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Dear DCP Alumni and Friends,

When it comes to providing a high quality education for our students, DCP does not do it alone. As alumni and friends of the College, you are a critical component of our community, helping develop DCP students into fully functioning and well-prepared individuals who will reach across the nation and the globe to impact the lives of many.

The passion we devote to our teaching and research endeavors changes lives and communities, and it is made possible by your support. Looking through the pages of this awards booklet, you will see the names and faces of the students whose lives were in some way affected by your vested interest in their academic development.

However, the awards and scholarships our College confers are more than just recognition of academic achievement. Many of these scholarships and funded competitions encourage community service, active professional engagement, personal development and the pursuit of unique academic endeavors.

As you look through this booklet, you may find additional opportunities for further enhancing the College’s programs through giving. As a leader in design, construction and planning education, DCP has the opportunity to remain at the forefront of education in our disciplines through your continued support, which helps attract the best faculty and students.

Establishing endowments creates a legacy and allows you to have a lasting influence on the College’s character, while providing the College with the resources it needs to stay at the cutting edge. I promise that the reward to you will be as great as it is to the students and faculty your gifts support.

Again, on behalf of the College, I thank you for giving your time and money to provide these invaluable scholarships and awards.

Sincerely,

Anthony J. DastaInterim Dean and Professor

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Alumni Graduates represent the highest graduate student award available at the University. Funded at nationally competitive levels, these highly prestigious awards support students in all programs and departments of the University awarding a Ph.D. or MFA. To ensure that Alumni Graduates receive every opportunity to succeed, the AGP will provide a full four years of support through a nationally competitive stipend and tuition waiver for qualifying students. Most Alumni Graduates will receive both research and teaching assignments. The University expects Alumni Graduates to demonstrate high standards of academic achievement and participation in university life.Awarded to: John Beaty (architecture) and Cynthia Hinson (interior design)

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Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Land established this annual scholarship to support a student from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College to attend the PI:N summer program in historic preservation on Nantucket Island. $4,815 is awarded to: Katherine Balcerek

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Funded by The Villagers, Inc., the oldest historical preservation organization in the Miami-Dade area, this scholarship is available to students pursuing advanced undergraduate or graduate studies in historic preservation or acceptance to the 2006 summer program of the Preservation Institute: Nantucket.$3,000 is awarded to: Charlene Eiffert

Dorinda K. Wenck MemorialScholarship

Architecture associate professor Nancy Clark was the recipient of a UF International Center and Transnational and Global Studies Center grant awarded for her proposal to add international components to an existing course or to create new courses with substantial international content. An award of $3,000 was granted in March 2006 to Clark to develop an International Materials and Methods of Construction course to be taught in the 2006-2007 academic year.

UF International CenterCourse Development Award

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Dr. Kibert is a professor in the Rinker School of Building Construction and director of the Powell Center for Construction and the Environment. He received the Presidential Medallion honoring him as the 2006 recipient of the university’s oldest faculty award, the Teacher/Scholar of the Year Award. The award is given to a faculty member who has demonstrated distinguished achievement in both teaching and scholarly activity manifested by scholarly research, creative writing and original works. Dr. Kibert is the first faculty member from our college to receive this award since its creation in 1960.

This award recognizes Dr. Kibert’s distinguished career and identifies him as a model teacher and scholar at the University of Florida.

University of Florida 2005-06Teacher/Scholar of the Year

Alumni ofSponsored by Col. Arthur and Beverley Witters of Orlando, this competition fosters cooperation between designers, builders and planners through a problem-solving exercise involving multi-disciplinary student teams from the college. East Gainesville, for the second year in a row, was the venue for the 2006 Witters Competition on April 7. Five teams of students gathered at the Cotton Club, a historically black music hall and movie theater, with the charge of developing rehabilitation and development plans for the site which has been closed for more than 10 years. The winning team’s design addressed the needs of the community with primary consideration

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given to the people who would use the space, said team member Neal Schafers. His team also designed the property to include a café, single-unit apartments, day care facilities, public gathering space, an amphitheater and connection to the nearby Hawthorne Trail. Members of the winning team are: Jennifer Mackey (ARC), Antonia

Mariassy (ARC), Iris Patten (URP), Ken Ray (LAE), Andrea Ryan (IND) and Neal Schafers (LAE). Together, they share this year’s award of $3,500. The competition was organized by urban and regional planning professor Joseli Macedo and building construction graduate student Donna Isaacs. Pictured below is the winning team of students and two members of the panel of judges including Tucker Ryals (far right), grandson of Art and Beverley Witters.

