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The Texas Society of Architects conducts an annual Honor Awards program recognizing exceptional members, firms, individuals, and organizations for their outstanding achievements in support of the profession of architecture, the built environment, and quality of life in Texas.

2018 Honor Awards

Our 2018 Honor Awards were announced on August 9. Recipients will be recognized at various events during our 79th Annual Conference and Design Expo, happening on November 8-10 in Fort Worth.

View the announcement.

The nomination packet can still be viewed here.

2017 Honor Award Recipients

Medal for Lifetime Achievement
in Honor of Llewellyn W. Pitts FAIA
Lawrence W. Speck, FAIA
Professor, UT Austin
Principal, Page

Architecture Firm Award
Corgan

Award for Community Service
in Honor of James D. Pfluger FAIA
Jim Susman, AIA
Principal and President, STG Design
Austin

Award for Outstanding Educational
Contributions in Honor of
Edward J. Romieniec FAIA
Nichole Wiedemann, AIA
Associate Professor, UT Austin

Associate Member of the Year
Jack Murphy, Assoc. AIA
Houston

Award for Young Professional
Achievement in Honor of
William W. Caudill FAIA
Jesse Hager, AIA
Founder/Architect, CONTENT Architecture
Houston

Award for Excellence in the Promotion
of Architecture through the Media
in Honor of John G. Flowers Hon. AIA
Columns Magazine
A Publication of AIA Dallas

Award for Excellence in the Promotion
of Architecture through the Media
in Honor of John G. Flowers Hon. AIA
Luis Ayala, AIA
Design Director, Gensler Houston
Photographer

Artisan Award
Don Crowell
Crowell Builders
Austin

Citation of Honor
Dallas Arts District

Honorary Membership
Peter DeLisle, Hon. AIA Dallas

25-Year Award
Moore/Andersson Compound
Charles Moore, FAIA, and Arthur Andersson, FAIA

Past Honor Award Recipients

Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Honor of Llewellyn W. Pitts FAIA

The Society’s highest honor, the Medal for Lifetime Achievement is awarded to recognize a TxA member for a lifetime of distinguished leadership and dedication in architecture and the community. The medal is awarded in memory of Llewellyn W. Pitts, FAIA, who served as TxA president in 1961 and was an influential and dedicated AIA leader.

2017 Lawrence W. Speck, FAIA, Austin
2016 Sinclair Black, FAIA, Austin
2015 Bryce A. Weigand, FAIA, Dallas
2014 John V. Nyfeler, FAIA, Austin
2013 Reagan W. George, FAIA, Dallas/Willow City
2012 Charles R. Tapley, FAIA, Houston
2011 Tommy N. Cowan, FAIA, Austin
2010 Ray B. Bailey, FAIA, Houston
2009 Carolyn S. Peterson, FAIA, San Antonio
2008 Velpeau ‘Vel’ E. Hawes, Jr., FAIA, Dallas
2007 Ronald L. Skaggs, FAIA, FACHA, Dallas
2006 Frank D. Welch, FAIA, Dallas
2005 Bill D. Smith, FAIA, Dallas
2004 Boone Powell, FAIA, San Antonio
2003 Jim Doche, FAIA, Amarillo
2002 Charles Harper, FAIA, Wichita Falls
2001 Lee Roy Hahnfeld, FAIA, Fort Worth
2000 E.G. Hamilton, FAIA, Dallas
1999 Zeb Rike, AIA, McAllen
1998 Hal Box, FAIA, Austin
1997 James D. Tittle, FAIA, Abilene
1996 Alan Y. Taniguchi, FAIA, Austin
1995 John Only Greer, FAIA, Bryan
1994 Pat Y. Spillman, FAIA, Dallas
1993 Robert H. LeMond, FAIA, Fort Worth
1992 Seth I. Morris, FAIA, Houston
1991 Thomas L. McKittrick, FAIA, Houston
1990 James A. Clutts, FAIA, Dallas
1989 Benjamin E. Brewer, Jr., FAIA, Houston
1988 Theodore S. Maffi tt, Jr., FAIA, Palestine
1987 Terrell R. Harper, FAIA, Dallas
1986 Jay W. Barnes, FAIA, Austin
1985 George F. Pierce, Jr., FAIA, Houston
1984 Preston M. Geren, Jr., FAIA, Fort Worth
1983 Edwin Carroll, FAIA, El Paso
1982 Bartlett Cocke, FAIA, San Antonio
1981 David R. Braden, FAIA, Dallas
1980 William W. Caudill, FAIA, Houston
1979 Howard R. Barr, FAIA, Austin
1978 O’Neil Ford, FAIA, San Antonio
1977 Milton B. McGinty, FAIA, and John M. McGinty, FAIA, Houston
1976 Thomas A. Bullock, FAIA, Houston
1975 Philip Creer, FAIA, Austin
1974 Douglas E. Steinman, FAIA, Beaumont
1973 Mace Tungate, FAIA, Houston
1972 Daniel Boone, FAIA, Abilene
1971 Preston M. Bolton, FAIA, Houston
1970 George Harrell, FAIA, Dallas
1969 Reginald Roberts, FAIA, San Antonio
1968 R. Max Brooks, FAIA, Austin

