Background
Seligson, Theodore H. was born on November 10, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Harry and Rose (Haith) Seligson.
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Seligson, Theodore H. was born on November 10, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Harry and Rose (Haith) Seligson.
Bachelor of Architecture, Washington University, St. Louis, 1953.
Intern Marshall & Brown, Kansas City, Missouri, 1949-1954. Designer, head design Kivett & Myers, 1954-1962. Principal Design Associates, since 1955, Atelier Seligson, Kansas City, Missouri, 1962-1964.
President Seligson, Eggen, Inc., 1964-1973, Seligson Associates, Inc., Architects Planners, Kansas City, 1973-1997. Principal Foss, Seligson, Lafferty, 1997—2007. Visiting lecturer adult education University Missouri-Kansas City, 1958-1961, visiting professor architect, since 1989, visiting professor urban design, since 2002, cockefair chair, lecturer, 2009.
Teacher, critic Kansas City Art Institute, Missouri, 1961-1964, 71-72, adjunct professor, 1986, 89, 91, 92. Adjunct professor Kansas State University, 1991-1992, 97. Visiting professor Washington University, St. Louis, 1975, 77, 78, 81, 86, 91, University Kansas, Lawrence, 1978, 79, 80, 91, 92.
Art consultant Design Associates, Kansas City, Missouri, since 1955.
Vice president Friends of Art Nelson-Atkins Museum Art, Kansas City, board directors 1963-1967, chairman selections committee, 1981, visiting curator, 1972, 87. Chairman Capitol Fine Arts Commission Missouri, 1983-1990, Kansas City Worlds Fair goals and themes subcommittee, 1985-1990. Board directors Westport Tomorrow, Kansas City, 1980-1987, History Kansas City Foundation, 1984-1990.
President Native Sons of Kansas City, 1989, board directors 1978-1994, Westport Community Council, 1973-1975. Board governors Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, 1998-2002, member board advisors, since 2002. Member Kansas City Key to City Commission, 2001-2002.
Past member American Society Interior Designers. Board directors Sacred Structures, 2003-2008. Fellow American Institute of Architects (Kansas City chapter president 1983, board directors 1979-1984, Design Excellence award 1966, 68, 70, 74, Central States Regional award 1974, 78, Honor award for outstanding service to chapter and profession 1982-1983), National Council Architectural Registration Boards (task analysis advisory committee 1988-1990), Society Architectural Historians (president 1973-1975, board directors 1994-1997).
Married Jacqueline Rose, December 27, 1964 (divorced 1976).