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Biography:Historical archaeologist Dr. Cheryl Janifer LaRoche researches and physically explores the landscapes of eighteenth and nineteenth century free Black communities, their churches, cemeteries and institutions, and their relationship to the Underground Railroad.

Spring 2024 Colvin Capstone Competition Winner - First PrizeThe Eastern Exchange, the dynamic nexus where creativity thrives at the crossroads of Washington D.C. and Maryland. This transformative project redefines the Kaywood Shopping Center into a hub of artistic innovation and cultural exchange, meeting LEED Gold standards with unparalleled City support and limited competition.

Spring 2025 Colvin Capstone Competition Winner - First PrizeWhere Community Comes Together Under One RoofFuhrman Development is proposing The Haven, an 8-story mixed-use development in College Park, Maryland. The ground floor will consist of 6 retail tenants and a residential lobby with 2 levels of structured parking behind them to allow for 336 spaces.

Fall 2024 Colvin Capstone Competition Winner - First PrizeOakStone Communities’ Jacquelynn Residences at Upton Place is a 4-story, 138-unit independent living community located in Ellicott City, MD near the intersection of Baltimore Pike (US-40) and St. John’s Lane (MD-183).

Fall 2023 Colvin Capstone Competition Winner - First PrizeThe Residences at Harvard Court is a 144-unit, 115,000 SF assisted living and memory care community featuring studio, one- and two-bedroom units with kitchenettes and private bathrooms.

Spring 2023 Colvin Capstone Competition Winner - First Prize2Central is a vibrant, mixed-income, mixed-use development designed to support Baltimore and surrounding communities. With an exciting mix of uses and programming, 2Central restores the historic No. 2 Public School into a fun, playful space for community activity and gathering.

Fall 2025 Colvin Capstone Competition Winner - First PrizeThe Starburst rises at the well-known Starburst intersection in NE DC as both renewal and promise—a luminous mixed-use destination reenergizing a corridor already pulsing with growth.

Clinical Associate Professor Tanya Bansal has been named director of the University of Maryland’s Real Estate Development Program. In her new role, she will oversee the graduate, undergraduate and accelerated graduate degrees at the university’s School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Biography:For more than 20 years, Jennifer has worked to inform policy and finance decision making with unbiased research and analysis, rooted in science.

Biography:Eric Jenkins is a licensed architect and educator. He taught at Florida A&M, Virginia Tech, MICA, and The Catholic University of America (CUA). At CUA he attained tenured (2006) and the rank of Full Professor (2016). He has taught graduate and undergraduate design, theory, and freehand sketching.

Biography:An ACSA Distinguished Professor, Mohammad Gharipour serves as a Professor, Area Chair, and Director of the Architecture Program at the University of Maryland, USA. He obtained his PhD in architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.

Biography:Brandon has been an architect for over 40 years, practicing as a design principal, primarily with Chicago and Albuquerque based national firms, designing high schools, community colleges, university buildings and master plans, health care and laboratory facilities, and community/municipal projects.