The College of Environmental Design proudly recognizes distinguished alumni each year at the college commencement ceremony. Previous recipients of this medal, the college’s highest honor, include:

2005
Christophe Girot, M.Arch. '86, M.L.A. ' 88
Amos Gitai, Ph.D. Architecture '86
Joan Lamphier, M.C.P. '70
Lewis Watts, M.A. Design '74
Kris Yao, M.Arch. '78

2004
Richard M. Holliday, M.C.P. '77
Gerald M. McCue, '51, M.A. Arch. '52
Jean M. McMann, M.A. Design '76, Ph.D. Arch. '91
Mario G. Schjetnan, M.L.A. '70
William K. Stout, B.Arch. '69

2003
Francesco Bandarin, M.C.P. '77
Michi Itami, M.A. Design '71
Diane Kostial McGuire, '54, M.S. Landscape Architecture, '56
Eric Owen Moss, M.Arch. '68
Peter Walker, B.S. Landscape Architecture '55

2002
Mai K. Arbegast, M.L.A. '53
Carol J. Galante, M.C.P. '78
Gyongy S. Laky '70, M.A. Design '71
Rodolfo Machado, M. Arch. '71
Jorge Silvetti, M. Arch. '69

2001
Shlomo Aronson, B.L.A. '64
Frances Butler, M.A. Design '66
Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, M.L.A. '68
William Doebele, M.C.P. '56
Hans Hollein, M.Arch. '60
Paul Sedway, M.C.P. '60

2000
Gyo Obata X'45
Will Vinton, A.B. Arch '71
Clare Cooper Marcus, M.C.P. '65
Richard Marquis, M.A. Design '72
Robert Royston, B.S. Landscape Arch '40

1999
Vernon DeMars A.B. Arch '31
Melvin Webber, M.C.P. '52
James Melchert, M.A. Dec Art '61
Francis Violich B.S. Landscape Arch '34
Richard Haag, B.S. Landscape Arch '50

1998
Ray Kappe, A.B. Arch '51
T. J. Kent, Jr., A.B. Arch '31
Lia Cook, M.A. Design '73
Garrett Eckbo, B.S. Landscape Arch. '35