THE BERNARD AND ANNE SPITZER
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK
FIFTY-SECOND
COMMENCEMENT
AWARDS CEREMONY
Friday, May 29, 2015
In the Gallery
Immediately Following
ccny’s Commencement
Gordon Gebert, acting dean
THE CLASS OF 2015
Master Of Architecture i
Nagi Alamri
Jennifer Ewald
Adelaida Baez-Urena
Nicholas Friedmann
Salvatore Cosenza
Christine Hernandez
Ahmed Dirhalleh
Sarah Holtzer
Michael B. Joseph
Brian Lantz
Ronald Martin
Paola Martinez
Nelya Sachakova
Benjamin Tulman
Maura Whang
Kasia Wilusz
Steven Nelson
Alanna Rios
Marie Salembier
Eli Sands
Fern Lan Siew
Jerome Thomson
Christopher Valencia
Said Yavas
Master Of Urban Planning
Shabir Ahmadi
Olga Filippova
Kamrun Aliza
Pegah Jalaly
Anastasiia Budnyk
Sarasadat Mansouri
Olga Neufeld
Sarah Tetteh
Hemal Tilvawala
Evren Vural
Bachelor Of Architecture
Noshin Apurba**
Roshini Jhagru
Rafael Ayala
Jose Jimenez
Zolboo Bayarsaikhan
Nooreen Kagzi
Jeffrey Bermudez
Evan Kalogiannis
Christian Camacho*
Ermira Kasapi*
Magdalena Checo*
Sara Khan*
Simit Christian*
Karina Laferriere
Michael Delgado
Sewina Lee
Jonah Gardner
Shwuyi Liu Ma
Chang Youl Han
Rosalba Loor
Ryan Hung*
Cesar Mesias
Sino Mukhitdinov
Ngala Newton*
Vail I. Nuguid*
Madelyn Pena*
Deswacy Powell
Demir Purisic*
Mariuxi Rivas*
Mary B. Rizaldo
Arifur Rob
Mohammad Sabid
Muhammad Saleh*
Alexia Sanchez
Hector Santacruz
Melissa Santana*
Nicholas Siriban
Moemyat Thu*
Man Tung*
Tiffany Urosa
Jacline Vargas*
Alvin Yang
Sayra Yepez*
Diana Zwetzich*
*** summa cum laude
* cum laude
Master Of Landscape Architecture i
Zhuo Cui
Xiaochao Dai
Julia Doherty
Ashley Drexler
Anne Gerchick
Andrea Johnson
Geoffrey Lenat
Kristen Myhr
** magna cum laude
AWARDS
Dean’s Design Scholarship
Sponsored By Frank J. Sciame, Jr.
Aia Certificate Of Merit
Second highest-ranking Bachelor of Architecture graduate
tbd
Moemyat Thu
The Rachel Carson Award
For achievement in ecological urban design in m.l.a.
and m.u.p.
Best Architecture Students In Each Year
Recognized by the Faculty for design & academic excellence
Fern Lan Siew, mla
Evren Vural, mup
Laiching Tsui, Fourth Year
Kaitlin Faherty and Toar Sadia, Third Year
Matthew W. Delgaudio Award
Xiao Yi, Second Year
Parshwa Chintu Desai, First Year
Chosen by the Faculty Awards Committee and given
by the New York Society of Architects to the Best
Comprehensive Design of the Class of 2015
Frederick Bainnson Memorial Scholarship
Given to the highest-ranking Landscape Architecture
student in memory of a distinguished Landscape Architect
Magdalena Checo
Ivy Harrison
Best Comprehensive Design Projects
Recognized by the Comprehensive Design Faculty
Nooreen Kagzi, Professor Alspector’s Studio
Tiffany Urosa, Professor Brown’s Studio
American Society Of Landscape
Architecture Award Of Honor
Eli Sands
Madelyn Pena, Professor Edmiston’s Studio
Ryan Hung, Professor Krevlin’s Studio
Award Of Merit
Zhuo Cui
Master Of Architecture i
Outstanding Design Project
Ccny Landscape Architecture
Comprehensive Studio Prize
Mohammed Munir
Master Of Architecture i
Best Design Projects
Indre Barsauskaite, First Year
Laura Allison, Second Year
Aia Henry Adams Medal
Top-ranking Bachelor of Architecture graduate
Noshin Apurba
Given to a graduating student in recognition of academic
and design excellence
Andrea Johnson and Jerome Thomson
Nyasla Scholarship
Given to second year mla students based on a review of
design projects in preparation for the Thesis project
James Carroll
AWARDS
Spitzer Travel Fellowships
Awarded to graduating students for research projects
involving travel abroad incorporating the study of
architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design
Vail Nuguid and Michael Delgado, undergraduate
Maura Whang, graduate
The William (Bill) Bobenhausen
Scholarship In Architecture
Established to honor Prof. Bill Bobenhausen ’73 Arch.
