KU SCHOOL OF
ARCHITECTURE +DESIGN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
YOU MAKE US PROUD
AIA HENRY ADAMS MEDALISTS For more than a century, the AIA has provided a medal of excellence to the top graduating students in National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) or Canadian Architectural Certification Board ( CACB) accredited degrees, Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture, or Doctor or Architecture. The award is named in honor of Henry Adams (1838-1918), a historian, author, and scholar who donated his book, Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres, and eventually the royalties from his book, to the AIA. In 2018, a new medal and process was announced that aligns with the original 1914 resolution that established this award. Formerly called “The School Medal,” the AIA Henry Adams Medal and Certificate program began in 1914, and was awarded for “general excellence in architecture throughout the fouryear course to graduating students of architecture schools recognized by the Institute.” The graduate was later presented with a copy of Mont St. Michel and Chartres, written by Henry Adams. The copyright of this book was later bequeathed to the Institute by the author. The Henry Adams Fund was established in 1921 with royalties from the book sales. The fund was used to award a copy of the book “to draftsmen who cannot afford to buy it.” The School Medal and Henry Adams book awards evolved into the Henry Adams Medal and Certificate Program.
2021 Recipients Megan Nicole Strayer, Master of Architecture, Track I Jacqueline Margaret Fox, Master of Architecture, Track II
ARCHITECTU RAL STUDIES CERTIFICATE Academic achievement in architectural studies is awarded by the architecture department to the graduating B.A. student with the highest overall grade point average.
2021 Recipient Rane Libeer, Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies
SENIO R DESIGN AWARDS Chosen by the Design Faculty, graduating seniors in each area of concentration have been selected based on their leadership inside and out of the classroom, academic excellence and for being stand-out ambassadors of KU Design.
2021 Recipients Sophia S Dominguez, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration Design Raegan Elizabeth Tumberger, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration Design Awarded by Barry Fitzgerald and the Illustration & Animation Faculty Jonathan Troy Dunn II, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design Awarded by Betsy Barnhart and the Industrial Design Faculty Evan Lewis-Thompson, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography Awarded by Elise Kirk and the Photography Faculty Sierra Alexis Hunter, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication Design Tiana Marie Lawson, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication Design Awarded by Andrea Herstowski and the Visual Communication Design Faculty
PUBLIC INTEREST DESIGN A WARD Named in honor of innovative and creative ways of designing for the public interest, this award is granted to a graduating senior who has actively participated in multiple participatory design research projects, and exhibited a genuine dedication to excellence.
2021 Recipient Gabrielle Aurora Duran, Master of Architecture Awarded by Shannon Criss, Professor of Architecture
VICTOR PA PANEK OUTSTANDING MA STERS OF DES IGN AWARD The Victor J Papanek Award recognizes outstanding accomplishment in Master’s Design Thesis research completed within a given academic year. It is awarded on the basis of topic relevance and potential significance, quality of research and analysis, design execution, documentation and presentation. The award is given in honor of Victor J Papanek, who was the J.L. Constant Professor of Architecture and Design at The University of Kansas from 1981 to 1998. Papanek was a designer, educator, author and philosopher ahead of his time. He advocated for the socially and ecologically responsible design of products, tools, and community infrastructures. He was untiring and eloquent in urging for design approaches that would be sensitive to social and ecological considerations. He wrote that “In an age of mass production when everything must be planned and designed, design has become the most powerful tool with which (humans) shape their tools and environments (and, by extension, society and themselves). This demands high social and moral responsibility from the designer”. Papanek’s seminal book, “Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change” remains as relevant and influential today as ever.
2021 Recipients Carley Hummel, Master of Design, Interaction Design Thesis: Refer Me: Improving Online Tools for Suitable InPerson Psychotherapy Service
Kristina Rasmussen, Master of Design, Interaction Design Thesis: Redesigning the Online Shopping Experience to Help Make Positive Social and Environmental Choices Easier Awarded by Michael Eckersley, Graduate Program Director
THAYER MEDAL The Thayer Medal recognizes outstanding achievement in architectural design and is awarded to the graduating professional architecture student in the five-year program who has achieved the highest grade point average in architectural design through five years. The Thayer Medal was established in 1919 and named for Sallie Thayer. It has been granted continuously since then to graduates who have achieved the highest standards in architectural design studios in an accredited academic program.
2021 Recipient Autumn Rose Olsen, Master of Architecture
S T UD ENT HONOR GRA DUATES Each year, the School of Architecture and Design identifies a graduating senior from the Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Fine Arts programs to speak at the Commencement Recognition Ceremony. These honors are awarded for a student's leadership in and out of the classroom, their contributions to the KU design community and beyond. * One of the Honor Graduates will serve as the official banner carrier for the School at the University Commencement Ceremonies.
2021 Recipients *Annie Louila Ringhofer, Master of Architecture Victoria Karen Karlin, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design
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to all of our Student Award Recipients! These honors are given for
accomplishments that go beyond the classroom experience. Each of you have demonstrated not only dedication to your school work and your craft, but also to the School’s community. We honor you today, and look forward to watching you become leaders in your field and exemplary ambassadors of our School.
Interim Dean: Mahbub Rashid Interim Associate Dean of Administration: Andrea Herstowski Architecture Department Chair: Joe Colistra Design Department Chair: Jeremy Shellhorn Event Coordinator: Whitney Juneau Graphic Designer: Erin Bugee