John Q. Hejduk Award

The John Q. Hejduk Award, established in 2003, is given to a graduate of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture who has made an outstanding contribution to the theory, teaching and/or practice of architecture. The recipient reflects the passion and commitment that John Hejduk, Cooper Union faculty member from 1964-2000 and Dean of the School of Architecture from 1975-2000, had for architecture. Prior to 2003, architecture alumni were among those honored with the Augustus Saint-Gaudens Award.

2025	John Chunhan Lin AR’02
2024	Catherine Seavitt Nordenson AR’94
2023	Samuel Anderson A’82
2022	Jennifer Lee AR’97
2021	Peggy Deamer AR’77
2020	Steven Hillyer AR’90
2019	Joan Ockman AR’80
2018	Michael Samuelian AR’95
2017	Mark West AR’80
2016	Elizabeth O’Donnell AR’83
2015	Evan Douglis, AR ’83
2014	Leslie Gill, AR ’82
2013	Michael Morris, AR ’89 Yoshiko Sato, AR ’89**
2012	Lee Skolnick AR’79,Ralph Lerner AR’74
2011	Jesse Reiser AR’81 & Nanako Umemoto AR’83
2010	Laurie Hawkinson AR’83
2009	Stan Allen AR’81
2008	Alexander Gorlin AR’78
2007	Carmi Bee AR’67,Michael Kwartler AR’65
2006	Maurice Cox AR’83
2005	Diane Lewis AR’76
2004	Barry Elbasani AR’64
2003	Toshiko Mori AR’76