Individual Winners

Congratulations to the 2026 Award Winners!

Southern Region Planner of the Year

Sanford Easy Foster Sanford “Easy” Foster
Conroe ISD

Southern Region Service Citation

Shelby Hardt South Texas Chapter
Rachel Harrah, ALEP North Texas Chapter
Megan Davis Gulf Coast Chapter

Southern Region Distinguished Service Award

Dennis Scott North Texas Chapter
Brendon Hoffman Gulf Coast Chapter
Sean Smith South Texas Chapter
Angela Clarkson Oklahoma Chapter
Amy Kock Central Texas Chapter
Michael Holly Louisiana Chapter
Brad Chilcote Arkansas Chapter
Karen Russel Southern Region

Southern Region Cornerstone Award

Sean Pantin North Texas Chapter


Past Winners

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Planner of the Year Past Winners

2026 Sanford “Easy” Foster / Conroe ISD
2025 Gary Armbruster, ALEP, AIA / MA+ Architecture
2024 Tim McClure, AIA, NCARB / Northwest ISD
2023 Gary Andrew Hutton / Spring ISD
2022 Daniel Brewster, AIA, LEED AP / IBI Group
2021 Jimmy Disler / Leander ISD
2020 Lisa Kassman / Katy ISD
2019 Kerri Ranney, AIA, Esq. REFP
2018 Dillon Brady, ALEP / Prime Contractors
2017 Mark R. French, AIA, LEED AP, ALEP / IBI Group
2016 Sue Robertson, ALEP / Orleans Parrish School Board
2015 Steven B. Bingler, AIA / Concordia, LLC
2014 Brad D. Pfluger, AIA, REFP, LEED AP / Pfluger Architects
2013 Jack F. See, FAIA, REFP / Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson
2012 W.A. (Bill) Stice, REFP / Terracon Consultants, Inc.
2009 Frank Kelly, FAIA / SHW Group
2008 Irene Nigaglioni, AIA, REFP / PBK Architects
2007 Patrick Dingrando, AIA, REFP/ Alief ISD
2006 Roy Sprague, AIA, CSI / Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
2005 Jim Ratcliff / CLR Architects – Houston
2004 Gary Marek/ / Texas Education Agency
2002 Jim Brady, AIA, REFP / Page
2001 Gary D. Keep, AIA / SHW Group
2000 James Pfluger, FAIA / Pfluger Architects
1999 Fred Calhoun / Northeast ISD
1998 Dan Boggio, AIA / PBK Architects
1997 David Schuelke / Tomball ISD
1996 Otto Grove, AIA / Texas Education Agency
1994 Dr. William G. White / Grambling University
1993 Dr. Harold Hawkins / Texas A & M University
1992 Steven B. Bingler, AIA / Concordia, LLC
1991 Steven B. Bingler, AIA / Concordia, LLC
1990 Milton J. Miller / Dallas ISD
1987 Glenn Cochran / University of Arkansas
1970 William W. Caudill / CRS Architects

Cornerstone Award Past Winners

2026 Sean Pantin North Texas
2025 Stephanie Foster Gulf Coast 
  Michael Holly
Louisiana
  Liz Rohrbacker
Oklahoma
2024 Adam Jones Gulf Coast
Tania Caudill North Texas
2023 Kerri Brady, AIA, Esq  Gulf Coast
  Gary Armbruster, ALEP Oklahoma
  Sangeetha Karthik  North Texas
2022 Gary Hutton Gulf Coast
2021 Brendon Hoffman Gulf Coast
2020 Linda Courtney Central Texas
Easy Foster Gulf Coast
2019 Tim McClure North Texas
Lisa Kassman Gulf Coast
2018 Gary Marek Central Texas
Beverly Fornof North Texas
Anne Hildenbrand North Texas
2017 Joseph Irizarry South Texas
Dillon Brady Gulf Coast
Garrett Sullivan South Texas
2016 Marty Burger Central Texas
2012  Michelle Dudley  Gulf Coast
2010 John Haskew Gulf Coast
  Mark French Gulf Coast
  Marty Burger  Central Texas
   Todd Lein Gulf Coast
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