Architecture Firm Award

Awarded to a member firm that has consistently produced distinguished architecture for at least 10 years, this is the highest honor the Society can bestow upon a firm. The Honor Awards Committee will focus its evaluation on the quality of the firm’s architecture and the firm’s contributions to AIA, the profession, and the community. Firms practicing under the leadership of either a single principal or several principals are eligible for the award. In addition, firms that have been reorganized and whose name has been changed or modified are also eligible, as long as the firm has been in operation for a period of at least 10 years.

2017 Corgan
2016 Miró Rivera Architects, Austin
2015 Gensler
2014 Alamo Architects, San Antonio
2013 McKinney York Architects, Austin
2012 Kirksey Architecture, Houston
2011 Richter Architects, Corpus Christi
2010 Overland Partners, San Antonio
2009 PageSoutherlandPage, Austin/Dallas/Houston
2008 Marmon Mok, San Antonio
2007 Gideon Toal, Fort Worth
2006 Oglesby • Greene, Dallas
2005 Rey de le Reza Architects, Houston
2004 Lake|Flato Architects
2003 Tittle Luther Partnership
2002 HKS, Dallas
2001 Ray Bailey Architects, Houston
2000 Omniplan, Dallas
1999 Ford, Powell & Carson, San Antonio
1998 Frank Welch & Associates, Dallas
1997 Hahnfeld Associates Architects/Planners, Fort Worth
1996 Moore/Andersson Architects, Austin

Award for Community Service in Honor of John D. Pfluger FAIA

Awarded to an individual member for an extended commitment to community service or significant contribution evidenced in a positive impact on urban, environmental, or neighborhood issues. Nominees may be architects who use their practice to enhance their community. The award is named in honor of James D. Pfluger, FAIA, whose community service extended over a lifetime of commitment, resulting in significant community enhancements.

2017 Jim Susman, AIA, Austin
2016 Paul Dennehy, AIA, Fort Worth
2015 R. Lawrence Good, FAIA, Dallas
2014 Marcel Quimby, FAIA, Dallas
2013 Tom Hatch, FAIA, Austin
2012 Albert ‘Irby’ Hightower, Jr., FAIA, San Antonio
2011 Sinclair Black, FAIA, Austin
2010 Juan E. Cotera, FAIA, Austin
2009 Craig Reynolds, FAIA, Dallas
2008 Bob L. Meckfessel, FAIA, Dallas
2007 Laurie Limbacher, AIA, Austin
2006 Philip C. Henderson, FAIA, Dallas
2005 Girard Kinney, Austin
2004 John V. Nyfeler, FAIA, Austin
2003 Donna D. Carter, Austin
2002 Randall C. Gideon, FAIA, Fort Worth

Award for Outstanding Educational Contributions in Honor of Edward J. Romieniec FAIA

This honor is awarded in memory of Edward J. Romieniec, FAIA, a former professor and dean of architecture at Texas A&M University. A nominee must be a current or former member of the faculty at one of the eight accredited Texas schools of architecture, and must have been a full-time educator for at least five years. Criteria includes: teaching of great breadth; influencing a wide range of students; and the ability to maintain relevance through the years by directing students toward the future while drawing on the past. It is expected that a candidate teaching courses in architecture be an AIA member.

