Chin, Sho-Ping, scholarship announcement, 2016

Containers:
Box 20
Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet
Scope and content:

Architect of Boston, Massachusetts. Sho-Ping Chin FAIA (1953-2015) was a Principal at Payette, specializing in healthcare architecture. A founding member of the AIA Women's Leadership Summit and active member of the Boston Society of Architects, Sho-Ping advocated passionately on behalf of Women in Design. In January 2016, Payette announced the Payette Sho-Ping Chin Memorial Academic Scholarship, a $10,000 annual award for a woman studying architecture at the undergraduate and graduate level. The award was the first AIA Scholarship named after a woman architect and the first specifically designated for women students. Materials comprise an email about the scholarship's creation and a copy of the 2016 scholarship announcement.

Physical description:
Extent: 0.1 cu. ft.

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Newman Library
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Collection is open to research.
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