In conjunction with The American Institute of Architects, the Northeast Illinois Chapter of The American Institute of Architects has awarded scholarships valued at $4,200 to students pursuing architectural degrees.
• Kevin Geist of Countryside, a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, received a $1,600 award.
• Gina Cannistra of Elk Grove Village, a University of Notre Dame student, received a $1,300 scholarship.
- Kelsey Davies of Bloomingdale also received a $1,300 scholarship and will begin work on her master’s degree in architecture at Miami University of Ohio.
The national organization contributed $1,200 for the three chapter awards.
The chapter also selected a recipient for the $1,000 Arnold “Les” Larsen, FAIA Memorial Scholarship of the DuPage Community Foundation. Winner Britta Monson of Buffalo Grove expects to receive her master’s degree in architecture from the University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign in 2012.
AIA/NEI distributes the scholarships annually. The Naperville-based organization includes architects and those in related fields who live or work in Kane, DuPage and Kendall counties, plus the portions of Cook County north of the Stevenson and west of the Edens expressways, excluding the city of Chicago. For more information, visit www.aianei.org.
