Awards
FELLOWSHIPS
For a complete list of Endowment and Term Funds please refer to the bulletin.
The date each award was established is shown in parentheses.
William Wirt Winchester Fund (1895)
Established by Mrs. Jane Ellen Winchester and Mrs. Hannah Bennett as a memorial to their son and brother, William Wirt Winchester, to support a fellowship for study and travel outside the United States and is considered to be the School's most prestigious award.
Since 1965, the following students have been awarded the William Wirt Winchester Traveling Fellowship:
- John I. Pearce and Alexander Purves, 1965
- John Wood Galston, 1966
- Henry John Gilbert Hawthorn, 1967
- Robert Terry Renfro, 1968
- Meinhardt J.D. Christiansen Jr, 1969
- Roland F. Bedford, 1970
- Ray Steven Oliver, 1971
- Carison Wade, 1972
- John Paul Chadwick Floyd, 1973
- Hillary Ann Brown, 1974
- James Howard Jorgenson, 1975
- Stefani Danes Ledewitz, 1976
- Kevin Lichten, 1977
- Frederic MacN. Ball, 1978
- Kevin Hart, 1979
- Turan Duda, 1980
- Brian E. Healy, 1981
- John A. Boecker, 1982
- Frank M. Lupo, 1983
- Michael R. Davis, 1984
- Robert L. Botswick, 1985
- John B. Tittmann, 1986
- Douglas A. Garofalo, 1987
- Alan W. Organschi, 1988
- William Franklin Conway, 1989
- Stephen Ellson Brockman, 1990
- Sophie Harvey, 1991
- Larry Cohen, 1992
- Nora E. Demeter, 1993
- Andrew David Reeder, 1994
- Laura Y. King, 1995
- Kumiko Inui, 1996
- Leah S. Hall, 1997
- Jennifer H. Bloom, 1998
- Benjamin William de Rubertis, 1998
- Jonathan David Bolch, 1999
- Brian Papa, 2000
- Robert T. Zirkle, 2001
- Ameet N. Hiremath, 2002
- Jonathan A. Toews, 2003
- Katherine Elizabeth Davies, 2004
- Ralph Colt Bagley IV, 2005
- Christopher Ray Kitterman, 2006
- Gregorio Santamaria Lubroth, 2007
- Dana L. Getman, 2008
- Parsa Khalili, 2009
- Carlos Felix Raspall Galli, 2010
- Daniel Gregory Markiewicz, 2011
Gertraud A. Wood Traveling Fund (1983)
Established by Gertraud A. Wood's husband, Leonard Wood, as well as Mrs. Wood's friends and associates, to support a travel prize to be awarded to an outstanding second-year student. Mrs. Wood was the administrative assistant to three deans of the School of Architecture from 1967 through 1981.
- Michael Davis, 1983
- Chariss McAfee, 1984
- Margaret Virginia Chapman, 1985
- Jennifer Tate, 1986
- Camilo Alberto Gonzalez, 1987
- Stephen Donald Luoni, 1988
- Frieda Margarite Menzer, 1989
- Lisa Joyce Quatrale, 1990
- Robert Schultz, 1991
- Gitta Robinson, 1992
- John Bertram, 1993
- Michael Benjamin Levy, 1994
- Steven Andrew Roberts, 1995
- Victor Agran, 1996
- Dean Sakamoto, 1997
- Kara J. Bartelt, 1998
- Cara M. Cragan, 1999
- Katharine Stevens, 2000
- Victoria Partridge, 2001
- Jonathan Toews, 2002
- Elicia Keebler, 2003
- Jonah C. Gamblin, 2004
- Frederick Scharmen, 2005
- Elisa S.Y. Lui, 2006
- Maria Claudia Melniciuc, 2007
- Garrett Thomas Omoto, 2007
- Catherine E. Anderson, 2008
- Matthew A. Roman, 2008
- Andrew Ashley, 2009
- Matthew Aaron Zych, 2010
- Miroslava Brooks, 2011
George Nelson Scholarship (1988)
Awarded each year through a competitive application process to a second-year student in the first professional degree program for support for an independent course of study. Recipients shall demonstrate skill as a designer, interest in critical thought, and the ability to express his or her ideas in written and verbal form.
