BAC Alumni Awards
For the past two decades, the BAC Alumni Awards have recognized individuals whose exemplary accomplishments, service, and commitment have brought credit to their communities, their professions, and to The Boston Architectural College. The BAC Alumni Advisory Council is proud to present these awards to a select group of alumni and dedicated volunteers each year at the BAC Alumni Awards ceremony.
Alumni Award Categories
We invite our community and supporters to nominate BAC alumni and friends who embody characteristics in the following categories:
Given to recent graduate (2018 to 2023) who demonstrates great promise and leadership within their field. They must be actively employed in the design field and be making an influential impact in their sphere of design.
(From each of the following areas: Architecture, Design Studies, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture)
Given to a BAC alum who has made a significant impact in the design community while promoting and improving the design professions through their leadership. Candidates are to have served in a leadership role in their recognized BAC area of study for a substantial period and have mentored younger members of the design community. Awards will be given from each practice at the BAC, representing the strength in diversity of our alumni.
Given to a BAC alum who serves their greater community by advocating for social, environmental, and/or policy change. Candidates should influence and empower others through design at the local, regional, or global scale. Candidates are alumni from any of the disciplines currently taught at the BAC.
Given to a volunteer in the BAC community who has worked tirelessly to advance the College's mission. The individual embodies the spirit and ideals of the institution and demonstrates exceptional volunteer leadership in support of the College. This award is named after Dean Arcangelo Cascieri's (1902–1997) "Selfless Labor" sculpture, which depicts worker bees working on behalf of the colony around a beehive. This is the only award that does not have to be given to a BAC alumni.
Award Nominations Guidelines
Nominations open each year in the summer. Please note the following criteria when casting your nominations:
- Must have matriculated from The Boston Architectural College with a degree or certificate (except in the case of the Selfless Labor Award, which is open to BAC friends and volunteers).
- Must be able to participate in the awards ceremony on November 8, 2023.
- Previous award winners may be nominated for a different category if more than five years have passed since their last award.
- Cannot have previously received an award in the same category for which the nomination is submitted.
- Current members of the Alumni Advisory Council are exempt from receiving an award.
Nominations for the 2023 BAC Alumni Awards closed on September 1, 2023.
If you have questions or would like a hard copy of the nomination form, please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at alumni@the-bac.edu.
BAC Alumni Awards Past Winners
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Distinguished Alumni in Service |
Jonathan Garland, B.Arch’09 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Architecture |
Joshua Barnett, AIA, B.Arch’13 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Design Studies |
Michael McCullough, MDS-SD’16 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Interior Architecture |
Jessica Haley, MID’12 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Landscape Architecture |
Elizabeth Luc Clowes, MLA’19, Cert’14 |
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Emerging Designer |
Marcos Severino, B.Arch’18 |
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Selfless Labor |
Karen Nelson, BAC Dean of the School of Architecture |
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Emerging Designer |
Prasanna Lachagari, M.Arch’20 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Service |
Christopher J. Novelli, AIA, NCARB, M.Arch’09 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Practice |
Adrienne Ott, M.Arch’11 |
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Selfless Labor |
Joseph R. Porter, AIA, NCARB, M.Arch’16 |
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Emerging Designer |
Jessi Flynn, MLA’15 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Service |
John Dalzell, B.Arch’88 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Practice |
Shpresa Theodhosi, B.Arch’78 |
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Selfless Labor |
Richard Martini, B.Arch’84 |
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Emerging Designer |
Darguin Fortuna, B.Arch’16 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Service |
Deborah Pierce, ’77 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Practice |
Phil Dunn, B.Arch’06 |
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Selfless Labor |
Sara Bourque, ’10, MLA’14 |
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Emerging Designer |
Maya Bird-Murphy, M.Arch’17 |
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Emerging Designer |
Olivia Stasin, MLA’16 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Service |
Sarah Ritch, M.Arch’03 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Practice |
Matthew Schiffer, B.Arch’91 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Practice |
Manuel Zeitlin, B.Arch’81 |
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Selfless Labor |
Valerie Fletcher, Trustee |
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Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award |
Gerald Couto, ’70 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Practice |
Jill M. Rothenberg, ’89 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Service |
Brandy H.M. Brooks, BDS’06 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Service |
Anahita Kianous, MLA’15 |
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Emerging Designer |
Stephen Martyak, BDS’09 |
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Selfless Labor |
Ralph Jackson, BAC Adjunct Faculty Member |
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Distinguished Alumni in Practice |
Sylvia Mihich, B.Arch’89 |
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Distinguished Alumni in Service |
David Silverman, B.Arch’94 |
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Emerging Designer |
Daniel Zeese, M.Arch’15 |
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Selfless Labor |
David Jaquith,’69 |
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