2017 Directory

39 I n 1997 AIA Wyoming established the Architectural Education Foundation of AIA Wyoming (AEF-AIAWy) to assist Wyoming students to obtain an architectural education at accredited schools of architecture. The Architectural Education Foundation of AIA Wyoming is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and is administered by the Board of Directors selected from the membership of AIA Wyoming. Multi- ple scholarships are typically awarded each year to deserving Wyoming residents or Wyoming high school graduates. The original funds for the scholarship were a gift of $3,000 from the Colorado Producers Council to AIA Wyoming in the late 1980’s. Architectural Education Foundation BY CLINT TAYLOR, AIA BY LEWIS MATTHEW MILLER, AIA During the 1990’s, AIA Wyoming started distributing a portion of excess funds from the previous year’s budget to the AEF-AIAWy scholarship fund. Since then, the AEF-AIAWy has asked AIA Wyoming member firms to make a yearly donation pledge. AEF-AIAWy also solicits gifts from allied professionals, Wyoming philanthropic organizations and individuals, and holds periodic fund raising events. The AEF-AIAWy has been able to grow the corpus of the scholarship funds to a level where we can sustain the scholarship awards from yearly earnings. This year, AEF changed the scholarship eli- gibility requirements to assist more potential future architects. All applicants must still be a graduate of a Wyoming high school, have graduated (or anticipate graduating in the year of application) from the University of Wyoming, or be a current Wyoming resident. Scholarship awards are now tiered to match a student’s progress towards an accredited degree in architecture. College freshmen must have an anticipated college path leading to a degree in architecture and are eligible for a $500 scholarship from AEF. Sophomores must be accepted by or enrolled in an accredited school of architecture pre-professional program. Sophomores are eligible for a $750 scholarship. College juniors through Master of Architecture graduate students must be enrolled in an NAAB F or 2017 AIA Wyoming is adding an AIA TAP (Technology in Architectural Practice) Wyoming chapter. The founding of a local chapter allows AIA WY to connect local Wyoming outreach and membership development to the larger national AIA Knowledge Com- munity with outreach to include newsletters, whitepapers, and events. The initial goal of the AIA WY TAP is to mirror the dissemination of the national AIA TAP information with the addition of locally relevant discussions of technology in architectural practice. Each year the AIA TAP/CCA Innovation Awards honors new Architec- tural processes that enhance building life cycle design and management. This effort combines two national AIA Knowledge Communities of Technology in Architecture Practice (TAP) and Construction Contract Administration (CCA). For more information go to www.aia-wyoming.org and click on the "About Us" tab to find AIA WY TAP b accredited school of architecture in a profes- sional program that leads to either a Bachelor or Master of Architecture degree. Juniors are eligible for $1000, seniors are eligible for $1250, and fifth year & graduate students are eligible for $1500. The listed amounts are minimums and the Scholarship Committee may award higher amounts. We are pleased to announce that in the first year of the new tiered system, AEF awarded four scholarships (name, home town, school): • Steven Corsi; Cheyenne; University of Wyoming • Allison Edwards; Casper; Arizona State University • James Ablondi; Jackson; Montana State University • Destanee Cook; Evanston; University of Nevada, Las Vegas Current AEF of AIA Wyoming Board Members are: Mike Potter (mikepotter@bresnan.net ) - President, Brad Oberg (ObergB@laramie1.org ) – Vice President, Clint Taylor (clint@tdsi.us) – Treasurer and Director, Katie Wilson (katie@veraiconicaarchitecture.com ) For more information about the Architectural Education Foundation, view the AEF Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AEF.AIA.WYO or contact any of the Board members. b AIA Wyoming TAP