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Earl Prize

The Earl Prizes are funded with an endowment bequeathed by Edward C. Earl and are awarded for excellence in undergraduate design studios. Mr. Earl attended the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois from 1890-1893. Prizes are awarded for excellence in undergraduate studies.

Laurie Heuser

Katlyn Reedy

Mariah Saniel

2025 Spring Semester - Juniors

Laurie Heuser (1st Place)
Katlyn Reedy (Barcelona Junior Studio, 1st Place)
Mariah Saniel (2nd Place)
Rudolph Nicholas (3rd Place)
Isaac Tu (Honorable Mention)
Rhone William Tatham (Honorable Mention)
Rachel Scott (Barcelona Junior Study, Honorable Mention)

Lucas Eggert

Morgan Cooper

Yuntian Li

Hali Hua

Lucas Eggert

Morgan Cooper

Yuntian Li

Hali Hua

2025 Spring Semester - Senior Studio

Lucas Eggert (1st Place)
Morgan Cooper (Barcelona Senior Studio, 1st place)
Yuntian Li (2nd Place)
Hali Hua (3rd Place)
Deonante Sutton (Honorable Mention)

Alex Hoffert and Wesley Heywood

Mariah Saniel and Samantha Hess

Emily Fejes and Owen Smyth

Bella Delgado and Caroline Hooks

Alex Hoffert and Wesley Heywood

Mariah Saniel and Samantha Hess

Emily Fejes and Owen Smyth

Bella Delgado and Caroline Hooks

2024 Fall Semester - Junior Studio

Alex Hoffert (1st Place)
Wesley Heywood (1st Place)
Mariah Saniel (2nd Place)
Samantha Hess (2nd Place)
Emily Fejes (3rd Place)
Owen Smyth (3rd Place)
Bella Delgado (Honorable Mention)
Caroline Hooks (Honorable Mention)

Alex Montanile and Hengyang Zhang

Deonante Sutton and Daniel Bogdal

Yuntian Li

Mixiang Wang

Alex Montanile and Hengyang Zhang

Deonante Sutton and Daniel Bogdal

Yuntian Li

Mixiang Wang

2024 Fall Semester - Senior Studio

Alex Montanile (1st Place)
Hengyang Zhang (1st Place)
Deonante Sutton (2nd Place)
Daniel Bogdal (2nd Place)
Yuntian Li (3rd Place)
Mixiang Wang (Honorable Mention)

brown building surrounded by people — Morgan Cooper

Morgan Cooper

Render of buildings with a path surrounded by grass — Julia Petrea

Julia Petrea

diagram of different views of a building for events — Ryn Blackburn

Ryn Blackburn

Linked Living courtyard watercolor render — Irvin Amezola

Irvin Amezola

different viewpoints of earl prize work — Li Yuntian

Li Yuntian

Morgan Cooper

Julia Petrea

Ryn Blackburn

Irvin Amezola

Li Yuntian

2024 Spring Semester - Junior Studio

Morgan Cooper (1st Place)
Julia Petrea (2nd Place)
Ryn Blackburn (3rd Place)
Irvin Amezola (Honorable Mention)
Yuntian Li (Honorable Mention)

People walking in front of building — Keyshawn Lewis

Keyshawn Lewis

Earl prize architectural work — Sabrina Liang

Sabrina Liang

earl prize work, island surrounded by land full of large buldings — Krisha Prathap

Krisha Prathap

Pathogenium Render — Jacob Rhoades, Connor Morton, Eric Duenser

Jacob Rhoades, Connor Morton, Eric Duenser

Earl prize honorable mention work — Gabrielle Sun

Gabrielle Sun

Keyshawn Lewis

Sabrina Liang

Krisha Prathap

Jacob Rhoades, Connor Morton, Eric Duenser

Gabrielle Sun

2024 Spring Semester - Senior Studio

Keyshawn Lewis (1st Place)
Sabrina Liang (2nd Place)
Krisha Prathap (2nd Place)
Jacob Rhoades, Connor Morton, Eric Duenser (3rd Place)
Annamarie Olsen (Honorable Mention)
Gabrielle Sun (Honorable Mention)

Weronika Jachym image — 2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Weronika Jachym (1st Place)

2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Weronika Jachym (1st Place)

Minal Sarkar image — 2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Minal Sarkar (1st Place)

2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Minal Sarkar (1st Place)

Olivia Barr image — 2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Olivia Barr (2nd Place)

2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Olivia Barr (2nd Place)

2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Erin Nibeck (2nd Place)

Beni Lawson image — 2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Beni Lawson (3rd Place)

2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Beni Lawson (3rd Place)

Alexander Montanile image — 2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Alexander Montanile (3rd Place)

2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Alexander Montanile (3rd Place)

Morgan Cooper image — 2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Morgan Cooper (3rd Place)

2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Morgan Cooper (3rd Place)

Deonante Sutton image — 2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Deonante Sutton (3rd Place)

2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Deonante Sutton (3rd Place)

2023 Fall Semester - Junior Studio

Weronika Jachym (1st Place)
Minal Sarkar (1st Place)
Olivia Barr (2nd Place)
Erin Nibeck (2nd Place)
Beni Lawson (3rd Place)
Alexander Montanile (3rd Place)
Morgan Cooper (3rd Place)
Deonante Sutton (3rd Place)

Eliza Peng image — 2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Eliza Peng (1st Place)

2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Eliza Peng (1st Place)

Ashley Toledo image — 2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Ashley Toledo (2nd Place)

2023 Fall Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Ashley Toledo (2nd Place)

2023 Fall Semester - Senior Studio

Beatriz Mata (1st Place)
Eliza Peng (1st Place)
Ashley Toledo (2nd Place)
Katie Leinart (3rd Place)
Mia Nguyen (3rd Place)

Makenna Barker Earl Prize Image — 2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Makenna Barker (1st Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Makenna Barker (1st Place)

Robert Lashley 2nd Prize Earl Prize — 2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Robert Lashley (2nd Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Robert Lashley (2nd Place)

Ryan Keener 2nd Place Earl Prize — 2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Ryan Keener (2nd Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Ryan Keener (2nd Place)

Keith Reinhard image — 2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Keith Reinhard (2nd Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Keith Reinhard (2nd Place)

Keyshawn Lewis image — 2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Keyshawn Lewis (3rd Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Keyshawn Lewis (3rd Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Fierra Mulhern (3rd Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Makenna Barker (1st Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Robert Lashley (2nd Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Ryan Keener (2nd Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Keith Reinhard (2nd Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Keyshawn Lewis (3rd Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Junior Studio – Fierra Mulhern (3rd Place)

2023 Spring Semester - Junior Studio

Makenna Barker (1st Place)
Robert Lashley (1st Place)
Ryan Keener (2nd Place)
Keith Reinhard (2nd Place)
Keyshawn Lewis (3rd Place)
Fierra Mulhern (3rd Place)

Jenae Tarakonov image — 2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Jenae Tarakonov (1st Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Jenae Tarakonov (1st Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Lydia Roberts (2nd Place)

Michael Lee image — 2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Michael Lee (2nd Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Michael Lee (2nd Place)

Isaiah Pierce image — 2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Isaiah Pierce (3rd Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Isaiah Pierce (3rd Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Jenae Tarakonov (1st Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Lydia Roberts (2nd Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Michael Lee (2nd Place)

2023 Spring Semester – Earl Prize – Senior Studio – Isaiah Pierce (3rd Place)

2023 Spring Semester - Senior Studio

Jenae Tarakonov (1st Place)
Lydia Roberts (2nd Place)
Michael Lee (2nd Place)
Isaiah Pierce (3rd Place)

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