Thomas F. Ellerbe Scholarship
Pictured above are all seven finalists: back row, left to right: James Thompson, Gregory Schwartz, Benjamin Delwiche, Bradley Zielinski and front row, left to right: Amber Sausen, Khanh Nguyen, Alison Markowitz-Chan
2010 Thomas F. Ellerbe Scholarship Recipients
The Minnesota Architectural Foundation’s Thomas F. Ellerbe Scholarship named Khanh Nguyen and Alison Markowitz-Chan as the two award winners for 2010. They each received a $2,500 cash award and a wall plaque for having their portfolios judged the best according to assessment criteria that included: rigor of design, general creativity, clarity of presentation and range of challenges explored.
Initially funded in 1981 by the Ellerbe firm in honor of Thomas F. Ellerbe, FAIA, the scholarship grants annual awards to exemplary University of Minnesota architectural students in the final year of their Master's program and meeting high academic standards. The scholarship has the flexibility to grant engineering student awards also. Since its inception in 1981 there have been 12 engineering and 42 architectural recipients. A total of $114,000 has been awarded. This year, AIA National contributed $900 toward the scholarships.
A jury of architects from the Minnesota Architectural Foundation’s Ellerbe Committee judged this year’s entries. Each jury member spent private time reviewing the portfolios in the week prior to the final jury. The jury then assembled as a group, well educated and ready for the final deliberations. It was difficult to narrow the selection to two because all of the student finalist portfolios were so well crafted. The students and the School of Architecture can and should be proud of their accomplishments.
The celebration ceremony was held at the Ellerbe Becket Minneapolis office Tuesday, February 23 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. and honored all seven finalists.