MAPP Commencement Program Spring 2026

Fall 2025

• Mursal Abdullah
• Nicholas Sean Hayslett
• Penpitcha Kanittanont
• Alan Lian
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Demetris Michael Quintern
• Christian Emmanuel Regis
• Landon Rain Robinson*
• John Sarigianis
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Ezat Sharifi
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Kyree Xavier Swan
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Camryn Tweedy
• Eric Mobolaji Olamilekan Okanlawon Akanni Vidal
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Eric Weimann
  Minor: Real Estate Development

Summer 2025

• Maha M. Albanna
• Sarah Gabriela Dominguez
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Maximiliano Esteban Mesa
  Minor: Construction Project Management

Spring 2026

• Grinner Alvarenga
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Josephine Temietan Nwulika Ashley-Osuzoka
• Miguel Ángel Ayala Galarza
• Lukas Bournias
  Minor: Construction Project Management
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Samuel Brami
  Double Major: Real Estate Development & the Built Environment
• Alaysia Brown
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Molly Bryan
• Natalia Yaneth Chacon
• Jennifer Patricia Chacón Monterrosa
• Daisy Cisneros
• Daniel Cosby
  Minor: History and Theory in Architecture
• Charles Robert Day
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Kyle Delgado
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Jamie Diamond
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Naya Doyle
• Oluwatumininu Edgal
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Meredith Ashley Embrey
  Minor: Digital Storytelling and Poetics
• Patrick Christopher Fohner
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Ella Friner
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Bryn Sullivan Galbreath
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Nichole Gibson
• Emma Angela Gomes
• Kyle Gunter
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Omar Hernandez
• Andrew Itscovitch
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Aaron Jones
• Yann Freddy Kengne Tchindje
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Jacob Isadore Kern
  Minor: Real Estate Development
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Karen Marisol Lopez
• Antonio Malik Lovett
• Malhar Mandsaurwale*
  Dual Degree: Real Estate & the Built Environment
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Kal Rollin Miller
• Cristine Monge
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Shafin Munir
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Joesito Myers
• Madina Halima Naderpoor
  Minor: History and Theory in Architecture
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Tiana Kalys Parker-Bey
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Hailey Pavlik
• Yesenia Marisol Perez
  Minor: General Business
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• John Carlo Prosperi
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Evan Matthew Ritz
• Daniel Florentino Smith
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Andrea Giovanna Sobalvarro
• Alison Raven Tully
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Lesly Vasquez
• Sébastien Veilleux
• Seta Whitney*
  Minor: Creative Placemaking
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Ibiso Wokoma
• Samantha Yoseph
  Dual Degree: Art History
  Minor: Real Estate Development
  Minor: Asian American Studies

*Cum Laude      **Magna Cum Laude      ***Summa Cum Laude

Fall 2025

• Zahraa Tabassum Ali
  Minor: Technology Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation
• Hector Melvis Alvarez
• Fernando Amaya-Hernandez
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Pia Averion
• Christina Suzanne Belluscio
• Valeria Castillo-Hernandez
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Brandon Eleby
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Rebecca Benini Franco*
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Brian Garza
• Sofia Hamidi
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Jonathan Hoang
• Raine Ingulia
• Grace Kathure Kinyua
• Joshua Gerard Leveille
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Sarah Etan Chioma McGill
  Minor: Construction Project Management
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Amanda McNeal
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Daniela Mejia Aguilar
  Minor: Real Estate Development
  Minor: Technology Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation
• Sister Nina*
• Janet Nicole Pacheco
• Edward Sangwoo Park
• AaNiah Sanders
• George Schrauder III
• Voleak Evelyne Sokhon
• Jun Tanaka
• Connor Therrien
• Tram Uyen Vuong*
• Maya Zaft*
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Raymond Zajic
  Double Degree: Theatre
• Mauricio Alexander Zelaya
• Daniel Zuniga Gallegos

Summer 2025

• Kathleen Elisa Geimer**
  Double Degree: Technology and Information Design
• Carlos Alejandro Montes Figueroa

Spring 2026

• Heyam Abualrub*
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Emmy Adzannur
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Luis Daniel Andres
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Samantha Laura Ashton
• Carolina Benavides Peralta
  Double Degree: Art History
• Brenda Gissell Benitez
• James Bernardo*
• Merina Billey
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Katherine Rose Borchard
• Jerrica Chui
  Minor: Real Estate Development
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Catherine Elizabeth Connors*
  Minor: General Business
• Kayla Diaz
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Zeina Elchayeb
• Melanie Garcia Villa
• Lauren Gilmore
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Giuseppe Gordillo-Terreros
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Lauren Gustafson
• Asher Leah Kidan Harcum
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Jonah Hurtt
• Andrea P. Larson
  Minor: Construction Project Management
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Ryan Makki
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Hadia Waheed Malik
  Minor: Disability Studies
• Fikir Negesse Mantegaftot
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Nira Matos
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Spencer Moazed*
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Tracey Gabriela Molina
  Minor: Construction Project Management
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Samantha Ycella Parada
  Minor: Real Estate Development
• Oleksandra Poddubska
  Minor: History and Theory in Architecture
• Sofia Pozo Andrade
  Minor: Real Estate Development
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Casey Rolfes
• Benjamin Slifkin
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Zoe Tsetsilas
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Emily Wang
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Raniya Ladae Washington***
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Ella Rose Williams
  Minor: Construction Project Management
  Minor: History and Theory in Architecture
• Laila Wilson***
  Minor: Construction Project Management
• Stanley Zou
  Minor: Construction Project Management

*Cum Laude      **Magna Cum Laude      ***Summa Cum Laude

Fall 2025

• Afomia Amde Admasu
• Hiyab Asfaha
• Nicholas Albert Shifflett

Summer 2025

• Thomas George Pallan*
  Double Major: Computer Science
• Harsh Akash Patel
• Ethen John Miller
• Brian Andrew Zajac

Spring 2026

• Faridatou Adedoyin
• Kevin Alvarez
  Minor: General Business
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Ashay Amam
  Double Major: Psychology
• Victor Argueta-Isales
• Kerem Bulut
  Double Major: Management
• Rose Daignault
  Minor: Demography
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Dennis Ryan Fischer
• Elliot Genus*
  Minor: General Business
• Benjamin Ray Gordon
  Minor: General Business
• Lucas Roger Green
• Sydney Jade Greenspan
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Ty Christopher Hepting
• Cooper Ferguson Johnson
• Jared Leonard
  Minor: General Business
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Kyle Loventhal
• Colin Mulcahy
  Minor: General Business
• Spencer Nash
• Matthew Pallan
  Double Major: Computer Science
• Megan Elizabeth Reed
  Minor: Construction Project Management
  Minor: General Business
• Abdiel Molina
  Minor: General Business
  Minor: Sustainability Studies
• Chase Schlesinger
• Brandon Scott
  Minor: Technology Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation
• Benjamin Pondfield Stone
  Minor: General Business
• Ari Toledano
• Joel Goncalves Vieira
• Larry Vola
  Minor: Project Management
• Chloe Whyte
  Minor: Construction Project Management
  Minor: General Business
• Cameron Williams

*Cum Laude      **Magna Cum Laude      ***Summa Cum Laude

Fall 2025

Master of Applied Anthropology & Master of Historic Preservation (AAHP)

• Caitlin Hall

Master of Architecture & Master of Community Planning (ARCP)

• Amory Ranelle Jones

Master of Real Estate Development & Master of Business Administration (MBRE)

• Khaleef Inayat Bradford
• Julian Olin
• Jacob Pridemore

Spring 2026

Master of Applied Anthropology & Master of Historic Preservation (AAHP)

• Haley Selina Borowy
• Ismael Gonzalez-Prieto
• Emma Gruesbeck

Master of Architecture & Master of Community Planning (ARCP)

• Dejuan Johnson
• Insha Iqbal Sheikh

Master of Architecture & Master of Historic Preservation (ARHP)

• Adriana Hammond
• Caroline Sewell

Master of Architecture & Master of Real Estate Development (ARDV)

• Evan Lehner

Master of Community Planning & Master of Information Management (CPIM)

• Alanna Leshea Anderson

Master of Community Planning & Master of Public Health - Health Equity (CPHL)

• Maya Assaker

Master of Community Planning & Master of Real Estate Development (CPDV)

• Ebenezer Amanguah

Master of Real Estate Development & Master of Business Administration (MBRE)

• Jarrid Malcolm Williams

Fall 2025

• Abigail S. Chi
• Holly Daley
• Rory Davis
• Dainty Pearl Sales De Guzman
• Byron De La Cruz
• Surani Gunawardana
• Lauryn Hall
• Alec Howerton
• Augusto Iglesias
• Andrew Kozy
• Jalon Lee Robinson
• Tsigemariam Abu Tilaye

Summer 2025

• Asma Abdulhakim Sofan

Spring 2026

• Stephanie Nicole Berg
• Benjamin Bilo
• Kaitlyn Briller
• Ty'Jae English
• Ali Garmchi
• Melissa Johnson Arriagada
• Amina Mainuddin
• Matthew Mariano
• Lauren McNamara
• Alvaro Nunez
• Daniel Pantoja
• Olivia Ryan
• Shannon Acadi Sinnicki
• Ankita Lata Suresh Yeole Sayankar
• Wenjie Zhuang

Fall 2025

• Andrew Melmed
• Bindu Taylor

Spring 2026

• Timothy C. Barrows
• Michael Bochynski
• Nzingha Campbell
• Noah Carey
• George Chen
• Pablo Andre Espejo
• Jenna Gilbert
• Sarah Kamei Hoffman
• Paul Keen
• John Lawrence
• Alexander Scallan McRoberts
• Amad Andrew Miller
• Cole Shultz

Sarah Beth Dunville
Becki Lanza

Fall 2025

• Vicent Mitimingi
• Nika Rafiee
• Tinesha Christina Richardson
• Kyle Jarred Seaton

Spring 2026

• Kira Antoine
• Natalie Carole Washington

Fall 2025

Certificate in Urban Design

• Surani Gunawardana

Spring 2026

Certificate in Real Estate Development

• Ethan Cohen
   

Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Awards

Outstanding Accomplishment in History/Theory Award

The Outstanding Accomplishment in History/Theory recognizes Undergraduate degree candidates for excellence in the areas of History and Theory.

• Ella Rose Williams

Outstanding Accomplishment in Building Tech + Structures Award

The Outstanding Accomplishment in Building Tech/Structures recognizes Undergraduate degree candidates for excellence in the areas of Building Technology and Structures.

• James Bernardo

Outstanding Accomplishment in Creative Placemaking/Keeping Award

The Outstanding Accomplishment in Creative Placemaking/Keeping recognizes Undergraduate degree candidates for excellence in the area of Creative Placemaking.

• Seta Whitney

Alumni Chapter Award

The Alumni Chapter Award recognizes students for outstanding service and leadership at the undergraduate level. 

• Heyam Abualrub
• Fikir Negesse Mantegaftot
• Emily Wang
• Giuseppe Gordillo-Terreros

Faculty Award for Academic Excellence

The Faculty Award for Academic Excellence recognizes degree candidates for academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Typically awarded to students with a GPA greater than or equal to 3.7.

• Heyam Abualrub
• Grinner Alvarenga
• Carolina Benavides Peralta
• James Bernardo
• Merina Billey
• Catherine Elizabeth Connors
• Kathleen Geimer
• Lauren Gustafson
• Asher Leah Kidan Harcum
• Andrew Itscovitch
• Andrea P. Larson
• Malhar Mandsaurwale
• Fikir Negesse Mantegaftot
• Spencer Moazed
• Madina Halima Naderpoor
• Sofia Pozo Andrade
• Zoe Tsetsilas
• Emily Wang
• Raniya Ladae Washington
• Seta Whitney
• Ella Rose Williams
• Laila Wilson

Faculty Award for Academic Achievement

The Faculty Award for Academic Achievement recognizes undergraduate degree candidates for academic achievement at the Undergraduate level. Typically awarded to students with a GPA greater than or equal to 3.5.

• Mursal Abdullah
• Luis Daniel Andres
• Samantha Laura Ashton
• Pia Averion
• Miguel Ángel Ayala Galarza
• Katherine Rose Borchard
• Valeria Castillo-Hernandez
• Charles Robert Day
• Kyle Delgado
• Brandon Eleby
• Bryn Sullivan Galbreath
• Nichole Gibson
• Lauren Gilmore
• Jacob Kern
• Karen Marisol Lopez
• Ryan Makki
• Tracey Molina
• Samantha Ycella Parada
• Hailey Pavlik
• Yesenia Marisol Perez
• Oleksandra Poddubska
• John Carlo Prosperi
• Ezat Sharifi
• Benjamin Slifkin
• Andrea Giovanna Sobalvarro
• Voleak Evelyne Sokhon
• Raymond Zajic
• Stanley Zou

Faculty Award for Excellence in Design 

The Faculty Award for Excellence in Design recognizes undergraduate degree candidates for excellence in design. Typically awarded to students with a studio GPA greater than or equal to 3.7. 

