A five-time winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and a twelve-time All-Star, Bill Russell was the centerpiece of the Boston Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA Championships during his thirteen-year career. Along with Henri Richard of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league. Russell is widely considered one of the best defensive players in NBA history, and he also served a three-season stint as player-coach for the Celtics, becoming the first African-American NBA coach. Russell was the first athlete to host Saturday Night Live as well. Additionally, he has worked as a… color commentator and is on the board of the National Mentoring Partnership.
An architect, Frank S. Kelly is senior vice president and director of planning/programming for the SHW Group, an architectural, planning, and engineering firm focused on architecture for education. SHW's practice extends across much of the country, with offices in Texas, Michigan, and Virginia.Kelly taught design in the School of Architecture at the University of Tennessee and has worked with architectural classes at both Texas A&M and Rice University. With particular interest in the relationship between instruction and facilities, much of his architectural experience has focused on the planning, programming, and design of K-12 schools. He frequently lectures at school conferences related… to instruction and has written a number of articles for education journals. His projects have been recognized by design awards from the architectural profession and educational organizations. In 1984, he was elected to the American Institute of Architect's College of Fellows for his work in design.