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college&universityawardsDistinctionAlumni ofPETER M. HEPNER, AIA, is the School of Architecture’s 2006 distinguished alumnus. He is principal with the firm Holmes Hepner & Associates Architects located in Tampa, Fla. In 1986 Peter was the recipient of the Florida Central Chapter AIA Eduardo Garcia Award, which recognizes young practitioners for design excel-lence. Ten years later he was presented with the 1996 Young Architects Design Award from the University of Florida Department of Architecture in recognition of significant design contributions made early in his career.

ROBERT P. ANGLE is the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction’s 2006 distinguished alumnus. The purpose of this award is to honor graduates who have distinguished themselves since graduation in the construction field and have continually shown support of the school. Bob and his business partner Jerry Schmid started their contracting firm in 1977 and have enjoyed tremendous success. Angle & Schmid, Inc., have completed more than 250 projects for such notable clients as the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Stetson University and the St. Petersburg Diocese. Angle presently serves on the BCN Advisory Council Executive Committee and as the president of the UF Tampa Bay BCN Gator Club as well as being an active member with Gator Boosters.

EARL OWEN MCCULLER, JR. is the Department of Urban and Regional Planning’s 2006 distinguished alumnus. He is one of the earliest graduates of the URP program - he graduated in 1976. Currently he is a partner with the law firm of Smith Hulsey and Busey in Jacksonville. He has been practicing for 21 years in his area of specialization - land use and environmental law. His land use practice includes representing clients in obtaining (or opposing) development approvals including land use amendments, rezonings, variances, zoning excep-tions and concurrency approvals. Mr. McCuller is also involved in environmental permitting and enforcement. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he worked for Florida Power and Light as a planner in power plant and transmission line siting.

WILLIAM P. COAN is the Department of Landscape Architecture’s 2006 distinguished alumnus. He graduated from UF’s College of Architecture with a BLA degree in 1978. His first decade of practice was with Walt Disney Imagineering where he was the project landscape architect for EPCOT Center, Fantasy Land, Walt Disney World and Euro Disneyland, Paris. He is currently president and design principal of ITEC entertainment Corp. ITEC Entertainment Corp. specializes in the master planning, creative design, development and delivery of projects for themed entertainment, recreation, leisure and cultural attraction industries.

academicsBeinecke Marshall M. Criser, Jr. was honored with the Beinecke-Reeves Distinguished Achievement Award because of his heroic actions to save four of the most historic buildings on the University of Florida campus from demolition while he was president. This key event resulted in the National Register Historic District status for the university and the creation of the University Historic Preservation Committee to protect campus as it is today.

The Beinecke-Reeves Distinguished Achievement Award honors the professional who most embodies the “Spirit of Historic Preservation” in Florida. This significant award is given each year to an individual or group having a connection to the state and demonstrated dedication to historic preservation.

The award is named in honor of the late Walter Beinecke, Jr. and Professor Emeritus F. Blair Reeves.

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2006 College of Design, Construction & Planning Undergraduate Academic Achievement Award Recipient: Holly Trick

Finalists: Daniel Majors Brandon Thomas Moore

2006 College of Design, Construction & PlanningStudent Leadership and Service Award

Recipient: Reece Skelton

Finalists: Coral Brandt Holly Trick

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2006 University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship

Recipient: Margaret H. Carr, Professor of Landscape Architecture

2006 Dean’s Faculty Service Award

Recipient: Sara Katherine Williams, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture

2005-06 College of Design, Construction & Planning Teacher / Adviser of the Year Award

Recipient: Debra D. Harris, Assistant Professor of Interior Design

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HOLLY TRICK made the Dean’s List every semester during her time at DCP and has been on the President’s Honor Roll and the National Dean’s List. Holly volun-teered in several student

organizations including architecture fraternity Alpha Rho Chi.

REECE SKELTON dedi-cated himself to extracurricu-lar activities while at DCP including fundraising for the American Red Cross and volunteering at Shands Hos-pital. He served as president

of the Architecture College Council and organized the Architecture Career Fourm.

architectureAIA Henry Adams Medal

This medal is awarded to a graduating professional degree student who has achieved not only scholastic distinction, but also has shown high ideals and professional aspirations, as well as public service and leadership within the school, college and universityAwarded to: Kelly McCarter

This medal is awarded to the most outstanding graduating professional degree student by the national office of the American Institute of Architects for general excellence in architecture throughout the recipient’s academic career.Awarded to: Sonia Mak

This is a medal awarded to a graduating professional degree student of outstanding academic distinction.Awarded to: Maegan Walton

Florida AIA Bronze Medal

This award for outstanding achievement is given to a graduate student in his or her next-to-last year of study.Awarded to: Jamee Kominsky

Alpha Rho Chi Medal Florida AIA Medal

This fund was created by the estate of Andrew Ferendino and the firm Spillis Candela & Partners in memory of Andrew Ferendino, a 1993 UF architecture graduate. Ferendino spent the later part of his successful architecture career as a partner with Spillis Candela & Partners, one of the oldest and largest total design, engineering and construction management firms in the southeastern United States. It awards scholarships to incoming graduate students.$17,900 is shared among: Matthew Demers, Juan Daniel Garcia, Christopher Getz, Stuart Gilchrist, Derek Moy, Vincent Tran

Andrew E. Ferendino Endowment Fund

Second-ranked graduating student in accredited professional degree program.Awarded to: Shane Clark

AIA Silver Certificate

This endowed fund was created by the estate of John Stovall, a former NASA employee who graduated in 1952 with a bachelor’s degree in architecture.$30,200 is shared among: Mary Banken, Tim Hoeft, Stacey Johnson, Levent Kara, Sheila Moenart, Lesley Plate, BJ Raposa, Krystyna Sznurkowski, Stephen Szutenbach, Maegan Walton, Derek Winning

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This scholarship is given to a student from Washington or Holmes County in Florida.$1,500 is shared between: Jennifer Daniels and Nghi Vu

Vasant P. & Carol CarswellBhide Scholarship

This endowed fund was created by Ted and Barbara Fearney to support the School of Architecture faculty and/or a visiting professor. $3,300 is awarded to: Rocke Hill

Fearney Endowed Scholarship

This endowed fund was created by the estate of Arthur Blenn Anderson and supports scholarships for advanced training in architecture.$11,200 is shared among: Kendle Anz, Claudia Avilez, Ashley Cino, Shane Clark, Ekta Desai, Tahir Edwards, Javier Fornaris, Griselle Fullana, Ashley Grubbs, Andrew Hazen-Hamilton, Colleen Herr, Igor Kobyzev, Nichole Lopez, Sonia Mak, Ian Miller, Danalee Petka, Goura Rivera, Pristera Ross, James Sarratori, Sarah Scott, Roma Shah, Thomas Sharp, Abel Varughese, Sarah Vasconi, Maegan Walton, An Zimmerman

Arthur Blenn Anderson Scholarship Endowment

This fund created by gifts from members of the Central Florida Builders Exchange recognizes excellence in academic achievement.$2,000 is awarded to: Jason Cytaki

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Gainesville AIA Chapter Scholarship Rogers, Lovelock and Fritz, Inc. of Winter Park is an innovative architecture, engineering and interior design firm, the oldest continuously practicing of its type in Florida. This annual architecture award is part of the Central Florida Builders Exchange Scholarship.$1,500 is awarded to: Cyler Hendrick

RLF, Inc. Scholarship$ 6,500 is shared among: Jennifer Daniels, Derek Moy, Rachel Stoudt

Architecture Scholarships

Sponsored by the Gainesville Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, this scholarship is awarded to an outstanding incoming graduate student. This year’s recipient is Stuart Theil.

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This endowed fund was created by the estate of Louis C. Holloway in his honor. Holloway, a 1950 UF architecture alumnus, spent his career designing homes in the north Florida area. The scholarship is awarded to graduate students who exhibit a record of excellence.$6,000 is shared among: Juan Garcia, BJ Raposa, Frankie Sepcic

Founded in 1938, Harvard Jolly Architects is one of Florida’s oldest and largest architecture firms. Harvard Jolly has six offices throughout Florida specializing in health care, educational, library, museum and government facilities. The principals and most of the architectural staff are University of Florida graduates. The endowed scholarship they provided will be awarded to an incoming graduate student.$2,500 is awarded to: Tahir Edwards

Harvard Jolley ArchitectsScholarship

This endowed scholarship honors Sanford Goin, a prominent Gainesville architect who designed buildings throughout the city beginning in the late 1930s. The funds were developed jointly by his son, Sanford Goin, Jr. and the Gainesville branch of the AIA.$1,500 is awarded to: James Eckler

Sanford Goin ScholarshipLouis C. HallowayScholarship

Sponsored by the estate of Ivan H. Smith, this gift is used to endow a professor in the School of Architecture.Awarded to: Bernard Voichysonk

Ivan H. Smith Professorshipin Architecture

Architecture professor Martin Gundersen, Jr. established this fund in honor of his father. It recognizes the top student entering the fourth year.$500 is awarded to: Holly Trick

Martin Gundersen Sr. Award

This endowed scholarship was established by the family and friends of Jim McLean. This scholarship is awarded to support the Design 4 architecture student with the highest pin-up score.$500 is awarded to: Renee Webley

James F. McLean, Jr.Memorial Fund

This award is based on academic merit and awarded to a graduate student concentrating on architectural technology.$1,500 is awarded to: Kelly Ard

McMillan H. Johnson Memorial Fund

This endowed scholarship for graduate study is based on financial need and academic merit.$7,000 is awarded to: Shane Clark

Frank J. SindelarScholarship Fund

Steve M. Johnson was a 1970 graduate in architecture who passed away in 1990. In his honor, Steve’s friends, colleagues and former classmates established this scholarship fund.Awarded to: Jason Cytaki

Steve M. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund

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This award goes to an outstanding individual (non-alumnus) chosen by the architecture faculty for outstanding contributions to the school and the profession.

Awarded to: Wayne Drummond

Architecture DistinguishedService Award

This award was initiated in 1995 and is given each year to alumni of the School of Architecture who have graduated within the previous 20 years and have made significant design contributions in the architecture profession early in their careers.

Awarded to: Dori Raskin

Young Architect Award

These awards honor academic excellence and achievement in the undergraduate program to graduating undergraduate design students with outstanding work in all areas of study.

Graduate:Awarded to: Carla Harvey and Bonnie Johnson

Fourth-Year Undergraduate:Awarded to: Stanislava Iordanova, Arash Kamagar, Christopher McLaren, Holly Trick, Ryan Wicks

These awards for graduating students acknowledge outstanding achievement and consistent performance in the architecture design studio sequence.

Graduate:Awarded to: Matt Demers, Leroy Ali-Osman, Andrea Kavouklis

First-Year Graduate:Awarded to: Jennifer Daniels, Linda Daniels, Stella Hofer, Stacey Johnson, Jamee Kominsky

Fourth-Year Undergraduate:Awarded to: Daniel Cashen, Stanislava Iordanova, Amir Mikhaeil, Maja Paklar, Holly Trick, Amber Wangle, Ramune Zakatova

Third-Year Undergraduate:Awarded to: Cortez Crosby, David Ettinger, Lena Fan, Lina Gamo, Mishayla Greist, Zoran Lozanovski, Jennifer Mackey, Marina Prater

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This award was established by Shirley A. Fulton in memory of her husband Guy C. Fulton, an architect for the Board of Control from 1945-56. Fulton was responsible for designing and supervising the construction of buildings at UF believing in unity and cohesiveness throughout them.Awarded to: Rebecca Eldridge and Scott Holmes

Guy C. Fulton Award

This scholarship for graduate study is based on financial need and academic merit.$1,500 is awarded to: Juan Garcia

Otis A Skinner Scholarship

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Sponsored by the Central Florida Builders Exchange, a member-owned association providing information and communication sources to the commercial construction industry, this scholarship is awarded to upper division and graduate students of the building construction program who have demonstrated academic achievement. Each of the following companies funded awards:

Jack Jennings & Son$1,200 is awarded to: Chandrael Hodoval

Walker & Company$1,200 is awarded to: Nicole Singleton

R.C. Stevens Construction$600 is awarded to: Hope Klinger

Tri-City Electric $600 is awarded to: James Marini

Hubbard Construction$720 is awarded to: Raymond Godfrey

Foote Steel $600 is awarded to: Shayla Harris

Frank W. Reed Central Fla. Builders Exchange Scholarships

This group, a trade association committed to promoting policies that make housing a national priority, has created a scholarship for building construction students who have expressed interest in home building and have financial need.$2,000 is awarded to: Herbert Quarles, III

Builders Association of NorthCentral Florida Scholarship

Created by friends of H.H. Block, the first head of the School of Building Construction, this fund is awarded to an upper division student in building construction who has demonstrated a high standard of personal integrity and ethics, participates in non-academic school-oriented activities and shows concern for the education and development of his/her fellow students. Nominations are received from the student body or faculty, and the recipient is selected by the school awards committee. $1,000 is awarded to: Julie Lipsitz

H.H. Block Scholarship

Retail Contractors Association is a national professional organization committed to providing a solid foundation of ethics, quality and professionalism within the retail construction industry. The scholarship is awarded to a full-time undergraduate student in building construction who has demonstrated academic achievement. $1,500 is awarded to: Brittany Lee

Retail Contractors Association Scholarship

This award was funded by Frye General Contracting, a commercial, industrial and design build construction services firm, owned by building construction graduate Kelly Frye of Bradenton. The scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student in building construction with a 2.9 GPA or higher. $1,000 is awarded to: Jonathon Bedford and Joseph Haddad

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This endowed fund was created by gifts from the Clark Construction Group, Inc., a national general contracting firm founded in 1906 with a regional office in Tampa. Scholarships provided are awarded to senior or graduate students entering the construction management field. $1,500 is awarded to: Marty Baker, Brett Kapuler, William Parrish

Clark Construction Group Scholarship

Building construction alumnus James A. Cummings (‘67) created this fund. He is the founder and CEO of James A. Cummings, Inc., a prominent general contracting firm located in South Florida. $2,000 is awarded to: Javier Castano, L. Samantha Chiles, Jonathan Hill, Michael Quinones

James A. Cummings, Inc.Scholarship

This scholarship honors the late David E. Pitts, a 1983 graduate of the School of Building Construction and a certified general contractor. First priority is to a junior, then senior, with the highest academic credentials from Brevard County. $1,000 is awarded to: Mike Chae

David E. Pitts Scholarship Rinker Materials Scholarship

In 1926 Marshall E. “Doc” Rinker, Sr. started his company in West Palm Beach with one truck and a pressboard shack for an office. Today Rinker Materials Corporation operates in 31 states in over 381 locations. They are a leader in the U.S. construction and building materials industry, being the largest producer of concrete block. The company and family have been long-time benefactors, and we are proud to be named the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction. The Rinker Materials Corporation award is given to undergraduate and graduate students in the Rinker School. $1,000 is awarded to: Lucy Acquaye, Jesse Bochichio, Rodney Bryant, Anastasia Diavolitsis, John Dryden, Mark Danso-Amoako, Jessica Ligator, Frances Locke, James Sullivan, M. Tench Tilghman

Awarded each semester to the top student in the Advanced Estimating course in the school. $200 is awarded to: Wyelon Hilton and Carolyn Smith

H. Duff Williamson Awardfor Excellence in Estimating

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This scholarship is sponsored by LIUNA in honor of employees Arthur A. Coia, president through 2000, and R.P. “Bud” Vinall, a 57-year veteran of the organization. Scholarships are awarded to students who are studying or will study in the college. $2,000 is awarded to: Yaser Al-Ajlani, Hazar Dib, Hassan Mozahab, Ivan Mutis

Arthur A. Coia & R.P. (Bud) Vinall Scholarship

This group, a trade association committed to promoting policies that make housing a national priority, has created a scholarship for building construction students who have expressed interest in home building and have financial need.$2,000 is awarded to: Brandon Moore

National Association of Home Builders Scholarship

Dr. Morris Trimmer, a former building construction professor at UF, established this fund in honor of professor Anthony Section, also a former UF professor. The scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior who has financial need. $1,500 is awarded to: Jennifer Escobar

Professor Anthony Section Memorial Scholarship

This endowed memorial scholarship is funded by friends of Ron Tadrowski, a building construction student who died in 1990. The award is given to a student who has financial need and is from the Treasure Coast area of Florida. $2,000 is awarded to: John Finch

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Created by James H. Shimberg, a generous friend of the University of Florida and the father of four UF alumni, the Shimberg Endowment supports fellowships, professorships and assistantships to encourage outstanding research and teaching in affordable housing and community development.

During the 2005-06 academic year, the Shimberg Endowment provided support for the Center’s community outreach activities, development of the Florida Housing Data Center and the development of a residential option for students in construction management curriculum.

This year the endowment supports Dr. Robert C. Stroh, director of the Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing in the Rinker School of Building Construction.

