Annual Faculty Merit Award

Faculty Merit Award 

Each Spring quarter, since 1983, the Architecture Department solicits nominations for the Faculty Merit Award, which is given to one faculty member each year.

Criteria

The Faculty Merit Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the categories outlined in the Architecture Department’s criteria for appointment, retention, promotion, and tenure: 

• Teaching performance and/or other professional performance that impacts the Architecture Department;
• Professional growth and achievement;
• Service to the university, students and/or community; and
• Other factors of consideration, such as initiative, innovation, and collegiality.

Eligibility of Candidates

Eligibility criteria are as follows:

Nominees may be lecturers, tenured or tenure-track instructors, associate/assistant department head, or department head/chair, and be at least in their third year of employment with the Architecture Department.

Previous recipients of the award are not eligible.

Nomination, Screening and Selection Process

Students, faculty (including members of the committee), and staff of the Architecture Department may submit nominations through the link provided in the Architecture Department’s Call for Nominations email. A Screening and Selection Committee composed of the three most recent award winners will receive the nominations, verify eligibility, and select the recipient of the award.

The Award

The Architecture Department will recognize the recipient at its annual End of Year Celebration and will provide a certificate of achievement. In addition, the recipient’s name will be inscribed on a plaque to be prominently displayed within the Architecture Department office.

Past Recipients

• 2019  pending
• 2018 Doug Jackson
• 2017 Sandy Stannard
• 2016 Keith Wiley
• 2015 Robert Arens
• 2014 Carmen Trudell
• 2013 Tom di Santo
• 2012 Mark Cabrinha
• 2011 Jonathan Reich
• 2010  Michael Lucas
• 2009  Margot McDonald
• 2008  Karen Lange
• 2007  Barry Williams
• 2006  Art Chapman
• 2005  Tom Fowler
• 2004  Joe Amanzio, Sandra Lakeman
• 2003  Howard Weisenthal
• 2002  William Benedict
• 2001  Polly Cooper
• 2000  David Brodie
• 1999  Terry Hargrave
• 1998  Larry Loh
• 1997  George Ikenoyama
• 1996  Ken Kohlen
• 1995  Allan Cooper
• 1994  Brian Kesner
• 1993  Don Grant
• 1992  Jim Bagnall
• 1991  Paul Wolff
• 1990  Serim Denel
• 1989  Vern Swansen
• 1988  Bob Asbury
• 1987  Ken Schwartz
• 1986  Bilgi Denel
• 1985  Jens Pohl
• 1984  Pat Hill
• 1983  Don Koberg

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