Professional Scholarships

2024

PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Pettigrew Leadership Program

On July 25, 2004, the Western Mountain Region (WMR) lost a great friend and enthusiastic leader.

Jason Pettigrew, Assoc. AIA, was killed in a fall while climbing in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in southern Colorado. Jason, 29 years old, will be remembered for his energy and infectious spirit, his get-things-done attitude, and his enjoyment and encouragement of others. For the Western Mountain Region, Jason will always be remembered as our first Regional Associate Director (RAD) and defined the role of the RAD and set the standard for others to follow.

On October 23, 2004, representatives of the Western Mountain Region Council met to consider an appropriate memorial for Jason. It became clear immediately that the memorial needed to proactively retain Jason’s memory while reaching out to young professionals as Jason had always done. The choice was made to establish a memorial leadership scholarship in Jason’s name that would be used to sponsor an Associate AIA Member of the Region to attend the annual AIA Grassroots Leadership Conference and the WMR Conference hosted by one of the six state components annually. The WMR intends to establish this as a sustaining program that would be awarded every year as part of the Western Mountain Region’s Annual Awards Program.

Jason Pettigrew, Assoc. AIA

PAST WINNERS
2020 - Dominic Armendariz (AIA Nevada)
2019 – Oscar Lopez (AIA Arizona)
2018 –Jordan Lockner (AIA Colorado)
2017 - Amber Haro (AIA Arizona)
2016 - Ashley Hartshorn (AIA New Mexico)
2015 - Doug Nielson (AIA Arizona)
2014 - Katie Wilson (AIA Wyoming)
2013 – Gary Martinez (AIA Colorado)
2012 – Robert Williams (AIA New Mexico)
2011 – Cara Hlad (AIA Colorado)
2010 – Kasia Bulkowski (AIA Colorado)
2009 – Ryan Dawson (AIA Colorado)
2008 – Carlos Setterberg (AIA New Mexico)
2007 – Angela Tirri-Van Do (AIA Colorado)
2006 – Virginia Marquardt (AIA Arizona)
2005 – Stephanie Ridgway (AIA Colorado)

TO APPLY

The following represents the criteria for Nominees:

  • An application shall be completed for each nomination.

  • The Nominee must be an Associate AIA Member (at the time of nomination) in good standing of any of the components of the Western Mountain Region (Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico).

  • The Nominee must have demonstrated leadership and enthusiasm for the AIA at any state or local component level as evidenced by a letter of recommendation from a member of the relevant component. (1 page maximum)

  • The Nominee must have demonstrated support for his/her involvement in AIA leadership activities as evidenced by a letter of recommendation from a Principal/Partner from the Nominee’s place of work. (1 page maximum)

  • The Nominee must show evidence of commitment to future involvement and leadership in the AIA as provided by a personal written statement. (2 pages maximum)

  • The Nominee must submit a resume, include a list of service within the AIA. (1 page maximum)

To view past Academic, Traveling, and Professional recipients, please visit aiacolorado.org/scholarships.