Taubman College conferred degrees on more than 250 students over the weekend of May 5, 2024, and presented awards for excellence to students and faculty.

Students who graduate with a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree join the college’s global alumni base, which is more than 10,000 strong.

Here is a list of the awards:

Doctoral Studies

• Distinguished Dissertation Award in Urban & Regional Planning: Sarah Dobie
• Doctoral Student Award in Urban Planning: Nana-Yaw Andoh

Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.)

• Academic Achievement Award: Isabella Beshouri
• Eric Dueweke Service to the Community Award: Catherine Olivia-Julie Diggs
• Service to Taubman College and the Urban and Regional Planning Program: Tahir Noronha
• American Institute of Certified Planners Award: sara faraj

Master of Urban Design (M.U.D.)

• M.U.D. Award for Academic Excellence: Shreya Vadrevu
• M.U.D. Award for Service: Alexandra Rees, Shreya Vadrevu, and Diana Anda

Master of Architecture (M.Arch)

• AIA Medal for Academic Excellence: Akash Dhanturi
• Burton L. Kampner Memorial Award: Qilmeg Doudatcz
• Alpha Rho Chi Medal: Jiabao Zhu
• ARCC King Student Medal: Sophie Pacelko
• Architecture Program Distinction Award: Tara Mehta and Zione Grosshuesch

Bachelor of Science in Architecture

• Wallenberg Award 1st Prize: Emmalyn Kukura and Mason Magemeneas
• Wallenberg Award 2nd Prize: Isa Cirulis
• Wallenberg Award 3rd Prize: Jake Nader and Jacob Yu

Faculty Awards

• Salzer Award for Teaching Excellence (M.U.R.P.): Lan Deng
• Salzer Award for Teaching Excellence: (M.Arch): Perry Kulper
• Salzer Award for Teaching Excellence: (Undergraduates): Yojairo Lomeli