Congratulations to the 2023-2024 scholarship and awards recipients!

AJ Jelonnek 
Brianne Rose Murphy 
Dana Giffin Soper Memorial Scholarship 

Christian Acevedo 
D.J. Hynek Memorial Scholarship 

Penelope Young 
Douglas Darden Memorial Scholarship 

Hunter Chestnut-Perry 
Hideo Sasaki Scholarship in Interdisciplinary Design 

Miya Sharff 
Viola and Charles Haertling Scholarship Fund in Environmental Design 

Kyle McPheron 
Lakeside Consultants Scholarship 

Remi Daniel 
Martin Luther King, Jr. Housing Prize Scholarship 

Masani Salazar 
Colorado North Region Scholarship (Colorado AIA) 

Jose Banuelos 
Oscar R. Sanchez Scholarship (Colorado AIA) 

Davis Velte 
ENVD Academic Paper Award 

Noah Weiss 
Lynn M. Lickteig Photography Award 

Ainsley McElwee 
Ellie Muncy 
ENVD Research Award 

Kasey Perkins 
Julianne Ramsey 
Austin Shoer 
Lydia Van Arsdell 
ENVD Summer 2023 Scholarships 

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Rachel Lee Lavine, architecture instructor, and Dylan West, assistant director of advising and first-year experience, have been awarded the 2022 Marinus Smith Award. The award recognizes faculty and staff who have had a positive impact on students. 

Bailey Freeman, a first-year ENVD student, nominated Lee-Lavine for her inspiration, excitement and positivity in the classroom. 

“Not only did she inspire and excite the class about the topics, but she also brought a positive and kind attitude to class every single day. As a person, I felt seen and heard - which was a big deal, especially because I was still adjusting to college and was actively in search of friends or someone who acknowledged my presence.”

Halley Douglas, a landscape architecture student, nominated West for going above and beyond to support students. 

“Dylan’s support for students goes above and beyond academic advising. He not only helps students navigate their path through the ENVD program but also helps them develop as leaders and as future professionals in their field. Dylan is always responsive to the needs of ENVD students, whether it is providing valuable career insight or a shoulder to cry on.”

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The Program in Environmental Design is pleased to announce that Dylan West, assistant director of advising & first-year experience, has been awarded Outstanding Administrator or Leader from the Academic Advising & Coaching Community Advising Excellence Awards. Alex Harper, academic coach, Roberto deMata, professional academic advisor, and Nate Jones, assistant director of advising & professional development, were runners-up. 

Each year, the CU �鶹ӰԺ Advising Council and the Office of Undergraduate Education recognizes the efforts that individuals, teams or units make in providing excellent service in helping students achieve academic success. This year, five advising staff from the Program in Environmental Design Center for Advising and Student Achievement were nominated at the campus level for their accomplishments in their positions. 

• Alea Richmond Akins, Outstanding Administrator or Leader
• Roberto deMata, Outstanding New Advisor
• Alex Harper, Outstanding Academic Coach
• Nate Jones, Outstanding Experienced Academic Advisor
• Dylan West, Outstanding Administrator or Leader

During the Conference for Student Success & Advising on Feb. 18, ENVD advisors presented on a variety of topics.

• Dylan West, High Impact Programming in a Remote Environment
• Alex Harper, Effective Support Strategies for the Resistant Student: Through the Lens of Advising and Coaching in a Competitive Program
• Roberto deMata, The Campus Diversity Paradox: Examining the Best Intended Anti-Blackness

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This year, Environmental Design celebrated homecoming 2019 by announcing it's first-ever Distinguished Alumni Award. The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated community leadership and made a significant contribution to the design profession. 

This year’s honoree was Harvey Hine, principal architect at HMH Architecture + Interiors, AIA, for his contributions in the field of architecture.    

The event was held in the environmental design building, with a welcome from Paul Chinowsky, director of the Program in Environmental Design; introduction of the award by Brandon Anderson, instructor; and a presentation by Harvey Hine. 

