Honor Awards
AIA Northern Virginia Honors Nominations
AIA Northern Virginia annually seeks nominations for the Chapter's Honor Awards program. Given at our annual business meeting in October, these Chapter awards recognize the outstanding achievements of our members and colleagues.
Members are encouraged to nominate potential recipients who are elevating the profession through design, advocacy, education and/or leadership. To do so, please complete this form to submit the nominee's name and contact information and include a brief narrative (approximately 250 words) and any supporting graphic material. Awards given can vary from year to year and are overseen by the Honors and Nominations Committee.
Nominations accepted on a rolling basis with the cycle for the current year closing on the second Friday of July.
2023 - Manoj Dalaya, FAIA
2022 - Kathryn T. Prigmore, FAIA
2021 - Randall Mars, AIA
2020 - Robert M. Gurney, FAIA
2019 - Sean Reilly, AIA
2018 - William T. Brown II, AIA
2017 - Sharon C. Park, FAIA
2016 - John A. Burns, FAIA
2015 - Carol Rickard-Brideau, AIA
2014 - Paul R. Erickson, AIA
2013 - Brian J. Frickie, AIA
2012 - Al Cox, FAIA
2011 - Baird M. Smith, FAIA
2010 - Daniel J. Feil, FAIA
2009 - Charles Matta, FAIA
2008 - Steven Ruiz, AIA
2007 - Robert Wilson Mobley, AIA
2005 - Lawrence D. Cook, FAIA
2003 - Michael F. LeMay
2002 - Wayne A. Neale
2001 - Daniel R. Bairley
2000 - Gregory K. Hunt
1999 - John B. Kelso
1998 - Douglas N. Carter
1997 - Linda H. Micheal
1996 - Jospeh Wisnewski
1995 - Susan Woodward Notkins
1994 - James W. Ritter
1993 - Joanne Goldfarb
1992 - Hugh B. Johnson
1991 - Eason Cross, Jr.
1990 - Marvin J. Cantor
1988 - Thomas L. Kerns
1987 - Paul H. Barkley
1986 - Paul H. Barkley
1984 - Edgar C. Beery, Jr.
1982 - Thomas A. Kamstra
1981 - R. Randall Vosbeck
1980 - Hugh B. Johnson
2023 - April C. Drake, AIA
2022 - Sonia R. Jarboe, AIA
2021 - Manoj V. Dalaya, FAIA
2020 - Joseph B. McCoy, AIA
2019 - T.J. Meehan, AIA
2018 - Theresa del Ninno, AIA
2017 - Karen M. Conkey, AIA
2016 - Meagan Jancy, AIA
2015 - Sean E. Reilly, AIA
2014 - Scott S. Matties, AIA
2013 - Edward D. Weaver, AIA
2012 - William T. Brown, AIA
2011 - Brian J. Donnelly, AIA
2010 - Carolyn Rickard-Brideau, AIA
2009 - Al Cox, FAIA
2008 - Valerie Hassett, AIA
2007 - Marlene Walli Shade, AIA
2006 - Paul R. Erickson, AIA
2005 - James P. Clark, AIA
2004 - Philip R. Croessmann
2003 - Kevin G. Sneed
2002 - Alan L. Storm
2001 - Charles Matta
2000 - Daniel J. Feil
1999 - William E. Evans
1998 - Wayne Neale
1997 - Warren Almquist
1996 - Steven Ruiz
1995 - Alan Hansen
1994 - Ed Alvarado
1993 - Daniel R. Bairley
1992 - Mary L. Albert
1991 - Joe Wisnewski
1990 - John B. Kelso
1989 - Badreddin Plaseid
1988 - Joanne J. Goldfarb
1987 - James W. Ritter
1986 - James F. Tucker
1985 - Jay W. Garvin
1984 - Thomas L. Kerns
1983 - Eason Cross, Jr.
