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Congratulations
CAPLA class of

2022

Welcome to the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture Spring 2022 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 college administration.

Address from the Dean

HOW THE CLASS OF 2022 INSPIRES DEAN NANCY POLLOCK-ELLWAND
Dean, College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture

Address from the School Directors

ROBERT MILLER
Director, School of Architecture

LAURI MACMILLAN JOHNSON
Director, School of Landscape Architecture and Planning

Student and Other Awards

School of Architecture Student Awards

Bachelor of Architecture Student Awards

AIA Henry Adams Certificate of Merit and Medal

  • Tayler Forsberg

Alpha Rho Chi Medal

  • Anisa Hermosillo

School of Architecture Outstanding Senior

  • Noëlle Van Lerberghe

Outstanding Undergraduate Student Grader

  • Samuel Owen

William G. Ure III Award

  • Vincent Yang

Stream Awards

  • Ana Astiazaran, Design Studio
  • Jacob Downard, Design Communication
  • Tayler Forsberg, Building Tech
  • Samuel Owen, Professional Practice
  • Estefania Peña, History and Theory

The Capstone Award

  • Samuel Owen

Capstone Distinguished Projects

Material Matters

  • Jacob Downard
  • Tayler Forsberg
  • Itzel Gámez Alcaraz
  • Alejandro Rueda

(Meta)Physics of Light

  • Emily Ahlgren
  • Alexander Arnaud
  • Brooke Sands
  • Vincent Yang

Urban Agency

  • Andrea Riehle
  • Lindsay Roland

Independent Option

  • Samuel Owen

Critical Practice Lab (Collaborative Award)

  • Alyssa Arnold
  • Hayden Crockett
  • Anisa Hermosillo
  • Joshua LaComare
  • Rico Lizama
  • Jonathan Mendoza-Uriarte
  • Jessica Schuler
  • Bjorn Scott-Larsen
  • Alex Torres
  • Nicholas Zowada

Ronald G. Gourley Award for Design Excellence

  • Tayler Forsberg

AIA Design Excellence Awards

  • Nick Witt ’23: Honor Award, Excellence in Overall Design
  • Jacob Downard ’22: Merit Award, Excellence in Design Strategy
  • Noah Roth ’24: Citation Award, Excellence in Environmental Design
  • Tabitha Rodriguez ’24: Honorable Mention
  • Jed Perea ’25: Honorable Mention
  • Nick Witt and Waverly Mellies ’23: Honorable Mention
  • Tayler Forsberg ’22: Honorable Mention
     
  • View All CAPLA 2022 AIA Design Excellence Nominees

Faculty Commendation

  • Ana Astiazaran
  • Samuel DeBartolo
  • Tayler Forsberg
  • Anisa Hermosillo
  • Kyle Holeva
  • Anthony Korb
  • Samuel Owen
  • Estefania Peña
  • Lydia Roberts
  • Lindsay Roland
  • Ivette Ruy Sanchez
  • Rafael Alberto Taiar
  • Alex Torres
  • Noëlle Van Lerberghe
  • Vincent Yang

Tau Sigma Delta National Honor Society in Architecture and Allied Arts

  • Tayler Forsberg
  • Anisa Hermosillo
  • Kyle Holeva
  • Sam Owen
  • Lydia Roberts
  • Lindsay Roland
  • Rafael Taiar
  • Noëlle Van Lerberghe
  • Vincent Yang

Master of Architecture Student Awards

AIA Henry Adams Certificate of Merit and Medal

  • Alec Kelly-Jones

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Hui-Yen Yang

School of Architecture Outstanding Leadership Award

  • Alec Kelly-Jones

Master of Architecture Project Prize

  • Alec Kelly-Jones

Stream Awards

  • Ryan Helmick, Professional Practice
  • Matthew Johnston, History and Theory
  • Alec Kelly Jones, Building Tech
  • Hui-Yen Yang, Design Communication and Design Studio

Faculty Commendation

  • Ryan Helmick
  • Alec Kelly-Jones
  • Ivan Woestman
  • Hui-Yen Yang

Master of Science in Architecture student Awards

ARCC / King Medal for Excellence

  • Abdullah Alabdullatif

Highest Scholastic Excellence Award

  • Wen Xie

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Kylie Biddle

School of Architecture Outstanding Leadership Award

  • Andrew Puppos

MS Architecture Best Master’s Thesis

  • Andrew Puppos

Faculty Commendation

  • Abdullah Alabdullatif
  • Kylie Biddle
  • Ashwaq Jundus
  • Andrew Puppos
  • Wen Xie

