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2015 OJ Baker Awards

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hth华体会体育app官网On Friday, May 1, 2015, LSU architecture students received dozens of medals and awards at the LSU School of Architecture OJ Baker Awards & Crawfish Boil, sponsored annually by the Baton Rouge Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.At this year's celebration, Assistant ProfessorJason Crowreceived the AIAS Award for Outstanding Teaching.OJ Baker competition winners and awards recipients are listed below.

OJ Baker Competition Winners:

  • 1st Place: Jeremy Jackson
  • 2nd Place: Jacob Thevenot
  • 3rd Place: Molly Johnson
  • Honorable Mention: Sarah Patterson & Ben Champagne

AIA Henry Adams Award

hth华体会体育app官网Each year the AIA awards an engraved medal and certificate of merit to the top-ranking graduating student in each architecture program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board.A certificate of merit is awarded to the second-ranking graduating student.

Undergraduate Recipients:

  • AIA Henry Adams Medal: Harrison Daigle
  • AIA Henry Adams Certificate: Tyler Detiveaux

Graduate Recipients:

  • AIA Henry Adams Medal: James Canales
  • AIA Henry Adams Certificate: JaLeesa Sims-Smith

Alpha Rho Chi Medal & Certificate:

JaLeesa Sims-Smith

In 1931, the Grand Council of Alpha Rho Chi established the Alpha Rho Chi Medal to "encourage professional leadership by rewarding student accomplishment." A certificate and medal is awarded to a graduating student who has shown an affinity for leadership and performed willing service for the school or department and who shows promise of real professional merit through his or her attitude and personality.hth华体会体育app官网The Alpha Rho Chi Medal is awarded annually to graduating students at accredited schools of architecture in the United States and Canada and at schools with an active chapter of Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity.

ARCC King Medal

Nathaniel Frank

Named in honor of the late Jonathan King, cofounder and first president of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium, the ARCC King Medal is given to one student per ARCC-member college, school, institute, or unit.Selection of recipients is at the discretion of the individual member institutions but is based upon criteria that acknowledges innovation, integrity, and scholarship in an architectural and/or environmental design research.The award may be made at either the graduate or undergraduate level.Students receive a certificate and a medal.

Technology Awards

  • Nathaniel Frank
  • Tyler Detiveaux

hth华体会体育app官网Selected annually by the LSU School of Architecture faculty teaching in the building technology sequence, technology awards are based on student performance in technology coursework.Up to two, typically graduating, students each receive a book and certificate.

W.Heck History Award

Christopher James

hth华体会体育app官网Selected annually by LSU School of Architecture faculty teaching in the architectural history sequence, the R.W.Heck History Award is based on student performance in history coursework.The student receives a book and certificate.

Digital Media Award

Cody Drago

The Digital Media Award is given to the best overall student utilizing digital media.

Year Level Design Awards

Year Level Design Awards are selected annually by the faculty teaching the relevant year, based on student performance in each year's studio.Each year, one award is given to a student in each year level.

Undergraduate Awards:

  • First-Year Award & Academic Achievement: Madeline Luke
  • Second-Year Award & Michael Robinson Scholarship: Zachary McLain
  • Third-Year Award & Academic Achievement: James Babin
  • Fourth-Year Award & Michael Robinson Scholarship: Aimee Richard
  • Fifth-Year Award & Michael Robinson Scholarship: Chris Doiron

Graduate Awards

  • First-Year Award & Academic Achievement: Yingxue Wang
  • Second-Year Award & Academic Achievement: Kathleen Autillio
  • Third-Year Award & Academic Achievement: Landon Pugh