Architects League of Northern New Jersey 2018 Scholarship Awards Announced

June 20, 2018

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Architects League of Northern New Jersey 2018 Scholarship Awards Announced

By Joseph E. David, AIA

Since 1955, the Architects League of Northern New Jersey (ALNNJ) has offered a scholarship program, and annual scholarship awards remain one of the cornerstones of our organization. This year the ALNNJ received many strong applications and four were chosen to receive awards of $2,000 each. Recipients were honored at the Architects League Members’ Meeting on June 14th at the Piggyback Bar on the waterfront in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Architects League Scholarship Awards are a joint program with the AIA Component Scholarship Grant and are made possible with assistance from our 2018 Platinum Sponsor Pella Windows & Doors and through proceeds from our annual Golf Outing.

 

The 2018 Architects League Scholarship recipients are:

 

Christina Kavanagh
2018 Albert O. Halse Memorial Award
Christina is an architecture student from Wood-Ridge, New Jersey who will be entering her third year this Fall at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she has been on the Chancellor’s List, which recognizes students who maintain a 3.8 GPA or higher. Christina has worked in architecture offices in Bergen County every summer and has volunteered at UNC Charlotte during the school year. Christina was chosen for the Albert O. Halse Award based on the strength of her submitted work. The Albert O. Halse Award recognizes undergraduate students for excellence in architectural delineation and/or architectural models and Christina’s submission was notably impressive and consistently well presented.

 

Shaun Scott
2018 Architects League Scholastic Achievement Award
Shaun graduated from Indian Hills High School in 2002 and has owned his own carpentry business since 2008. In 2016, he returned to school and entered the architecture program at Brookdale Community College where he graduated with a 4.0 GPA. Shaun is planning on attending New Jersey Institute of Technology this Fall in pursuit of a Bachelor of Architecture Degree. Shaun’s application was chosen for the Scholastic Achievement Award based on his impressive academic record and the overall strength of his design portfolio.

 

Jessica Dunitz
2018 ALNNJ Scholarship for High School Students
Jessica is a high school senior from Wayne, New Jersey who will be graduating from Wayne Valley High School this Spring. In Fall 2018, Jessica will be attending Drexel University in Philadelphia on an accelerated 4 + 2 path towards her architecture degree. Jessica is a member of the National Honor Society, the National Art Honor Society and a member of her high school’s softball and volleyball teams. Jessica’s submission was selected from an exceptionally competitive group of high school applicants based on the overall quality and attitude of both her written submission and her included artwork.

 

Daniella Tero
2018 ALNNJ Scholarship for High School Students
Daniella is a high school senior from Bayonne, New Jersey who will be graduating from High Tech High School in North Bergen this Spring. In Fall 2018, Daniella will be attending Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York where she will be pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture degree. Daniella serves as a Peer Leader, participates in the ACE Mentoring Program and has volunteered in Guatemala where she visited schools and clinics and helped to build two homes. Daniella’s submission was selected from an exceptionally competitive group of applicants based on the strength of her submission and the sophistication of her work samples.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Stacey Ruhle Kliesch, AIA, AIA NJ Advocacy Consultant | Posted in AIA-NJ News, Architecture Students, Emerging Professionals | Tagged: #ALNNJ, #JerseyCity, #JosephEDavidAIA, scholarships | Comments (0)