March 21, 2008 (Indianapolis)- Matt Riggs has been elected to the executive board of the Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC), according to an announcement made today by Fredrick J. Green, president and chief operating officer of Cripe Architects + Engineers.

Riggs currently manages the GIS service area at Cripe Architects + Engineers and, as Secretary, will work with the Board of Directors of IGIC to fulfill their mission of leading the effective application of Indiana’s geographic information.  “We at Cripe are proud of Matt’s new leadership role in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) community; with his technical knowledge and leadership, he will be a great addition to the IGIC Board of Directors,”  said Green.

About Cripe Architects + Engineers
Cripe Architects + Engineers is a minority-owned, Indianapolis-based design firm that was founded in 1937 by Mr. Paul I. Cripe.  The firm’s 80 employees provide Architectural Design, Interior Design, Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Master Planning, Land Surveying, Construction Layout, Geographic Information Systems and Owner’s Representation services to its clients.  Its work spans all industries but concentrates in the Health Care, Education, Government/ Municipalities, and Commercial markets.  Headquartered at 7172 Graham Road, Cripe Architects + Engineers also has offices in Carmel and Fort Wayne.  Cripe Architects + Engineers has also been named one of the “Best Places to Work” by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce in 2006, 2007 and 2008.