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Marvin R. Ragland, Jr., Architect, AIA

Education:
Louisiana State University, Bachelor of Architecture


Professional Registration:
Registered Architect, State of Louisiana
License No. 3266
Louisiana Licensing Board Certified for Continuing Education


Professional Associations:
Gulf States Regional Director, American Institute of Architects Past President, AIA Louisiana Past-President AIA Baton Rouge Member, Sunrise Rotary Club of Baton Rouge Past Treasurer and Member Board of Directors, Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Past President and Member Board of Directors, Boys and Girls Club of Baton Rouge Member, East Baton Rouge Parish, Department of Public Works, Board of Appeals, Baton Rouge, LA


Professional Experience:
In his years of practice, Mr. Ragland has developed a broad base of architectural knowledge and now serves as partner-in-charge of project construction administration and cost estimating for all of the projects of Robert M. Coleman & Partners, Architects, AIA. His experience has been gained by working on national as well as international commissions, ranging from substantial hospitality and commercial works to medical, institutional, educational, and religious complexes. The daily administration and on-site supervision, coordination and quality control of construction is his responsibility.

Some of the recent projects with which Mr. Ragland has been involved include the master planning and additions to St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church, additions to Our Lady of Mercy School, and the Reilly Theater for Swine Palace Productions. Numerous other facilities are part of his work experience, the most recent being the Renovations to Catfish Town.

Through the years Mr. Ragland has actively participated in numerous commercial office building and retail developments. An example of such a development is the Bluebonnet Centre Multi-Use Complex, encompassing high-and-lowrise office buildings, as well as the Quality Suites Hotel of Baton Rouge, and "The Villas," a specialty retail center.

Institutional client contact is another area of specialized activity with which Mr. Ragland is experienced. The C.B. Pennington Foundation, the Mary Bird Perkins Foundation, and Louisiana State University are only three clients with which he maintains an on-going relationship, monitoring progress of facility conditions, upgrades, and new construction.

In conjunction with RMC&P, Mr. Ragland is an active participant in all levels of the American Institute of Architects. In addition, he has served as guest juror and lecturer at the School of Architecture at Louisiana State University, and continues to be involved in numerous local nonprofit boards and many other civic pursuits.