At the end of the spring semester, the school celebrates the end of the academic year and the Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and City and Regional Planning Sections confer awards that honor the best in student achievement for the previous academic year. 

The awards for spring 2023 are listed below.

• Architecture Awards
• Landscape Architecture Awards
• City and Regional Planning Awards

IMI/OSU Masonry Competition

• Maggie Welker
• Murtadha Al Shaikhli
• Lindsay James
• Gabriella Monsignori

AIA Columbus Award

• Omar Alvarado
• Tomothy Liou
• Evan Robledo
• Penelope Hartley
• Corey Barr
• Laiqa Gitosuputro

Faculty Prize in Architecture

Awarded to an outstanding student in each year of the design studio sequence.

• Kasi Reed, UG2
• Fernada Loyola and Maggie Welker, UG3
• Doroteo Arreola Carrera, UG4 (James Gui ’54 Design Competition)
• Catherine Jahnke, G1
• Lexi Arnett-Sutherland, G2
• Lexi Arnett-Sutherland, G3 (Pella Prize)

LeFevre Award

Awarded to a student who provides an exceptional level of support to the LeFevre Fellow.

• Allison Summers

Yessios Award

Awarded to students who provided an exceptional level of support to the Yessios Professor.

• Lexi Arnett-Sutherland

James Gui ’54 Design Competition

• Doroteo Arreola Carrera, 1st Place
• Rachel Kuepers, 2nd Place
• Joshua Renner, 3rd Place

Service to the Architecture Section

Awarded to a student who has provided exceptional service to the Architecture Section.

• Chris Wall

Pella Prize

Awarded for outstanding achievement in the G2 comprehensive studio.

• Lexi Arnett-Sutherland

William Riat ’73 Prize

Awarded for outstanding work in the Master Project by students in the Master of Architecture program.

• Maverick Ordonez and Allison Summers

American Institute of Architects-Ohio Scholarship

• Sarah Scotchie

​​​​​​Alpha Rho Chi Medal

Awarded to the graduating graduate student who has shown an affinity for leadership, performed willing service for the school or section, and gives promise of real professional merit through his or her attitude and personality.

• Aaron Kuck

American Institute of Architects “Medal for Academic Excellence”

Awarded to the graduating MArch student with the highest grade point average.

Isreal Stollman Award for Best Paper

• Tanya Maslak, MCRP

AICP Student Award

• Bradon Carpender and Tanya Maslak, MCRP
• Luke Ciminillo Delamotte, BSCRP

Jennifer Evans-Cowley Award for Best BSCRP Thesis

• Maggie Kanecki, BSCRP

APA Ohio Future Leaders Award

• Aurora Albertone, MCRP
• Maggie Schmidt, BSCRP

Ava Hottman Award for Community Service

• Raven Ho, MCRP

Hazel Morrow-Jones Award for Outstanding Graduate Student

• Karina Peggau, MCRP

Jerold Voss PhD Student Award

• Seungbin Park, PhD

Ken Pearlman CRP Service Award

• Meng Yu, BSCRP

Kyle Ezell Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Student

• Tre’bion Wolf, BSCRP

Outstanding Student or Team of Students

Sandusky Ohio Climate Migration Adaptation Plan (CRPLAN 4900 Ezell)

• Allex Smith
• Josie Stiver
• Nathan Chapman
• Jared Godwin

Outstanding Student or Team of Students

Fairfield County Active Transportation Plan (CRPLAN 6950 Burton)

• Laya Pannikottu
• Carlos Iniguez

Outstanding Student or Team of Students

Village of Dresden Ohio Action Plan (CRPLAN 6970, Gibson)

• Georgia Papakirk

Outstanding Student in a Studio

CRP Academic Excellence Award

• Luke Ciminillo Delamotte
• Cameron Freuh
• Alla Noureldin
• Alexander Fay
• Colin Powers
• Zach Shultz

Outstanding Studio Project

Direction Dresden Action Plan (CRPLAN 6970, Gibson)

• Brandeyn Seeger
• Brandon Carpenter
• Tayyiba Kauser
• Georgia Papakirk
• Konner Kelly
• Smita Patil
• Gary Armyn

Outstanding Studio Project

Sandusky Ohio Climate Migration Adaptation Plan (CRPLAN 6950, Ezell)

• Jackson Berns
• Natalie Birchak
• Nathan Chapman
• Gary Corvi
• Ryan DeGeeter
• Jared Godwin
• Seth Marquis
• Evan Mitchell
• Mackenzie Rounds
• Lauren Sauter
• Allex Smith
• Josie Stiver

Studio Awards

The Studio Award honors students from each Spring Studio whose design work and leadership consistently exceeded expectations.

• Connor Barrott and Ell Chaffee, UG2
• Al Hervey, UG3
• Sarah Scotchie, Varun Gulavane, Saeed Alhusaiki, Andi Moore, Option Studio (Steiner)
• Max  Goettler, Option Studio (Baba)
• Janelle D’Avignon, Option Studio (Kentner)
• Kate Broussard, G1

Envoy Projects

Awards three student projects of merit completed during the academic year that exemplify the section’s spirit, standards, and values.

• Delia Houston + Ryan Atkinson
  Ft. Hayes Project
• Yuming Hsu
  The Last Drop: Decentralizing Water Infrastructure for a Dry Future
• Annie Purcell
  Fabricating Acequias: The Future History of Water
• Angel Wong
  Deep Time: Marking the Coal Age

Visual Innovation Award

Awarded to two students, one undergraduate and one graduate, who have excelled in visual representation, explored emerging media or fabrication techniques, or demonstrated innovative capacity in the visualization of landscape.

• Angel Wong, MLA

Leadership Award

Awarded to two students, one undergraduate and one graduate, who have demonstrated clear leadership ability and contributed positively to the visibility of the Landscape Architecture Program within Knowlton and Ohio State.

• Ismael Gad, MLA
• Yuming Hsu, MLA

Faculty Prize

Awarded to one student from each cohort who has consistently excelled in all courses during the academic year and has consistently demonstrated leadership ability, enthusiasm for our discipline, and growth as a designer.

• Maggie Chaffin, UG2
• Victoria Carlson, UG3
• Tessa Pickering, UG4
• Caressa Givens, G1
• Pranav Naukudkar, G2
• Annie Purcell, G3

Directed Research Prize

• Yuming Hsu

ASLA Undergraduate Honor Award

•  Janelle D’Avignon
• Maxfield Goettler

ASLA Undergraduate Merit Award

• Tessa Pickering
• Sophie Flinner

ASLA Graduate Merit Award

• Yuming Hsu

ASLA Graduate Honor Award

• Angel Wong