K-State achievements--2003 Architecture, planning and design

* A proposal by K-State architecture professor Mark Shapiro to augment the education of his students through a traveling studio experience to Paris, Rotterdam and Amsterdam was selected as a finalist in the 2003 Rotch Studio Competition. Also known as the Rotch Traveling Studio, the competition awards a grant of up to $20,000 to the winning faculty member. In addition, five proposals -- including Shapiro's -- were named finalists in the competition. December 2003

* Chip Winslow, professor of landscape architecture and regional and community planning, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architecture. Winslow, a K-State faculty member since 1982, was recognized for his positive influence on his students and his contributions to his profession. He was nominated for the honor by the Prairie Gateway chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. December 2003

* A mural by Alden Krider, emeritus professor of architecture, is a featured exhibit at the new Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, N.Y. Krider's mural depicting the work of the National Youth Administration, one of Roosevelt's New Deal programs, is among the center's inaugural exhibits. The mural was commissioned by the National Youth Administration and is part of the National Archives collection. Krider served with the National Youth Administration from 1933-35 as a crafts director for girls' camps run by the administration in Kansas. November 2003

* Students in K-State's landscape architecture program have won 47 awards in the American Society of Landscape Architects' National Student Design Competition, more than twice as many awards as any other school. The latest award, top prize in the Undergraduate Team competition, was received by May 2003 landscape architecture graduates Brock Reimer and Ken Gibson. October 2003

* La Barbara James Wigfall, K-State associate professor of landscape architecture, regional and community planning, and a student, Sylvia Lira-Michaelis, recently received the "People's Pick Poster" award in Philadelphia, Pa., July 22-25, for their project, "Strategic Planning for the Oak Grove Community" at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2003 Community Involvement Conference and Training. This annual conference brings together representatives from EPA and its partners to discuss community involvement and public education programs that are citizen centered and focused on environmental issues. Lira-Michaelis is a fifth-year student in landscape architecture. Their poster was judged and voted on by conference attendees during the first two days of the conference. In addition, poster presenters had the opportunity to discuss their posters with those attending. The conference brought government, industry and academic leaders together to share and learn about new advancements and technology in their fields. October 2003

* Two K-State students received scholarships from Sigma Lambda Alpha, the international honor society of landscape architecture. The 2003-04 winners were announced at the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture conference Sept. 25-27 in Charleston, S.C. The students submitted scholarship applications prior to the conference and were selected based on their academic achievements. Elizabeth Pritz, Hiawatha, fifth-year bachelor of landscape architecture student, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship. Lisa Fluchel Treese, Kansas City, Mo., fourth-year bachelor of landscape architecture student, was awarded a $500 travel grant. September 2003

* Dennis Law, dean of K-State's College of Architecture, Planning and Design, has been named the recipient of the 2003 Outstanding Administrator Award from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. The award recognizes Law for his contributions to both the academic discipline of landscape architecture and his work in support of educators in landscape architecture. August 2003

* Mark Shapiro's co-design for a major national museum project in Egypt is included in a special book featuring the project's top design proposals. The International Architecture Competition of the Grand Egyptian Museum garnered more than 1,550 entries from 83 countries. The competition was conducted to select a design for the proposed $350 million museum to be built near Cairo. Twenty entries were selected as finalists in the competition. In addition, 50 other entries, including one by Shapiro and Brad Clark, a K-State architecture alum, were honored as among the most distinctive designs in the competition. June 2003

* A Kansas State University student's interest in architecture for health has earned her a national fellowship in medical planning. Sarah Henry, who will receive bachelor's degrees in architectural engineering and architecture from K-State in May, has received the 2003-2004 Tradewell Fellowship from Watkins Hamilton Ross Architects of Houston, Texas. The fellowship includes one-year employment at the firm as a medical planning intern. March 2003

* K-State's bachelor of landscape architecture program, offered through the department of landscape architecture and regional and community planning, has received the maxium reaccreditation of six years from the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board. The bachelor of landscape architecture program has been continuously accredited since 1964. March 2003

* A national survey of leading firms across the United States again ranks K-State programs in interior design/interior architecture as among the top three in the nation. The survey is by Design Intelligence and the Design Futures Council in conjunction with the Almanac of Architecture and Design. K-State's combined interior architecture/design program ranks third in the 2003 survey. It's the third consecutive year the program has been rated one of the nation's top three design programs. K-State was ranked second in 2002. No other Kansas or Big 12 school is rated in the survey's top 15 programs. February 2003

* K-State's architecture program is rated among the top 10 in the nation, according to an annual survey of leading architecture firms in the United States. K-State's program is tied for sixth in the survey with the University of Texas at Austin. It's the highest ranking achieved by K-State in the four-year history of the survey, conducted by Design Intelligence and the Design Futures Council in conjunction with the Almanac of Architecture and Design. K-State's architecture program is offered through the university's College of Architecture, Planning and Design. Firms were asked to name the schools that have produced graduates most prepared for professional practice in the last five years. All schools ranked must be accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. K-State is the only school in Kansas listed in the survey's top 15 architecture schools. The only other Big 12 university, besides K-State and Texas, included in the survey is Texas A&M, which is tied for 14th place with three other schools. January 2003

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