ARCC / King Student Medal For Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Research

Named in honor of the late Jonathan King, co-founder and first president of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC), this award is given to one student per ARCC member college, school, institute, or unit. Selection of recipients is at the discretion of the individual member institutions, but is based upon criteria that acknowledge innovation, integrity, and scholarship in architectural and/or environmental design research. The award may be made at either the graduate or the undergraduate level.

About Professor Jonathan King, HAIA
Professor Jonathan King, HAIA (1926-1997) began a lifelong career of service to the profession of architecture in 1958 at the Ford Foundation, where he was Vice President and Treasurer of the Educational Facilities Laboratories until 1970. After serving for six years as Senior Vice President at CRS in Houston, he joined the staff at the University of Michigan as Professor of Architecture and Director of the Architectural Research Laboratory, later achieving Professor Emeritus status in 1986.
In 1992, Professor King came out of retirement to join the architecture faculty at Texas A&M; University as a visiting professor and, subsequently, director of the newly formed CRS Center. While at the Center, Professor King capped a lifelong career of writing about results of research, views on architecture and humanism, and architecture education by completing work on a series of oral histories about CRS. He retired for the second time in June 1997.
During his career, Professor King stimulated, guided and performed some of the most innovative research into the built environment in the last half of the 20th century. Although he had no formal training as an architect, he became a professor of architecture and a member of the profession. King is perhaps best known for his work in building systems which changed the shape of American schoolhouses. In addition to his own creative work, he was a highly regarded advisor, critic and mentor to several generations of architecture students.

In November 1997, the Architectural Research Centers Consortium, of which he was the first president, passed the following resolution:
"ARCC is deeply appreciative of the long-standing commitment of Jonathan King to the advancement of architectural research. During his early days at the Educational Facilities Laboratory at the Ford Foundation, as a partner in CRS, as director of the Architectural Research Laboratory at the University of Michigan and, more recently, as director of the CRS Center at Texas A&M; University, he stimulated others to understand and explore how to systematically link the process of architectural design to human satisfaction. As a founder of the original ARCC and its first president, he has raised the aspirations of the university-based architectural research community to link their efforts in a manner that would make the sum of their efforts greater than the parts."

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Nomination Details

The Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) is pleased to be able to award an "ARCC / King Student Medal for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Design Research" to one student from each ARCC member institution. Selection of a nominee from each member institution is left generally to the discretion of the member (school, college, department), within the guidelines outlined below. We look forward to celebrating the best in research/scholarship from your students this year -- and in years to come.

ONE King Medal will be available to EACH member institution for award to the STUDENT the institution selects as most deserving of the award;
member institutions may establish their own selection criteria and process, with an understanding that the intent of the program is to provide recognition for innovation, integrity, and scholarship in architectural and/or environmental design research;
although the process of identifying each institution's awardee to ARCC is termed "nominating," this does not imply competition among/between nominees from the various member institutions; the nominee must have been enrolled at the institution for at least one semester (or quarter) during the current or previous academic year (i.e., the award is to be for "current" work);
each institution must submit information on their nominee to Prof. Brian Sinclair (the King Medal awards coordinator) no later than midnight (PST) Monday, 9 April 2012 -- a form for submitting the necessary information is provided below;
ARCC will provide the King Medal to each institution as soon as possible (during April 2012); each institution may physically award the Medal to its recipient as it sees fit (during a graduation ceremony, an awards banquet, end-of-year party, etc.);
ARCC will publicize the program and the award winners.

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Nomination Form for 2011-2012 ARCC / KING MEDAL

Please cut and paste this information (deleting the "example" information) and send the completed form to Dr. Brian Sinclair at < brian.sinclair@ucalgary.ca >>

Name of member institution:
(example: Department of Architecture, University of Oregon)

Name of student being nominated for medal:
(example: Justice P. Smythe)

Student's position at institution:
(example: graduating M. Arch student)

Research work for which nomination is made:
(example: Master's Thesis entitled "Vital Signs: A Bird's Eye Review")
(example: exemplary effort as Research Assistant on Project XYZ)

Abstract of work for which nomination is made (300 word maximum):

(if a collaborative effort, clearly identify student contribution)

Nomination submitted by:

Date:

Certification: As nominator for ____(Institution name)____ I certify that the institution is an ARCC member in good standing for the current academic year.

