Résumé

Draftswoman, Ralph Anderson, Architect, Seattle, WA.

Part-time Draftswoman, L. Jane Hastings, Architect, Seattle, WA, c. 06/1963-1965.

Principal, Geise Architects, Seattle, WA, 1978- .

Commissioner, Island County, Diking District #2, Position #2, 2016- . Her unopposed election to the commissioner role occurred on 12/28/2015 and she took the oath of office on 02/13/2016. (See Island County Auditor, Miscellaneous Recordings, 2001-Present - District No 2 - Diking - Carolyn - Et Al., Island County Auditor, Miscellaneous Recordings, 2001-Present, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, accessed 03/22/2022.)

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Seattle Chapter, Seattle, WA.

Member, State of Washington Board of Registration for Architects, Olympia, WA, 1979-1984, 1984-1989. (See State Government Oaths of Office, 1854-2021 - Carolyn - D - Geise, State Government Oaths of Office, 1854-2021, Office of the Secretary of State, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, accessed 03/22/2022.)

Member, American Institute of Architects, National Ethics Council.

Presenter, AIA Seattle LifeWorks Series, Seattle, WA, 2005. This presentation discussed Geise's career and accomplishments.

Professional Awards

Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA).

Recipient, AIA, Seattle Chapter, Seattle Medalist, 2001.

Recipient, Low Income Housing Institute, Housing Hero Award, 2013. This award was made to Geise for her activities in advocating for and designing low-income housing projects.

Secondary Schools/College

Geise attended Brighton and Whitworth Elementary Schools, Seattle, WA.

Graduate, Franklin High School, Seattle, WA, 1952. She was a member of the Senior Glee Club at Franklin. (See Franklin High School Yearbook, 1952, p. 88.)

B.A., Clothing and Textiles, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, c. 1956

B.Arch., University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Seattle, WA, c. 1957-1963. She received her degree on 06/15/1963. A news story appearing in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer indicated that Victor Steinbreuck helped convince Geise to become an architecture major: ""I was interested in architecture when I first entered the university,' she explained. 'But I decided then architecture was for men and home ec for women.' She said she changed her mind after a friend introduced her to Victor Steinbrueck, professor of architecture and urban planning. Steinbrueck encouraged her to enter architecture.

At UW, Geise belonged to the school's Christian Science Organization (CSO) and Home Economics Club in 1957. (See University of Washington Tyee Yearbook, 1957, p. 459 and 507.) She continued her affiliation with the CSO in 1960. (See University of Washington Tyee Yearbook, 1960, p. 460.) As an architect, Geise would work on the renovation of the 3rd Church of Christ, Scientist, between 2008 and 2013.

During her time at UW, Geise traveled in Europe one summer.. She was the only woman to graduate with an architecture degree in 1963.

College Awards

Member, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Seattle, WA, 1963.

Member, Tau Sigma Delta, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Seattle, WA, 1963.

Relocation

Geise was born Carolyn Lee Deuter in Olympia, WA, but spent much of her childhood in Seattle.

While attending the University of Washington in 1960, she lived with her parents, Charles and Marian Deuter at 934 18th Avenue in Seattle. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1960, p. 404.)

During the 2000s, Geise owned land in Island County, WA.

Spouse

Carolyn Lee Deuter married John Herbert Geise on 12/15/1962 in Seattle, WA. (See King County Marriage Records, 1855-2018 - John Herbert Geise - Carolyn Lee Deuter, King County Marriage Records, 1855-2018, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, accessed 03/22/2022.) The Seattle Post-Intelligencer related the story of how she met her husband: "They first met last August at the American Institute of Architects booth at the Seattle World's Fair. The wife-to-be had won a scholarship from the national AIA and was working in the booth when Geise, a student member of the AIA's Seattle Chapter, happened to visit it." (See Charles Russell, "UW Grad 'Alone in Architecture," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 06/1963, p. unknown.) She and Geise divorced on 02/18/1970 in Seattle, WA. (See Department of Health, Divorce Certificates, 1968-1996 - Geise - John - Carolyn - Et Al., , Department of Health, Divorce Certificates, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, accessed 03/22/2022.)

She married William D. Jobe, on 04/27/1978 in Seattle, WA. (See Department of Health, Marriage Index, 1969-2017 - Jobe - William - Deuter - Et Al., Department of Health, Marriage Index, 1969-2017, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, accessed 03/22/2022.) Jobe worked as an engineer for the Boeing Company.

Children

She and John Geise had a son, Matt Geise.

Biographical Notes

By age 27, Geise had climber Mount Rainier three times and had worked with climbing legend Jim Whittaker (born 02/10/1929 in Seattle, WA), as a ski instructor.

A Life Works Series presentation--sponsored by the American Institute of Architects, Seattle Chapter) was done on the work of Geise 09/27/2005 at the Harbor Steps Conference Center (1301 First Avenue, Seattle, WA).