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The recently created Rinker Scholar Endowment will for the first time be awarded to Capt. Patrick C. Suermann for the

upcoming academic year. Patrick received his bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy and his master of science degree in construction management from Texas A&M. He teaches construction courses at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Col. Patrick will start his doctoral program at the Rinker School starting the Fall 2006 semester. Established in 2006 by a generous gift from the Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Foundation, Inc., this $1 million endowment supports fellowship awards to Associated Schools of Construction faculty members pursuing a Ph.D. in construction management at UF. Establishing this endowment is, in part, a response to

the growing need for Ph.D. level faculty members actively conducting research at top-level schools like the Rinker School of Building Construction. UF is uniquely positioned to support this type of opportunity for doctoral fellowships in the construction management field because it is one of only four in the nation with a doctoral program focused on the management field. Continued support for the Rinker School through generous gifts like this keeps opportunities available to the most qualified recipients with the greatest potential to maintain the Rinker School’s position among the nation’s premier building construction management institutions. This gift is eligible for matching funds from the State of Florida Major Gift Trust Fund. Capt. Patrick Suermann,

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ConstructionS cholarBOB MOSS, president of Moss & Associates, receives a BCN Construction Hall of Fame award for his proven excellence in the construction industry. While CEO of Centex Construction Group from 2000-2003, the firm grew to be the nation’s top rated domestic general contractor with projects spanning 45 states with 1,500 employees. He came to this position after serving as CEO of Centex Rooney where in his 14 year tenure he increased annual revenue from $100 to $700 million. In the two years since its founding, Moss & Associates has grown from two employees, Bob and Scott Moss (BCN 1996), to 200 employees with 21 active projects.

Bob is an emeritus member of the Rinker School Advisory Council Executive Committee, and member of several professional organizations such as: Board of Directors, Governor’s Florida Council of 100; World President Organization, Chief Executive Organization, and Heart of Florida United Way. Today, Bob’s favorite new role is playing “Papa” to his grandchildren Sarah, Wyatt and Ann Claire.

CHIP REID (BCN 1976) is CEO of Current Builders, one of Florida’s premier construction companies. Chip, a diligent leader and savvy businessman, has more than 25 years experience in the management of large-scale survey and engineering construction projects. Recognizing client needs and market trends has navigated the success of Current Builders.

Chip’s success in the industry is balanced by his involvement with the community. He is actively involved with the Toys for Tots Christmas program, and he is a member of the National Associated General Contractors Workforce Development Committee, which creates partnerships with high schools. This provides construction industry opportunity exposure and training to those students not pursuing college.

Chip is a member of the Rinker School Advisory Council Executive Committee, a member of Presidential Council for the University of Florida, President of Associated General Contractors-South Florida Region 2000-2002, and an Associate of the American Institute of Constructors.

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This endowed fund was created by Barbara and John Cirino, residents of South Florida and parents of a UF alum. The award is for entry level and continuing students for tuition, room and board.$1,000 is shared among: Cathy Le, Meredith Rozema, Jennifer Haney, David Newman, Andrea Ryan

Barbara and John Cirino Scholarship Award

This award goes to students interested in careers affiliated with the hospitality industry in interior design. The students must demonstrate a financial need, and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or better.$2,000 is awarded to: Meredith Rozema and Andrea Ryna

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Network of Executive Women in Hospitality Scholarship Award

This award recognizes the sustained service contributions of Yun Zhu to the Department of Interior Design, particularly related to the successful 2005 reaccreditation of the undergraduate program.Awarded to: Yun Zhu

Outstanding Doctoral Service Award

This award recognizes the noteworthy pedagogic contributions of Marlo Ransdall through her advances in applications of instructional technology and delivery in the interior design curriculum.Awarded to: Marlo Ransdell

Outstanding Doctoral Teaching Award

This scholarship for travel is based on financial need, GPA and academic merit.Awarded to: Julianna Michell, Dana Jacobs, Charlotte Gangi

Reynold, Smith & Hill Traveling Scholarship

This scholarship for travel is based on financial need, GPA and academic merit.Awarded to: Lauren Harper, Kelli Pearson, Lindsay Rizzo

Smith Traveling Scholarship

This scholarship for travel is based on financial need, GPA and academic merit.Awarded to: Antoinette Jonas, Candace Mederos, Kayla Rodd

McFarlene Traveling Scholarship

The Robert F. Smith Scholarship award is given to a fourth-year student who has exhibited outstanding accomplishment along with qualities of leadership, community service and professional attitude. $1,000 is shared among: Jill Brunson, Leslie Clark, Jennifer Webb

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Students from northeast Florida or vicinity in professional studies are eligible for this award. $500 is awarded to: Katherine Clark, Kevin Jund, Jeremy Marquis, Meredith Ross, Laurie Sheldon, Chris Sutton

