Henry L. Kamphoefner

Henry Leveke Kamphoefner (May 5, 1907 – February 14, 1990) was a champion of Modernist architecture and is most well known for bringing modern architecture to the southern United States and North Carolina in particular, as the first Dean of the School (now College) of Design at North Carolina State University.

His 1938 Oleson Park Music Pavilion in Fort Dodge, Iowa is on the National Register of Historic Places.

When he moved to North Carolina State College, he brought several colleagues and students from the University of Oklahoma with him, including George Matsumoto and Terry Waugh.

[3] He created strict admissions policies and instituted a distinguished visitors program, which brought in architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright to lecture at the school.

From 1979 to 1981, he served as a distinguished visiting professor at Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C. Kamphoefner received several awards and honors for his professional work, including an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Morningside College (1967); an honorary Doctorate of Laws from Ball State University (1972); an award in Joint Achievement for Lasting Achievement in Architectural Education (1977); and a North Carolina Award for Achievement in the Fine Arts (1978).