The Chris White Scholarship for Emerging Professionals is an annual award for selected architecture license candidates in Oregon through application and committee review. Proceeds from the annual Chris White / AIA Oregon Golf Classic, started in 2015, along with individual and corporate contributions are used to fund the scholarship.
The scholarship remembers Portland architect, Chris White, AIA, who served consistently throughout his career as a mentor to many new and aspiring architects until he passed in 2014 following a battle with cancer. The scholarship is intended to help offset financial barriers to licensure, including those costs associated with education, training and exams often encountered by emerging professionals pursuing their first license to practice architecture.
The 2019 Chris White Scholarship recipients are:
Andrea Allen-Sis, Assoc AIA, EcoNest Architecture, AIA So. Oregon Section
Evon Calabrese, Assoc AIA, Telford+Brown Studio Architecture, AIA Portland Section
Cristina Camacho, Assoc AIA, FFA Architecture and Interiors, AIA Portland Section
Shirin Majlesein, Assoc AIA, PIVOT Architecture, AIA Eugene Section
Allison Myers, Assoc AIA, Carleton Hart Architecture, AIA Portland Section
Olivia Snell, Assoc AIA, MWA Architects, AIA Portland Section
(Belated) Congratulations to all recipients!
The funds for this scholarship round are from 2019. AIA Oregon is committed to returning to the regular schedule for the Chris White Scholarship:
· Application period opens immediately after the Chris White Golf Classic currently scheduled for September 25, 2020.
· Recipients of the 2020 CW Scholarship will be announced at the Portland Architecture Awards Gala on October 23, 2020.