Welcome to the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture Class of 2020 Convocation Showcase!
Meet CAPLA’s outstanding graduates and leave a congratulatory note on their pages, watch as student organizations bid their students farewell, enjoy a gallery of photos submitted by graduating students and view messages from class representatives, college administration, faculty and staff.
Address from the Dean and School Directors
NANCY POLLOCK-ELLWAND
Dean, College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture
ROBERT MILLER
Director, School of Architecture
LAURI MACMILLAN JOHNSON
Director, School of Landscape Architecture
and Planning
Student Awards
School of Architecture Awards
Bachelor of Architecture Student Awards
AIA Design Excellence Awards
- Jerrick Lee Tsosie | Top Project / First Prize for Grounded
- Audie Batsford | Second Prize for Plaza Patio
- Jenny Nguyen | Fifth Prize for Reigniting Spirit of Place
- Joel Anthony Blanco | Citation for Design Build
- Bianca Bryant | Citation for Design Build
- John Paul Georges | Citation for Design Build
- Michael Hernandez | Citation for Design Build
- Elizabeth Lingzhi Hurd | Citation for Design Build
- Amie Maxwell | Citation for Design Build
- Emily Miller | Citation for Design Build
- Lucy Thérèse Date Nielsen | Citation for Design Build
- Brent Potter | Citation for Design Build
- Raymond Rash | Citation for Design Build
- Spencer Reardon | Citation for Design Build
- Andrea Alexis Reyes | Citation for Design Build
- Christian Adam Sanchez | Citation for Design Build
- Juliana Sophie Seymour | Citation for Design Build
- Juliana Sophie Seymour | Citation for The Youth Parish
- Tianzhi Sun | Citation for Urban Transportation Palimpsest
- Evan Swanson | Citation for Design Build
- Jasmine Carol Thomas | Citation for Design Build
- Jerrick Lee Tsosie | Citation for Design Build
- Moshe Wilke | Citation for Design Build
AIA Henry Adams Certificate of Merit and Medal
Alpha Rho Chi Medal
Capstone Award
- Jerrick Lee Tsosie | Grounded
- Kittitash Chaikunpon | Beacon: A Future of Public Space
Capstone Distinguished Projects
- Kennedy Greyson Finn | A Flash of Green
- Emily Miller | Rethinking Infrastructure
- Jenny Nguyen | Reigniting Spirit of Place
- Lucy Thérèse Date Nielsen | Mercado Doméstico de la Lagunilla
- Junren Tan | Post War Reconstruction
Faculty Commendation
- Audie Batsford
- Bianca Bryant
- Kittitash Chaikunpon
- Addison Shoshana Harden
- Elizabeth Lingzhi Hurd
- Jenny Nguyen
- Lucy Thérèse Date Nielsen
- Austin Posner
- Raymond Rash
- Juliana Sophie Seymour
- Tianzhi Sun
- Jerrick Lee Tsosie
- Moshe Wilke
Ronald G. Gourley Award for Design Excellence
School of Architecture Outstanding Senior
Stream Award
- Bianca Bryant | History and Theory
- Moshe Wilke | Building Tech
- Junren Tan | Design Communication
- Kittitash Chaikunpon | Professional Practice
- Jerrick Lee Tsosie | Studio
Undergraduate Assistant Award
William G. Ure III Award
Master of Architecture Student Awards
AIA Henry Adams Certificate of Merit and Medal
Alpha Rho Chi Medal
Faculty Commendation
Graduate Outstanding Leadership Award
M Arch Project Prize
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant
Stream Award
- Chris Ewing | History and Theory
- Chris Ewing | Building Tech
- Juan Salvo | Design Communication
- Madeleine Clermont | Professional Practice
- Humberto Lopez Villanueva | Studio
Master of Science in Architecture student Awards
AIA Design Excellence Award
- Tasbeeh Alaqtum | Citation for Secrets of Senses
ARCC / King Medal for Excellence
Best Master’s Thesis
- Tasbeeh Alaqtum | A Methodology to Assess and Mitigate Daylight Discomfort Glare and Provide Views in Daylit Learning Environments
- Maryam Moradnejad | Modular Design Technique for an Adaptive Cooling and Daylighting Roof Aperture System
Faculty Commendation
Graduate Outstanding Leadership Award
Highest Scholastic Excellence Award
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant
Faculty Awards
Roy P. Drachman Award for Excellence
- Oscar Lopez, Lecturer in Architecture, et. al. | Anello
School of Architecture Commendation for Teaching Award
- Michael Kothke, Associate Professor of Practice in Architecture
School of Landscape Architecture and Planning Awards
Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Built Environments Student Awards
Capstone Award
- Lauran Morrissey | The Connection between People and Place: A Case Study on Social Interactions in University of Arizona Outdoor Spaces
- Owen Quinn Shorey | Sustainable Event Transportation: Reducing Traffic Impacts of University of Arizona Events
Master of Landscape Architecture Student Awards
AzASLA Honor Award
AzASLA Merit Award
AzASLA Student Collaborative Design Award
- Penelope Philomène Cottrell-Crawford
- Jinqiao Deng
- Dionna Hatch
- Rebecca Johnstone
- Mario Nuño-Whelan
- Isaac Palamo
- Tess Wagner
Best Colleague Award
LAF Olmsted Award
Leadership Award
Outstanding Community Service
Outstanding GPA
- Penelope Philomène Cottrell-Crawford
- Rebecca Johnstone
- Truc Nguyen
- Mario Nuño-Whelan
- Isaac Palamo
- Tess Wagner
Outstanding Master’s Report – Creative Emphasis
Outstanding Master’s Report – Research Emphasis
Planning Faculty Award for Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant
Planning Faculty Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant
Master of Science in Urban Planning Student Awards
AICP Outstanding Student Award
Best Colleague Award
Excellence in Planning Research Award
Leadership Award
NITC Student Award
Outstanding Community Service Award
Outstanding GPA
- Ariel Buckley Fry
- Julian Griffee
- David Jellen
- Samuel Jensen
- Lena McGuirk Porell
- Andrew Quarles
- Lindsey Romaniello
Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant
Planning Excellence Award
Student Showcase
View and congratulate our CAPLA Class of 2020 CAPLA graduates!
And watch their class representatives send their fellow classmates off into the world with memories, congratulations and well wishes.
Scroll to the right to view all degree programs.
CAPLA Clubs + Life
View messages from student organizations and a gallery of more than 300 images of CAPLA life submitted by graduating students:
CAPLA Faculty + Staff
View video messages of congratulations and farewell from CAPLA administrators, faculty and staff: