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On the evening of Friday, April 20, the Program in Environmental Design hosted its annual Awards Gala to recognize students for their design scholarships and awards. Prior to the ceremony, Program Director Kevin Krizek hosted a social hour for over 70 guests including, design professionals, ENVD alumni, faculty and staff. 

Volunteers from the student body assist in planning the event every year. Duties range from picking a theme for invitations, tickets and communications, to selecting a keynote speaker and organizing the awards ceremony. This year, Renee del Gaudio, a nationally-recognized architect opened the ceremony as the keynote speaker. 

During the ceremony, students were recognized for the following Environmental Design Scholarships:

Charles Haertling Scholarship: Kyle Burds

Dana Giffin Soper Memorial Scholarship: Constantine Chrisafis

D.J. Hynek Memorial Scholarship: Leyla Wahedi

Douglas Darden Memorial Scholarship: Sara Taketatsu

First-Year Environmental Design Achievement Scholarship: Sebastian Bielski

Second-Year Environmental Design Achievement Scholarship: Bradleigh Jenkins

Third-Year Environmental Design Achievement Scholarship: Katelyn Sector

Fourth-Year Environmental Design Achievement Scholarship: Cale Wagner

Senior Giving Campaign: Winter Roybal

Hideo Sasaki Scholarships in Interdisciplinary Design: Rebecca Randolph

Marcia Miller Memorial Scholarship: Tiffany Filatov

Lynn Lickteig Photography Scholarship: Carson Byerhof

Undergraduate Student Paper Award: Constantine Chrisafis

Undergraduate Student Research Award: Ethan Herrold

Architecture Education Foundation Trustee: Stephen Loos

C.Gordon Sweet Scholarship: Kyle Burds

Colorado North Chapter Scholarship: Madison Casello

Specialization Scholarships:

Environmental Design Achievement Scholarship in Landscape Architecture: Ann Dang

Environmental Design Achievement Scholarship in Architecture: Ethan Herrold

Environmental Design Achievement Scholarship in Planning: Sara Hutchinson

Environmental Design Achievement Scholarship in Design Studies: Cody Thurston

The following students, faculty and staff were recognized by Designers Without Boundaries:

DWB Excellence Through Service: Victor Gonzalez

DWB 360 Leadership Award: Sara Taketatsu

DWB Exemplified Student Award: Rebecca Randolph

DWB Rising Scholar: Yuritzi Gonzalez-Trujillo

DWB Outstanding Staff Award: Nate Jones

DWB Outstanding Faculty Award: Emily Greenwood

The following students were recognized for their ENVD Design Awards:

First-Year Design Award: Nathaniel Hottenstein

Second-Year Design Award: Brooke Williams

Third-Year Design Award: Erick Gudvangen Sherwood, Abby Mies and Sara Hutchinson

Fourth-Year Design Award: William France

Non-Studio Design Award: Bryce Fish, Peter Ganfield and Stefan Kowynia

First and Second-Year Portfolio Award: Daniel Rubenstein

First and Second-Year Portfolio Award: Caroline Walton

Third and Fourth-Year Portfolio Award: William France

Third and Fourth-Year Portfolio Award: Dixon Stein

People’s Choice Award: Mallisyn Bunce

Dylan West, academic advising coordinator, was also recognized for the Award of Gratitude for Outstanding Commitment to the ENVD Community.

During the event, guests could bid on student-donated work, ranging from photography and illustrations to greeting cards and ceramics, at the Designers Without Boundaries Silent Auction. Over 40 students submitted work to be considered, and 25 pieces were selected to be auctioned off. When the auction ended, all 25 pieces were sold and Designers Without Boundaries made over $400, which will be put towards the DWB scholarship program. Designers Without Boundaries is an academic scholarship program for first-generation and underrepresented students in ENVD.