2017 Nichole Wiedemann, AIA, University of Texas at Austin
2016 Not Awarded
2015 Juan Miró, FAIA, Austin
2014 Don Gatzke, University of Texas at Arlington
2013 Elizabeth A. Danze, FAIA, University of Texas at Austin
2012 Joseph Mashburn, FAIA, University of Houston
2011 Diane B. Hays, FAIA, University of Texas San Antonio
2010 John J. Casbarian, FAIA, Houston, Rice University
2009 Sue Ann Pemberton-Haugh, FAIA, University of Texas at San Antonio
2008 Edward M. Baum, FAIA, Dallas Architectural Forum/University of Texas at Arlington
2007 Dr. Ikhlas Sabouni, Assoc. AIA, Prairie View A&M University
2006 Barry M. Moore, FAIA, University of Houston
2005 Lawrence W. Speck, FAIA, University of Texas at Austin
2004 Geoffrey J. Brune, University of Houston
2003 Julius Gribou, University of Texas at San Antonio
2002 David Heymann, University of Texas at Austin
2001 Eugene George, Jr., University of Texas at San Antonio
2000 Rodney Hill, Texas A&M University
1999 D. Andrew Vernooy, University of Texas at Austin
1998 Natalie de Blois, FAIA, University of Texas at Austin
1997 Richard B. Ferrier, FAIA, University of Texas at Arlington
1996 John P. White, Texas Tech University
1995 David G. Woodcock, FAIA, Texas A&M University
1994 Drury Blake Alexander, University of Texas at Austin
1993 Burdette W. Keeland, Jr., University of Houston
1992 Elinor Evans, University of Houston
1991 Willard B. Robinson, Texas Tech University
1990 Alan L. Stacell, Texas A&M University
1989 John Only Greer, FAIA, Texas A&M University
1988 Hal Box, FAIA, University of Texas at Austin
1987 James E. White, Texas Tech University
1986 Anderson Todd, FAIA, Rice University
1985 Edward J. Romieniec, FAIA, Texas A&M University

Award for Young Professional Achievement in Honor of William W. Caudill FAIA

This award recognizes a member for professional achievement in leadership development during the early years of practice. It is awarded in memory of William W. Caudill, FAIA, recipient of the 1985 AIA Gold Medal and a pioneer of architectural design, practice, and leadership and service to the organization and community. Architect members of AIA who have been licensed to practice less than 10 years by the submittal deadline, and who are currently registered in the State of Texas, are eligible. The nominee should be a role model who: goes beyond the call of duty in service to the profession; influences improvement in the organization at the state level; encourages participation among fellow members and nonmembers; exemplifies qualities of leadership; and exemplifies qualities of professional practice.

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 M. Evans, AIA, Houston
2009 Paul A. Bielamowicz, AIA, Austin
2008 Camilo Parra, AIA, Houston
2007 Michael D. Morton, AIA, Houston
2006 Lonnie D. Hoggeboom, 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

Associate Member of the Year

This Honor Award is presented to an individual Associate AIA member who best exemplifies the highest qualities of leadership and has demonstrated an unparalleled commitment to Texas or to his or her component chapter.

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, Associate AIA, El Paso
2011 Yesenia M. Blandon, Dallas
2010 Mary E. Foley, Associate AIA, Dallas
2009 Tiffany Robinson Long, Assoc. AIA, San Antonio
2008 Arthur S. Calcaterra, Assoc. AIA, Fort Worth
2007 D. 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

Mentorship Award

Established in 2011, the Mentorship Award is a combination of the Texas Society of Architects Associate Mentorship and Texas Society of Architects Associate Special Merit Awards that were first awarded in 2002. It is awarded to a Texas Society of Architects member or a Texas AIA chapter for developing unique programming for the successful development of Associate AIAs, or for an extraordinary effort to mentor and promote the advancement of these professionals at the local or state level.

