JRD Scholarship & Fundraising Updates
Tea House" by Elaine Hung, transferring from Mt. SAC to Cal Poly Pomona . "Concept Collage" by Chris Mavilian, transferring from Pasadena City College to USC. This Year's Spring Winners: Community College students transferring to universities These Spring 2024 Scholarship winners are each receiving $7,000 for their continuing studies! > Elaine Hung, transferring from Mt. SAC going to Cal Poly Pomona > Christopher Mavilian, transferring from Pasadena City College to USC > Anette Rodela, transferring from East LA College (ELAC) to SCI-Arc We are happy to celebrate these three (3) remarkable students, already showing powerful potential as young architects-in-development. Watch this page for future updates regarding our three (3) fall scholarships for university students continuing their programs. Contributions – Our JRD fund administrator, California Community Foundation, provides easy access to making one-time or recurring donations along with useful information for those considering estate planning, naming the Jean Roth Driskel Scholarship as a recipient. CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW Section 1 – Student Eligibility for Driskel Scholars This scholarship, established in 1971 in memory of Jean Roth Driskel, the first female President of the AIA Pasadena & Foothill Chapter, honors her great love for, and the profession of, architecture. Scholarships are awarded annually to architectural students nominated by their schools, in recognition of their dedication, enthusiasm, and ability in the field of architecture. Participating Schools Participating schools are in the general geographic area of the AIAPF Chapter. They are each asked to submit two names of candidates to be interviewed by the AIAPF JRD Scholarship Committee, in the spring for Community College students and the fall for University students. Community Colleges, Architectural Programs: East Los Angeles College, Mt. San Antonio College, Pasadena City College. Candidates shall have been accepted into a National Architectural Accrediting Board, (NAAB), accredited program for a first professional architectural degree. This may be a five year Bachelor degree, or the Masters component of a two stage Bachelor + Masters program where the Bachelor component is not accredited. The scholarship funds will be released upon the student’s enrollment into the program. Universities, Accredited Architectural Programs: Cal Poly Pomona, SCI-Arc, University of California - Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Woodbury University. Candidates shall be enrolled in the next to last year of a NAAB accredited program for a first professional architectural degree. This would be the fourth year of a five year Bachelor degree or the first year of a two year Masters degree. (This is as noted above in the Community College scholarship as this scholarship is not intended for graduate students). It is expected that the funds would therefore be part of any financial aid package assembled for the student’s final year. California Community Foundation: The Jean Roth Driskel Scholarship Fund is administered by the California Community Foundation, (CCF), a 501(c)(3) charity. Once the successful candidate has been selected by the Jean Roth Driskel Scholarship Committee, and approved by the CCF, all financial transactions between the student and university are handled by the CCF.  "Elemental Archways" by by Anette Rodela, transferring from East LA College to SCI-Arc Section 2 – Internships Consider hiring one of the Driskel Nominees/Awardees for an internship. They are the best-of-the-best, nominated by their school faculty for the prestigious JRD scholarships. What better way to introduce students to the real world, and help them financially, while infusing your firm with the energy and talent of top aspiring architects from our local architecture schools. Some great reports from our Chapter members follow: “Ruby Pedrazzetti joined us as a summer intern in 2023. She was awarded the JRD scholarship in early 2023. She has continued her internship at F&M on a part-time basis as she completes her 5th year at Woodbury. She has worked side by side with our staff on multiple projects, including creating DD and construction documents. In addition to her “can do attitude” we have appreciated her design talents. She will be attending the Design Awards event. And just today she had to leave early as she is receiving an award from Woodbury-- some sort of acknowledgment by the faculty. On top of that she is the Chair of the architecture student council. We have a great intern!” Scott Gaudineer, AIA, Flewelling & Moody “Mary Yesayan interned with TKA in 2022-23 while completing her studies and started full time with us after graduating in May ’23. She was a 2021 JRD nominee from Cal Poly Pomona (but not an awardee). She came to TKA with a working knowledge of the software platforms that many of us use, including Office, Revit, and several rendering programs. She continues to be an outstanding employee and her professional skills are progressing well.” Rob Tyler, AIA, Tyler + Kelly Architecture Section 3 – Recent Financials Section 4 – Donors
Special thanks to our donors who make this possible
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