Spring Awards 2023
The College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado Denver is the only college in Colorado offering comprehensive programs in the design and planning of the built environment, from undergraduate through accredited professional master's degrees to the doctorate. We cover architecture, landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, urban design, and historic preservation. We take full advantage of our status, aligning our programs with unique opportunities in Denver, and with a view of what students in our fields will need to flourish in the next few decades.
We are pleased to honor many of our exceptional students for the 2021 – 2022 academic year.
Evolutionary Awards
This year, we are excited to introduce our brand-new Evolutionary Awards. This award recognizes the students, staff, and faculty, who are making significant contributions to advancing CAP’s mission to ignite evolution to enrich places for people and the planet.
ARCHITECTURE UNDERGRADUATE EVOLUTIONARY AWARD
Toby Underhill
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE EVOLUTIONARY AWARD
Alexa Engle
URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING EVOLUTIONARY AWARD
Erin Andrews-Sharer
ARCHITECTURE GRADUATE EVOLUTIONARY AWARD
Robert Cleary
STAFF EVOLUTIONARY AWARD
Matt Gines
IRC FACULTY EVOLUTIONARY AWARD
Jo VandenBurg
TENURED FACULTY EVOLUTIONARY AWARD
Carrie Makarewicz
The Architectural Education Foundation, AIA Colorado 2023-24
MIKE KEPHART, AIA SCHOLARSHIP
William “Brewster” Glascock
FLODIE & JOHN “ANDY” ANDERSON, FAIA SCHOLARSHIP
Willa Hendler
ROBERT K. FULLER, FAIA SCHOLARSHIP
Berenice Ibarra
TEMPLE HOYNE BUELL, FAIA SCHOLARSHIP
Julia Lecy
PRISCILLA C. AND WILLIAM W. MUCHOW, FAIA SCHOLARSHIP
Marshall Reilly
Mohamad Zaina
GARY G. LANDIN, AIA SCHOLARSHIP
Erick Medrano
DE VON M. CARLSON, FAIA SCHOLARSHIP
Toby Underhill
AIA COLORADO NORTH REGION SCHOLARSHIP
Mansari Salazar
OSCAR R. SANCHEZ, AIAS SCHOLARSHIP
Jose Banuelos
C. GORDON SWEET, FAIA SCHOLARSHIP
James “Gabriel” Morales
KENNETH R. FULLER, FAIA SCHOLARSHIP
Alanah Braaksma
CAP Scholarships
JENNIFER MOULTON FELLOWSHIP
Emily Beeson
HIDEO SASAKI SCHOLARSHIP IN INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN
Jarrett Hardy
Mohamad Zaina
EUGENE D. STERNBERG SCHOLARSHIP
Molly Merkert
AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION COLORADO SCHOLARSHIP
To Be Announced in June
NORRIS DESIGN JEDI STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
Yikang Mei
FENTRESS GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
Willa Hendler
CU Denver Faculty Excellence Awards
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING – INSTRUCTIONAL/RESEARCH/CLINICAL FACULTY
Mira Woodson
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING – TENURED/TENURE-TRACK FACULTY
Matt Shea
Thank You
As we look ahead at the 2023-24 academic year, we would like to recognize the scholarships created by our dedicated donors who make substantial contributions that support our talented incoming students for the upcoming academic year by easing the financial impact of earning a college degree and making CU Denver the perfect place for their academic endeavors. We are currently in the process of recruiting high-achieving students and offering them scholarships for the coming year.
- Adrienne Balsover Scholarship
- Bixler Global Travel Scholarships
- Brandes Scholarship
- Brian Hovey Memorial Scholarship
- The Catherine and Alec Garbini Preservation and Placemaking Scholarship
- CHFA Building the Future Scholarship
- Clinton Family Scholarship
- Dana Crawford Preservation Scholarship
- David Hill Memorial Scholarship
- Donald Warner Koch Planning Endowment Fund
- The Gorman & Company Scholarship for Diversity and Excellence in Urban Planning
- Michael J. Hicks Design Build Scholarship
- Mark Murphy Internship Fund
- Nuzum Scholarship Fund
- Oz Architecture Scholarship
- Parikh Diversity Scholarship
- Richard Reindel Memorial Study Abroad Scholarship
- Robert and Vesta Giltner Memorial Scholarship
- Ron Straka Urban Design Scholarship
- Shopworks Architecture Fund for Innovation, Design, and Health
- Trafton Bean Memorial Scholarship
We would also like to extend our thanks to our generous donors to the CAP justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) fund, which since 2020 has awarded $237,250 in scholarships.
CAP Awards
Landscape Architecture Department Awards
ASLA HONOR AND MERIT AWARD NOMINEES
Andrea Kraft
Alexa Engle
Daniel Levy
Erin Daly
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY
OLMSTED SCHOLAR
Emily Mesa
SIGMA LAMDA ALPHA HONOR SOCIETY AWARD
Daniel Levy
Urban and Regional Planning Department Awards
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Brandon Gilchrest
EXCEPTIONAL RESEARCH AWARD
Brenn Anderson-Gregson
MURP SPIRIT AWARD
Lee Dubin
MURP TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARD
Tess Schorn
Architecture Department Awards
MEDAL FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, AIA
Jasmine J. Jones
ALPHA RHO CHI MEDAL
Anna Baughman
EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
Jesus Rodriguez Leon
Honor Society Recognition
TAU SIGMA DELTA HONORARY SOCIETY
Kendall Kuhn
Zoe Peters
Riley Wines
Architecture Studio Awards
Undergraduate
Studio I: Linda Boerjesson, Michaela Trojanovich, Maya Weaver, Kelly Strand
Studio II: Marlene Sandoval Rios, Gabriel Herrada, Sawyer Janney, Alix Malz, and Efklides Tzimapitis
Studio III: Alanah Braaksma, Nicole Diaz, Marcus Estacio, and Juan Garza
Studio IV: The team of Abigail Arredondo, Mahelet Denbaw, Summer Svedlow, and Xandra Lorenz, the team of Chase Martinez, Rachael Randolph, and Dana Al Dires, and the team of Mason Micka, Trevor Motzko, Gio Palen, and Jackson Pedrazzi
Studio V: The team of Andrew Kauffman and Jason Ostrander, the team of Toby Underhill, Mai Li Lor, and Louis Perez, and Orlando Quiroz
Graduate
Studio II: Martina Grbac, Sarah Donato, Stephanie Clouse, Meredith Vanderloon, and Matthew Epperly
Studio IV: Will Otten, Mariah Bowman, Neal Van Tamelen, and Salaim Salima
Studio VI: The team of Katie Tardif and Evan Norkosky, the team of Adam Dergosits and Adam Sangiolo,and the team of Jacob Taswell and Peter Myler