2025-2026 School of Architecture Awards

May 7, 2026
The 2025-2026 awards recognize the efforts of the staff and students who are critical to the success of our school. Through thoughtful consideration, recipients were chosen by faculty and staff based off of their personal achievements, professional accomplishments and leadership.
A gallery featuring student work from the school year

AIA Medal for Academic Excellence
Kayla Holzhauer

Bronze Alpha Rho Chi Medal
Rachel Huang

Oglesby Prize
Judith Ipina
Gerardo Rios Trevino

Peter O. Coltman Book Prize in Architecture
Ryan Kunu

Peter O. Coltman Book Prize in Community and Regional Planning
Drew Yearwood

APA Award for Outstanding Thesis or Professional Report
John Sawyer McCarley
“The Viaduct Plan: An Analysis of Community Response for Proposed Design Intervention
Following Hurricane Helene Within Western North Carolina”

AICP Award for Outstanding Student
Harrison Markfield

Community and Regional Planning Engaged Practice
Transportation Practicum: Smart Corridor Planning for Waco, TX
Andrea Gold

Iffat Baki Bushra, Yu Chen, Raheem Dawodu, Aparna Rajeevan, Salvador Ros, Trey Rios,
Marianne Saab, Austin Vidich, Chengyu Xiang, and Drew Yearwood

Community and Regional Planning Community Design
Planning Practicum: Reconstruction Vision for Makariv, Ukraine
Instructor: Nathan Hutson

Michael Alada, Sharvari Sunil Bawdekar, Tyler Brooks, Samikshya Gyanwali, Meng-Shin Lin,
Harrison Markfield, Sophia Martinez, John Sawyer McCarley, Audrey Mitchell, William
Nettey, and Drashti Pavankumar Talwani

Outstanding Dissertation in Community and Regional Planning
Connor Phillips
“Co-intelligent planning participation: Creating and evaluating an AI-enhanced digital
interface”

ASID Certificate of Honor 
Sarah Lemp
Valeria Lizarraga

ASID Certificate of Merit
Brianna Cartagena
Sydney George

Faculty Recognition Prize for Design Excellence in Interior Design
Reyna Valencia
Yuzheng Gan

ASLA Award of Honor
Surya Kolla

ASLA Award of Merit
Kristen Juen

Landscape Architecture Foundation Olmsted Scholar
Kristen Juen

Frederick R. Steiner Book Prize
Skylar Brown
Natalie Kroger

UDAC Award for Advocacy in Urban Design
Ameeshi Shrivastava

Academic Excellence in Urban Design
Sushmita Sridhar

Outstanding Master’s Thesis in Historic Preservation
Kaylee Holland

Outstanding Staff
Brandi Brokmeyer

Dean’s Commendation
Austin Bogart

Outstanding Scholarship
Kevin Alter
Igor Siddiqui

Outstanding Service
Dean Almy
John Blood

Outstanding Teacher (Lecture)
Bjorn Sletto

Outstanding Teacher (Studio)
Matt Fajkus

Outstanding Teaching Assistant
Ulli Unterweger

Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant
Rodrigo Leal

Outstanding Student Employee
William Nettey
 

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