Nelson Scholarship Travel Galleries
- William Vahan Fereshetian, 1989
- Erika Gabrielle Belsey, 1990
- Maitland Jones III, 1991
- Scott John Specht, 1992
- Sergey Olhovsky, 1993
- Andrew Jesse McCune, 1994
- Courtney Elizabeth Miller, 1995
- Bertha A. Olmos, 1996
- Emily Sheya Kovner, 1997
- Bruce David Kinlin, 1998
- Samer M. Bitar, 1999
- Paul Arougheti, 2000
- Noah K. Biklen, 2001
- Andrew F. Davis and Francine Hsu, 2002
- Christopher Harrison Cayten, 2003
- Ralph Colt Bagley IV, 2004
- Michele Naomi Darling, 2005
- Brook Giles Denison, 2006
- Garret James Gantner, 2007
- John C. Brough, 2008
- Parsa Khalili, 2008
- Aiden Doyle, 2009
- Palmyra Geraki, 2009
- Marija Brdarski, 2010
- Emmett Zeifman, 2010
- Can Vu Bui, 2011
- Thomas Matthew Rolles Fryer, 2011
David M. Schwarz Architects Good Times Award (2000)
Established by David Schwarz (M.Arch. 1974) to provide a graduating student with a fellowship to travel in Europe.
- Benjamin Bischoff, 2000
- Mark Gage, 2001
- Victoria Partridge, 2002
- Hanson Liu, 2003
- Gregory Walter Sobotka, 2004
- Christopher Yost, 2005
- Frederick Scharmen, 2006
- Sallie Rebecca Hambright, 2007
- Santiago del Hierro Kennedy, 2008
- Isaiah King, 2009
- Eliza Weyland Higgins, 2010
- Jonah Asher Rowen, 2011
MEDALS AND PRIZES
American Institute of Architects Henry Adams Medal (1914)
Awarded to the graduating student with the highest academic ranking in the first professional degree program.
- Sarah Anne Rubinstein, 2004
- Emily Alice Atwood, 2005
- George Benedict de Brigard, 2006
- Weston W. Walker, 2007
- Pierre A. Reynoldson, 2008
- John Capen Brough III, 2009
- Andreea Cojocaru, 2010
- Mark Talbot, 2011
American Institute of Architects Henry Adams Certificate (1914)
Awarded to the graduating student with the second-highest academic ranking in the first professional degree program.
- Abir Ahmad, 2004
- Michael Alan Rey, 2005
- Abigail Dunlop Ransmeier, 2006
- Mathew Dryden Razook, 2007
- Erica R. Schroeder, 2008
- Mwangi Gathinji, 2009
- Adam Joseph Tomski, 2010
- Elizabeth Rose Haber, 2011
Alpha Rho Chi Medal (1914)
Awarded each year to that graduating student who has shown an ability for leadership, performed willing service for his or her school and department, and given promise of real professional merit through his or her attitude and personality.
- Kanu Kartik Agrawal, 2004
- David Charles Hecht, 2005
- Christopher E.M. Beardsley, 2006
- James Michael Tate, 2007
- Leo Rowling Stevens IV, 2008
- Mwangi Gathinji, 2009
- A. Talley Burns, 2010
- Lis Cena, 2011
William Edward Parsons Memorial Medal (1941)
Established by Myra Louise Parsons as a memorial to her husband, William Edward Parsons (B.A. 1895, B.F.A. 1905), designer, architect, and city planner who, at the end of his career, established a program in city planning at the School. Presented annually to that member of the graduating class who has done distinctive work and demonstrated the greatest professional promise in the area of city planning.
- Edward Emile Richardson, 2004
- Aniket Arwind Shahane, 2005
- Roy Foster Griffith, 2006
- Jeffrey McBride, 2007
- Michael Beaumont Crockett, 2008
- Miriam Lynn Peterson, 2009
- Brett Patrick Appel, 2010
- Jacob Lawrence Dugopolski, 2011
The H.I. Feldman Prize (1955)
Established by Hyman I. Feldman (B.F.A. 1920) for a prize to be awarded annually to the student who demonstrates the best solution to an architectural problem in an advanced studio, taking into consideration the practical, functional, and aesthetic requirements of that problem.
- Christopher Allen Marcinkoski and Andrew Thomas Moddrell, 2004
- Ralph Colt Bagley IV and Jonah C. Gamblin, 2005
- Russell Jon Greenberg, 2006
- Dana L. Getman, 2007
- Dylan M. Sauer, 2008
- Emily Arden Wells, 2009
- Anne-Marie Paula Armstrong, 2010
- Daniel Gregory Markiewicz, 2011
- Ryan Welch, 2011
Wendy Elizabeth Blanning Prize (1976)
Established by friends and family as a memorial to Wendy Elizabeth Blanning, class of 1978. Awarded annually to the student in the second year of the first professional degree program on financial aid who has shown the most promise of development in the profession.
