Each year, the USC School of Architecture acknowledges its graduating students who have received honors at the highest levels. Below is a comprehensive list of the Class of 2020 student award recipients. Congratulations to all!

2020 UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Rebecca Kosar

Xiaotong Ni

Ana Teresa Prolik Schuchovski

CUM LAUDE

Jeffery Cheung

Thomas Espinos

Ahmad Faisal

Mitchell Foo

Michael Gonzalez

Sameera Khurana

Timlok Li

Jesse Lopez

Nhan-Nhi Nguyen

Domenica Ordonez

Erick Reyes

Milad Rohani

Jeesoo Shin

Polina Stepanova

Yuqi Tian

William Tipper

Keith Nathan Vincent Tu

Zi Yang

ALPHA RHO CHI SCHOOL MEDAL

In recognition of the student who has shown ability for leadership, performed willing service for his or her school, and gave promise of real professional merit through his or her attitude and personality

Sameera Khurana

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS HENRY ADAMS MEDAL

In recognition of scholastic achievement, character, and promise of professional ability

Xiaotong Ni

TAU SIGMA DELTA HONOR SOCIETY IN ARCHITECTURE & THE ALLIED ARTS

TAU SIGMA DELTA MEDAL

Thomas Espinos

BACHELOR’S CANDIDATES

Jeffery Cheung

Ahmad Faisal

Mitchell Foo

Emily Gillum

Sameera Khurana

Rebecca Kosar

Nhan-Nhi Nguyen

Xiaotong Ni

Domenica Ordonez

Erick Reyes

Ana Teresa Schuchovski

Polina Stepanova

Yuqi Tian

William Tipper

Yanyu Xu

THOMAS BYERTS AWARD FOR SOCIAL/COMMUNITY FOCUS

In recognition of outstanding final degree project involving social and community service

Jian (Ricky) Yuan

RAYMOND S. KENNEDY AWARD FOR CREATIVE PERSPECTIVES

In recognition of outstanding and original presentation of architectural problems representing creative innovations as exhibited in the final degree project

Mitchell Foo

ROBERT ALLEN ROGAFF AWARD FOR DELINEATION

In recognition of the student whose final degree project is deemed by the faculty as most promising in Architectural Delineation

Erick Reyes

INNOVATION THROUGH PLAY Award

Domenica Ordonez

YOUNG POSITIVIST AWARD

Jiajie (Jerry) Zhao

DESIGN TACTICS AWARD

Xiaotong Ni

SPECULATIVE REALIZATION(S) AWARD

Thomas Espinos

OVERALL DESIGN STUDIO AWARD

In recognition of the student that demonstrated design excellence throughout the five-year professional degree with the highest design Grade Point Average

Erick Reyes

OUTSTANDING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES RESEARCH PROJECT AWARD

In recognition of exemplary scholarship and writing on a self-selected topic

Jose Gomez

JON ADAMS JERDE TRAVELING FELLOW

Baraka Al-Ramah

CHASE L. LEAVITT TRAVELING FELLOW

Sameera Khurana

GEORGE H. MAYR TRAVELING FELLOW

Ana Teresa Prolik Schuchovski

WILLIAM AND NEOMA TIMME TRAVELING FELLOW

Mitchell Foo

RENAISSANCE SCHOLArs

Mitchell Foo

Sameera Khurana

Ana Teresa Prolik Schuchovski

GLOBAL SCHOLArs

Thomas Espinos

Ahmad Faisal

Sameera Khurana

Jesse Lopez

Ana Teresa Prolik Schuchovski

Yuqi Tian

GLOBAL SCHOLAR PRIZE RECIPIENT

Domenica Ordonez

DISCOVERY SCHOLArs

Jeffery Cheung

Jesse Lopez

Ana Teresa Prolik Schuchovski

Erick Reyes

William Tipper

2020 GRADUATE AWARDS

TAU SIGMA DELTA HONOR SOCIETY IN ARCHITECTURE & THE ALLIED ARTS

TAU SIGMA DELTA MEDAL

Ban Sheni

MASTER’S CANDIDATES

Jesse Chappelle

Ryan Cripps

Katherine Denti

Fabian Dietrich

Meredith Jensen

Yuliang Jiang

Theresa Kennedy

Cheryl Kuo

Claire Labanz

Anrui Li

Qihang Lin

Ai-Ju Liu

Linzi Liu

Amir Mazharimalekshah

Shuchi Mishra

Krista Nicholds

Minehli Petrossian

Julia Ressler

Evan Rubel

Kimberly Tashman

David Tonic

Yihe Wang

Zhihe Wang

ALPHA RHO CHI SCHOOL MEDAL

In recognition of the student who has shown ability for leadership, performed willing service for his or her school, and gave promise of real professional merit through his or her attitude and personality

Rachel Hamilton

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS HENRY ADAMS MEDAL

In recognition of scholastic achievement, character, and promise of professional ability

Jesse Chappelle

Theresa Kennedy

GAMBLE HOUSE SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE

Rafael Fontes

Jackson Loop

MASTER OF ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES DIRECTOR’S AWARD

Given to the student demonstrating the best overall performance over the three semesters of the degree track, with more weight given to the DDR course sequence

Anrui (Avril) Li

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE OUTSTANDING DIRECTED DESIGN RESEARCH AWARDS

Carlos Auces

Kevin Cohen

Fabian Dietrich

Meredith Jensen

Linzi Liu

Eric Mosher

Minehli Petrossian

Ban Sheni

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE CITATIONS

Kui Feng (James) An 

Billal Ashai 

Alejandra Cardenas 

Jesse Chappelle 

Han Chen 

Ryan Cripps 

Hesby Cruz 

Katherine Denti 

Lingyu Huang 

Wei-Chen (Steven) Hung

Theresa Kennedy

Matthew Kotzin 

Cheryl Kuo 

Sai Liang

Zeming Liu

Qingqing Long 

Evan Rubel 

Matthew Simeone 

Britta Smith 

Haoren Xu 

David Xue 

WILLIAM AND NEOMA TIMME TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP

Yihe Wang

MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE OUTSTANDING THESIS AWARD

Qihang Roy Lin

MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE OUTSTANDING RESEARCH AWARD

Zhiying Liu

ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH CENTERS CONSORTIUM (ARCC) KING MEDAL

Qihang Roy Lin

MASTER OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION OUTSTANDING THESIS AWARD

Jackson Loop

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (ASLA) HONOR AWARD

Ai-Ju Liu

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (ASLA) MERIT AWARD

Jing Wu

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (ASLA) AWARD NOMINEE

Yuliang Jiang

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (ASLA) AWARD NOMINEE

Yihe Wang

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION’S UNIVERSITY OLMSTED SCHOLAR

National Olmsted Scholarship Finalist

Danielle Vonlehe

THE GESUNDHEIT FAMILY/USC ARCHITECTURAL GUILD GRADUATE TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP

Yuliang Jiang

JAIME & SUSAN GESUNDHEIT TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP

Yichao Chen