The SOM Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of the 2024 Robert L. Wesley Award.
The Robert L. Wesley Award supports BIPOC undergraduate students enrolled in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, or engineering programs in the United States. This year, three students will receive a $10,000 award in addition to a yearlong mentorship program that connects the students with leading BIPOC practitioners and educators. The award is named in honor of Robert L. Wesley, the first Black partner at SOM.
The 2024 Robert L. Wesley Award jury will be led by Robert L. Wesley (Retired Partner, SOM, Chicago) and will include:
Monica Chada, Founder and Principal, Civic Projects Architecture, Chicago
Andrew Santa Lucia, Founder, Office Andorus; Associate Professor of Practice, Portland State University’s School of Architecture, Portland
Stephen Slaughter, Chairperson of Undergraduate Architecture, Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture, New York City