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

• 2023 Clare Olsen
• 2022 Greg Wynn
• 2021 Jermaine Washington
• 2020 Stephen Phillips
• 2019 Stacey White
• 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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