Interior Design student Kaitlin Salisbury was recently selected as one of sixteen Outstanding Seniors at the University of Oklahoma. The sixteen seniors were selected for their exceptional achievements in scholarship, honors, awards, leadership, and service.
The group was recognized at a ceremony where President Joseph Harroz Jr. and representatives from the various OU colleges presented each recipient their Outstanding Senior Award.
Originally from Argyle, Texas, Kaitlin Salisbury has achieved many impressive accomplishments during her time with the Gibbs College of Architecture, including her recent appointment to serve as the 2021-2022 Student Representative to the Board for the Texas/Oklahoma Chapter of the International Interior Design Association.
Congratulations to Kaitlin in her well-deserved recognition!
Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to recognize Petya Stefanoff, who is pursuing her doctorate in the Planning, Design & Construction (PDC) program, has been appointed the new role of Director of Community Development for the City of Shawnee, Oklahoma. She joined the city in 2024.
Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture and Design and director of the Institute for Quality Communities, has received national recognition for her book Model Schools in the Model City. The book has been named a finalist for the 2026 the PROSE Awards.
Gibbs College of Architecture Regional + City Planning Professor of Practice Vanessa Morrison and Associate Professor of Architecture Deborah Richards’ Open Design Collective received top honors at the inaugural BlackSpace Urbanist Collective Studio KIN Pitch Night Competition, held last month in Brooklyn, New York City.
