Honor Awards

Nominations

Please complete a nomination form for each nominee and accompany it with a PowerPoint presentation supporting your nomination. The presentation should incorporate pertinent documentation and include a written justification of approximately 300 words, outlining the reasons why the nominee deserves to be honored with the award. The nominator may choose to keep the nomination confidential from the nominee or may choose to work with the nominee in submitting the nomination. Self-nominations are also welcome.

The Awards Committee will evaluate all nominations received electronically by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2026 and select awards only in those categories for which qualified nominees are submitted. Awards will be determined by democratic majority vote of the Awards committee, and all decisions are final. The Honor Awards are to be presented at the AIA Eastern Oklahoma Architecture Awards Celebration on Friday, November 6 at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Tulsa.

Adah Robinson Award – Community Member or Organization

This award is presented to individuals, businesses, or organizations within and outside the profession who, through dedication of time, talent and resources have contributed to the betterment of the architectural profession, the community and the built environment.

Emerging Professional Award

This category is meant to recognize and honor an individual AIA Eastern Oklahoma Associate or Young Architect member for service to the Eastern Oklahoma architectural community as a whole, including service to the profession or public service at this early stage in their career.

Keystone Award – Allied Company

This is award is given in recognition of an allied company within the architecture, engineering and construction profession who, through dedication of time, talent and resources have contributed to the betterment of the architectural profession, the community and the built environment.

Lifetime Achievement Award

This category is meant to recognize and honor an individual AIA Eastern Oklahoma member who has displayed a long-standing commitment to the betterment of the profession and the well-being of architects in the region, and who has dedicated extraordinary time and talent to this end.

Member of the Year Award

This award recognizes an individual AIA Eastern Oklahoma Architect member for their service to the Eastern Oklahoma architectural community, including service to the profession or public service.

Firm of the Year Award

To recognize an architectural or architectural/engineering firm, or individual practitioner which, has distinguished itself over the past five years, to the betterment of the profession and community, through leadership, vision and design.