2011-2012 Honorees
The 2011–2012 School of Architecture Year-End Awards were announced at a School-wide ceremony on May 8, 2012. Nearly 50 awards and prizes were presented, honoring excellence within the program from second-year through graduate. Michael Lykoudis, Francis and Kathleen Rooney Dean, and John Stamper, Associate Dean, presented the honors.
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.
- Michi Aman
- Tyler Buchheim
- Amalia Carmona
- Phillip Dudeck
- Courtney Haddick
- Kathleen Joyce
- Marie Kruse
- Brigid McCloskey
- Paige Melinis
- Benjamin Moore
- Connor Moran
- Malorie Nowak
- Constance Owens
- Patrick Riordon
- Francis Rogg
- Elaine Rose
- David Sagan
- Lisa Schumaker
- Anna Simunich
- Natalie Stenger
Nellie Wynn Kervick Award for Design and Drawing
Selected by the Rome Studies studio faculty, the award honors the student whose work in freehand drawing in the third year of study has been of the highest merit.
- Caitlin Baransky
Alice Wesoloski Scholarship
Selected by the faculty to provide tuition assistance to a student of particular ability and character.
- Gina Cannistra
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.
- Kaitlin Veenstra
James E. Childs and Associates Scholarship
Selected by the faculty to a student of particular ability and character.
- Micaela Telleria
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.
- Julian Murphy
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.
- Fabian Yang
Ricardo and Cristina Alvarez-Diaz Award in Architecture
Selected by a committee of students—to an undergraduate architecture student at the end of their fourth year in the program.
- Julian Murphy
Amico Studio Award
Selected by the dean and faculty for design excellence in the fourth or fifth year of study.
- Meeghan Miller
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.
- Ryan Nelson
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.
- Christine Tiffin
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.
- Rebecca Lischwe
Alpha Rho Chi
Selected by the 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.
- Christopher Fagan
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.
- Kathleen "Kasey" Puls
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.
- Evan Possley
The Association of Licensed Architects Student Merit Award
Selected by the fifth-year faculty, the ALA Student Merit Award goes to a graduating student recognized for exemplary achievements throughout the scholastic year.
- Tiffanie Ing
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.
- Ryan Q. Nelson
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.
- Whitley Esteban
Jane Jacobs Award
Selected by the thesis faculty and the dean, this award is for demonstrated commitment to community building and urban planning.
- Julie Bujnowski
Liang Ssu-Ch’eng Award
Selected by the fifth-year thesis jurors and the dean, this award recognizes excellence in non-Western architecture.
- You "Charles" Zhou
Michael and Julie Hanahan Architecture Prize
Selected by the faculty, this prize recognizes overall excellence in the study of architecture
- Christine Tiffin
Norman A. Crowe Award
Given to graduating students for their contributions to the idea of sustainability with respect to architecture and urbanism.
- Jackson Bangs
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.
- Brendan Hart
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 design.
- Daniel Ostendorf
Rambush Prize in Religious Architecture
Selected by the fifth-year thesis jury and faculty, the Rambush Prize is given for the best solution to a problem related to a religious architecture project.
- Caroline Cole
Noel Blank Design Awards
This high honor goes to the top two thesis projects as selected by the fifth-year thesis jurors.
- Gina Paietta
- Kristina Mosco
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.
- Bryce Buckley
Henry Adams Medal
This American Institute of Architects Award honors the first-ranked graduate student in an accredited professional degree program.
- Luke Golesh
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.
- Jennifer Pepe
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.
- Joel VanderWeele
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.
- Bryce Buckley
Alvarez-Diaz & Villalon Award for Architectural Excellence in Sustainability
Selected by the faculty, the Alvarez-Diaz & Villalon Award is given to a graduate student during their terminal year in the program.
- Diana Reising
Lochner SCTC Scholarship Award
The Lochner SCTC Award – 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. He ended each correspondence with his constant reminder, “SCTC", which stands for “Stay Close To Christ".
- George Logusch
Tau Sigma Delta Honors Society
An honors society for Architecture and the Allied Arts.
Class of 2012
- Julie Bujnowski
- Caroline Cole
- Rebecca Lischwe
- Meeghan Miller
- Ryan Nelson
- Gina Paietta
- Kathellen "Kasey" Puls
- Katie Springstead
- Christine Tiffin
- You "Charles" Zhou
Class of 2013
- Patrick Hess
- Gayan Hettipola
- Elizabeth Kelley
- Andrew Krizman II
- Andrew Petrovsky
- Mason Roberts
- Gabrielle Stroik
- Faith Tuttle
- Kaitlin Veenstra
Tau Sigma Delta Bronze Medal Winner
The Tau Sigma Delta Bronze Medal is awarded to a student for overall excellence in design. The recipient is chosen by members of Tau Sigma Delta, giving the medal the particular distinction of being bestowed by one’s peers.
- Christopher Fagan
Educator of the Year Award
Selected by AIAS, SCA, SNU, and SAWA, this award goes to the faculty member who exemplifies outstanding dedication and commitment to helping students learn.
- Prof. Alan DeFrees