The American Institute of Architects (AIA) again has invested in the A&D industry’s future. The organization publicly promoted on July 26 the winners of its fifth annual Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship program. The recipients—Megan Chusid, Assoc. AIA; Douglas L. Milburn, Leigh McMullen, Assoc. AIA; Jessica Sheridan, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP; Salvatore A. Moschelli, Associate AIA, LEED AP; and Dawn M Trimble, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP—will be compensated the full cost of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE), including a full set of study guides, provided by Kaplan AEC Education. The six 2010 recipients were previously honored at the National AIA Convention, held last month in Miami.

Recipients were chosen by a jury of AIA members, component and NAC representatives, a former recipient, and other industry professionals on the premise of several main criteria: Significant contributions at an early stage of their career to the profession and/or community; exemplary involvement in community and/or professional organizations; outstanding achievement in the creation, development and delivery of creative programs for interns, associates, and/or young architect members; traditional or alternative career path, with demonstrated passion for pursuit of registration; strong letters of support detailing personal and professional contributions; and an inspiring statement of contribution.

Short bios on all the winners are available at www.aia.org