Master of Architecture Awards

Burton L. Kampner Memorial Award

Established in 1967 by contributions from alumni and friends of Burton L. Kampner, B.Arch.’53, this memorial award is presented annually to one student in the Thesis Program, based on the academic year. The selection is made by a jury consisting of architecture faculty appointed by the chair of the architecture program.

2024 – Qilmeg Doudatcz
2023 – Brian Smith
2022 – Jasmine Wright
2020 – Marco Nieto
2019 – Nathan Echstenkamper
2018 – Sam Bo Zou
2017 – Onur Kamburoglu, Ssu-ing Wu, Jonathan Yates
2016 – Kyung Tae Nam and Yun Yun
2015 – Alexandra Chen
2014 – Gyo Max Obata
2013 – Hans Papke
2012 – Se Hee Kim
2009 – Marie Matta
2008 – Karl Schmeck

Alpha Rho Chi Medal

Alpha Rho Chi, a national professional fraternity for students of architecture and the allied arts, awards its medal annually, in April, upon recommendations of the architecture faculty in each school of architecture. The purpose is to recognize the M.Arch. degree candidate who has shown leadership and given service to the school and whose personality and attitude give promise of real professional worth.

2024 – Jiabao Zhu
2023 – Walter Hunt
2022 – Ellis Wills-Begley
2020 – Ishan Pal Singh
2019 – Da Li
2018 – Karl Heckman
2017 – Tyler Whitney
2016 – Elana Abraham
2015 – Jayme Van Oot
2014 – Owen Maher
2013 – Geoffrey Salvatore
2012 – Lauren Bebry
2009 – Claire Sheridan
2008 – Mashawnta Amara Armstrong

Marian Sarah Parker Memorial Award

Sarah Drake Parker initiated this endowment, shared with the College of Engineering, in memory of her daughter, Marian Sarah Parker, C.E. 1895, the first woman to graduate with an engineering degree from the University of Michigan. As a member of Purdy & Henderson, Parker became a specialist in the design of the steel-framed skyscraper and helped to design such revolutionary buildings as New York’s Flat Iron Building and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The award is made annually to the outstanding woman senior in engineering and to the outstanding woman M.Arch. degree candidate.

2020 – Delaney McCraney
2019 – Alison Truwit
2018 – Lauren Miller
2017 – Salam Rida
2016 – Sydney Brown
2015 – Sidney Migoski
2014 – Hailey Landis
2013 – Christina Kull
2012 – Meghan Archer
2011 – Lisa Sauvé
2010 – Mary O’Malley
2009 – Adrienne Scott McDaniel
2008 – Susan Amanda Massey

AIA Henry Adams Medal and Certificate

In each recognized school of architecture in the United States, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) annually awards an engraved medal to the M.Arch. degree candidate with the highest scholastic standing. A certificate is awarded to the degree candidate with the second highest standing. The faculty determines the awards.

2022 – Allison J. Stamm
2020 – Madeline Kil
2019 – Ian Kemler; Kyle Reich
2018 – Andrew Kaczmarek
2017 – Shurui Wu, Medal; Samantha Okolita, Certificate
2016 – Claire Leavengood-Boxer, Medal; Kevin Rosenberg, Certificate
2015 – Mark Keller, Medal; Jennifer Kay Wai Ng, Certificate
2014 – Eric Meyer, Medal; Hailey Landis, Certificate
2013 – Scott Claassen, Medal; Robert Safley, Medal
2012 – Branden Clements, Medal; Keenan Hurlin May, Certificate
2009 – Emmett T. Harrison, Medal; Ross C. Hoekstra, Certificate
2008 – Jordan Bennet Wilday, Medal; Nora Catherine Ames, Certificate