Roger M.Thorp is the president and principal designer for Thorp Associates, which he founded in 1976. His designs for the great variety of projects Thorp Associates has accomplished have earned the firm numerous awards, as well as a strong client base. Roger graduated from the Kansas State University School of Architecture in 1970, with graduate work at Harvard School of Design. He received a National Endowment for the Arts Scholarship for the Study of Architecture in 1969 and is a member of Tau Sigma Delta Honorary Fraternity. Roger is a charter member of Colorado North Chapter of AIA and through the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards is licensed in 16 states and two Canadian provinces. As a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International, Roger has served on the International Services and the Student Merit Awards Committees. Other civic activities have included the Advisory Committee for Estes Valley Comprehensive Plan, the Estes Park Senior Center Steering Committee, Estes Area Historical Museum Board of Directors, Estes Park Oratorio Society member and soloist, Community Church of the Rockies, Elder in the Presbyterian Church USA, and Habitat for Humanity