BIOGRAPHY OF JULIE HACKER Julie Hacker received her Master of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois, Chicago, in 1981 where she graduated first in her class and was awarded the Chicago Women in Architecture Award. She attended Wesleyan University in Connecticut and graduated cum laude majoring in psychology and modern dance. Before returning to Chicago, Julie worked and studied dance in New York for a year after graduating from Wesleyan University. A piece she choreographed is still being performed by the Corner Store a New York based dance group. Along with her interests in architecture, psychology, and dance, Ms. Hacker was interested in archaeology and worked on a dig in the Scottish Hebrides. She has traveled widely including Europe, Scandinavia, Africa, Egypt, Israel, and Russia. Before joining Stuart Cohen and Associates, she worked as a project architect for the Chicago firm of Hammond Beeby and Babka where she was responsible for the redesign of the outdoor play and animal petting areas at the Lincoln Park Children’s Zoo. She was made a partner in the firm Stuart Cohen & Julie Hacker Architects in 1991. In 2011 Hacker was elected to Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects in recognition of her contributions in the field of design. At present, she is the mother of a teenage boy and a triathlete who has competed in sprint, international, and half-ironman distances. In 2007 she completed the Ford Ironman Triathalon in Madison, Wisconsin. She is a full-time practicing architect. For a list of exhibitions and publications of her works see Press/Awards