Awards

2026 Excellence Awards

Call for Entries!

The Excellence Awards, established in 2005, recognize A4LE’s Best in Class school solutions. Past winners exemplify some of the finest school construction projects in Southeast Region.

Entries must meet the following criteria:
  • Schools must be located in Southeast Region.
  • Construction must have been completed after 8/1/2021.
  • Award submittals may be made by the Owner, Architect, Engineer, General Contractor, or Construction Manager. The entity submitting the project must be a member of Association for Learning Environments SE.
  • Entries must be submitted under one of the following categories:
    • New Construction
    • Addition / Renovation

Submittals are due on or before March 2, 2026.

Download the submittal guidelines.
Download the Excellence Awards Submission Form.
Please send your electronic design award submittal / questions via email to: Allen Taylor at [email protected], 803.765.2418.

The entry fee is per submittal.
Member: $250 | Non-Member: $300

Registration is closed.

Jury

John Darveau John Darveau, ALEP, AIA
Architect / Planner
frk architects + engineers

John is a senior architectural leader with nearly four decades of experience shaping high‑performance educational environments through thoughtful design leadership, visioning, and evaluation. He is widely recognized for guiding collaborative design processes, facilitating meaningful stakeholder engagement, and establishing clear criteria that align design quality with long‑term educational goals. Read more »

Tracy Eich Tracy Eich, AIA
Senior Principal, Texas Design Leader
Stantec

Tracy is a Senior Design Principal from Austin, Texas. He is our Texas Design Leader and Stantec’s Design Director for the Education Sector. leading the design effort on large scale complex transformative projects. Tracy has the ability to engage our clients, understand and process both the functional needs as well as the aspirational goals of a project. Read more »

Stacy Roth Stacy Roth, NCIDQ, LEED AP
Principal and K-12 Education Interiors Leader
DLR Group

Stacy is a Principal and K–12 Education Interiors Leader at DLR Group, where she champions interior design within the firm’s integrated design practice. With more than 20 years of experience, Stacy connects research and insights to design solutions that drive meaningful outcomes for students, educators, and communities. Read more »

Robert Dillon Dr. Robert Dillon
Educator & Author

Dr. Robert Dillon has served as a designer, educator and leader for over thirty years. His work focuses on solutions and supporting change in organizations to maximize learning. Dr. Dillon works with schools and districts in collaborative partnership to shift thinking and break the inertia of traditional school. Read more »
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