Awards & Honors

Congratulations, Spitzer School graduates!

On May 28th, the class of 2024 gathered in the Great Hall of Shepard Hall for the Spitzer School of Architecture Commencement. The ceremony recognized 93 students who completed Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture, Master of Science in Architecture, and Master of Landscape Architecture programs.

Spitzer School valedictorian Amy Ho delivered a sincere address. Graduating students’ winning awards and scholarships were also recognized.

Please enjoy these photos of the day. We are so proud of you!

2024 Spitzer Commencement Program

 

Bachelor of Architecture Class of 2024
*** Summa Cum Laude
** Magna Cum Laude
*Cum Laude

Valeska Abarca **
Shiva Abbaszadeh ***
Sofiia Alaeva
Louie Lauren Apostol
Nily Baratian ***
Lolita Bogdanova
Ismael Cajamarca
Nathaly Castillo**
Tianyu Chen
Weng Hong Chong**
Mohammed Chowdhury
Lorraine Colbert**
Louis Conte**
Dylan Desiante*
Mark Gangaram*
Stephanie Gonzalez
Mauricio Guidos**
Klaudia Harizi
Selbi Hasanova
Amy Ho***
Ahmed Husan
Alba Hysaj
Escarlen Ibadango***
Kedishia Joseph
Hamide Keskin***
Eshrat Khan
Wyatt Kuebler
Katerina Kwong***
Philip Lee**
Joseph Lo**
Aakanksha Maharjan**
Bardh Maraj
Marxell Mejia Vargas
Shaira Palabasan**
Mateo Penafiel**
Shaury Perez**
Tamar Plotzker***
Katherine Quito
Damian Rivera**
Paola Ruiz
Danielle Ryba***
Justin Ryshkewitch**
Angel Sanchez***
Leora Santoriello**
Jose Saucedo***
Genesis Soto
Kang Pei Sun**
David Tzalik
Yulia Zdryueva***
Luis Zelaya Espinal
Tony Zhang***

 

Master of Architecture I Class of 2024

William Allan
Alexandria Almaguer
Matthew Awai
Suraya Babb
Carl Badenhausen
Cortlandt Chin
Elena Dieci
Shadeen Dixon
Julia Farfan
Kevin Gessner
Tiffany Gong
Fernando Gonzalez
David Hardy
Suzanne Kerr
Diego Madera
Edaet Mamudoska
Cole Miles
Hamza Mirza
Angelica Morales Juarez
Perparim Morina
Thanathorn Nawakitbumrung
Gregory Owen
Ryan Peterson
Aidan Quigley
Dehaan Rahman
Alexandra Rodriguez Chaves
Jasmin Roussos
Carlos Rueda
Wade Steely
Israel Tafere
Moubina Uddin
Jie Zhang

 

Master of Science in Architecture Class of 2024

Dilianny Espinoza Moreno
Anshuman Khandelwal

 

Master of Landscape Architecture Class of 2024

Anita Beach
Courtney Behrens
Arielle Cheifetz
Mary Daly
Gaël Oriol
Griffin Pollak
David Smucker
Samuel Syrop
William Thomson

 

2024 Master of Landscape Architecture Program Awards

American Society of Landscape Architects New York Chapter Awards
David Smucker, Honor Award
Courtney Behrens, Merit Award

Landscape Architecture Foundation, National Olmsted Scholar
Recognizes one outstanding student from each accredited landscape architecture program in the U.S. and Canada for past achievements and their future potential to influence the landscape architecture discipline.
David Smucker

Program Award for Design Excellence
Samuel Syrop

Program Award for Leadership Excellence
Arielle Cheifetz
Mary Daly

Program Award for Ecological Excellence
Griffin Pollak

MLA Faculty Special Award for Student Advocacy 
Anita Beach

Hollander Design Fellowship
Multiyear fellowship to encourage and support New York City students from demographics and communities that are historically underrepresented in landscape architecture to pursue the field.
Gaël Oriol

