AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS School of Architecture Awards & Scholarships Department of Architecture Awards & Scholarships Department of Landscape Architecture Awards & Scholarships The Landscape Architecture Foundation Scholarships Scholarhips Available From Other Sources   A number of awards and scholarships are available to deserving students in the School of Architecture, the Department of Architecture, and Department of Landscape Architecture. Most are established on a year-to-year basis and, as such, vary in frequency and amount. Some recent scholarships and awards are listed below. Most are awarded on the basis of recommendations made by the scholarship committee of the School of Architecture. Honor scholarships, awarded to students with highest scholastic averages, are based only on work accomplished since entering the School of Architecture. Students must complete three semesters in residence with a minimum average of fifteen hours per semester for consideration of most scholarships. Scholarship applications are available from the Office of the Associate Dean. School of Architecture Awards and Scholarships Tau Sigma Delta Medals. The Silver Medal of Tau Sigma Delta, the national honor society for architecture, landscape architecture and the allied arts, is awarded annually to a professional with a record of distinction in design and service to the society or architectural education. The Bronze Medal is awarded annually to a final year student who has distinguished himself or herself in design in one of the subject arts. Selection of the recipients is made by the student membership of the chapter. The Alpha Rho Chi Medal is awarded annually to the final-year architecture or landscape architecture student who has shown an ability for leadership, performed willing service for the School and gives promise of real professional merit through attitude and personality. The Michael J. Buono Sustainable Architecture Medal is awarded each year to a fifth-year student in either the architecture or landscape architecture department who has demonstrated the greatest concern in the design studios, cognate courses and the community for environmental, ecological and energy conservation issues. Pella Competition Scholarships. The Pella Products Company of North Little Rock, with funds matched by its parent organization, the Rolscreen Company, awards a professional essay prize in the amount of $500 to an architecture or landscape architecture student. Presidential Scholarship. Each year the University awards a scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to the student having the highest grade point average in each college on campus. Candidates must have completed at least forty-five hours and two-thirds of all work must have been in residence on the Fayetteville campus. The Mason Contractors Association of America Scholarships. From income on an endowment contributed by members of the Mason Contractors Association of America, Arkansas Chapter, one or more scholarships totalling approximately $3,000 are awarded each year to Arkansas students entering the final two years of architectural or landscape architecture professional training. All awards are made on the basis of scholarship and financial need. John G. Williams Scholarships. Interest from an endowment provided by the Northwest Tobacco and Candy Company and matched by the Arkansas Alumni Association provides one or more annual scholarships honoring Emeritus Professor John G. Williams who founded, in the late 1940's, the present School of Architecture. The $500 scholarships may be awarded to any student in the School, based on academic performance and need. The John G. Williams Traveling Fellowship is awarded from the income on funds contributed by former students and friends of Professor Williams. Applicants for the fellowship must make presentations regarding the proposed travel and its purpose; an award of up to $1,000 will be made to assist in financing the study judged to have most potential. Projects must be completed and presented publicly. Little Rock Construction Specifications Institute-Ray Echols Scholarship. This scholarship, in the amount of $500, is made possible and selected by the Little Rock Construction Specifications Institute Chapter. The scholarship is available to a student majoring in architecture, landscape architecture, construction technology, or engineering. Application criteria is available from the Associate Dean's office. Annual Fund Alumni Scholarship. This scholarship in the amount of approximately $550 is available to a rising fourth-year student in the school and is based only on need. The funds must be used for overseas study in one of the department's sanctioned programs or exchange programs. Professional Advisory Board Scholarship. This scholarship was established by the School of Architecture Advisory Board. The scholarship in the amount of approximately $1,000 is available to an incoming fifth-year student in architecture or landscape architecture who exhibits hard work, perseverence, and dedication and has great potential for success in the profession. Professional Advisory Board Freshman Scholarship. A $1000 scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman student who has proven academic success and shows promise in the study of architecture. Cyrus Sutherland Historic Preservation Alliance Scholarship. This $500 scholarship is available to a student in the School of Architecture who has demonstrated interest in historic preservation. The Green/Sustainable Architecture Scholarship, in the amount of $500, established through a contribution by Michael J. Buono, Associate Dean and Professor of Architecture, is available to an incoming fourth-year or fifth-year student in architecture or landscape architecture. The Herbert Thomas Memorial Academic Scholarship. This $750 scholarship is awarded to a student in architecture or landscape architecture who is entering the last three years of study. EDI Architecture, Inc., Freshman Scholarship. This $500 scholarship is available to an incoming freshman. Preference is given to students demonstrating financial need. Donors of the scholarship, EDI Architecture, Inc., participate in the selection process. Ramsey, Krug, Farrell and Lansing Travel Award. A travel award of at least $500 is available to a deserving fourth year student to assist with his or her required urban study travel expenses. School of Architecture Book Awards. Each year the School of Architecture awards a book to an appropriate student in years one through four in architecture and a student in landscape Architecture. The Arkansas Subcontractors Association makes available an average of three, $1,000 scholarships to students in at least their second year of study. The Martha Marie Pedersen Memorial Scholarship was established by her niece as a freshman renewable scholarship in the amount of $1,000. It is available to a well-rounded student entering the School of Architecture with a 3.25 GPA. The recipient may renew the $1,000, through their fifth year of study, by maintaining a 3.00 GPA. Department of Architecture Awards and Scholarships National AIA Henry Adams Medal. The American Institute of Architects School Medal is awarded to the first-ranked final-year architecture student, in recognition of scholastic achievement, character, leadership, and promise of high professional ability. National AIA Certificate of Achievement. The American Institute of Architects Certificate of Achievement is awarded annually to the second-ranked final-year architecture student, in recognition of scholastic achievement, character, leadership, and promise of high professional ability. The Edward Durell Stone Medal, established in memory of Mr. Stone and his long association with the School, is presented to the final-year architecture student who has achieved the highest overall grade point average in design studio work. The Barbara C. Crook Medal, established in memory of Professor Crook, is awarded each year to a final year student who has achieved the highest scholastic record in the course work comprising the architectural technology group. The Mort Karp Medal, established in memory of Professor Karp, is awarded each year to the fifth-year student in the School of Architecture who has evidenced the greatest concern for social, cultural, and behavioral issues as they relate to design. The Murray Smart Medal for excellence in the study of history and theory of architecture, given to honor Murray Smart for his service as dean and professor, is awarded annually to a final year architecture student who has achieved the highest scholastic record in history and theory courses. Acme Brick Competition. Each year, a design competition with prize money totalling $750 is sponsored by Acme Brick Corporation for third-year architectural design students. Arkansas Precast Competition. A similar design competition for fourth year architectural design students is sponsored by the Arkansas Precast Concrete Corporation. The amount of prize money is $1,500. Pella Competition Scholarships. The Pella Products Company of North Little Rock, with funds matched by its parent organization, the Rolscreen Company, awards $2,000 in scholarships annually to students in the School of Architecture. An award of $1,000 is made to a student in the final design studio semester as a prize for the best terminal project and a $500 award is made to the outstanding designer in second year. The Ernest N. Pettit, Jr., P.E., Memorial Scholarship, given by the AIA Educational Endowment Fund, recognizes the support of the Fund by the firm of Pettit and Pettit of Little Rock. The $750 scholarship is awarded annually to the architecture student with the highest scholastic average entering the third year of professional training. The George H. Wittenberg-Lawson L. Delony Memorial Scholarship, in the amount of $750, was established by the firm of Wittenberg, Delony and Davidson of Little Rock and is awarded annually by the AIA Educational Endowment Fund to the architecture student with the highest scholastic average entering the fourth year of professional training. The Howard S. Eichenbaum-Frank J. Erhart Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $750, established through contributions made in memory of the honorees and given by the AIA Educational Endowment Fund, is awarded annually to the architecture student with the highest scholastic average entering the final year of professional training. Sid Frier Memorial Scholarship. An award of $750, established by the trustees of the AIA Educational Endowment Fund in memory of Mr. Frier and his many years of service to the profession of architecture, is given annually to a worthy student in the School. Fort Smith Section, Arkansas Chapter AIA Scholarship. This award, sponsored by the Ft. Smith Section of AIA, in the amount of $500 is available to an architecture student from the Fort Smith metropolitan area and is based on scholarship and need. The W.E. Clark Memorial Scholarship, totalling approximately $150 annually, is contributed by the Hope Brick Works in memory of William Edgar Clark who founded the masonry contracting firm which has built many of the major structures in the State for five generations. Awards may be made to one or more Arkansas students at any level in the architecture program on the basis of scholarship and need. Preference is given to students with strong construction backgrounds. The Mary Pipkin Johnson Memorial Scholarship is given annually in memory of architect Mary Pipkin Johnson. It is made initially to a freshman entering the School of Architecture and is based on high school performance and promise of professional ability. The scholarship is renewable annually with maintenance of a 3.00 or above GPA. This scholarship in the amount of $1,000 is made available through an endowment given by Yandell and Akers Johnson. Northwest Section, Arkansas Chapter AIA Scholarship. This award sponsored by the Northwest Section of the Arkansas Chapter, AIA, in the amount of $500 is available