Medal should be sent to:

(provide full mailing address -- the intention is that the Medal be mailed to an institutional representative for award to the student at an appropriate venue; if this is not possible, the student's address may be provided for direct delivery)

This e-mail nomination form must be followed by a hard-copy nomination form on institutional letterhead signed by an appropriate institutional representative. Send this confirmation to:

Dr. Brian R. Sinclair, FRAIC
Faculty of Environmental Design
University of Calgary ,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
brian.sinclair@ucalgary.ca

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Previous Award Recipients

•2008-2009 Recipients:

American University of Sharjah, Sara Nashaat Seif

Ball State University, Kyle Perry

CERES - Ball State University, Todd Adams

Florida A&M; University, Pamela King Phillips

Fundacion Diego de Sagredo, David Rivera Gamez

Georgia Institute of Technology, Sherif Abdelmohsen

Harvard University, Holly A. Wasilowski

Howard University, Michael D. Dinka

Lawrence Technological Institute, Kris Phillips

Louisiana State University, Kristen Kelsch

McGill University, Carlos Ivan Rueda Plata

Mississippi State University, Nick Hester

North Carolina State University, Hyejung Chang

Norwich University, Rudy K. Caron

Pennsylvania State University, Suhas Bambardekar

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Leon Morenas

Temple University, Elizabeth Emig

Texas A&M; University, Audrey Elizabeth Wells

University of Buffalo - SUNY, Takako Toshikuni

University of Calgary, Robert Blackett

University of Florida, Kimberly A. Gillar

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Corey Boss

University of Kansas, Katherine A. Meeder

University of Manitoba, Ryan Gorrie

University of Memphis, Mary Carroll

University of Michigan, Anirban Adhya

University of Minnesota, Garrett E. Mosiman

University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Xin Zhao

University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Andrea Wilkins

University of New Mexico, Ronald Nelson

University of Oregon, Jeffrey Keeler II

University of Texas at San Antonio, Shad M. Calvetti

University of Toronto, Jan Tomasz Kroman

University of Utah, Soonju Kwon

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Mohammad Khalid A. Al-Jasser

•2007-2008 Recipients:

American University of Sharjah, Budoor Bukhari

Auburn University, Adam Barbe

Ball State University, Benjamin Ross

CERES - Ball State University, Sandeep Arora

Fundacion Diego de Sagredo, Ignacio Javier Gil Crespo

Georgia Institute of Technology, Kathryn Frank

Howard University, Andre O. Mayers

Lawrence Technological Institute, Jeffrey Brooke McCormick

Louisiana State University, Anthony Threatt

McGill University, Stephen Parcell

Mississippi State University, (shared) Michael Rose & Emily Parsons

New York Institute of Technology, William M. Conner

North Carolina State University, Ryan Anthony Hargrove

Norwich University, (shared) Christine Carroll, Naomi Racenet & Emily Farnsworth

Pennsylvania State University, Sonali Kumar

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rui (Nancy) Qi

Temple University, Andy Allwine

Texas A&M; University, Jin Gyu Park

University of Calgary, Spencer Andreasen

University of Houston, Kiza Forgie

University of Kansas, Emily G. Moisan

University of Manitoba, Andrew Lewthwaite

University of Memphis, Alzbeta Bowden

University of Michigan, Jatuwat Varodompun

University of Minnesota, Catherine R. Sandlund

University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Amber Ellett

University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Mary Anila Jeyaprakash

University of Oklahoma, Ali Thurman

University of Oregon, Serena Coltrane-Briscoe

University of Texas at Arlington, Randall Daniel

University of Texas at San Antonio, Amy E. Unger

University of Toronto, Tomer Ze'ev Diamant

University of Utah, Atsushi Yamamoto

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Krystal L. Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Andrew Patton McCoy


•2006-2007 Recipients:

Akinlabi Afolayan, Florida A&M; University

Samuel J. Augustine, University of Oregon

Anawat Chirattikalwong, CERES-Ball State University

Evrim Demir, North Carolina State University

Jeremy A. Emerson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Monireh Ganjineh, American University of Sharjah

Bobby Gibbs III, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Gunnar Ryan Gladics, University of Idaho