2016 AIA Dallas Latinos in Architecture Network
2015 Debra J. Dockery, AIA, San Antonio
2013 AIA Dallas Emerging Leaders Program, Dallas
2009 Gary Dunn, Houston
2008 Jonathan Benson Smith, AIA, San Antonio
2003 Lonnie Hoogeboom, Houston
2002 Michael D. Hovar, McAllen

Award for Excellence in the Promotion of Architecture through the Media in Honor of John G. Flowers Hon. AIA

Awarded to recognize an individual or organization for excellence in the promotion of architecture through the media. This honor is awarded in memory of the Society’s first executive vice president, John G. Flowers, Hon. AIA.

2017 Columns Magazine – A Publication of AIA Dallas; Luis Ayala, AIA, Houston
2016 The Building Arts Group, San Antonio
2015 Bob Borson, AIA, Dallas
2014 Canan Yetmen, Austin; Gaile Robinson, Fort Worth
2013 Texas Foundation for the Arts, Houston
2012 Jerome Weeks, Dallas – Art & Seek Program
2012 Helen Thompson, writer/editor, Austin
2011 Richard Payne, FAIA, photographer, Houston
2010 Paul Hester, photographer, Hester + Hardaway, Fayetteville; AIA San Antonio and San Antonio Express-News “Building San Antonio” newspaper column
2009 AIA Dallas authors: Marcel Quimby, FAIA, Dennis Stacy, FAIA, and Willis Winters, FAIA; Lawrence Holdren Connolly, Writer, Austin
2008 Patsy Pittman Light, author, San Antonio; Tracy Self and Joe Self, AIA, Fort Worth public radio
2007 Thomas Diehl, University of Houston
2006 Tracey Lehmann, San Antonio; South Texas Public Broadcasting, Corpus Christi
2005 Maria Watson Pfeiffer, San Antonio; Stephen Sharpe, Austin; Willis Cecil Winters, AIA, Dallas
2004 Carol Roark, Fort Worth; Corpus Christi Caller Times, Corpus Christi; Tribeza Magazine, Austin
2003 John T. Roberts, Fort Worth; Frank Welch, FAIA, Dallas
2002 W. Mark Gunderson, Fort Worth; KERA Radio Unlimited, 90.1, Dallas; Mary Carolyn Hollers George, San Antonio; Austin Chronicle, Austin
2001 Lewis Fisher, San Antonio; Lauraine Miller, Corpus Christi
2000 Heywood Sanders, San Antonio; Reed Kroloff, New York
1999 Michael Barnes, Austin; Mike Greenberg, San Antonio
1998 Elizabeth Chu Richter, Corpus Christi; Dallas Morning News, Mike Clark-Madison, Austin; Patricia Cummings Loud, Fort Worth
1997 Lee and Virginia McAlester, Dallas
1996 Larry Paul Fuller, Hon. TSA, Austin
1995 Craig D. Blackmon, FAIA, Dallas; Lisa Germany, Austin; Gerald Moorhead, FAIA, Houston
1994 Joel W. Barna, Texas Architect, Austin; William F. Stern, Cite, Houston
1993 Barry N. Moore, FAIA, Houston Chronicle, Cite, Houston
1992 Tom Spencer, KLRU-TV, Austin
1980 Ann Holmes, Houston Chronicle, Houston; David Dillon, D Magazine, Dallas; Gary James, KPRC-TV, Houston; Ray Miller, KPRC-TV, Houston; Bill Springer, KPRC-TV, Houston
1979 Harold Scarlett, Houston Post, Houston; David Dillon, Texas Homes, Dallas; Jane Horwitz, WFAA-TV, Dallas; Dave O’Brien, KBOX, Dallas
1978 Mimi Crossley, Houston Post, Houston; Jane Sumner, D Magazine, Dallas; Patsy Swank, KERA-TV, Dallas
1977 Ann Holmes, Houston Chronicle, Houston; Karleen Koen, Houston Home & Garden, Houston; Ray Miller, KPRC-TV, Houston; Dave O’Brien, KBOX, Dallas
1976 Elise Kowert, Fredericksburg Standard, Austin; John Merwin, D Magazine, Dallas; Ray Miller, KPRC-TV, Houston; Ben Slack, KNET, Northeast Texas
1975 Gay McFarland, Houston Post, Houston; James Stanley Walker, Texas Monthly, Austin; Ray Miller, KPRC-TV, Houston
1974 Ann Holmes, Houston Post, Houston
1973 Gay McFarland, Houston Post, Houston
1971 Hans Suter, Corpus Christi Caller-Times; Patsy Swank, KERA-TV, Dallas; Joe Coffer, KXYZ, Houston

