Richard John Cronenberger, Arc 1979 - Cum Laude; University of Miami
Richard Cronenberger began his Historic Preservation Career in 1978 working on summer recording teams with the Historic American Buildings Survey. Throughout his 34 years with the National Park Service working as historic architect and museum collection preservationist, Mr. Cronenberger worked on thousands of historic buildings and hundreds of museum collection storage facilities located throughout the country. He has extensive experience in all areas of the National Park Service Cultural resources programs. He was fortunate to represent the United States while attending the Architectural Conservation Program, ICCROM, International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), Rome, Italy in 1993. He served on the Colorado Historic Preservation Review Board and Colorado State Register Review Board from 2006-2012. In retirement, Mr. Cronenberger is an active promoter for historic preservation in Littleton, Colorado.
Alan Crockwell, a biology teacher at The Carollton School in Coconut Grove, moved from Buffalo to Miami in 1977. Crockwell co-founded the Miami Memorabilia Collector's Club in 1991. He has published numerous articles on Miami history and its collectibles.
América Crespo was born in Havana, Cuba on October 22, 1922. She was a singer whose voice was featured in the musical works of Ernesto Lecuona and Gonzalo Roig. She gained popularity from her presence on the popular radio program “La Corte Suprema del Arte.” This program, which existed pre-1959, served as a platform for Cuban artists and entertainers to introduce their works to a larger audience and many famous Cuban artists had their start on this radio program. She later was signed as an exclusive artist to the RHC Azul radio station, which ran from 1940-1954 and was very popular on the island. In the 1950’s, Crespo interpreted some of her mentor Gonzalo Roig’s best works, along with artist Esther Borja. Her musical repertoire was heavily influenced by Cuban and international lyrical music. She made several discs, including “La Música de Gonzalo Roig,” “América Crespo - Arias, Valses Y Canciones Selectas” and “Amor en primavera.” She lived in the United States until her death in 1995.