• Heyam Abualrub
• Luis Daniel Andres
• Christina Belluscio
• James Bernardo
• Merina Billey
• Catherine Elizabeth Connors
• Rebecca Benini Franco
• Kathleen Geimer
• Giuseppe Gordillo-Terreros
• Asher Leah Kidan Harcum
• Spencer Moazed
• Sister Nina
• Janet Pacheco
• Sofia Pozo Andrade
• George Schrauder III
• Voleak Evelyne Sokhon
• Emily Wang
• Raniya Ladae Washington
• Ella Rose Williams
• Laila Wilson
• Maya Zaft

Faculty Award for Achievement in Design

The Faculty Award for Achievement in Design recognizes undergraduate degree candidates for achievement in design. Typically awarded to students with a studio GPA greater than or equal to 3.5. 

• Emmy Adzannur
• Fernando Amaya-Hernandez
• Pia Averion
• Carolina Benavides Peralta
• Katherine Rose Borchard
• Valeria Castillo-Hernandez
• Kayla Diaz
• Brandon Eleby
• Melanie Garcia Villa
• Brian Garza
• Lauren Gustafson
• Jonah Hurtt
• Andrea P. Larson
• Fikir Negesse Mantegaftot
• Carlos Montes Figueroa
• Benjamin Slifkin
• Zoe Tsetsilas
• Tram Uyen Vuong

Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Awards

Directors Award

The Directors Award is given to outstanding students who have made an impact on the program through their leadership and scholarship.

• (Fall 2025) Lauryn Hall, Building Futures Beyond the Walls: Designing Thoughtful Third Places That Uplift & Guide the Next Generation
• (Spring 2026) Melissa Johnson Arriagada, Unlocking Potential: De-institutionalizing the Student Experience
• (Spring 2026) Alvaro Nunez, Living on the Edge

Architecture Thesis Award

The Architecture Thesis Award is given to a graduate student for excellence in the Master of Architecture Thesis.

• (Fall 2025): Abigail S. Chi, From Overlooked to Overlap: Designing for Intergenerational Connectedness through Adaptive Reuse
• (Spring 2026): Lauren McNamara, Rebuilding Home: Exploring the Role of Reuse in Revitalizing Vacant Neighborhoods
• (Spring 2026): Shannon Acadi Sinnicki, Designing from the Ground Up: Empowering Children in Healthcare Design

American Institute of Architects Medal of Academic Excellence

The American Institute of Architects Medal of Academic Excellence is a national award that recognizes a Master of Architecture degree candidate for exceptional academic performance. 

• Kaitlyn Briller

Alpha Rho Chi Medal

The Alpha Rho Chi Medal is a national award that recognizes graduating students in the professional degree program in Architecture for leadership, service and professionalism. 

• Shannon Acadi Sinnicki

ARCC King Student Medal for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Design Research

The ARCC King Student Medal for Excellence in Architectural + Environmental Design Research, presented by the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC), is awarded to thesis students with an exceptionally well researched and written document.

•  Stephanie Nicole Berg

Alumni Chapter Award

The Alumni Chapter Award recognizes students for outstanding service and leadership at the graduate level. 

• Benjamin Bilo
• Abigail S. Chi
• Melissa Johnson Arriagada
• Lauren McNamara

Faculty Award for Academic Excellence

The Faculty Award for Academic Excellence recognizes degree candidates for academic excellence at the graduate level. Typically awarded to students with a GPA equal to or greater than 3.7.

• Stephanie Nicole Berg
• Benjamin Bilo
• Kaitlyn Briller
• Abigail S. Chi
• Rory Davis
• Byron De La Cruz
• Surani Gunawardana
• Melissa Johnson Arriagada
• Andrew Kozy
• Evan Lehner
• Amina Mainuddin
• Matthew Mariano
• Lauren McNamara
• Alvaro Nunez
• Daniel Pantoja
• Olivia Ryan
• Shannon Acadi Sinnicki
• Wenjie Zhuang

Faculty Award for Academic Achievement

The Faculty Award for Academic Achievement recognizes graduate degree candidates for academic achievement at the Graduate level. Typically awarded to students with a GPA equal to or greater than 3.5.

• Holly Daley
• Dainty Pearl Sales De Guzman
• Ty'Jae English
• Adriana Hammond
• Dejuan Johnson
• Amory Ranelle Jones
• Caroline Sewell
• Ankita Lata Suresh Yeole Sayankar

Faculty Award for Excellence in Design

The Faculty Award for Excellence in Design recognizes graduate degree candidates for excellence in design. Typically awarded to students with a studio GPA in equal to or greater than 3.7. 