Citation of Honor

Awarded to groups, organizations, or individuals outside the profession whose activities make significant contributions to the goals of the architectural profession for improvement of the natural or built environment in Texas.

2017 Dallas Arts District
2016 Downtown Dallas Inc.
2015 Klyde Warren Park/Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation, Dallas
2014 Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Dallas; The University of Texas–Pan American Office of the President, Edinburg
2013 The City of Bryan, Texas; Jubilee Park and Community Center, Dallas; The Trail Foundation, Austin; San Antonio River Foundation, San Antonio
2012 Susan Allen Kline, Fort Worth; The City of McKinney
2011 Brownsville Historical Association, Brownsville; Sundance Square Management, Fort Worth
2010 City of Fort Worth – Fort Worth Public Art; Lawrence V. Lof, University of Texas at Brownsville; Louise Hopkins Underwood, Lubbock
2009 Dallas Parks & Recreation Department and National Audubon Society: The Trinity River Audubon Center: San Antonio Botanical Society and San Antonio Botanical Garden: Terrific Tree Houses Exhibit.
2008 City of Tyler, “Tyler 21” Comprehensive Plan; Friends of the Parks | San Antonio Parks Foundation, Japanese Tea Garden restoration, San Antonio
2007 Charles Moore Center for the Study of Place, Austin; Houston Mod, Houston; Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas; Trinity Commons Foundation, Dallas
2006 Vision North Texas Partnership, Fort Worth, Blueprint Houston, Houston, Preservation Texas, Austin
2005 Downtown Austin Alliance, Austin; ACME Brick Company; Tarrant Regional Water District, Fort Worth; Rice Design Alliance, Houston
2004 Historic Fort Worth, Fort Worth; Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program, Austin
2003 Abilene Reinvestment Zone One, Abilene; Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Houston; City of Dallas Parks & Recreation, Dallas; The Downtown Alliance, San Antonio; Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, Austin; Katy Corridor Coalition, Katy
2002 Skyline Architectural Magnet High School, Dallas; City of San Antonio Public Art and Design Enhancement Program, San Antonio; Avenue Community Development Corp., Houston; City of Austin Art in Public Places, Austin
2001 BRIT (Botanical Research Institute of Texas), Fort Worth; The Dallas Architecture Forum, Dallas; DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit), Dallas; Foundation for Women’s Resources, Dallas; Lubbock Habitat for Humanity Chapter, Lubbock; Monticello Park Historic District, San Antonio; Post Properties, Inc., Austin
2000 Hearts and Hammers, Dallas; Friends of Herman Park and City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department, Houston; Harwood International, Dallas; Associated General Contractors (Dallas Chapter), Dallas; Fort Worth Southside Development District, Fort Worth; The Nature Conservancy of Texas, San Antonio; Casa Verde Builders, Austin
1999 Monte Vista Historical Association, San Antonio; Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County; MayFest, Inc., Fort Worth; Preservation Dallas and Herman Miller, Inc., Dallas; Green Building Program, Austin
1998 Southeast Austin Neighbors, Austin; City of Dallas Intown Housing Program, Texas Military Facilities Commission, Dallas; New Hope Housing, Inc., Houston
1997 Barbara Hesse Odum, San Angelo; Texas Parks and Wildlife, Austin; Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society, Dallas; Edinburg 2020 Vision-Design of the City, Edinburg; Lubbock Heritage Society, Lubbock
1996 Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show, Fort Worth; University of Texas at Austin, Robert M. Berdahl, Austin
1995 Dallas Institute of Humanities & Culture and James Pratt, FAIA, Dallas; Upper Kirby District Association, Houston; Heart of Tyler/Main Street Project, Tyler
1994 Junior League of Lubbock, Lubbock; The Architectural Management Division of the City of Austin; Lera Millard Thomas/The Communities Foundation of Texas, Dallas
