DIPLOMA CEREMONYPROGRAM OF EVENTS—
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2018, 1PM
Dean Ila BermanGraduation Address
Sophie SchectmanUrban + Environmental PlanningUndergraduate Student Speaker
Suzanne MoomawUrban + Environmental Planning Undergraduate Faculty Speaker
Katherine WattsArchitectural HistoryGraduate Student Speaker
Teresa Galí-IzardLandscape ArchitectureGraduate Faculty Speaker
AWARDING OF DEGREES
Bachelor / Master of Architectural History
Sheila CraneChair, Architectural History Department
Shiqiao LiDirector, Architectural History Undergraduate Program
Louis NelsonAssociate Provost for Outreach + Professor of Architectural History
Bachelor / Master of Architecture
William ShermanChair, Architecture Department
Esther LorenzDirector, Architecture Undergraduate Program
Jeana RippleDirector, Architecture Graduate Program
Master of Landscape Architecture
Bradley CantrellChair, Landscape Architecture Department
Nancy TakahashiDirector, Landscape Architecture Graduate Program
Bachelor / Master of Urban + Environmental Planning
Ellen BassettChair, Urban + Environmental Planning Department
Suzanne MoomawDirector, Urban + Environmental Planning Undergraduate Program
Guoping HuangDirector, Urban + Environmental Planning Graduate Program
Conclusion and Congratulations
Dean Ila Berman
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORYLaurey Catherine BuckHannah Nicole GlattFrances Holland Martin
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORYLinda Sue BinstedJessica Ann BrownKelsey Jane DootsonEliza Garner HodgsonAndrew Phillip MarshallJane Elizabeth TraskKatherine McCarthy WattsDing Zhang
theses
Linda Binsted — “Complexity without Contradiction: Chloethiel Woodward Smith and Daniel Urban Kiley Capitol Park, Washington, DC”Jessica Brown — “Expatriate Gardens in Tuscany: Planting Ideas of Nationality”Kelsey Dootson — “The Failure of the Preservation of Brutalism in Birmingham, England”Eliza Hodgson — “An American Arrangement: Understanding Jefferson’s Public Displays of Art at Monticello, 1816–1826”Andrew Marshall — “The Process of Improvement: The Post-World War II Negotiation of Public Services and Architecture in Virginia’s Small Communities”Jane Trask — “The Historicist Requirement for the New Houses of Parliament: Gothic Revival as National Identity in 1830s Britain”Katherine Watts — “Behind the Gates, Doors, Fences and Walls: Architecture as Social Control in Early Charleston”Ding Zhang — “Elite Urban Houses in the Song Dynasty in China”
Brandon Gregory AdamsAndrew Eric AshcraftKatharina Lucie BiglerEleanor Lucas BirleCaroline Evans BondRosvel David Bracho-SanchezMelissa BrandOscar Saul Castro-VillacortaEsteban ChavezKenneth Y ChengKendra Michelle ChowMelanie Gardiner CrittendenVy Le DoElizabeth Jeanne DortonKyle Anthony FlowersAndrea Gomez MerinoJoshua Adam GritzRahul GuptaRobert Lee Hall IIIJohn William HatcherCalvin Kees HeimbergNatalie Shaw KappLaura KuhnKa Weng LoiChristopher Thomas MacdonnellDylan Robert Myers
My-Anh Phan NguyenSeth Nicholas PantalonyMarshall Thomas PittmanCristina del Carmen Preciado AriasDanielle Page PriceChristopher Jacob ProffittDavid Brian ReisCharlotte Aida ReiterValerie Lindsay RottinkKatherine Lynn SalataMaribeth Ann SalinasSydney Maren SasserSarah Elizabeth SchaeferJacqueline Nicole SchwartzNicholas Anthony ShafikAlexander George ShambaughCourtney Young SiglohArshaya SoodCarlos Andres Soria Galvarro DuranMichael Patrick TuckerJulia Mae VennittiZachary Ryan WinterElizabeth Grace ZachmanSijia ZhangSicheng Zhou
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE ARCHITECTURE
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
James Kelley AtkinsWenpu ChaiPhilip ChangZiqi ChenJoshua Aries Jimnez CruzYunni DanAustin Lee EdwardsEmily Ann FiedlerMegan Camille FriedmanMeng HuangXinxin HuangElizabeth Ann KuleszaWeiyu LiuZeyu LiuTyler Woods MauriTianning MiaoLemara Uyelovna MiftakhovaAndrew MorrellFang NanMengdi RaoShannon RuhlAisha Elizabeth SawatskyAndrew Thomas SheaChristian R StorchKelly Christine SuppesSiddarth VelamakanniHao Wang
Jinguang XieYiwen XingYi YangHao ZhangXi ZhangHaoruo ZhuXiaofei Zhu
MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREElizabeth Jennings CamutiElizabeth Glenn CourtAndisheh GhofranitabariDimitra GrigoriouLindsey A LuriaErica L Mutschler-NielsenZhilan SongCara Leighton TurettPia S von BarbyMatthew WalterXingyu YangXiang Zhao
BACHELOR OF URBAN + ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNINGBrent Steven BubesMargaret Sabina CherryCatherine Grace CoulterVictoria GlasgowEmily Brittain GoreAllison Frances HahnKatharine Elizabeth HinesLiam Archer KiniryTayza Moe KyawCoby Tyde LefkowitzJessica LinAshton LooneyMartin Laurence MillspaughOlivia Noel MitchellRachel Mee MoonKimberly O’KeeffeCory Joseph ParadisTaylor Renee ParkerTimothy Wood PittmanSophie Jule Draine SchectmanColleen Christine SloanAnna Blair SmithKatharine Grey SylvesterMelissa Marie Symmes
