Paula Wallace

Paula Wallace is the president and founder of the Savannah College of Art and Design, a private, nonprofit, accredited university with more than 100 academic degree programs and five locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia; Hong Kong; Lacoste, France; and online via SCAD eLearning. The university's achievements in historic preservation have been honored by the American Institute of Architects, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and UNESCO. In 2015, SCAD was ranked among the top four universities in the Americas and Europe by Red Dot.

Wallace has authored "Perfect Porches," "A House in the South," "The Bee and the Acorn and several other books." She has been named among the Condé Nast "Daring 25" and has been included on the DesignIntelligence list of "30 Most Admired Educators." The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art bestowed upon her the 2016 Arthur Ross Award for Stewardship; Ernst & Young honored her as "Principled Leadership Entrepreneur of the Year;" Elle Decor presented her with its inaugural Vision Award; and the Georgia Historical Society distinguished her as a 2015 Georgia Trustee.

Wallace has also been appointed a Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the French Embassy in the United States of America. She is an honorary member of the AIA and the recipient of the 2016 Roger Milliken Honorary AIA Legacy Award. Wallace currently serves on the National Advisory Board of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in the District of Columbia.