to a architecture student who is a member of the AIAS. It is based on scholarship and need. E. Fay Jones Travelling Scholarship. An award of $2,200 is made annually to an architecture student entering their fourth year of the program. This award, made available by the Arkansas AIA Chapter Endowment Fund, is to be used to finance a program of study abroad. EFCO Rome Travel Awards. The EFCO Corporation awards numerous $500 awards to rising fourth-year students in the Department of Architecture. The funds must be used to defray Rome program expenses. The scholarship is awarded based upon both academic success and need and to a student who does not have other award money available to him or her. Frank D. Naylor Memorial Award. A $500 award, given each year as a prize for design achievement to an architecture student in the third year studio, was established by contributions from parents and friends in memory of Frank Dowell Naylor. Valerie Turnage-Tucker Memorial Scholarship. Interest from an endowment established in memory of Valerie Turnage-Tucker is awarded annually to an outstanding architecture student who has devoted numerous hours to school activities and service to fellow students. The student must have a 2.00 or higher GPA, and hold membership in the AIAS. The student may not be a current officer in any school organization or be in the final year of course work. The decision on the awarding of the scholarship is made by current AIAS officers; more than one student may be selected to share the scholarship. Hepner Scholarship. This scholarship in the amount of approximately $1,000, established in memory of Irving N. Hepner, is available to a third-year student who exhibits potential and plans to practice the profession of architecture. Robert S. Laser Scholarship. A scholarship of $500 is awarded annually in honor of Robert S. (Bob) Laser, one of the four members of the first graduating class of the School of Architecture. Applicants must be students in the architecture department who are graduates of Arkansas high schools. Preference shall be given to an individual facing a financial hardship. Ralph O. Mott Scholarship. Interest from an endowment gift made by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation funds the Ralph O. Mott Scholarship. This scholarship, in the amount of approximately $1,000, is available to students entering their fourth year of study in the department of architecture. The eligible students are those who have achieved a significant record in courses in the department other than design. William M. Evans Scholarship. This $500 scholarship, established by Donald Evans, is to be awarded to an architecture student who has overcome difficult circumstances to achieve the opportunity to study at the School of Architecture. Department of Landscape Architecture Awards and Scholarships The Verna C. Garvan Medal, given in honor of the primary benefactor of the landscape architecture program, is awarded annually to a senior student of landscape architecture who, through performance in the studio sequence, has demonstrated an outstanding design ability. ASLA Honor and Merit Awards. Four landscape architecture students in the final two years of study may be nominated to receive two Honor Awards and two Merit Awards given by the American Society of Landscape Architects. Awards are made on the basis of high academic performance, design ability, self-motivation, and personal responsibility. Nominations are made by the department faculty, and award categories are assigned by the Executive Board of the Arkansas Chapter of ASLA. National Council of State Garden Clubs Scholarships. The National Council awards each year a number of $3,000 scholarships to students of City Planning, Horticulture, Forestry and Landscape Architecture throughout the nation. Every fourth year, a $12,000 ($3,000/year) scholarship is available. Awards are made on the basis of academic performance and need. The Arkansas Federation of Garden Clubs Scholarships, approximately $1,000 each, vary in number each year depending on funds available. Students of Landscape Architecture may apply; awards are made on the basis of scholarship and need. The top recipient of the state award is submitted as a candidate for the National Council of State Garden Clubs Scholarships. The Neil Hamil Park Memorial Scholarship for $500 was established in memory of landscape architect Neil Hamil Park and is given annually by the Arkansas Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. The award is based on financial need and improvement in design ability and is open to students in the third and fourth years of the landscape architecture program. The Verna Cook Garvan Scholarships totalling $12,500 are available to students of landscape architecture. These are awarded for tuition, summer studies, and foreign travel. Details are available from the department office. The Landscape Architecture Foundation Scholarships The Landscape Architecture Foundation was founded in 1966 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research and educational organization. The Foundation's mission is to support the preservation, improvement, and enhancement of the quality of the natural and built environments. The Foundation currently administers scholarship and internship programs for students of landscape architecture on a competitive national basis. For application guidelines, contact the Landscape Architecture program. The Raymond E. Page Scholarship. This scholarship fund was established as a tribute to Raymond E. Page, a leader in the field of landscape architecture. Mr. Page was instrumental in establishing licensure for landscape architects and was dedicated to advancing the profession through the development of parks and other public facilities. Two awards of $500 are available which will give students the opportunity to follow Mr. Page's example of directing the profession by answering the challenges of tomorrow. Eligible applicants include undergraduate or graduate students in need of financial