Juliana Mae VasChandler Elizabeth WindomSophia Helene Woods
MASTER OF URBAN + ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNINGEitan Meir AltshulerDorothy BakerHaritha BhairavabhatlaHe CuiAlpha Boubacar DialloBoning DongKun DongAndrew Thomas EitlerNicholas Graham ElliottBrittany GardnerKathryn Anastasia HendleyMarvin Hodges IIYuhan JinVictoria Rachel KanellopoulosQiuhan KongKara Jane KrantzHaley Keenan LloydChantal Avani Madray
Kevin Joseph McCollumJames Henry MorrisonElizabeth Cary MunyanElizabeth Danielle NowakAlyson Elizabeth OliverKelsey Alexis SchleinEmily Patricia VotroubekZachary Taft WaldmeierJinlong YangYangpeinuo Zhou
AWARDS —SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTUREThe Edgar J. Shannon Award, presented by the Z Society to the student in each school of the University of Virginia who has contributed the most to that school through academic excellence, leadership and extracurricular involvement, is presented to:
Cory Paradis
Master of Architectural HistoryLinda BinstedKelsey DootsonEliza HodgsonAndrew MarshallJane TraskKatherine Watts
Master of ArchitectureAisha Sawatsky
CERTIFICATE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
In recognition of outstanding academic achievement upon completion of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architectural History, the Frederick Doveton Nichols Award is presented to:
Eliza HodgsonJane Trask
The Architectural History Faculty Book Award is presented by the faculty of Architectural History to a Master’s Candidate who has exhibited superior performance in pursuant of the degree. The Book Award is presented to:
Andrew Marshall
AWARDS —ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
Master of Urban + Environmental PlanningJinlong Yang
URBAN DESIGN CERTIFICATE
Master of Landscape ArchitectureLindsey LuriaPia S von Barby
Master of Urban + Environmental PlanningHaritha BhairavabhatlaElizabeth MunyanElizabeth NowakAlyson Oliver
In recognition of outstanding academic achievement upon completion of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Architectural History, the Frederick Doveton Nichols Award is presented to:
Hannah Glatt
The Anna Hope Martin Book Award, established by her family and awarded by the faculty of Architectural History, recognizes a student receiving a Bachelor of Architectural History who has demonstrated interest in the field of Historic Preservation and outstanding academic accomplishments. This year’s Book Award is presented to:
Frances Martin
The Betty Leake Service Award commemorates the service of Betty Leake to the Department of Architectural History and is awarded to a graduating student who has combined exemplary service and scholarship. This Service Award is presented to:
Katherine Watts
AWARDS —ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
AWARDS —ARCHITECTURE
The Sean Steele-Nicholson Memorial Award is presented to students who, like Sean [BSArch ’91], have exhibited an overall excellence in design and scholarship and an enthusiasm, joy and wonder for architecture coupled with the ability to instill these same feelings and qualities in others. The Memorial Award is given to:
Katherine SalataCarlos Soria Galvarro DuranMichael Tucker
The Duncan J. McCrea Memorial Award, in memory of Duncan J. McCrea [BSArch ’75], is awarded annually to an undergraduate who has demonstrated academic achievement and concern for spiritual values. It is awarded to:
Courtney Sigloh
AWARDS —ARCHITECTURE
The Faculty of Architecture Award for Design Excellence is presented to the following undergraduate students:
Eleanor BirleKendra ChowCalvin HeimbergMaribeth SalinasArshaya SoodSicheng Zhou
The Faculty of Architecture Award for Public Service to the school, the university and the community is presented to the following undergraduate students:
Joshua Gritz My-Anh Nguyen
AWARDS —ARCHITECTURE
The Alpha Rho Chi Medal awarded by the Alpha Rho Chi National Professional Architectural Fraternity to the graduating student of each school of architecture who has shown ability for leadership, performed willing service to the school and gives promise of professional merit through his/her attitude and personality, is presented to:
Andrew Shea
The Lori Ann Pristo Award presented by the faculty of the Department of Architecture for academic excellence in the study of architecture leading to the professional degree of Master of Architecture is presented to:
Austin Edwards
The American Institute of Architects’ Henry Adams Medal for Excellence in Architecture is presented to:
Lemara Miftakhova
AWARDS —ARCHITECTURE
The Faculty of Architecture Award for Design Excellence is presented to the following graduate students:
Wenpu Chai Meng HuangElizabeth KuleszaTyler MauriAisha Sawatsky
The Faculty of Architecture Award for Public Service to the school, the university and the community is presented to the following graduate students:
James AtkinsMegan Friedman Meng Huang
This award, named in honor of the late Jonathan King, co-founder and first president of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC), based upon criteria that acknowledge innovation, integrity, and scholarship in architectural and/or environmental design research is presented to:
Shannon Ruhl
AWARDS —LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREIn recognition of excellence in the study of Landscape Architecture and for promise in the field, the faculty of the Department of Landscape Architecture present the Stanley and Helen Abbott Award to:
Cara Turett
In recognition of a sustained level of outstanding performance in the study of Landscape Architecture and the promise of significance in the profession, the American Society of Landscape Architects’ Certificate of Honor is presented by the President and Board of Trustees to:
Elizabeth Camuti
In recognition of a sustained level of outstanding performance in the study of Landscape Architecture and the promise of significance in the profession, the American Society of Landscape Architects’ Certificate of Merit is presented by the President and Board of Trustees to:
Cara Turett
In recognition of excellence and originality in the study of Landscape Architecture, the Allison Ingram Memorial Award is presented by the Department of Landscape Architecture to:
Erica Mutschler-Nielsen
AWARDS —LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
AWARDS —URBAN + ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNINGIn recognition of outstanding academic achievement in the Planning Program, the American Institute of Certified Planners’ Planning Student Award is presented to:
Sophie Schectman (BUEP) Elizabeth Nowak (MUEP)
In recognition of an outstanding record of scholarship and service while a student in the Professional Planning Program, the Virginia Chapter of American Planning Association Outstanding Student Award is presented to:
Cory Paradis (BUEP) Chantal Madray (MUEP)
The Award for Outstanding Service in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning is presented to:
Alyson Oliver
FACULTYArchitectural History—
Sheila CraneYunsheng HuangAndrew Johnston Genevieve Keller Shiqiao LiJill LordLouis NelsonBetsy PurvisLisa ReillyRichard Guy Wilson
Architecture—
Iñaki AldayAnthony AverbeckManuel Bailo EsteveMichael BeamanIla BermanPam BlackMeredith BlakeAnselmo CanforaWG ClarkElgin CleckleyJohn ComazziPhoebe Crisman Robin DrippsMona El KhafifEd FordJessie GemmerMaría González Aranguren
Jennifer HsiawSanda IliescuTed JonesMargarita JoverMatthew JullAlexander KitchinLeidy KlotzNana LastEsther LorenzKate MacNellyEarl MarkInés Martín-RoblesKirk MartiniSeth McDowellCharlie MenefeeDaniel MoweryLuis PancorboMichael PetrusLucia PhinneyJorge Pizarro MontalvilloJeana RippleBetsy RoettgerJaime Sanz HaroWilliam ShermanSchaeffer SomersKyle SturgeonBrian TuskeyKaren Van LengenPeter Waldman
Landscape Architecture—
Julie BargmannCole BurrellBradley CantrellLeena ChoJeremy FosterTeresa Galí-IzardBrad GoetzZaneta HongTimothy KellerMichael LeeRob McGinnisEmma MendelBeth MeyerAndrea Hansen PhillipsReuben RaineyNancy TakahashiAlex Wall
Urban + Environmental Planning—
Ellen BassettTimothy BeatleyTanya Denckla CobbFrank DukesAsa EslockerKaren FirehockGuoping HuangLuke JudayFred MisselAndrew Mondschein
Suzanne MoomawBrian RichterJenny RoeJessica SewellBrad SheffieldJulia TrimanBarbara Brown Wilson
SCHOOL LEADERSHIPDEAN’S OFFICE
Ila BermanDean
Anselmo CanforaAssociate Dean, Academics
Allen LeeAssociate Dean, Finance + Administration
Betsy RoettgerAssistant Dean of Students / Career Development
Kyle SturgeonAssistant Dean, Academics
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS / PROGRAMSArchitectural History / Historic Preservation
Sheila CraneChair, Architectural History Department
Andrew JohnstonDirector, Architectural History Graduate ProgramDirector, Historic Preservation Certificate Program
Shiqiao LiDirector, Architectural History Undergraduate Program— Architecture / Design Thinking
William Sherman Chair, Architecture Department
Jeana RippleDirector, Architecture Graduate Program
Esther LorenzDirector, Architecture Undergraduate Program
John ComazziDirector, Design Thinking Program— Landscape Architecture
Bradley CantrellChair, Landscape Architecture Department
Nancy TakahashiDirector, Landscape Architecture Graduate Program— Urban + Environmental Planning / Urban Design
Ellen BassettChair, Urban + Environmental Planning Department
Guoping HuangDirector, Urban + Environmental Planning Graduate Program
Suzanne MoomawDirector, Urban + Environmental Planning Undergraduate Program
Mona El KhafifDirector, Urban Design Program
Alex WallAssociate Director, Urban Design Certificate Program— Global Sustainability
Phoebe CrismanDirector, Global Sustainability Minor — PhD
Nana LastDirector, PhD Program in the Constructed Environment