• Benjamin Bilo
• Kaitlyn Briller
• Abigail S. Chi
• Rory Davis
• Byron De La Cruz
• Melissa Johnson Arriagada
• Andrew Kozy
• Evan Lehner
• Amina Mainuddin
• Lauren McNamara
• Olivia Ryan
• Shannon Acadi Sinnicki
• Wenjie Zhuang

Faculty Award for Achievement in Design

The Faculty Award for Achievement in Design recognizes graduate degree candidates for achievement in design. Typically awarded to students with a studio GPA equal to or greater than 3.5.

• Stephanie Nicole Berg
• Surani Gunawardana
• Alec Howerton
• Matthew Mariano
• Alvaro Nunez
• Daniel Pantoja
• Jalon Lee Robinson
• Insha Iqbal Sheikh

The APA Outstanding Student Award: The APA gives this award to one student from each PAB-accredited institution nominated by the department head/faculty with a letter. The department head and colleagues of each Planning Accreditation Board-accredited planning program determines its own criteria. These criteria may include, but need not be limited to, academic achievement, leadership, commitment to planning as a career and community service.

• Homayoon Aghili

URSP Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award: This award is presented to a graduating student in the Urban Studies and Planning Program whose work as a graduate research assistant and/or teaching assistant has been outstanding.

• Cole Shultz

The Robert Janes Award: Robert Janes was a University of Maryland sociology professor who created the university’s Urban Studies Program. Responding to the urban unrest of the 1960s, he established a broad multi-disciplinary program aimed at preparing practitioners who could improve city conditions. The Robert Janes award is given to an URSP graduating student for contributions to the mission of the Urban Studies and Planning Program.

• Timothy C. Barrows

The AICP Award: The American Institute of Certified Planners Award is for achieving the highest point average while completing the Master of Community Planning degree from the Urban Studies and Planning Program. The award acknowledges the student’s commitment to scholarship and academic excellence.

• Jenna Gilbert

The Samuel J. Lefrak Award: Samuel J. Lefrak was one of the foremost leaders in the housing industry of the 20th century. He is credited with making several important contributions to urban revitalization in New York City. This award is presented to a M.C.P. student in recognition of the student’s scholarship and commitment to the vision and goals of the planning profession.

• Insha Iqbal Sheikh

The Theresa Fiscus Moriarty Memorial Award: Theresa Fiscus Moriarty received her Master of Community Planning in December 1994, and her bright promise was cut short by illness. This is award is to honor the best paper by a URSP GA.

• Sarah Kamei Hoffman

The James Cohen Award: This is awarded annually to a graduate student who elevates conversations of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion through engaged planning research. The award honors Dr. Jim Cohen, a former director of the Urban Studies and Planning Program, who retired in 2017. Throughout his 27-year career at the University of Maryland, Dr. Cohen was integral in shaping both the URSP Program and the National Center for Smart Growth. He was a favorite among students and colleagues, generous with both his time and expertise.

• Shahrzad Ateffi

Larry Reich Award: Larry Reich was Baltimore City Department of Planning director from 1965 to 1990 and was a central fgure in the city’s downtown renaissance, a proponent of community-based planning and neighborhood initiatives, and an opponent of proposed highways that would have obliterated some of Baltimore’s most historic neighborhoods. The Larry Reich Award is given annually to a M.C.P. student who has shown initiative and leadership in an area of urban revitalization or economic development.

• Nzingha Campbell

Melvin Levin Outstanding M.C.P. Student Award: Dr. Levin was chairman of the Urban Studies and Planning Program from 1978 to 1989. This award recognizes the student’s high level of scholarship, as well as the student’s commitment to enhancing the quality of the program. They epitomize the planning student we seek to recruit and ultimately graduate into the professional planning feld.

• Alexander Scallan McRoberts

The Director’s Award recognizes an outstanding graduating preservation student, both for their overall achievement and for producing a final project that successfully applies inter- and multi-disciplinary research methodologies in the field of historic preservation. 

• Adriana Hammond

The Jon C. Graff, Ph.D. Endowed Prize in Historic Preservation, established in 2018, is an award given annually to an outstanding student (or two) that includes a travel award accompanied by a medallion. Dr. Graff was an alumnus of the University of Maryland who had a successful career in biochemistry and later, cyber security. As a lifelong learner, he studied paleontology and supported historic preservation in his retirement. He was an avid bicyclist and the accompanying medal reflects his passion. 

