Stephanie Pilat, director of the Division of Architecture, recently served as a juror for a student design competition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The SGH + Dri-Design Scholarship awards $5,000 and three prizes to the best student projects from the comprehensive studio.
Pilat served alongside jurors Frank Jacobus, of Silo Architecture and the University of Arkansas, and Ben Waechter of Waechter Architecture.
To learn more about the SGH + Dri-Design Scholarship, click here.
Featured image: UNL College of Architecture’s SGH / Dri-Design Scholarship, design competition. April 26, 2019. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication, UNL
The Gibbs Design in Action Awards (GDAA) program, led by Dr. Wanda Liebermann, has announced its 2026–2027 funded student projects. The initiative supports design and research work that addresses social, cultural, and economic issues in the built environment through collaboration with faculty and community partners.
The OU Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) 2024 collaboration with the Historic Threatt Filling Station has been recognized in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's newly released Byways Report: The Scenic Route to Rural Prosperity – a story-driven publication exploring how road trip culture and place-based tourism can fuel economic growth in rural communities.
The Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Camille Germany, Chief of Staff, has been named the 2026 recipient of the university-wide Jennifer L. Wise Good Stewardship Award.