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Joseph Middlebrooks (1941-2022) was an award-winning architect who created his own firm here in Miami, Florida by the name of Joseph Middlebrooks and Associates, Inc. and taught at the University of Miami as Professor of Architecture & Planning from 1970 to 2011. He earned a Master of Architecture degree from Yale University in 1969, a Master of City Planning degree from Yale University in 1970, and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Howard University in 1969. He was also the first African-American registered architect in Florida and received many accolades over the years for his work, including the Miami-Dade County Business of the Year Award; The Miami Herald Pacesetters Award; a commendation plaque from the city of Opa-Locka for outstanding design of a state-owned multi-service center located in that city; a commendation plaque from the Opa-Locka Community Development Corporation for the Opa-Locka Historic Train Station and a 2nd place design competition award for the Florida Memorial College Theater. Over the years, his firm specialized in many areas, including: airport/aviation, banking/financial, childcare facilities, classrooms, clubhouses, colleges and universities, community centers, conference centers, cultural facilities, entertainment facilities, food service/cafeteria, government buildings, government offices, hospitals, libraries, and religious facilities.

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.

Lilian was born and raised in Denmark and educated as an Industrial Engineer. After working in that field for a few years, she responded to a recruitment ad by Pan American Airways which was looking for Danish speaking stewardesses. Wishing to experience more of the World, she accepted the position as stewardess. Lilian completed her training in Miami and was based in New York, flying throughout the Pan Am system. She met her future husband, who was a pilot for Eastern Airlines, and they were married on the former Danish island of St. Thomas in 1970. They moved to Miami in 1971, and Lilian continued to fly out of New York for several more years. She spent the rest of her Pan Am career as a Cabin Crew instructor and recruiter in Miami.

Lilian became a mother in 1977 and gave birth to her daughter, Karen, who today is a Marine Biologist married and living in Miami. Lilian then became active in the organization of former Pan Am Flight Attendants, World Wings International, Inc., and was elected to the position of President of the Miami Chapter in 1978. She became a member of the International Board of Directors of World Wings in 1985 as Recording Secretary, and as Vice-President of Charity, she administered the selection of CARE as World Wings International's official charity. Before being elected as the International President of World Wings in 1993, Lilian compiled the official archive of historical documents and materials of World Wings International as Board Archivist and presented the collection in 1993 to the University of Miami's Richter Library. She continues to add to this collection. Before retiring from the International Board of World Wings in 1999, Lilian also created a Time Capsule for the organization to be reopened in 2024.

Currently, Lilian serves as the Vice-President of the Pan Am Historical Foundation in the position as Chair of the Archives and memorabilia and Director of the Latin and Caribbean division of the Foundation.