ASLA Jacksonville Section Annual Award

This award was created by friends in memory of 1991 landscape architecture graduate Steven C. Crebbin, who passed away in 1999. This scholarship is awarded to a student with professional potential who graduated from high school in Monroe or South Dade County.$900 is awarded to: Sheldon Dean, Nick Lehman, Dan Majors, Nelson Perez

Steven C. CrebbinMemorial Award

These national honor and merit awards recognize excellence in undergraduate and graduate education as determined by long-term departmental standards. Recipients represent the University of Florida in this national program.Awarded to: Ivy Clinton, Brenda Curtis, Dan Majors, Chris Sutton, Gary Lewis, Leah Mader

ASLA National Honor and Merit Student Awards

David W. Johnston, a 1967 graduate of the UF program and principal of David W. Johnston and Associates, a landscape architecture firm in Sarasota, Fla., established this scholarship to honor Herrick H. Smith and Howard Sebold, two men who played an instrumental role in his development as a landscape architect. Herrick H. Smith taught in the Department of Landscape Architecture from 1966 until he retired in 1995 as professor emeritus. This award recognizes an undergraduate student who demonstrates professional potential with a minimum 3.0 GPA or better.$670 is awarded to: Leah Mader and Christie Marino

The second part of this award is the Howard Sebold award. Howard Sebold was the first chair of the department. This award recognizes a graduate student’s leadership, scholarship and potential professional distinction. $670 is awarded to: Mary Brown and Ken Ray

Herrick H. Smith / Howard Sebold Award

Made possible by the Central Florida Builders Exchange / Frank Reed Endowment Fund. Eligibility: excellence in detail design and a GPA or 2.5 or better. $200 is awarded to: Layel Pallesen and Steven Summerford

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This award was made possible by Marshall and Paula Criser. It recognizes overall excellence and quality of research.$500 is awarded to: Ivy Clinton and Carrie Gibson

Marshall and Paula Criser Award

This award recognizes students, graduate or undergraduate, who wish to participate in the Paris studies abroad progam and have identified financial need. Participation in the program is necessary to receive the award.$3,500 is awarded to match the Joshua Lepp Scholarship

John Anderson Award

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This award recognizes students, graduate or undergraduate, who wish to participate in the Paris studies abroad program and have identified financial need. Participation in the program is necessary to receive the award.$1,500 is awarded to match the Joshua Lepp Scholarship (see right)

This award recognizes a graduating fifth-year student for service and contributions beyond academic and technical abilities, including activities on behalf of societal well-being, professional enhancement and inter-professional understanding.$1,000 is shared between: Paul Cantania and Derick Taylor

Faculty / EDSAScholarship Award

Third-Year Student Award This award is based on the character and dedication of a third-year student with love for and a commitment to the profession.$200 is awarded to: John Galbavy

Fourth-Year Student AwardThis award is based on the character and dedication of a fourth-year student with love for and a commitment to the profession.$200 is awarded to: Gary Lewis

Fifth-Year Student AwardThis award is based on the character and dedication of a fifth-year student with love for and a commitment to the profession.$200 is awarded to: Whitney Spoonhour

Gilkey Pin-Up AwardThis award recognizes the best second-year student pin-up.$200 is awarded to: TBA

Gilkey Planting Design AwardThis award recognizes the best third-year student planting design project.$200 is awarded to: Jeremy Marquis

Gilkey StudentProfessional Awards

Jon and Elizabeth Seymour Award

This is awarded to a student who shows professional potential and technical achievement. Preferably this student will have a background in the green industry.$750 is awarded to: Gary Lewis

Thomas CottinghamBerry Award

This award is in memory of Joshua Lepp. Joshua will be remembered for the wonderful person he was. In giving this gift to further the recipients’ studies, we choose life over death, having Joshua’s memory live on in good deeds done in his name. It is our hope that the recipients will gain enrichment and fulfillment in both career and life from the experience this gifts supports. Eligibility is limited to students participating in the Paris Studies Abroad program. This award is financially matched by the John Anderson Award with $3,500 and the Jon and Elizabeth Seymour Award with $1,500. $10,000 is shared among: Caroline Baek, Mary Brown, John Galbavy

Joshua Lepp Scholarship

ASLA Florida ChapterGraduate Award

Students with professional potential and technical achievement are eligible for this award. $500 is awarded to: Charles Bondo, Brenda Curtis, Christie Marino, Amy Morie, Mike Volk