1993 Plemons-Eakle Neighborhood Association, Amarillo; Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston; The Greater Caddo Lake Association, Karnack; Franklin County Historical Association, Mount Vernon
1992 Annies’s Attic, Northeast Texas; Fort Worth Garden Club, Fort Worth
1991 Abilene Preservation League, Abilene; CITE: The Architecture and Design Review of Houston, Houston; Texas Highways, Austin; Texas Dogwood Trails, Northeast Texas
1990 Friends of Fair Park, Dallas; Historic Preservation Council for Tarrant County, Texas, Fort Worth; Trees for Houston, Houston; City of Pittsburg/Main Street Project, Northeast Texas; The Society for the Restoration and Preservation of the Bonner-Whitaker-McClendon House, Northeast Texas; San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, West Texas
1988 National Wildflower Research Center, Austin/Houston; Downtown Fort Worth, Inc., Fort Worth; Farish Gallery, Houston; Harris County Parks System, Houston; San Antonio Botanical Center Society, San Antonio
1987 The Armand Bayou Nature Center, Houston; Harrison County Historical and Conservation Societies, Northeast Texas; King William Association, San Antonio; Beaumont U.S.A., Southeast Texas
1986 Meadows Foundation of/for Texas, Dallas; Dallas County Heritage Society, Dallas; Clean Houston’s Clean Builder Program, Houston; Central Houston, Inc., Houston; Ranching Heritage Center, Lubbock
1985 1981-1983 Tarrant County Commissioners Court, Fort Worth; Junior League of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi; Austin Parks and Recreation Department, Austin
1984 City of Dallas and the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas; Houston Municipal Arts Commission, Houston; Jesse Allen Wise Garden Club, Jefferson, Northeast Texas; The Park People, Houston; San Antonio Conservation Society, San Antonio; South Main Center Association, Houston
1983 San Antonio Development Agency, San Antonio; Fort Worth Park Board and Fort Worth Parks & Recreation, Fort Worth
1982 Houston Chamber of Commerce, Houston; San Antonio Museum Association, San Antonio; Thos. S. Byrne, Fort Worth; Northwood Institute, Dallas
1981 The Garden Club of Houston, Houston; The River Oaks Garden Club, Houston; Save Open Space, Dallas
1980 Bayou Preservation Association, Houston; Myrick-Newman-Dahlberg & Partners, Dallas; San Antonio River Association, San Antonio; Texas Heritage, Fort Worth
1979 Donald S. Henderson, El Paso; Ray Salazar, El Paso; Mr. and Mrs. George P. Mitchell, Houston; Elmer Conrad True, San Antonio; Billboards, Limited!, Houston; Harris County Heritage Society, Houston; Historic Preservation League, Dallas; Las Colinas Corporation, Dallas; Rice Design Alliance, Houston; Center for Civic Leadership, University of Dallas
1978 Dr. Phillip G. Hoffman, Houston; Robert H. Hugman, San Antonio; Dr. Rupert N. Richardson, Abilene; Frances Sturgis, Waco; Houston Home & Garden, Houston; Houston Urban Bunch, Houston; City of San Antonio, San Antonio
1977 Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong, Austin; Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, Houston
1976 Dallas County Community District, Dallas; The Heritage Society of Austin, Austin; Sid Richardson Foundation, Fort Worth
1975 James E. Bertram, Lubbock; Scott Fikes, Fort Worth; George E. Kana, Houston; Raymond D. Nasher, Dallas; Amon G. Carter Foundation, Fort Worth; Center for Urban and Environmental Studies, SMU, Dallas; Franklin Savings Association, Austin
1974 Michael Frary, Austin; Atty. Gen. and Mrs. John Hill, Austin; Kay and Velma Kimbell, Fort Worth; George M. Schrader, Dallas; Cullen Foundation, Houston; Galveston Historical Foundation, Houston
1973 Dr. Bryghte D. Godbold, Dallas; Ethel Wilson Harris, San Antonio; Erle White, Wichita Falls; Preservation of Armand Bayou Committee, Houston; San Antonio Conservation Society, San Antonio
1972 Mr. and Mrs. John de Menil, Houston; Geraldine Watson, Northeast Texas; Fort Worth Streams and Valleys Committee, Fort Worth; Texas Instruments, Dallas
1971 Ima Hogg, Houston; Erik Jonsson, Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McDermott, Dallas

