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2025 Latin honors recipients

Collage of ENVD Latin Honors Students' work and collaboration

Each spring, a small group ofÌýenvironmental design students defend their theses to a dedicated thesis committee. Students are awarded Latin honors at the levels of cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude.

Projects worthy of the honors designation are works of creative expression, including design, research, and theoretical work that demonstrate a high level of intellectual andÌýcreative ability and analytical skills. Completing an honors project allows students to investigate topics of interest, provides the opportunity to work closely with a faculty thesis chair,Ìýand creates a culminating intellectual experience that produces both a meaningful project and an invaluable learning experience. The Honors project represents the climax of their college careers.

Congratulations to the following students who graduated with Latin honors.

The Rural Alaskan Energy Hub:

Harmonizing Inupiaq subsistence living practices with energy infrastructure equity in the Bering Strait region through culturally responsive design innovation

Kinsey Anger Final project: The Rural Alaskan Energy Hub

Disparities in Biking Infrastructure Development:

Analyzing Policy, Economic, and Social Factors in Colorado’s Front Range Cities

Connor Chancey final project: Disparities in Biking Infrastructure Development

Engaging With Grief In American Landscapes

Developing a community engagement framework tailored to victims of mass shootings

Cameron Cooper final project: Engaging With Grief In American Landscapes

Mutual Flourishing

Uplifting Mutually Beneficial Relationships Between Humans and Colorado Native Species Through Urban Landscape Design

Maya Handelman final project: Mutual florishing

HydroScape:

Applying New Decentralized Water System Practices to Commercial Building Adaptations within Colorado

Olivia Hayes final project: HydroScape

Natural Delicacies:

Exploring Environmental Preferences and How They Relate to Human Foraging Behavior

AJ Jelonnek final project: natural delicacies

Adaptive Reuse Assessment:

Revising Redevelopment Policies in Denver, Colorado to Promote Sustainability

Vitoria Lindenmuth: Adaptive Reuse Assessment

A Case Study in Well Being

Implementing Mental Health-Focused Design in Existing Public High Schools

Kate Malloy final project: A Case Study in Well Being

Landscapes from Above:

A layered f ramework of ecology and inf rastructure at regional and municipal airports in Minnesota

A layered f ramework of ecology and inf rastructure at regional and municipal airports in Minnesota

Rhythm and Resistance:

Spatial Design Strategies for Cultural Resilience in Gentrified Areas

Spatial Design Strategies for Cultural Resilience in Gentrified Areas

MuSE: Multispecies Sensory Engagement

Enhancing Emotional Bonds with Nonhuman Organisms through Human-Computer-Interaction

Enhancing Emotional Bonds with Nonhuman Organisms through Human-Computer-Interaction

Inside Out: Exploring How Interior Design

Perpetuates Systemic Disadvantages In Mobile Home Communities

Systemic Disadvantages In Mobile Home Communities