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

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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

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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

Mohamad Zaina

CU Denver Faculty Excellence Awards

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EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING – INSTRUCTIONAL/RESEARCH/CLINICAL FACULTY

Mira Woodson

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING – TENURED/TENURE-TRACK FACULTY

Matt Shea

Thank You

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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

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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