2019 Directory

41 AEF of AIA Wyoming is pleased to announce a total awarded amount of $9,250 in scholarships this year! Congratulations to the 2019/2020 scholarship recipients: Britney Sulzen, Natrona County HS, Graduate Student – Montana State Univ. $2500 Destanee Cook, Evanston HS: Graduate Student – Univ. of Nevada-Las Vegas $2,500 Ezekiel Nelson, Jackson Hole HS, Graduate Student – Washington State Univ. $1500 Natalie Stephens, Tongue River HS: Sophomore – Univ. of New Mexico $1250 Chloe Love, Rock Springs HS, Freshman – Univ. of Nevada-Las Vegas $750 Jorge Meneses, Jackson Hole HS, Freshman – Montana State Univ. $750 For more information about the Architectural Education Foundation, view the web page www.aia-wyoming.org/page/50, or the AEF Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AEF.AIA.WYO, or contact any of the Board members. b Architectural Education Foundation BY CHET LOCKARD, AIA I n 1997 AIAWyoming established the Architec- tural Education Foundation of AIAWyoming (AEF-AIAWy) to assistWyoming students in obtaining an architectural education at the Nation- al Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) ac- credited schools of architecture.The AEF-AIAWy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit administered by the Board of Directors, who are volunteermembers of AIA Wyoming. Multiple scholarships are typically awarded each year to deservingWyoming residents orWyoming high school graduates. The original funds for the scholarship were a gift of $3,000 from the Colorado Producers Council to AIAWyoming in the late 1980s. During the 1990s, AIAWyoming 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 members for their firms to make a yearly donation pledge. AEF-AIAWy also solicits gifts from allied professionals, Wyoming philan- thropic organizations and individuals, and holds periodic fundraising events. The AEF-AIAWy has been able to grow the corpus of the schol- arship funds to a level where we can sustain the scholarship awards from yearly earnings. In 2017, AEF changed the scholarship eligibility requirements to assist more potential future architects. All applicants must still be a grad- uate of a Wyoming high school, have gradu- ated (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. First-year college students 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 accredit- ed 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 accredited school of ar- chitecture in a professional 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 & gradu- ate students are eligible for $1500. The listed amounts are minimums, and the Scholarship Committee may award higher amounts. There is an additional financial incentive for students to work for a Wyoming resident architect for at least eight weeks. Occasionally the AEF-AIAWy hosts fundraising events. This year a golf tournament was in association with the AIAWestern Mountain Region Conference in Jackson, WY. The stunningly beautiful Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis Club provided excellent service and pristine conditions. Several thousand dollars were raised thanks to the sponsors such as Epic Metals, Haselden Construction, Prairie Pella, EV&A Architects, Native 38 Architecture, Evolve Architecture, Line & Space LLC, ARETE Architecture, Dan Stalker Architect, and MOA Architecture. Congratulations to this year’s champions Dan Stalker and David Mills. They brought the traveling trophy back to Wyoming. 5 6 10 6 9 7 11 6 7 6 Answers for puzzle on page 40 AEF of AIA WY Board Members: Chet Lockard, AIA – President, Brad Oberg, AIA – Vice President, Tim Schenk, AIA – Treasurer, Katie Wilson, AIA – Director, Brandon Daigle, AIA – Director.