014, then again in 2022 with an excerpt of the book he co-authored – Reglazing Modernism – after it won the 2021 Lee Nelson Book Award. Over the years, he has also served as a peer reviewer for a few APT publications and has adhered to APTi’s mentorship spirit by guiding not only the staff at AYON Studio, but also students at Columbia University, Pratt Institute, NYU, and The New School.