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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