BAC Alumni Awards
Each year, the BAC Alumni Advisory Council is proud to present awards to a select group of alumni and dedicated volunteers in recognition of their professional achievements as well as their service to the community and the BAC. Stay tuned to learn about this year’s award recipients and event details!
Outstanding BAC alumni and friends are recognized in the following categories:
Given to a recent graduate 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. Candidates must be alumni who have graduated within the last 10 years from any of the disciplines currently taught at the BAC.
Given to a BAC alumnus 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 BAC alumnus 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 the design community for a substantial period and have mentored younger members of the design community. 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 for an extended period to advance the College's mission. The individual embodies the spirit and ideals of the institution and continues to selflessly dedicate their time to the BAC today. 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. Candidates are individuals who have demonstrated exceptional volunteer leadership in support of the College.
View the Complete List of All Past Alumni Award Winners.
2021
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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 |
Click here to watch the 2021 Alumni Awards Ceremony.
2020
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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 |
Click here to watch the 2020 Alumni Awards Ceremony.
2019
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Emerging Designer |
Dargin 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 E. Bourque Jaquith '10, MLA'14 |
2018
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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 |
2017
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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 |
2016
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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 |
Award Guidelines
To be eligible for an Alumni Award nomination, candidates must meet the following requirements:
- 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.
- Cannot have previously received an award in the category for which the nomination is submitted. However, previous award winners may be nominated for a different category. Please allow more than five years to pass before nominating a candidate again for another category.
- Current members of the Alumni Advisory Council are exempt from receiving the Alumni Award.
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