Founded in 1986, the association presents awards that serve as tributes or memorials to colleagues and association members who made major contributions to student development during their careers at the 143-year-old land-grant institution.
Congratulations to fourth-year architecture students Terrance Blackmon, Audria Hicks, Jacquelin Lee, Alysia Williams, Alexis Windham and Jon Zeipen.
Young Women in Architecture is a student organization in the College of Architecture, Art and Design at Mississippi State University, founded by architecture student Savannah Wilson. YWA's mission is to empower and support women in architecture during and after their time at Mississippi State. The group has established five pillars as its backbone: Design, Integrity, Community, Scholarship, and Purpose.
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Associate Professor Alexis Gregory’s fall 2021 student-led Herrington Topical Studio is examining the challenge of designing memorials.
Savannah E. Wilson, a fourth-year architecture student from Picayune, Mississippi, is in Associate Professor Alexis Gregory’s fall 2021 Herrington Topical Studio.
This student-led studio is examining the challenge of designing memorials.
Dr. Chris Hunter’s fourth-year studio was challenged with addressing the needs of Mound Bayou, a town in the Mississippi Delta founded by former slaves to establish a self-sustaining community. The town thrived after the Civil War, producing high-quality cotton, providing education for the region, and offering a variety of business opportunities, including a stable banking system. During this time, Mound Bayou had a population of 8,000 citizens.
Alysia E. Williams, a fourth-year architecture student from Kennesaw, Georgia, is finishing up the fall 2021 semester in Assistant Professor Christopher Hunter’s Mound Bayou Master Planning and Community Center Design studio.
Jasmine Topps plans to graduate this spring from the School of Architecture at Mississippi State.
