Award for Early Career Professional Achievement in Honor of William W. Caudill, FAIA
The Texas Society of Architects Award for Early Career Professional Achievement is awarded to architect members who have shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession in the early stages of their architectural career.
2024 Recipient:
Aline Yoldi, AIA

Aline Yoldi, AIA
San Antonio
Aline Yoldi, AIA, a senior associate and Central Texas Higher Education market leader at Stantec, has distinguished herself as an architect and in service to the profession. Yoldi has generously shared her time and talent with AIA San Antonio, holding numerous positions on the organization’s board of directors, including chapter president. She also founded and chairs the chapter’s Women in Architecture network and has worked tirelessly to spotlight the work of both women architects and emerging professionals. At TxA, Yoldi currently serves as a chapter director on the board and a member of the Design Committee. Over the past 20 years, she has led and managed a wide range of projects, including several academic buildings and facilities for St. Philip’s College.
Past Recipients
2023
Adrianna Swindle, AIA
Austin
2022
Audrey Maxwell, AIA
Dallas
Melvalean McLemore, AIA, NOMA
Houston
Stephi Motal, AIA
Austin
2021
Sophia Razzaque, AIA
Austin
2020
Adam Reed, AIA
San Antonio
2019
Catherine Callaway, AIA
Houston
2018
Connie G. Rivera, AIA
Corpus Christi
2017
Jesse Hager, AIA
Houston
2016
Jennifer Workman, AIA
Dallas
2015
Brantley Hightower, AIA
San Antonio
2014
Brian H. Griggs, AIA
Amarillo
2013
Mark Schatz, AIA
Houston
2012
Elizabeth M. Price, AIA
Brenham
2011
Melissa Brandrup, AIA
El Paso
2010
James Evans, AIA
Houston
2009
Paul A. Bielamowicz, AIA
Austin
2008
Camilo Parra, AIA
Houston
2007
Michael Morton, AIA
Houston
2006
Lonnie Hoogeboom, AIA
Houston
2005
Shannon Kraus, AIA
Dallas
2004
Mark H. Dabney, AIA
Fort Worth
2003
Alicia C. Treviño, AIA
San Antonio
2002
Chris M. Noack, AIA
Austin
2001
Michael Imber, AIA
San Antonio
2000
Donna Kacmar, AIA
Houston
1999
Jacqueline G. Dodson, AIA
Austin
1998
Ben Heimsath, AIA
Austin
1997
Thomas Hayne Upchurch, AIA
Austin
1996
Donald R. Kubala, AIA
Dallas
1995
Gabriel Durand-Hollis, AIA
San Antonio
1994
Maricela Rodriguez Barr, AIA
Austin
1993
Emily Little, AIA
Austin
1992
Heather McKinney, AIA
Austin
1991
Richard P. Martinez, AIA
Austin
1990
Jan Gaede Blackmon, AIA
Dallas