1982 - Lawrence D. Cook
1981 - Marvin J. Cantor
1980 - Patricia Schiffelbein
1979 - Walter A. Brown
1978 - Michael F. LeMay
1977 - Harold L. Pierce
1976 - Linda H. Michael
1975 - Edgar C. Beery, Jr.
2023 - Charles J. Todd, AIA
2022 - David Jameson, FAIA
2021 - Joseph B. McCoy, AIA
2020 - Al Cox, FAIA, Eliza Beth Engle AIA
2019 - Jared N. Zurn, AIA, Harry M. Falconer Jr., FAIA, Stephen W. Koenig, AIA
2018 - Anna M. Barbour, AIA, Braden L. Field, AIA, William E. Conkey, AIA
2017 - Ann R. Kosmal, FAIA, Baird M. Smith, FAIA
2016 - Alan Hansen, FAIA
2015 - Robert Gurney, FAIA
2014 - Randall A. Mars, AIA
2013 - James P. Clark, FAIA
2012 - William P. Lecky, FAIA
2011 - Judy R. Guse-Noritake, AIA
2010 - Brian J. Frickie, AIA
2009 - Warren Almquist, AIA
2007 - C. Richard Bierce, AIA, John Allen Burns, FAIA
2006 - Sharon C. Park, AIA, Michael T. Foster, AIA
2005 - James W. Ritter, FAIA, Charles Matta, FAIA
2004 - Daniel J. Feil, Elizabeth A. Reader, Charles E. Swartz
2003 - Thomas L. Kerns
2002 - Robert M. Gurney
2001 - Alan L. Storm
2000 - Wayne L. Hughes
1999 - Edward E. Alvarado, Mary R. Reader
1997 - Mary R. Reader, Kitten McD. Herlong (posthumously)
1996 - Gregory Hunt, G.Truman Ward
1995 - Joseph Wisnewski
1993 - Bill Carpenter
1992 - Ellen Harland
1991 - Russell L. Jordan
1988 - Paul H. Barkley
1987 - Hugh C. Miller
1984 - Robert I. Abrash (posthumously)
1981 - Charles Goodman
1980 - Mario Campioli (posthumously)
2023 - Rebecca Pantschyschak, AIA
2022 - D. Matthew Alexander, AIA
2021 - Meredith Ellinger, AIA, Jenine Kotob, AIA
2020 - Charles J Todd, AIA, J. Paul Lewis, AIA Sydney Huibregtse, Assoc. AIA, Marium Rahman, Assoc. AIA, John A. Burns, FAIA
2019 - Joshua A.W. McKenrick, AIA, Maury S. Saunders, AIA, Sonia R. Jarboe, AIA, Anh Tran, Assoc. AIA
2018 - Joseph B. McCoy, AIA, Robyne Hamilton, Assoc. AIA, Lorin Boswell
2017 - Jo Anne Murray, AIA; Kathryn T. Prigmore, FAIA; Melissa Daniel, Associate AIA; Marlene W. Shade, AIA; and Valerie J. Hassett, FAIA for organizing the WIA Leadership Summit
2016 - Debbie Burns, Hon AIA
2015 - Matt Shuba, AIA, J. Paul Lewis, AIA
2014 - F. Carter Jones, AIA, Spencer E. Lepler, AIA, Jo Anne Murray, AIA
2013 - William T. Brown, AIA, Karen M. Conkey, AIA, Ela Nowak, Associate AIA
2012 - Jennifer E.M. Byl, AIA, David A. Prevette, AIA
2011 - Edward D. Weaver, AIA, Scott S. Matties, AIA, Sonia R. Jarboe, Associate AIA
2010 - Anna M. Barbour, AIA, Derek Moore, AIA
2009 - Francie K. Fetzer, Assoc. AIA
2008 - Eliza Beth Engle, AIA, Matt Shuba
2007 - Aaron E. Gasper, Associate AIA, Valerie Hassett, AIA
2006 - Francisco A. Grimaldi, Assoc. AIA, Michael Nawrocki, AIA
2005 - Brian J. Donnelly, AIA, Mario Henri Chakkour, AIA
