On Saturday, May 14, this semester's Capstone students presented their semester long projects in the Spring Term Monument Capstone Competition. Judging this year's competition, from the left, were H.L.Ward, President of Monument Bank, Joshua Wooldridge, with The Bainbridge Companies, Jay Krigsman, The Krausz Companies, and from the right, Van Andersen, Monument Bank, Melina Duggal, Duggal Advisors, and Richard Greco, LifeBridge Health.
Monument Bank sponsored the prizes of $1,000 for first place, $500 for second place, $250 for third place. The judges also awarded an honorable mention for Junjie Zhu. Congratulations to the first place winner Joe Trubiano for his project, The J. Howard Apartments, Wheaton, MD and his mentor Stacy Spann, Executive Director of the Housing and Opportunities Commission. Ian Kelly took second prize for his project The Preserve, Annapolis MD and Kedrick Thornton, took third prize for Solomons Row, the same site in Annapolis both mentored by Scott Armiger, President of Orchard Development.
Many thanks to all our mentors Scott Armiger, Orchard Development, Marcus Ervin, The Housing Authority of Howard County, Tim Pula with the Beatty Corporation, and Stacy Spann and Zachary Marks of the Housing Opportunities Commission. Thanks also to our Consulting Architects: Jack DeVilbiss, Mike Fischer, Matt Miller, James Norwood, Anthony Pins, Ahmed Zaman, Meghan Leahy and Nick Aello.
As they say "It Takes a Village" to create a set of outstanding capstone projects. Many thanks to all who contribute so much time and interest for our MRED students.