Meltem Havva Gurel, University of Illinois

Rolf Jacobson, University of Minnesota

Lindsay Kenkel, University of Kansas

Seongchan Kim, Texas A&M; University

Andrea Macecek, University of Toronto

Dragana Nikolic, Penn State University

Linda Nubani, University of Michigan

Lynn Patterson, Georgia Institute of Technology

Abhijit Paul, Texas Tech University

Brian M. Swem, Lawrence Technological University

Justin Taylor, Mississippi State University

Heidi S. Thomas, University of Houston

Zhen Tian, University of Calgary

Dustin Tobias, Temple University

Guy Villemure, McGill University

Gregory M. Walker, University of Utah

Mario L. Walker, University of Memphis


•2005-2006 Recipients:

Kenneth Appleman, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Benjamin Banta, Ball State University

Kathleen Bevers, University of Oregon

Carolyn Anne Bogert, University of Idaho

Melissa Bradshaw, Lawrence Technological University

Bradley Braun, University of Calgary

Chiara Camposilvan, Carleton University

Daryl Carrington, North Carolina State University

Jennifer Leigh Clark, University of Memphis

Betina Gisela Martins Mogo De Nadal, Texas A&M; University

Clarisa Diaz, University of Kansas

Joelle K.A. East, Howard University

Moriah Gavrish, Norwich University

Yasemin Guney, University of Michigan

Robert Horner, CERES-Ball State University

Crystal Jackson, Florida A&M; University

Tim Jordan, University of Minnesota

Anjali Joseph, Georgia Institute of Technology

Lukasz Blazej Kos, University of Toronto

Corri Kluba, University of Minnesota

Marc J. Neveu, McGill University

Alison Paddock, Norwich University

Neil Prakash, University of Manitoba

Adetania Pramanik, Texas Tech University

Stephanie Saile, Temple University

Lalatendu Satpathy, Mississippi State University

Rami Selo, American University of Sharjah

Nora K. Wendl, Iowa State University


•2004-2005 Recipients:

Justin T. Allen, University at Buffalo

Brianne Bergeman, Ball State University

David Jan Cowan, University of Calgary

Carissa Gavin, Iowa State University

Anne M. Hanenburg, University of Idaho

Stephen Wesley Kopp, University of Toronto

Ryan MacArthur, Norwich University

Leesa Mayfield, University of Oregon

Marysia Miernowska, University of Minnesota

Shane Moniz, Florida A&M; University

Daniel Overbey, CERES–Ball State University

Eleni Primikiri, University of Michigan

Christopher P. Qualls, University of Memphis

Giselle Raymond, Louisiana State University

Guochang Wang, Mississippi State University

Steven B. Webber, Lawrence Technological University

Elizabeth Jane Wilson, Temple University

Yiting Zhu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute


•2003-2004 Recipients:

Ali Ganjavian Afshar, Royal College of Art

Barbara Budenz, University of Calgary

Ruchi Choudhary, University of Michigan

Vasilios Derdelako, Lawrence Technological University

Dorothee Dettbarn, CERES Ball State University

Fehmi Dogan, Georgia Tech

Altaf Engineer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Stacy Ewert, University of Minnesota

Evdoxia Giovannopoulou, University of Southern California

Tuelay Guenes, Ball State University

Bryce A.H. Hamels, Texas Tech University

Tara Hanby, University of Oregon

Marwa Hassan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Brandi Henderson, Southern University and A&M; College

Jose Jacob, McGill University

Christopher Kiefer, Louisiana State University

Jason Labutka, Mississippi State University

Richard Lee, Rensselaer University

Mandy S. Martineau, University of Idaho

Philam Nguyen, Carleton University

Cecilia Parera, University of Utah

Robert Peterson, Pennsylvania State University

Jamey Patrick Richards, University of Toronto

Wesley Schwartz, Syracuse University

Atch Sreshthaputra, Texas A&M; University

Alexis Thomas, University of Florida

Zeynep Toker, North Carolina State University


•2002-2003 Recipients:

Brian J. Bohlender, Steven R. Cook, Aaron M. Jones & Robert J. Patton, Ball State University

Martha V. Carnevale, University of Arizona

Ayona Datta, Arizona State University

Casey Dawkins, Georgia Tech

Mark Ferrari, University at Buffalo

Christina M. Haaser, Texas A&M; University

Trent Hunter, University of Toronto

Mikio Kataoka, Yokohama National University

Brian R. Key, Texas Tech University

Asley C. Lechtenberg, Louisiana State University

Johnny Lu, University of Southern California

Laura J. Morris, Louisiana State University

Jebrey F. Moyer, University of Idaho

Choi-Laporn Ounkomol, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Troy N. Peters, University of Oregon