• Emma Gruesbeck

The Prince George’s Heritage Fellowship Award, established in May 1991 by Margaret Cook, is an annual competitive award for a historic preservation student who undertakes a study related to Prince George’s County. 

• Ismael Gonzalez-Prieto
• Adriana Hammond

The St. Clair Wright Scholarship is presented annually to a student who has involved themself in local preservation efforts since matriculation at the University of Maryland. 

• Haley Selina Borowy
• Becki Lanza

Fall 2025 and Spring 2026

John B. Colvin Capstone Project Prize

The John B. Colvin Capstone Project Prize is awarded to the best final projects as determined by a jury of real estate professionals.

• (Fall 2025) Kyle Jarred Seaton, The Starburst: Lighting the Way: Strategy, Sustainability, Inclusion
• (Spring 2026) Ebenezer Amanguah, Parole Commons: A Connected Community for Living, Dining, and Everyday Life

Outstanding Academic Achievement

The Outstanding Academic Achievement Award recognizes Master of Real Estate Development and Bachelor of Real Estate in the Built Environment students achieving the highest level of academic achievement represented by grade point average.

• Evan Lehner
• Nika Rafiee
• Natalie Carole Washington

Award for Academic Excellence

The Award for Academic Excellence is presented to Master of Real Estate Development and Bachelor of Real Estate in the Built Environment students with outstanding excellence in academics.

• Julian Olin
• Tinesha Christina Richardson 

Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award

Lauren Meyer (ANTH): For the last two years, Lauren has been an essential member of the Small Business Anti-Displacement Network's research team. She has expertly managed SBAN's anti-displacement toolkit, researching new tools and examples and creating sustainable systems for managing toolkit content. She has also led SBAN's research on commercial tenant protections, authoring a strategy guide for practitioners and supporting a working group on the topic. SBAN can always count on Lauren to take on projects and dig up information with speed and accuracy. 

The Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award recognizes and honors the outstanding contributions that graduate assistants provide.

• Natalia Chakma

Former Dean and Professor Emeritus David Cronrath

Since stepping down as Dean in 2016, David has been one of the school’s biggest advocates and advisors. As dean, he charted a transformational period for this school. His incredible vision, deep understanding of the innerworkings of higher education, and insight into both curriculum and craft has been steadfast, most recently in advising the architecture program during their re-accreditation process. I am thrilled to recognize David’s contributions and dedication to our community.  

Sarah Kamei Hoffman, Master of Community Planning Candidate

Dean Jourdan has had the privilege of having Sarah in her classroom. She also had the opportunity to share a classroom with her. Sarah has become a valued collaborator in the School’s After School Program at College Park Academy where they have engaged two years of middle schoolers in built environment education. Dean Jourdan is so grateful for Sarah’s calm and inventive engagement techniques and will deeply miss her when the bells ring at College Park Academy next fall. 

Each year, the school recognizes teaching excellence by professional track faculty, junior faculty and senior faculty with the Outstanding Teaching Award.

• Jesse Saginor, Ph.D., AICP, NAIOP Distinguished Fellow
  Associate Professor, Real Estate Development
• Daniel Curry, AIA, LEED AP
  Lecturer, Architecture

The Outstanding Staff Award is given to the member of our community who has shown leadership to the programs and people they support. These individuals work tirelessly to support the members of the MAPP community.

• Marty Koelsch
• Ieva Young

• Julie Gabrielli, Associate Clinical Professor - 35 years of service
• Fabian Gomez, Director of IT - 15 years of service
• Andrew Fellows, Senior Faculty Specialist - 10 years of service
• Kristen Stack, Director of Student Services - 10 years of service
• Michael Abrams, Associate Clinical Professor - 10 years of service
• Ken Filler, Assistant Clinical Professor - 5 years of service

• Bruce Arthur
• Kenneth Backer
• Joseph Beagle
• Richard Brooks
• Steven Coppenbarger
• Sari Diller
• Shahrokh Etaat
• Sirkku Fisher
• Mary Fowler
• John Haselby
• Ramiro Jarrin
• Michael Johnson
• Kenneth Kajiwara
• Ronald Kessler
• Gregory Kosky
• Eric Mandil
• Gary Martinez
• Richard Mullineaux
• Sherry Nevins
• Peter Notari
• Mary Ossi
• Jane Perkinson
• Faye Ross
• Carol Schimpff
• William Stratton
• Elissaios Theodorakos
• Stanley White
• Uri Yokel
• Gary Zackowitz