Programs & Services

2010-2011 Honorees

Frank Montana Rome Scholarship Award Winners Selected by the dean and second-year design faculty, these scholarships are for educational purposes in connection with the Notre Dame Rome Studies Program.

Caitlyn Baransky, Sara Bega, Karen Delgado, Stephanie Escobar, Madison Hagen, Maria Harmon, David Hayes, Yukiko Inoue, Ha Min Joo, Caroline Kelleher, Alex Marsh, Maricruz Menchero, Carolina Mendy, Katherine Newhart, Timothy O’Hara, Jacqueline Oberlander, Kathryn Ossing, Delma Palma, Colin Patience, Jesus Perez, Megan Reineccius, Daniel Sacco, Mark Santrach

Alice Wesoloski Scholarship
Selected by the faculty to provide tuition assistance to a student of particular ability and character.
Brendan Hart
Brian Crumlish Scholarship Selected by the faculty, the Brian Crumlish Scholarship is awarded to the student who has displayed outstanding academic achievement in Building Technology and Structural Mechanics during the second year of study, and the Building Technology II and Structural Design during the fourth year of study.
Ryan Nelson
James E. Childs and Associates Scholarship Selected by the faculty to a student of particular ability and character.
Whitley Esteban
David M. Schwarz Architects Internship and Traveling Fellowship Award
A two-month internship for a fourth-year student with David M. Schwarz Architects and a one-month travel fellowship involving independent research and study.
Christine Tiffin
Ray Stuermer Memorial Award for Excellence in Design
Selected by faculty, the Stuermer Award is given on the basis of design work through the fourth year for overall improvement and design excellence.
Evan Possley
Ricardo and Cristina Alvarez-Diaz Award in Architecture Selected by a committee of students, this award is given to an undergraduate architecture student at then end of their fourth year in the program.
Katie Springstead

Amico Studio Award
Selected by the dean and faculty for design excellence in the fourth or fifth year of study.
Martin Sandberg and Lon Stousland

Henry Adams Medal This American Institute of Architects Award honors the graduating architecture student who has the highest grade-point average for the complete course of study.
Larissa Esmilla
Henry Adams Certificate
This American Institute of Architects Award is given to the graduating architecture student with the second-highest grade-point average for the complete course of study.
Taylor Davis
Andrew F. Kervick Award for Drawing
Selected by the faculty, the Andrew F. Kervick Award honors the student whose work in freehand drawing over the entire course of study has been of the highest merit.
You Charles Zhou

Alpha Rho Chi Selected by faculty, the Alpha Rho Chi Medal goes to the graduating student who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and service, showing true professional merit beyond the design studio and their academic career.
Amanda Miller

Ralph Thomas Sollitt Award Selected by the fifth-year thesis jury, the Ralph Thomas Sollitt Award is given to the student who submits the best design as a solution to the thesis architecture problem.
Samantha Lopez

Ferguson & Shamamian Undergraduate Prize Selected by the fifth-year thesis jury, the Ferguson & Shamamian Architects Undergraduate Prize is awarded to a fifth-year student for excellence in classical/traditional design exhibited in thesis.
Paige Mariucci
The Association of Licensed Architects Student Merit Award Selected by the fifth-year faculty, the ALA Student Merit Award goes to a graduating student.
Terry Howell

Gertrude S. Sollitt Prize for Architectural Structure
Selected by the fifth-year thesis jurors, the Sollitt Prize is awarded to the student who submits the best work as a solution to a special problem in structure.
Carolina Fabrega

Bond Hall Civic Award in Architecture and Urbanism

Given to a graduating student for their contribution to a culture of environmental sustainability and civic virtue within the School of Architecture.
Martin Wieck
Jane Jacobs Award
Selected by the thesis faculty and the dean, this award is for demonstrated commitment to community building and urban planning. 

Tiffany Tran
Liang Ssu-Ch’eng Award


Selected by the fifth-year thesis jurors and the dean, this award recognizes excellence in non-western architecture.
James Paul Hayes
Norman A. Crowe Award
Given to graduating students for their contributions to the idea of sustainability with respect to architecture and urbanism.
Kaitlyn Smous

Dean’s Undergraduate Award for Design Excellence in Architecture Selected by the fifth-year thesis jurors and the dean, this award goes to overall excellence in a fifth-year thesis project.
Larissa Esmilla

Paris, Rome, Athens Prize Selected by the thesis faculty and the dean, this award is for the scope of exploration and the quality of individual buildings which successfully unite architecture and urban and site design.
Undergraduate: Meaghan de la Rosa Graduate: Huaxia Song and Michael Meszaros
Noel Blank Design Awards
This high honor goes to the top two thesis projects as selected by the fifth-year thesis jurors.

Stephanie Jazmines
Anamaria Quijano Franky


Leon Battista Alberti Award
For the graduate student with the highest grade-point average for the complete course of study in the post-professional degree program.
John Griffin
Jennifer Griffin

Henry Adams Medal
This American Institute of Architects Award honors the first-ranked graduate student in an accredited professional degree program.
Claire Watson
 

Ferguson & Shamamian Graduate Prize
Selected by the graduate review jury, the Ferguson & Shamamian Architects Graduate prize is awarded to a graduate student for excellence in classical/traditional design exhibited in a terminal project or graduate thesis.
Brad Devendorf

David M. Schwarz Architects Internship and Traveling Fellowship Award
A two-month internship for a graduate student with David M. Schwarz Architects and a one-month travel fellowship involving independent research and study.
Megaran Morris

Dean’s Graduate Award for Design Excellence in Architecture
Selected by the graduate thesis jurors and the dean, this award goes to overall excellence in a graduate thesis project.
Jennifer Griffin
John Griffin

Cristina Villalon Diaz Award for Architectural Excellence in Sustainability
Given to a graduate student during their terminal year in the ND Architecture Graduate Program—either their 2nd or 3rd year. Selected by the faculty of the ND Architecture Program.
Keith Kirley

Lochner SCTC Scholarship Award
The Lochner SCTC Award – is selected by the dean, the graduate program director, and the graduate design faculty, this graduate level scholarship is for educational purposes in connection with the Notre Dame Rome Studies Program. The “SCTC” honors the tradition of Fr. Lochner’s compassionate communication: In every letter, postcard, and Christmas mailing (and in many personal discussions) he always ended with his constant reminder, “SCTC,” which stood for “Stay Close To Christ.”
Jennifer Bevan
Tau Sigma Delta Honors Society
An honors society for Architecture and the Allied Arts.

Class of 2011

Taylor Davis
Larissa Esmilla
Paul Hayes
William Hull
Stephanie Jazmines
Paige Mariucci
Amanda Miller
Kaitlyn Smous
Lon Stousland
Tiffany Tran

Class of 2012

Caroline Cole
Rebecca Lischwe
Meeghan Miller
Ryan Nelson
Gina Paietta
Kathleen Puls
Katie Springstead
Christine Tiffin
You Zhou

Tau Sigma Delta Bronze Medal Winner

Selected by his or her peers, the Tau Sigma Delta medal is awarded to a graduating student recognized for design excellence and exceptional character.
Matthew Brown
Educator of the Year Award
Selected by AIAS-ND, this award goes to the faculty member who exemplifies outstanding dedication and commitment to helping students learn.
Professor Aimee P.C. Buccellato

Outstanding Studio Professor of the Year Award
Professor Lucien Steil
Outstanding Lecture and Seminar Professor of the Year Award

Professor Alan DeFrees 

The Orlando T. Maione Award
Selected by the faculty, this award honors an alumnus or friend of the program who has made distinguished contributions to the School.
Ron Blitch ‘76