- Ralph Colt Bagley IV, 2004
- Andrew Lyon, 2005
- Michael Jejon Yeung, 2006
- Nobuki Ogasahara, 2007
- Cody W. Davis, 2008
- Anne-Marie Armstrong, 2009
- Jonah Asher Rowen, 2010
- Amy Elizabeth DeDonato, 2011
Sonia Albert Schimberg Prize (1981)
Established as a memorial by the family of Sonia Schimberg (M.Arch. 1950). Awarded to a graduating woman student for outstanding academic performance
- Valerie Anne Casey, 2004
- Ashley McRainey Forde, 2005
- Meaghan K. Smialowski, 2006
- Federica Vannucchi, 2007
- Kathleen L. John Adler, 2008
- Olga Pantelidou, 2009
- Hilary Zaic, 2010
- Rachel Ching-Mei Hsu, 2011
Janet Cain Sielaff Alumni Award (1983)
Established by the Yale Architectural Alumni Association to honor Janet Sielaff, who, from 1976 until her death in 1983, served as the dean's assistant for alumni affairs. Award presented annually to that graduating student who most significantly contributed to, and fostered, school spirit.
- Christopher Harrison Cayten, 2004
- Daniel Adam Barber, 2005
- Fred Gray Shealy, 2006
- Elisa S.Y. Lui, 2007
- Maria Claudia Melnicinc, 2008
- Iben Andrea Falconer, 2009
- David Bijan Sadighian, 2010
- Emmett Zeifman, 2011li>
Moulton Andrus Award (1984)
Established by family members as a memorial to Moulton Andrus (B.A. 1962, M.Arch. 1966) for an annual award to a graduating student who has achieved excellence in art and architecture.
- Kyle Stas Konis, 2004
- Ceren Bige Bingol, 2005
- Abigail Louise Coover, 2006
- Seung Hwan Namgoong, 2007
- Jeff L. Geldart, 2008
- Seher Erdogan, 2009
- Chat Travieso, 2010
- Leticia Wouk Almino De Souza, 2011
The Drawing Prize (1985)
Awarded to the graduating student who has excelled at drawing as part of the design process, is articulate with pencil, and shows a strong personal graphic style of presentation for his or her architectural ideas.
- Patrick William Giannini, 2004
- Brent Allen Buck, 2005
- Nicole Lambrou, 2006
- Clinton Prior, 2007
- Brent C. Martin, 2008
- Shane B. Neufeld, 2009
- Aurora Virginia Farewell, 2010
- Mark Allen Gettys, 2011
Gene Lewis Book Prize (1986)
Awarded to a graduating student who has shown promise for excellence in residential architecture.
- Erin Carraher, 2004
- Noah Riley, 2005
- Scott Baltimore, 2006
- Brook Giles Denison, 2007
- Michael T. Krop, 2008
- Felicia Gabrielle Martin, 2009
- Helen Brown, 2010
- Vivian Shing-Wei Hsu, 2011
David Taylor Memorial Prize (1996)
Established as a memorial to David Taylor, a student of the School from 1992 through 1994 who was stricken with an illness that took his life in 1995. This fund provides to a graduating student a prize to honor David's strong interest in architectural criticism and his commitment to the pursuit of excellence in residential architecture.
- Gretchen B. Stoecker, 2004
- Guvenc Ozel, 2005
- Sara K. Stevens, 2006
- Gary Britt Eversole, 2007
- Nicholas W. McDermott, 2008
- Alexander Maymind, 2009
- Aidan Joseph Doyle, 2010
- Emma Jane Bloomfield, 2011
INTERNSHIPS
Takenaka Corporation Summer Internship (1987)
The Takenaka Corporation, one of Japan's leading full-service architecture and construction companies offers a three month internship in the Architectural Design section of its Osaka office, begining in June. A monthly stipend is provided for the duration as well as round-trip airfare.
- Ashley McRainey Forde, 2004
- Andrei S. Harwell, 2005
- Marc Charles Guberman, 2006
- Carlos Felix Raspall Galli, 2009
- Brian Oliver Butterfield, 2010
- Dawood Farid Royben, 2011
Takenaka Summer Internship Travel Galleries
David M. Schwarz Architects Internship and Traveling Fellowship (2000)Established by David Schwarz (M.Arch. 1974) to provide a non-graduating student with a summer internship and a traveling fellowship.
- Christopher Pizzi, 2000
- Jason Balecha, 2001
- Robert McClure, 2002
- DaeWha Kang, 2003
- Emily Alice Atwood, 2004
- Marisa Jocelyn Kurtzman, 2005
- Geoffrey Lawson, 2006
- Alexandra McCallum Burr, 2007
- Amy Shu Chang, 2008
- Carmel Bonfigli, 2009
- Mark Talbot, 2010
- Ashley Lauren Ozburn, 2011
Schwarz Internship Travel Galleries
SCHOLARSHIPS
For a list of the most recent recipients of the School's honarary Scholarships, refer to awards