Unilock Paving the Future Scholarship 
Recognizes U.S. and Canadian landscape architecture and design students for academic excellence, leadership and commitment to their community. 
David Smucker

 

2024 Master of Architecture Program Awards

AIA Medal of Academic Excellence
For more than a century, aia has provided a medal of excellence to the top graduating students in National Architectural Accrediting Board (naab) accredited degrees who display “general excellence” throughout their academic career.
Kevin Gessner

Program Award for Design Excellence
Shadeen Dixon
Carlos Rueda

Program Award for Leadership in Honor of Mimi Liebenberg
Recognizes a student leader in the spirit of M Arch ’21 alum Mimi Liebenberg (1985-2023).
Dehaan Rahman

WX Women in Real Estate Scholars Program Scholarship
Awarded by New York Women Executives in Real Estate (WX) to promising women students studying real estate and related subjects in their final year of studies.
Shadeen Dixon
Tiffany Gong
Jasmin Roussos

Faculty History and Theory Award
Given for outstanding achievement in history and theory.
Matthew Awai

Faculty Technology Award
Given for outstanding achievement in technology.
Suzanne Kerr

Fund for the City of New York NYC Community Planning Fellowship
Provides selected graduate students the opportunity to work with local community boards on a specific project over the course of an academic year.
Shadeen Dixon
Dehaan Rahman
Jasmin Roussos

J. Max Bond Center for Urban Futures Scholarship
Dehaan Rahman

Spitzer History and Theory Travel Fellowship 
Aidan Quigley

Valmira Gashi & Julien Legeard Scholarship
Helps a student financially and professionally including opportunities at Legeard Studio, co-founded by Julien Legeard and Valmira Gashi M Arch ’20.
Perparim Morina

Professional Women in Construction New York Chapter Scholarship
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.
Alexandra Rodriguez Chaves

CCNY Graduate Research Symposium Winning Project 
Wade Steely

 

2024 Bachelor of Architecture Program Awards
AIA Medal of Academic Excellence
For more than a century, AIA has provided a medal of excellence to the top graduating students in National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) accredited degrees who display “general excellence” throughout their academic career.
Amy Ho

Alpha Rho Chi Bronze Medal
The award is given annually by Alpha Rho Chi, the National Professional Fraternity for Architecture and the Allied Arts, to the graduating professional architecture student who has demonstrated an ability for leadership, has performed willing service, and gives promise of real professional merit through his or her attitude and personality.
Mateo Penafiel

J. Max Bond Ceneter for Urban Futures Scholarship
Escarlen Ibadango

Aaron Rand  ’65 Award 
Awarded to outstanding undergraduate students in honor of CCNY alum Aaron Rand ’65. 
Amy Ho
Katerina Kwong

Melendez Scholarship 
Awarded to an outstanding student in recognition of former Undergraduate Advisor Arnaldo Melendez.
Bardh Maraj

Faculty Technology Award
Given for outstanding achievement in technology.
Nily Baratian

WX Women in Real Estate Scholars Program Merit Award
Awarded by New York Women Executives in Real Estate (WX) to promising women students studying real estate and related subjects in their final year of studies.
Shiva Abbaszadeh, Scholarship Award
Lorraine Colbert, Scholarship Award
Amy Ho, Merit Award

Preservation League of New York State’s Zabar Family Scholarship 
The League awards scholarships to the best and brightest preservation students studying in New York State. 
Lorraine Colbert

Urban Design Academic Council Award for Advocacy in Urban Design 
Amy Ho

G. Antonio Chavarria  ’90 Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to an outstanding fifth-year B Arch student in honor of CCNY alum Guillermo Antonio “Tony” Chavarria ’90. 
Mateo Penafiel

Montclair mGAP Design Award 
Bardh Maraj

Spitzer History and Theory Travel Fellowship 
Amy Ho