2008–2009 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.
- Matthew Balkey
- Julie Bujnowski
- Jack Callahan
- Marcia Carranco
- Caroline Cole
- Abigail Courtney
- Whitley Esteban
- Brendan Hart
- Rogelio Huerta
- Tiffanie Ing
- Rebecca Lischwe
- Allison Lopes
- Kristina Mosco
- Ryan Nelson
- Anne Nguyen
- Gina Paietta
- Kasey Puls
- Cecilia Simbana
- Elizabeth Slaski
- Jessica Soberanes
- Christine Tiffin
- Catherine Veasey
- Yue Wu
- You Zhou
Nellie Wynn Kervick Award for Design and Drawing
Selected by the Rome Studies faculty, the Nellie Wynn Kervick Award honors the student whose work in freehand drawing in the third year of study has been of the highest merit.
- Stephanie Jazmines
Alice Wesoloski Scholarship
Selected by the faculty to provide tuition assistance to a student of particular ability and character.
- Nicole Bernal-Cisneros
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.
- Brenna Decker
James E. Childs and Associates Scholarship
Selected by the faculty to a student of particular ability and character.
- Alejandra Gutzeit
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.
- Tereza Schaible
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.
- Yojana B. Vazquez
Henry Adams Medal
This American Institute of Architect Award honors the graduating architecture student who has the highest grade-point average for the complete course of study.
- Howard Kelly
Henry Adams Certificate
This American Institute of Architect Award is given to the graduating architecture student with the second-highest grade-point average for the complete course of study.
- Elijah Pearce
Andrew F. Kervick Award for Drawing
Selected by 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.
- Alejandra Gutzeit
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.
- Elijah Pearce
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.
- James Miller
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 design exhibited in thesis.
- Elia Sorice
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.
- Laura Bresnaha
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.
- Jonathan Olvera
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.
- Meg Miazga
Norman A. Crowe Award
Given to graduating students for their contributions to the idea of sustainability with respect to architecture and urbanism.
- Jim Levy
- Liam Larkin
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.
- Elia Sorice
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.
- Undergraduate: Annie Barker
- Graduate: Selena Anders
- Honorable Mentions:
- Scott Ford and Grant Saller
Noel Blank Design Awards
This high honor goes to the top four thesis projects as selected by the fifth-year thesis jurors.
- Krista Dumkrieger
- Fernando Garcia
- Camden McClelland
- Chrystal Ohoh
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.
- Kalinda Brow
Henry Adams Medal
This American Institute of Architect Award honors the first-ranked graduate student in an accredited professional degree program.
- Aaron Helfand
Hammond Beeby Rupert & Ainge Graduate Prize
Selected by the graduate faculty for graduating students in the professional degree program.
- Nicholas Charbonneau
- Will Dowdy
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 design exhibited in a terminal project or graduate thesis.
- Tom Stroka
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.
- Stefanie Wahl
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.
- Kalinda Brown
Lochner SCTC Scholarship 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 Fr. Lochner: Every letter he wrote ended with “SCTC” meaning “Stay Close To Christ.”
- Juliette Yu
Tau Sigma Delta Honors Society
An honors society for Architecture and the Allied Arts.
Class of 2009
- Annie Barker
- Laura Bresnahan
- Christopher DeChiaro
- Krista Dumkrieger
- Katherine Hart
- Howard Kelly
- Camden McClelland
- Elijah Pearce
- Sarah Starshak
Class of 2010
- Nicole Bernal-Cisneros
- Dierdre Connell
- Brenna Decker
- Patrick Devitt
- Alejandra Gutzeit
- Mallory Mecham
- Tereza Schaible
- Andrew Schumacher
- Ben Willis
- Melia West
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.
- Ron Herr
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 Richard Economakis