assistance. The Edward D. Stone, Jr. and Associates Minority Scholarship. The Edward D. Stone, Jr. and Associates Minority Scholarship was established to help African American, Hispanic, and minority students of other cultural and ethnic backgrounds entering their final two years of undergraduate study in landscape architecture continue their education. Two $1,000 scholarships are available. LANDCADD, Inc. Scholarship. This scholarship was created by LANDCADD, Inc., a leading software developer for landscape and irrigation design, to encourage the use of emerging technologies in the study and practice of landscape architecture. This scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate or graduate landscape architecture student who wishes to utilize such technological advancements as computer-aided design, video imaging, or telecommunications in his or her career. The $500 LANDCADD Scholarship will be accompanied by a gift of $500 in LANDCADD software to the recipient's department. Clara Carter Higgins Scholarship. A maximum of $1,350 is available for a landscape architecture student taking a summer course in environmental studies at a college that offers a course in the field of ecology. The Honor Society of Sigma Lambda Alpha National Scholarship. This $1,000 scholarship is for Sigma Alpha members only. Each chapter may nominate one undergraduate and/or one graduate student. Scholarships Available From Other Sources National AIA/AIAF Scholarships. The American Institute of Architects Foundation Scholarships are derived from various endowment grants which have been established over the years by the members of the architectural profession, as well as, donors from the building industry who are sensitive to the problems associated with developing the architectural profession of tomorrow. Annual awards, ranging from $500 to $2000, are made by the National AIA Scholarship Committee to students entering either of the last two years of the professional architecture curriculum, on the basis of scholarship, recommendations and need. The architecture program may nominate up to four students each year. National AIA Minority Disadvantaged Scholarships. The American Institute of Architects provides scholarships to minority disadvantaged architecture students from funds contributed by members of the profession. Nominations are made by architects, AIA chapters, architecture schools, and high school guidance counselors; recipients are selected nationally on the basis of need, scholastic record, and interest and experience in architecture. Presently, recipients may renew the scholarships for two additional years. The Gastinger and Walker Architects Scholarship Fund. This $1,000 scholarship was established to benefit a deserving fifth-year architecture student from Missouri or Arkansas attending schools of architecture in Missouri, Kansas or Arkansas. Applicants must demonstrate (1) a strong commitment to active participation in professional and/or community life through service, (2) good academic standing (minimum 2.00 GPA), and (3) substantial financial need. The American Association of University Women Scholarships. The AAUW Educational Foundation awards fellowships annually to women entering the final year of professional training including those in architecture. The awards are made on the basis of scholarship, need, character, and professional potential. National Association of Women in Construction Scholarships. The NAWC, through its Greater Little Rock Chapter, awards a $750 scholarship to an Arkansas woman involved in any of the various areas of construction. Additionally, the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of Women in Construction provides a similar award each year. The awards are made on the basis of scholarship, need, and professional promise. The Garden Club of America Scholarships and Fellowships. The Garden Club of America is a non-profit national organization through which its 15,000 members have made a dynamic impact in promoting horticultural and environmental education throughout the country. Its influence is enhanced by collaboration with major organizations sharing a common purpose. Every year The Garden Club of America offers a selection of unusual and excellent opportunities for further study to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as, to landscape architects. They include: A fellowship in landscape architecture at the American Academy in Rome. An award in tropical botany for Ph.D. candidates to pursue independent field study in the tropics. A scholarship for graduate study in horticulture, landscape architecture, and related fields in Great Britain. A grant for graduate students in horticulture to conduct field research on the biology and management of rare plants. A scholarship for college or graduate students who wish to pursue the study of horticulture, agriculture, or related subjects. Scholarships for college students who would like to take summer courses in environmental studies. Arkansas Flower and Garden Show Scholarship. A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded annually to an outstanding student pursuing a degree in the area of horticulture, landscape design, or landscape architecture at an Arkansas university. Candidates may be high school seniors enrolling in or college students already enrolled in programs of horticulture, landscape design, or landscape architecture at Arkansas universities. They must have a minimum GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale. Criteria for selection consists of demonstrated interest and dedication to his or her chosen field, academic performance, community involvement, and need. Greater Little Rock Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. This $500 award is available to a landscape architecture student with a 2.50 grade-point average or above who is a resident of Pulaski County. The recipient will be given preference for the successive years if he or she desires to reapply. 98-99 Catalog of Studies | School of Architecture Front Page