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Last Friday, Instructor Neal Evers and HMH Architecture + Interiors Principal Architect Harvey Hine, an ENVD alum, were awarded with an AIA Colorado Award of Distinction for their Modern Stair design. The Modern Stair design was created specifically for the Sloan’s Vista house.

Learn more about the and view all 2019 winners. Learn more about .

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NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, November 8, 2018

Seventeen projects honored for excellence in architecture, exterior design, placemaking

DENVER – Mayor Michael B. Hancock will honor 17 projects for excellence in architecture, design and place-making during the 2018 Mayor’s Design Awards ceremony tonight at 6 p.m. at the Chambers Grant Salon of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. 

(Photos may be credited: “Courtesy of Denver Community Planning and Development.”)

“The field of winners this year is the most diverse ever selected,” Mayor Hancock said. “The list is the perfect showcase of what we can do as a city when we design with the intent of lifting up our community.”

Since 2005, the awards have been presented to Denver homeowners, business owners, nonprofits, artists and others for their creative contributions to the public realm through innovative design. Winners can range from community placemaking projects to adaptive reuse of historic structures to single-family residences to major mixed-use downtown buildings. Each brings something special to Denver’s unique visual fabric and speaks to our collective commitment to building healthy, sustainable communities. 

The awards ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. tonight at the Chambers Grant Salon of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Performing Arts Complex (). The event is free and open to the public; a reception will follow. For more information on the event and the awards, visit . 

The 2018 Mayor’s Design Award winners are:

• Backyard on Blake, 
• Reimagining Learning Landscapes: Garden Place Academy Research Station and Community Garden, 4425 Lincoln St.
• The Art Alley at Dairy Block, 
• Thomas Jefferson High School Bus Shelter, RTD Bus Shelter at Hampden Ave and S. Ivanhoe St.
• 2200 California
• Steam on the Platte, 
•  Health Foundation Building, 1780 Pennsylvania Street
• The Wheatley, 530 East 25^th Avenue, 
• Botanic Gardens Ticket Centers, 1007 York Street
• Molly Brown House Renovation, 
• The Ramble Hotel, 
•  Stormwater Outfall, Arkins Ct., between 31st and 35th streets
• Punch Bowl Social – Stapleton, 
• The Rainbow Crosswalk, Broadway and Irvington
• The Circa Building, 1615 Platte Street
• The Bosler House, 3209 W. Fairview Place
• Black and White House @ . 

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ENVD/ENVS/GEOG Advisor, Dylan West, is honored with the �鶹ӰԺ's Award for Outstanding New Advisor, a recognition given to two staff members each year for going above and beyond in the field of Academic Advising. Undergraduate Staff Advisor for , Victoria Ibarra, won the award for Outstanding Senior Advisor.

One award is granted to a new advisor at CU who has worked on campus for 1-3 years and the other is granted to a senior advisor who has dedicated more than 3 years to the CU community. Any staff or faculty member is allowed to nominate an advisor and the award is funded through the office of the provost with the Assistant Vice Provost for Advising and Academic Services, Shelly Bacon.

The award was presented at the annual Advisor Day Professional Development Conference hosted by CU's Advising Council, of which Dylan West serves as the ENVD representative.

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Sheryl Koutsis, Advising Unit Manager of ENVD, receives distinguished annual Chancellor’s Employee of the Year Award.

This award is presented to just a handful of individuals here at CU �鶹ӰԺ who display outstanding performance, leadership, and service to the campus and community. Leading such efforts as the Designers Without Boundaries scholarship community and the installation of the Peer Mentor Program here at ENVD, Sheryl truly embodies what it means to be a dedicated member of the CU �鶹ӰԺ community.

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Congratulations to Ryan Clement and Eric Dell'Orco for winning Second Prize in the Laka "Architecture that Reacts" design competition, and kudos to Tyler Laird and Harrison Smith for taking an Honorable Mention from a pool of 250 professional and student designers from 40 countries. 

The student works were completed in Senior Instructor Marianne Holbert's ENVD 4100 senior studio.

Check out the  to see the winning designs.

Pictured L to R: Eric Dell'Orco, Ryan Clement, Tyler Laird, Harrison Smith

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