Paul Verlander, landscape architect of Orlando, Fla., offers a wide variety of professional planning services in private land development, community planning and redevelopment, landscape architecture, urban design and recreation. This award recognizes a deserving first-year graduate student.$1,000 is awarded to: Lisa Hodges

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The Rain Bird Corporation Scholarship Award

Rain Bird Corporation, an internationally leading irrigation manufacturer, sponsors this award which recognizes students for accomplishments in water conservation through irrigation design.$1,000 is shared among: Mary Brown, Kevin Jund, Jeremy Marquis

This award is for a student in good standing who will represent the Student Chapter of the FCASLA at the State or National ASLA conference.$150 is awarded to: Leah Mader

Lucina Selva Award

This award recognizes scholastic achievement in landscape architecture.Awarded to: Charles Bondo, Katherine Clark, Sheldon Dean, Gary Lewis, Leah Mader, Daniel Majors, Amy Morie, Layel Pallesen, Ken Ray, Meredith Ross, Joslyn Schmidt, Laurie Sheldon

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The Orlando Metro Section of the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association sponsors this award. Preference is given to a student from the Central Florida area, who is focusing their master research topic on this area. Upon graduation, this research shall be presented at a meeting of the Orlando Metro Section.$1,500 is awarded to: DeAndrae Spradley

This award is in honor of Mr. Kanavos who was the president of the Flag Development Company and is funded by the family and friends of Mr. Kanavos. Generally this award is presented to a student who is interested in real estate development; however, the donors to this fund do not limit the award to students with an interest in real estate.$1,000 is awarded to: Kimberly Brown

Peter Kanavos, Sr. Memorial Award

This award is given in honor of Margaret E. Raynal, who was the state trainer for the Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program until her death in a bicycle crash in December 1996. This award is presented to students who specialize in environmental or transportation (particularly alternative forms of transportation) planning or health education.$1,000 is awarded to: Matthew Bentancourt

Margaret E. Raynal Memorial Award

American Institute of Certified Planners presents this award to one student in each accredited planning program. This award recognizes a student who has performed well in class, demonstrates leadership, and shows promise of early achievement in the planning profession.$500 is awarded to: DeAndrae Spradley

AICP OutstandingStudent Award

URP alumni and friends established this award in honor of Carl Feiss, who was among the founding faculty of URP. He was trained as an architect and was instrumental in founding the planning profession nationally through his work on affordable housing, historic preservation and other regional planning priorities from the Roosevelt (FDR) to the Kennedy administrations. This award is given to a URP student whose specialization is in Urban and Environmental Design and who has demonstrated significant promise relative to future professional or academic success, based upon studio work, papers, or presentations in urban and environmental design.$1,000 is awarded to: Andy Mikulski

Carl Feiss Urban & Environmental Design Award

This award is presented in memory of Mario Ripol, who was a research associate in GeoPlan when he was killed in an automobile crash in December 2000. This award is presented to an outstanding student who specializes in planning information and analysis systems.$1,000 is awarded to: Iris Patten

WRS Infrastructure andEnvironment, Inc. Award in Memory of Mario Ripol

Judith MucciScholarship Award

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The candidates for this award should be graduate students from one of the counties within the Sun Coast Section, located in the Tampa Bay area (Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, Manatee County, Sarasota County, Pasco County, Citrus County, and Hernando County). The student chosen for this award has demonstrated high academic achievement. The student should not be selected exclusively on the basis of need, but this can be a consideration.$1,500 is awarded to: Iris Patten

This award is given in honor of Ms. Rydberg who was a researcher in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the time of her death in 1991. It honors her commitment to social planning.$250 is awarded to: Lisa Dewey

Ulla B. Rydberg Award

Sun Coast Section Award

With each award listing in our annual review, there is a sure significance that venerates our donors and recipients. These awards represent confidence in the education our college provides and optimism that our students will benefit these awards into creating societal rewards.

It is a true honor to work with families, friends and colleagues who establish memorial scholarship awards. Each one is a lasting remembrance that provides financial opportunities, often to students to support the future.

We thank our donors for the philanthropic spirit that creates a proud legacy in the College of Design, Construction and Planning.

To find out how you can contribute to our college’s growth through scholarships and awards, or to get more information on the awards listed in this booklet, please contact me at phone number (352) 392-4836 or by e-mail: mbourdon@dcp.ufl.edu.

Marcia O’Donovan BourdonDirector of Development and Alumni Relations

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