The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) congratulates the winners of the 2023 AIAS Honor Awards. Each year the AIAS honors individuals and groups for their exemplary work in areas such as leadership, collaboration, scholarship and service.
The AIAS Honor Awards were developed to publicly recognize outstanding achievements by students, educators, and practitioners who have exhibited an exemplary commitment to the education and development of architecture students. The AIAS is thrilled to add these individuals and chapters to the long list of exemplary members of the organization. The AIAS community will congratulate all of the award recipients during the upcoming FORUM conference in New Orleans, LA.
The 2023 Award Winners this year are:
ADVOCACY AND IMPACT HONOR AWARD
- Jadyn Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
ALUMNI EMERGING PROFESSIONAL HONOR AWARD
- Michelle Tapia, Assoc. AIA, AIAS, NOMA, GGEP
CHAPTER HONOR AWARD
- An-Najah National University
- Honorable Mention – California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo
- Honorable Mention – Falls Church High School
- Honorable Mention – Montana State University
- Honorable Mention – University of California, Berkeley
CHAPTER LEADER HONOR AWARD
- Michael Boongaling, University of Memphis
- Kody Cheung, Drexel University
- Kevin Cuate, California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo
- Kitty Graham, Emory University
- Kate Hill, University of Minnesota
- Tamzid Jaigirdar, University of Detroit Mercy
- Mia Karim, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK)
- Brandon Sarrett, University of Kentucky
- Matthew Tepper, University of Virginia
PORTFOLIO HONOR AWARD
- Alexandra Matute-Blanco, University of Texas at Austin
- Honorable Mention – Brian Hamel, University of Detroit Mercy
- Honorable Mention – Sidney Mauricio, City College of New York
- Honorable Mention – Marcus Ross, University of Kansas
FACULTY ADVISOR IMPACT HONOR AWARD
- Michael Hagge, University of Memphis
OUTSTANDING FREEDOM BY DESIGN PROJECT HONOR AWARD
- University of Colorado Denver
2023 AIAS HONOR AWARD JURY
Additionally, the AIAS would like to thank our AIAS Honor Award Jury members for their passion and volunteering their time to review the submissions of all the exceptional candidates in each category.