2004 - Brian Frickie, Randall Mars, Carolyn Rickard-Brideau
2003 - Jean M. O'Toole, Zoraya Berrio Stern, Gavin D. Myers
2002 - Paul R. Erickson
2001 - Alan L. Hansen, Valerie J. Hassett, Marlene W. Shade
2000 - James P. Clark, Koji Hirota, Anthony Romero
1999 - William A. Cox
1998 - Alan L. Storm, Phil Croessmann
1997 - Kevin Sneed, Daniel J. Feil, Bill Dennehy
1996 - Dianne Rose, Fleur Duggan
1995 - Mary Albert, Paul Temples, Walter Roth
1994 - Wayne Neale, Susan W. Notkins, John Heltzel
1993 - Charles Matta, Richard Salopek, Steve Ruiz
1992 - David Nestleroth, Janet Reiss
1991 - Matthew D. Arnold
1990 - Joanne J. Goldfarb, Kitten McD. Herlong
1989 - Paul H. Barkley
1988 - Lawrence D. Cook
1987 - Arthur Komblut, Paul C. Quigg, Dorman O. Wyant
1986 - Eason Cross, Jr., David E. Nestleroth
1985 - Michael F. LeMay
1984 - Walter A. Brown, Marvin J. Cantor, Wayne L. Hughes
1982 - Dan R. Mueller, Badreddin Plaseid, Ellen Cantor
1981 - Paul H. Barkley, Doug Denny, Bill Mayne (posthumously)
1980 - Edgar C. Beery, Earl B. Bailey, John C. Corley
2023 - National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) & National Building Museum
2022 - Virginia Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (VANOMA)
2021 - Loudoun County Design Cabinet
2019 - Daniel Guzman (of the Torpedo Factory)
2017 - William Cromley
2016 - Fairfax County Exceptional Design Awards
2015 - Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization
2014 - Ellen Cantor, Hon. VSAIA
2011 - Potomac Valley Brick & Supply Company
2010 - Architects Anonymous
2009 - Coalition for Smarter Growth
2019 - Debbie Burns, Hon AIA
2022 - Marsha Collins, Program Manager, Fairfax County’s James M. Scott Exceptional Design Awards program
2021 - Tom Sheridan of Potomac Valley Brick; Rachel Pampel for assistance with oversight & running of ISDC
2020 - Laura K. Lewis
2019 - Stephanie Landrum, President & CEO at Alexandria Economic Development Partnership
2017 - Leah B. Lewis (Canstruction Graphics)
2013 - Jaan Holt and Henry R. Hollander, Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center
2012 - Virginia Sustainable Building Network
2007 - Washington - Alexandria Architecture Center
2006 - Deborah S. Burns
1992 - Steve Maier
1991 - Richard D. Hook
2020 - Alison R. Mullins, Esq., Shannon Mullins & Wright LLP
2018 - Mark R. Sentner, President, Mosaic Express
2008 - Sheng-Jieh Leu, Fairfax County Planning Division
2007 - Peter H. Smith, Principal Staff, Alexandria BAR
2006 - Paul Ferguson, Vice Chair, Arlington County Board
2005 - Dean Southee, ABC Imaging, Inc., Art Dahlberg, Director of the Code Enforcement Bureau of the City of Alexandria
2004 - Keith A. WhitenerScott Long Construction, Inc.
