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AIA Wisconsin Associate Award

NOMINATIONS CLOSED FOR 2025

The AIA Wisconsin Associate Award recognizes an individual Associate member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership potential or notable service to the AIA, the architecture profession, or their community.

The AIA Wisconsin Associate Award recognizes architectural talent in one or more of the following ways:

  • Demonstrated leadership or leadership potential, exceptional service, and contributions to the advancement of architectural design and practice.
  • Significant involvement in a committee, knowledge community, or initiative of AIA Wisconsin.
  • Contributions to the architecture profession through academic, professional, or allied organizations such as NOMA, WID, WCREW, LEED, NCARB, ACSA, WGBA, or within an academic architectural design program.
  • Meaningful contributions to the community through volunteering, activism, or leadership activities.

Eligibility

AIA Wisconsin Associate member who meets at least one of the following criteria:

  • Graduated with a professional architecture degree within the past 10 years.
  • Is working under the supervision of a licensed architect.
  • Is serving as faculty within a post-secondary architectural program

Current AIA Wisconsin Board of Directors members are ineligible to apply for the award during their tenure.

Criteria

Nominees will be evaluated based on how well they meet the program criteria which include:

  • Contributions to the advancement of architectural design and design discourse.
  • Contributions to the advancement of AIA, at the local, state, or national level.
  • Demonstrated commitment to the profession through voluntary service and knowledge-sharing.

The Ripple Effect

Nominees, or those submitting on their behalf without their knowledge, are asked to articulate the 'ripple effect' of the nominee's leadership influence on the profession. This term encapsulates the impact extending beyond the routine aspects of one's practice or local community. Demonstration of a ripple effect might include metrics of activities such as public speaking, publications, mentorship, professional service, geographic reach, or leaving a lasting legacy through others.

Nomination Procedures

Any AIA Wisconsin member in good standing is invited to nominate themselves or another eligible member for the AIA Wisconsin Associate Award. There is no limit to the number of nominees a member may submit.

Unsuccessful nominations can be resubmitted; however, a nominee may receive the award only once.

Nominator Responsibilities
The nominating member is responsible for the following:

  • Preparation and submission of the Nomination Form.
  • Communication with the nominee and notification about the selected award recipient.
  • Attendance at the annual Design Awards Gala for the presentation of the award.

Entry Fee
There is a non-refundable entry fee of $100 for each nomination.

Nomination Deadline
AIA Wisconsin must receive all nominations by the award submittal 
deadline of December 1st. All deadlines are strictly observed. Nomination letters should be addressed to the AIA Wisconsin Associate Award Committee Chair.

Jury

The AIA Wisconsin Associate Award Jury consists of the following:

  • AIA Wisconsin Board Member
  • YAR
  • STAR
  • AIA Wisconsin Fellow
  • AIA Wisconsin Member at Large

Communication with the jury from the time of submission to completion of the jury process by the candidate or anyone acting on their behalf is cause for disqualification.

Presentation of Award

The AIA Wisconsin Associate Award will be announced at the annual AIA Wisconsin Conference and will be presented at the AIA Wisconsin Design Awards Gala. There shall be no more than one Associate Award winner in any given year; however, it should not be mandatory that there be an Associate Award recipient every year. This shall be at the Board’s discretion.

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