The Voice for Texas Architecture

Mentorship Award

Awarded to Texas Society of Architects members or Texas AIA components 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.

2024 Recipient:
AIA Austin Women in Architecture

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Founded in 2017, the Austin Women in Architecture has a mission to promote, validate, and illuminate the role of women within the architectural field through fostering community, fellowship, education, and outreach. Expanding their offerings every year, the program’s activities include a dinner series roundtable; networking meetups; site tours by women-led project teams; promotion of local women in the AEC industry on social media; virtual panels, conferences, and tours, and financial support and scholarships.

Past Recipients

2023
AIA Dallas Emerging Professionals Success Teams

2022
AIA Dallas Emerging Professionals Content (EP!C) Series

2021
Women in Architecture Network, Dallas

2020
AIA Austin Leadership Collective

2019
AIA Dallas Young Professionals Network

2018
Johnny W. Cotten, AIA, Corpus Christi
Women in Architecture Houston

2016
AIA Dallas Latinos in Architecture Network

2015
Debra J. Dockery, AIA, San Antonio

2013
AIA Dallas Emerging Leaders Program

2010
AIA Fort Worth Associates Forum, Exploring Architecture Program

2009
Gary Dunn, AIA, Houston

2008
Jonathan Benson Smith, AIA, San Antonio
AIA San Antonio Professional Practice Leadership Program, Steve Patmon

2007
AIA Dallas Associates Committee

2004
AIA San Antonio Intern/Associate Committee

2003
Lower Rio Grande Valley AIA
Lonnie Hoogeboom, Houston

2002
Michael D. Hovar, McAllen
AIA Houston Associates Forum