Artisan Award

2017 Don Crowell, Austin
2014 Escobedo Construction, Buda; Haley-Greer, Dallas
2013 Gate Precast Company, Hillsboro; Curtis R. Hunt III, Elmendorf; Mark Maček, Austin
2012 James B. Cinquemani, Dallas
2011 Kathleen Ash, Studio K Glassworks, Manchaca; Brad Oldham, Brad Oldham International, Dallas
2010 Brochsteins, Houston; Malou Flato, San Antonio; Gini Garcia, Gini Garcia Art Glass, San Antonio; Potter Art Metal Studios, Dallas; Jeff G. Smith, Architectural Stained Glass, Fort Davis
2009 Havel Ruck Projects, Houston-Dan Havel, Dean Ruck; Legge Lewis Legge, Austin-Murray Legge, Deborah Lewis, Andrea Legge
2006 Mary “Cisi” Canales Jary, San Antonio
2005 Monte Patrick Trenckmann, Bryan/College Station
2004 Carlos Cortes, San Antonio
2002 Smith Studios, Fort Worth
2001 Michael Reznikoff, Fort Worth; Roland Rodriguez, San Antonio
2000 Britt Medford, Austin
1999 George Cisneros, San Antonio; Brad Goldberg and American Terrazzo Company, Dallas; Lars Stanley, Austin

Associate Special Merit Award (combined with Associate Mentorship Award in 2011 to create Mentorship Award)

Awarded to a Texas Society of Architects architect member, chapter, firm, or organization for developing unique and successful programming for the promotion of associate members in Texas or their component chapter.

2010 AIA Fort Worth Associates Forum, “Exploring Architecture” Program
2008 AIA San Antonio’s Professional Practice Leadership Program, Founded by Steve Patmon, AIA
2007 AIA Dallas Associates Committee, Dallas
2006 Paul A. Bielamowicz, AIA, Austin
2004 AIA San Antonio Intern/Associate Committee
2003 AIA Lower Rio Grande Valley
2002 AIA Houston Associates Forum

Honorary Membership

Visit our Honorary Members page to see list of past recipients in this category.

25-Year Award

Visit our 25-Year Award page to see list of past recipients in this category.

Other Awards

2017 Presidential Citations: David Robinson, AIA, Houston City Council Member; Roberto Treviño, AIA, San Antonio City Council Member
2016 Presidential Citations: James T. Perry, EVP/CEO, Texas Society of Architects; Carmen Perez Garcia, Hon. AIA, LRGV-AIA
2015 Presidential Citations: Sandra Dennehy, AIA, Fort Worth; Dennis Stacy, FAIA, “History and Directory of Texas Fellows”
2010 President’s Award – Most Valuable Member: Tommy N. Cowan, FAIA, Austin
2005 Presidential Citation: Elaine Petrus, Hon. TSA, Fort Worth
2002 Presidential Citation: Bob Phillips, Dallas
2000 Presidential Citations: Society of Design Administrators, Texas Chapters; Julius Gribou, College Station
1999 Presidential Awards for Architects in Community Service: Ralph C. Bender, FAIA, San Antonio; Walter R. Kilroy, Dallas
1996 Presidential Citation: AIA Houston, “Designing for Change”; Presidential Citation: AIA San Antonio, Environmental Design Charrette
1982 President’s Award – Most Valuable Member: Robert LeMond, FAIA, Fort Worth
1982 President’s Award – Most Valuable Chapter: El Paso Chapter
1978 Special Award: Curtis R. Hunt, Jr., San Antonio
1976 Special Award: Jim and Betty Bradley, Dallas; Emily Edwards, San Antonio; Evaline Sellors, Fort Worth
1973 Special Award: Gilbert Garza, San Antonio