William Santiago, Florida A&M; University

Lynn Saylor, Lawrence Technological University

Meeta Sadanand Shingne, Mississippi State University

Brian K. Schermer, University of Michigan


•2001-2002 Recipients:

Hussein F. Abaza, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Iyad Al-Halis, University of Arizona

Selahattin Ertan Bayer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lew Beyers, CERES, Ball State University

Ryan Hansen, Mississippi State University

William A. Hees, Florida A&M; University

Gary A. Kecskes, Lawrence Technological University

Panayiotis Leventis, McGill University

Peng Liu, Ball State University

Kirk P. Mitchell, Howard University

Woodrow Muhammad, Southern University and A&M; College

Jose Fernando Olascoaga, Texas Tech University

Scot Oliver, University of Idaho

Jordan Micah Pollard, Louisiana State University

Nicholas Rajkovich, University of Oregon

Jason Rebillot, University of Illinois at Chicago

Chanchani Samiran, Georgia Institute of Technology

Keir N. Stuhlmiller, University of Calgary

Jennifer Walters, Iowa State University

Bo Young Yoon, University of Toronto

Ge Xia, Texas A&M; University


•2000-2001 Recipients:

Christina Bollo, University of Oregon

James Clark, McGill University

Kirstin J. Clouten, Ball State University

David Craig, Georgia Tech

Erik Fong, University of Idaho

David Fortin, University of Calgary

Andrew Gale, Texas Tech University

Deborah D. Harris, Texas A&M; University

Thomas F. Jakab, University of Utah

Daichi Kurashina, Yokohama National University

Fernando Lara, University of Michigan

Yiwei Liu, CERES, Ball State University

Jason Meier, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Abhijeet Pande, Arizona State University

Brooke Elliot Ramage, Louisiana State University

Nicholas Roquet, Universite de Montreal

Thomas M. Rozycki, Lawrence Technological University

Mitchell James Squire, Iowa State University

Jenny Thurman, University of Oregon

Umut Toker, North Carolina State University

Aaron W. West, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Omari D. Wright, Howard University

Patrick S. Vaughan, Florida A&M; University

Wai-ki Tracy Yu, Carnegie Mellon University


•1999-2000 Recipients:

Jon Astolfi, University of Manitoba

Sonit Bafna, Georgia Institute of Technology

Elissa Nicole Baldwin, North Carolina State University

Helen Bennetts, University of Adelaide

Darrel DeHaan, Lawrence Technological University

Kevin Galvin, Arizona State University

Leslie Heald, University of Oregon

Tracey M. Hunte, Howard University

Bonnie Johnson, Virginia Tech

Scott Allan Krenner, North Dakota State University

Darren J. Lueddecke, Florida A&M; University

David Mwale Ogoli, University of Florida

Brock R. Roseberry, Ball State University

Rocio Rangel Ruiz, University of Calgary

Charles Schiers, University of Idaho

Keith Everette Sylvester, Texas A&M; University

David Theodore, McGill University

Emily Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

David C. Wiesendanger, Louisiana State University

Steven James Valenta, Texas Tech University


•1998-1999 Recipients:

James A. Agutter, University of Utah

Alejandro Stamatio Alfaro, University of Arizona

Michael Chad Alldredge, University of Idaho

Stephen Barnecut, University of Calgary

Janice E. Barnes, University of Michigan

Scott Baum, State University of New York at Buffalo

Gregory Paul Caicco, McGill University

Christopher John Chapman, Texas A&M; University

Elise M. Edwards, Florida A&M; University

Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez, University of Oregon

Kelly E. Gerhart, North Dakota State University

Mamie McCarthy Harvey, University of Minnesota

Barbara Hendricks, Arizona State University

Aarati Kanekar, Georgia Institute of Technology

Matt Lutz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Renee Mitchell, University of Illinois at Chicago

Steven Noel, NewSchool of Architecture

Sean O'Skea, Ball State University

Katherine Morgan Oury, North Carolina State University

Pamela M. Peterson, Lawrence Technological University

Karen Shanski, University of Manitoba

Sara E. Temple, CERES, Ball State University

Aide Uzgiris, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign

Bryan Ziegler, Texas Tech University