2003 - Thomas Hulfish, III, Jaan Holt, Charity Craig
2002 - Hamilton Beggs, Kathryn Brown
2001 - Lisa Scheer
2000 - James Lee, Esquire, Randall B. Kell, Tori W. Thomas
1999 - Eric A. Taylor, Sidney R. Steele
1997 - Timothy Hughes, Esquire
1996 - Luiz Fernandez, PE
1995 - Joel Garreau, Sheng-Jieh Leu
1994 - Charlie Moore, Bruce Kaplan
1993 - Robert Naismith, PE
1992 - Doug Elliot, Dennis Roth, PE
1991 - Wayne Bryan, PE, Bob Mortensen, ASLA
1990 - Robert L. Olson
1988 - Selden Garnett, VPI (Wash/Alex. Center)
1986 - Joseph Bertoni, Joseph P. Downs
1985 - Ben Forgey, Engin Artemel
1980 - Sarah Booth Conroy
2020 - Dan Lepore & Sons Company
2019 - Banker Steel Company & Memco LLC JWI Architectural Millwork Inc.
2017 - James G. Davis Construction Corporation
2016 - Chamberlain Construction, Federal Masonry
2015 - Gaithersburg Cabinetry + Millwork
2014 - New Holland Church Furniture, Project: Lutheran Church of the Abiding Presence, Burke, Virginia
2013 - Joseph Alonso, Sean Callahan and Andy Uhl, Stone Masons/Carvers at the Washington Cathedral
2012 - Eikona Studios + Lorton Stone
2010 - United Masonry Incorporated of Virginia
2008 - James Lemke, J-N-L Wrought Iron, Inc. Doug Clark, Clark's Lumber & Millwork
2007 - John O'Rourke Master Builder
2004 - Malcolm Robson, Special Recognition:
Susan Piedmont-Palladino
1993 - Tara S. Holl, Seok Ho Kim, Doug Horgan, Wayne Pratt, Mark Colza, Ken Shankle, Robert Householder
1986 - Melvin E. Burton, C. Edward Clark, David C. Janovich, Kenneth A. Spade
1982 - Howard Goodman, Lewis Christian
Annually, AIA NoVA awards scholarships and grants to emerging professionals pursuing licensure.
Additional Local, State, and National
Honors + Awards Opportunities
Northern Virginia Local Jurisdictions Honors + Awards
DESIGNArlington is a biennial awards program that recognizes excellence in design, showcasing the distinctive architectural, historic preservation, landscape and public art projects in our community. This awards program highlights Arlington’s architectural diversity and some of our best examples of design over a broad spectrum of the built environment.
Established in 1984, the Fairfax County James M. Scott Exceptional Design Awards recognize achievement in the total design of a building and its site. The awards aim to raise awareness of outstanding planning and design projects among design professionals and the general public. The design awards program is sponsored by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and administered by the County's Department of Planning and Development in cooperation with the County Architectural Review Board and the Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
The Signatures of Loudoun Design Excellence Program recognizes the buildings and public spaces that reflect outstanding design, renovation, adaptive reuse and visually groundbreaking projects throughout the county.
AIA Virginia Honors
The AIA Virginia honors program recognizes Virginians who “by profession or avocation, have made creating, preserving, and enhancing Virginia's communities an important life commitment.”
AIA National Honors + Awards
The American Institute of Architects recognizes individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievements in design and in support of the profession of architecture and the AIA. Learn more about AIA National awards programs, submission information, and deadlines here.
Fellowship
The AIA Fellowship program was developed to recognize and elevate those architects who have made a significant contribution to architecture and society and who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession. Elevation to Fellowship not only recognizes the achievements of the architect as an individual, but also honors before the public and the profession a model architect who has made a significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level.
AIA Northern Virginia has a Fellows Committee to help you through the process. So if you are interested in applying for Fellowship, or in nominating or sponsoring a member, please contact the Chapter at [email protected] or (703) 549-9747. For detailed information on Fellowship, visit the National AIA website here.
AIA Northern Virginia Scholarships
AIA Northern Virginia is working to continue the creation of more equitable communities within the profession. Through various scholarships and competitions, we are supporting, encouraging, and promoting students pursuing architecture as a career.
AIA Northern Virginia Past Presidents and Fellows Scholarship