AIA Minneapolis and AIA St. Paul Announce Scholarship Winners
The AIA Minneapolis and AIA St Paul Scholarship is designated as a recruiting tool for the masters of architecture program at the University of Minnesota’s College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. The awards are given to candidates who have demonstrated excellence in representation and design thinking in their undergraduate studies, whether in philosophy, physics or architecture. The CALA Graduate Admissions Committee chooses a cluster of top candidates (often 25 students) from the pool of applicants to the masters program. These candidates are selected because their application—comprised of portfolio, academic record and letters of reference—indicates the potential to contribute to the study of architecture at the University. When reviewing student portfolios, the committee measures drawing or design ability and aptitude, critical design thinking, a strong sense of graphics and the potential for design leadership in their peer group.
Each of the candidates is informed that if they choose to attend CALA, they could receive financial support in the form of a graduate fellowship, a teaching assistantship or a scholarship, such as AIA’s, or a combination of these. The students are invited to a two-day recruiting visit in early spring where faculty and students interact in studio reviews, small presentations, a tour of the Twin Cities and visits to local design firms. The AIA chapter scholarships are important incentives for the students, and recognize the commitment Minnesota's architectural community has made to the University and to attracting high-quality students to the region.
Once the Admissions Committee confirms which students will be attending in the fall, they present scholarship nominees to the chapter boards for approval. Three scholarships were given this year by the AIA Minneapolis chapter, one by the St. Paul chapter.
The 2005 AIA Minneapolis Scholarship recipients are:
Joel Brygger
Joel is a 2005 graduate of the University of Minnesota with a BS in architecture degree. In addition to receiving the AIA Minneapolis Scholarship, he is also a teaching assistant for the class “Environmental Design and the Sociocultural Context.”
Jessica Kohl
Jessica graduated in 2004 from the University of Minnesota with a BS degree in architecture and a design minor. She subsequently had an internship at an architectural firm for a year. She is awarded the AIA Minneapolis Scholarship as well as a teaching assistantship for the “Renaissance Architecture” class.
Malea Jochim
A 2002 graduate of Mt Holyoke College, Malea majored in theatre arts and environmental design. She began her studies in architecture in a summer studio program, and received one of two William and Elizabeth Pedersen CALA Fellowships. Not only selected for an AIA Minneapolis Scholarship, she is also a teaching assistant for “The Designed Environment.”
The 2005 AIA St Paul Scholarship recipient is:
Andrew Edwins
Andrew graduated in 2005 from Carleton College where he was a studio arts major. He began studying architecture in a summer studio program, and receives the AIA St. Paul Scholarship, as well as also a teaching assistantship for the class “History of Architecture to 1750.”
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