This scholarship is given to an undergraduate student
in architecture, studying Environmental Design, has
a 3.0 gpa or greater and has demonstrated service to
the school.
Fontainbleau
Summer Architecture Program Scholarship
Alanna Lauter
Alanna Lauter
City College Of New York Architecture
Alumni Association Scholarship
Ennead Architects Scholarship
For excellence in design
Given to an outstanding student for high achievement
in academics and design
Matthew Addeo
Midori Tanabe
Gerner, Kronick & Valcarcel
Art Of Architecture Scholarship
For excellence in design
City College Of New York Architecture
Alumni Association Group Scholarship
Given to two outstanding undergraduate students for
high achievement and commitment to design
James Geoghegan
Charles E. Inniss Architectural Award
Given by the City University Construction Fund
tbd
Fred L. Leibmann Book Award
Given by the New York Society for Architects to a secondyear student for superior academic achievement
Bethany Herrmann
Carol J. Weissman Kurth
Women In Architecture Scholarship
Awarded to a fourth-year female student for high academic
standing, a passion for architecture, and a lifelong
dedication to the profession
Melissa Mermelstein
Lenny Chen and Eliza Tan
Faculty History And Theory Award
Given for outstanding achievement in history & theory
Maura Whang, graduate
Noshin Apurba, undergraduate
Extech Award
Given for excellence in technology
Eric Iversen
Brooklyn Architectural Foundation
Scholarship
Given to a worthy and deserving third-year student
Leanne Zick
AWARDS
J. Max Bond, Jr.
Architecture Center Scholarship
Provides an exceptional student a paid internship during
the academic year to work within the Bond Center on
urban projects, research, workshops, conferences, and
publications that promote the Center’s mission
Damon Arrington
Megan Lawrence Memorial Award
Given by the Van Alen Institute to a first-year student who
has demonstrated excellence in design
Sulgi Cho
Bernard L. Spanier Memorial Scholarship
Established in memory of a distinguished City College
Alumnus for academic and design excellence
Christina Bien-Aime
Spitzer History Notebook Award
Given to a student for quality of work represented in
a notebook used during the academic year, including
drawings, sketches, and notes taken during lectures
Center For Architecture Design
Scholarship
Lester Li
Landscape Architecture Foundation
University Olmsted Scholar
Andrea Johnson
Dredgefest Honorarium
Given to a student to support participation in a peerreviewed public event /conference in ecological design
Eli Sands
Special Prize
For Service To The Mla Program
Fern Lan Siew
Bernard And Anne Spitzer Tuition
Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students
for two consecutive semesters
undergraduate
Chitra Mamidela
Samantha Ong
graduate
Indre Barsauskaite, m.arch
Wx Women In Real Estate Scholarships
Sabiha Haque, mla
Babar Tariq, msus
Given to women in the second or third year of graduate
study for high academic and design achievement and
potential for success in business
Dorota Kowalska
Eleanor Allwork Scholarship
Indre Barsauskaite
Deniz Celik , mup
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer
School of Architecture