Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, 277-5920, cgonzal@unm.edu Oct. 26, 2005 UNM SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING STUDENTS RECEIVE AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS The University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning recently hosted an event to honor students receiving scholarships and awards in architecture, planning and landscape architecture. The event culminated in honoring Van Gilbert as the year's distinguished alum. The Frontier/Golden Pride scholarships went to Tanya Johnson, architecture; Nathania Tsosie, planning; and Sasha Needham, landscape architecture. Brett Mulligan received four awards: the Allen Stamm Travel Fellowship, the Consensus Planning Award for Excellence in Design for a second year student, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) book award for the second year student with the highest academic standing, and a New Mexico Graduate Scholars award. Nicholas Reisen received the Travis Freeman Travel Prize. Crystal Doerry received a Presidential Scholarship, Robert Williams a Regents Graduate Fellowship, Savannah Gene received the American Indian Council of Architects and Engineers award, and Ian Black received the Performing Arts Scholarship. Award recipients in Community and Regional Planning included Mikaela Renz and Maggie Adams, recipients of Charna E. Staten Community and Regional Planning Scholarships. Others planning students receiving the New Mexico Graduate Scholars award included Meghan Bayer, Anne Oandasan, Vicente Quevedo, Nicole Sanchez and Frances Martin. Tawny Allen received two awards as a student in landscape architecture. She received the Sites Southwest Award for Excellence in Sustainable Design and the Design Workshop Award for Excellence in Design for a third year student. Peter Wong received two awards: the Elizabeth Reardon Award for Excellence in Construction Technology and the Resource Technology Inc. Award for Excellence in Design for a first year student. Lisa Burkstaller also received two awards: the Elizabeth Reardon Award in Planting Design and a New Mexico Graduate Scholars award. Susannah Abbey received the ASLA Book Award for a first year student with the highest academic standing. She also received a New Mexico Graduate Scholars award. Kristen Kornienko received the ASLA Book Award for the third year student with the highest academic standing. Other landscape architecture students receiving the New Mexico Graduate Scholars award include Felicitas Banuelos, Ian Daitz and Daniel Mallach. Six architecture students received awards in the Rinker Materials Student Design Competition. They are: Kristen Schulte, Jessica Medrano, Danny Hart, Bryce Townsend, Alex Alvarado and Lance Begaye. The Antoine Predock Scholarship went to Ana Petkovic. Awarded for work in the 300 level architecture studio was Sandra Johnson, while Susanne Goss was honored for the 400 level studio. American Institute of Architects New Mexico honored Kim Yactor and Dam Wilmes. AIA Santa Fe honored Carolyn Mead and AIA Albuquerque honored Steve Dixon. Dixon also received a New Mexico Graduate Scholars award. The Kevin Ryan Scholarship went to Miles Cook, while the Matthew Smilovits Memorial Scholarship went to Andrew Werth. Fourteen other architecture students received New Mexico Graduate Scholars awards. They are: Shantarahill Thomas, William Powel, Noreen Richards, Heather Yencho, Caroline Itoi, Jeremy Alford, Veree Parker, James Olsen, Eliza Linde, James Fox, Jennifer Facio, Thea Bosey, Louvenia Magee and Eric Ghahate. Recipients of the Jim and Rebecca Long Scholarships, awarded to students in the graduate certificate program in historic preservation and regionalism, included Cynthia Martin, Patricia Lee and Josef Diaz.
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