Awards & Honors

The Spitzer School Annual Scholarship & Awards Ceremony on May 31, 2023, recognized award-winning continuing students. Several esteemed donors presented awards directly and spoke about why they find supporting students to be so meaningful.

For a list of award-winning graduating students, please click here.

Congratulations to all of these students, and many thanks to the generous donors supporting many of these scholarships!

Photos by Sirin Samman.

Gerner, Kronik & Valcarcel Art of Architecture Award
Awarded to a student entering their final year in a first accredited degree program in architecture, for design excellence and promise in the art of architecture. Recipient selected by GKV.
Amy Ho, class of 2024

Joseph L. Fleischer, FAIA, Scholarship for Design Excellence
Awarded to a student entering their final year in a first accredited degree program in architecture, for design excellence and promise in the art of architecture. Recipient selected by design faculty.
Nicole Girdo, class of 2024

Carol J. Weissman Kurth Women in Architecture Scholarship
Awarded to a fourth-year female student in the Bachelor of Architecture program, for high academic standing, a passion for architecture, and a lifelong dedication to the profession.
Aakanksha Maharjan, class of 2024

FXCollaborative Diversity Scholarship
Awarded annually by FXCollaborative to one fourth-year student and one first-year student in the Bachelor of Architecture program; includes a scholarship and the offer of a summer internship.
Shaury Perez, class of 2024
Maylin Rosales, class of 2027

Spitzer Changemaker Scholarship, 2023-24
Open by application to students in any program; award includes tuition scholarship and funds to support a proposed (or ongoing) service project to the Spitzer School of Architecture.
Cassandra Castaño
Nicole Girdo, Abram Morris, and Gildalis Torres

SSA / Bronx AIA Empowerment Award
Awarded annually by the AIA Bronx chapter to two students in the Bachelor of Architecture program who are residents of the Bronx; includes a scholarship and mentoring support from the chapter leadership.
Husan Ahmed
Jean Carlos Torres

CCNY Architecture Alumni Group Award
Awarded to two fourth-year students who demonstrate merit, financial need, and potential to be a leader in their industry.
Valeska Abarca
Katerina Kwong

Frank Wayde Hall Travel Fellowship
Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in Architecture who wishes to pursue and has been accepted to a study abroad program.
Shiva Abbaszadeh

Spitzer History & Theory Travel Fellowship
Awarded to students (or team of students) for research projects involving travel incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, and/or urban design.
Shiva Abbaszadeh – Undergraduate
Wade Steely and Elena Dieci – Graduate

Academic Excellence in B. Arch Core
Awarded by the Core Studio faculty.
Miriam Perel

Bernard L. Spanier Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to one or two third-year students in the Bachelor of Architecture program, among students with the highest GPAs. Selected by the Dean. Established in memory of Bernard L. Spanier, a distinguished City College Alumnus and beloved adjunct faculty member in the Architecture Department.
Miriam Perel, class of 2025

B Arch Second Year Best Portfolio
Awarded by the Core Studio 4/Portfolio Review faculty for the best portfolio.
Pop Joslane Manos

B Arch Second Year – Best Project: The Marketplace
Awarded by the Core Studio 4 faculty for the best project.
Ezra Bush, Alex Cosme, Edgar Herrera, and William Moffett

B Arch Advanced Studio – Best Project
Awarded by the Advanced Studio faculty for the best project.
Lorraine Colbert

Castagna Scholarship, 2023-24
Foundation-funded annual award to Spitzer School students, for tuition and funds to support study abroad.
Valeska Abarca
Shiva Abbaszadeh
Mouhamadou Dieng
Juan Giraldo
Tiffany Gong
David Hardy
Oranette Johnson
Nicholas Masters
Sydney Mauricio
Mateo Penafiel
Ryan Peterson
Gildalis Torres

Werber Traveling Fellowship
Valeska Abarca
Junior Cruz Flores
Kevin Gessner
Tiffany Gong
Stephanie Gonzalez
Mauricio Guidos
Juan Jimenez
Evelyn Krutoy
Wyatt Kuebler
Abram Morris
Gregory Owen
Mateo Penafiel
Shayanne Raghoonanan
Jasmin Roussos
Jose Saucedo
Evangelos Vasos
Luis Zelaya Espinal

ASLA New York Chapter Scholarship Award
Awarded by the ASLA New York Chapter to two second-year students in the Master of Landscape Architecture Program.
Courtney Behrens
David Smucker

Hollander Design Award
Award generously funded by Hollander Design Landscape Architects.
Ximena Diaz Velasco
Sonia Uthuph

Hollander Design Fellowship
Multi-year award generously funded by Hollander Design Landscape Architects.
Cassandra Castaño

Professional Women in Construction
Awarded by PWC New York to emerging students pursuing a degree in the AEC industry. Open to female-identifying students at NYU, CCNY, and Manhattan College.
Shiva Abbaszadeh
Jasmin Roussos

Frederic Bainnson Memorial Scholarship
Given to a high-ranking second-year landscape architecture student in memory of a distinguished landscape architect.
Samuel Syrop

Eastchester Heights Scholarship 2023-2024
Mary Daly

The Howard L. Zimmerman, Architects & Engineers, DPC (HLZAE) Scholarship
Awarded to rising second and third-year graduate students who have outstanding character and perseverance.
Nabiha Abid
Cortlandt Chin
Samantha De Leon
Wade Steely

[Award Ceremony Program]