Thursday, October 3, 2024

AIA San Antonio Trailblazer Award - I Won!

I am honored to have been awarded the AIA San Antonio 2024 Trailblazer People Award!

Thanks to the nominator, letters of support (all mentioned below) and to Lake|Flato for the continued support, providing the opportunities, challenges, and platform to engage and make a noticeable difference in our industry!


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Thanks so much for the recognition by the selection committee and AIA San Antonio, which supports and promotes architecture in the seventh-largest city in the USA!

I am grateful for the nomination by UTSA architecture professor and Texas Society of Architects (TxA) COTE member at the State level, Maryam Singery, Ph.D.

I am also humbled by the amazing letters of support from:

Award Description

The Trailblazer Award recognizes an AIA San Antonio member who, at mid-career, has made significant contributions to the profession of Architecture. This individual’s endeavor, whether specific or broad in nature, will have identified them as a Trailblazer willing to take risk and focused on exceeding all expectations to make an impact.

Elegiability

  • AIA Member licensed 10 or more years

Criteria

  • High qualities of leadership in a specific or broad area of the profession
  • Service to AIA San Antonio
  • Evidence of exceptional leadership and contributions to the AIA San Antonio Chapter and/or the architectural community

Photos

After being nominated, I was asked to share supporting material. Below are a few photos included in the award submission.

A photo of me presenting at a 3-hour workshop on early energy modeling at the AIA San Antonio Center for Architecture.


I photo of me presenting about the City of Sanantonio's deconstruction ordinance at the 2024 AIA national conference in the AIA COTE Open Forum.


A photo of me presenting to my graduate architecture students at NDSU.


And finally, a photo of the national AIA COTE Leadership Group, of which I am a little over halfway through my 3-year appointment.






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