Associate Member of the Year
The Texas Society of Architects Associate Member of the Year award is presented to an Associate AIA member who best exemplifies the highest qualities of leadership and has demonstrated an unparalleled commitment to his or her local component, or to Texas’ membership through service to the profession and/or in the community.
2025 Recipient:
Kirsten Griffin, Assoc. AIA, NOMA
Kirsten Griffin, Assoc. AIA, NOMA
San Antonio
Kirsten Griffin, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, is a rising leader whose dedication, advocacy, and service have made a lasting impact on the architectural profession. A young, deaf, Hispanic woman, Griffin champions diversity, inclusion, and accessibility while inspiring the next generation through mentorship, outreach, and education. As director at large and chair of the Latinos in Architecture Network at AIA Dallas, she has led fundraising efforts, built community partnerships, and organized impactful programming. Through her work as a project coordinator at HKS and beyond, Griffin exemplifies the leadership and passion that define the future of architecture.
Past Recipients
2024
Kate Sector, Assoc. AIA
San Antonio
Leslie Tijerina, Assoc. AIA
College Station
2023
Stephanie Aranda, Assoc. AIA
San Antonio
Katie Hitt, Assoc. AIA
Dallas
2022
Oswaldo Rivera-Ortiz, Assoc. AIA
Dallas
2021
Dennis Chiessa, Assoc. AIA
Fort Worth
2020
Ricardo Maga Rojas, Assoc. AIA
Austin
2019
Sandra Montalbo, Assoc. AIA
San Antonio
2018
Victoria Scott Carpenter, Assoc. AIA
Austin
2017
Jack Murphy, Assoc. AIA
Houston
2016
R. Wilson Hanks, Assoc. AIA
Austin
2015
Beau J. Frail, Assoc. AIA
Austin
2014
Chris Grossnicklaus, Assoc. AIA
Dallas
2013
Steven Marrone, Assoc. AIA
San Antonio
2012
Cesar Gallegos, Assoc. AIA
El Paso
2011
Yesenia M. Blandon, Assoc. AIA
Dallas
2010
Mary Foley Butler, Assoc. AIA
Dallas
2009
Tiffany Robinson Long, Assoc. AIA
San Antonio
2008
Arthur Calcaterra, Assoc. AIA
Fort Worth
2007
David “Jamie” Crawley, Assoc. AIA
Austin
2006
Jason E. Puchot, Assoc. AIA
Houston
2005
Horeya A. Hilmy, Assoc. AIA
McAllen
2004
Amy Hammons, Assoc. AIA
Austin
2003
Jason M. Adams, Assoc. AIA
Fort Worth
2002
Elizabeth M. Price, Assoc. AIA
Bryan