School of Landscape Architecture and Planning Student Awards

Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Built Environments Student Awards

SBE Capstone Award

  • Kiera Eason
  • Jesús Ponce de León Galarza
  • Korina Simons
  • Pierina Virhuez

NITC Student Scholar Award

  • Lauren Heat

Faculty Commendation

  • Carla A. Campos
  • Joaquin Chocano
  • Eric Dahlstrom
  • Briana DiNicola
  • Kiera Eason
  • Bárbara Félix
  • Lauren Heath
  • Alejandra Huerta
  • Keegan Kowal
  • Will Leipold
  • André Luperdi
  • Oscar Sebastian Motta Celiz
  • Brad David Nelson
  • Jesús Ponce de León Galarza
  • Oscar Rodriguez Ponce
  • Heather Schulz
  • Korina Simons
  • Shamara Smith
  • Rodrigo Torreblanca
  • Sebastian Valesco
  • Irvanna Velazco Gomez
  • Adriana Velis
  • Pierina Virhuez

Master of Landscape Architecture Student Awards

Landscape Architecture Foundation Olmsted Scholar

  • Kendra Potter

CELA Fountain Scholar Award

  • Irene Pineda

AzASLA Honor Award

  • Kendra Potter
  • Alizabeth Potucek

AzASLA Merit Award

  • Hunter Lohse
  • Heather Schmidt

AzASLA 2022 Student Collaborative Design Honor Award

  • Hunter Lohse
  • Ethan Wissler

AzASLA 2021 Student Individual Honor Award

  • Austin Young

AzASLA Student Community Service Honor Award

  • Mattea Wallace

Leadership Award

  • Mattea Wallace

Outstanding Community Service Award

  • Alizabeth Potucek

NITC Student Scholar Award        

  • Jacqueline Howell
  • Ethan Wissler

MRED Faculty Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Kendra Potter

Planning Faculty Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jacob Siegel

Outstanding GPA Award

  • Hunter Lohse
  • Alizabeth Potucek
  • Mattea Wallace
  • Ethan Wissler
  • Austin Young

Sigma Lambda Alpha Honor Society

  • Jordan Lawson
  • Hunter Lohse
  • Emily Lorenz
  • Kendra Potter
  • Heather Schmidt
  • Mattea Wallace
  • Austin Young

Master of REal Estate Development Student Awards

Outstanding GPA Award

  • Jessica Bassi
  • Brianna Lostaglio
  • Nicholas Moran
  • Joshua Olsen
  • Jose Pardo Urrea
  • Ryan Querubin
  • Lori Summers
  • Candace Sutherland-Mott

Master of Science in Urban Planning Student Awards

2022 AICP Outstanding Student Award

  • Christina Scarpitti

NITC Student Scholar Award

  • Melanie Olson
  • Christina Scarpitti
  • Ethan Wissler

Best Colleague Award

  • Christina Scarpitti

Excellence in Planning Research Award

  • Benjamin Carpenter
  • Nathalia Untiveros

Faculty Distinction Award

  • Melanie Olson

Leadership Award

  • Garrett Aldrete

Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant

  • Ethan Wissler

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Christina Scarpitti

Outstanding GPA Award

  • Garrett Aldrete
  • Benjamin Carpenter
  • Melanie Olson
  • Christina Scarpitti
  • Ethan Wissler

CAPLA Faculty and Staff Awards

2022 Darryl D. Dobras Award for Excellence

  • Damon Leverett, Senior Lecturer in Architecture
  • Jeff Guba, Senior Data and Financial Analyst

School of Architecture Commendation for Teaching Award

  • Teresa Rosano, Assistant Professor of Practice in Architecture

Roy P. Drachman Award for Excellence

  • Bill Mackey, Lecturer in Architecture, Time Market Annex

Anne Graham Rockfellow Memorial Award, Presented by Women in Architecture Society

  • Damon Leverett, Senior Lecturer in Architecture

Student Showcase

View and congratulate our CAPLA Class of 2022 CAPLA graduates!

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CAPLA Clubs + Life

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Graduate Certificates

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