During each fall semester, the Gibbs College of Architecture, along with other colleges at the University of Oklahoma, recognizes its Outstanding Senior. This year, Construction Science major Dennise Pedroza was named GCA’s Outstanding Senior.
Dennise has participated in a wide range of activities and professional development opportunities during her time at OU, including chairing the Latino Student Life Day of the Dead Festival, serving in leadership roles in the Hispanic American Student Association, participating on award-winning TEXO competition teams, and volunteering her time and talents to raise money for the Lupus Foundation of Oklahoma, among other organizations.
Dennise credits much of her success to her involvement with the OU Office of Student Life. She said, “Discovering Student Life has been the most significant experience I have had during my time at OU because it was what pushed me in the direction that has led me to becoming a successful student on this campus.”
Congratulations, Dennise!
Learn more about OU Campus Recognition opportunities for students.
Telesis, a journal produced by students in the University of Oklahoma Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture, has earned first place in the 2026 Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals for its seventh volume, “Unfold.” This marks the fourth time the publication has earned recognition for excellence in student architectural journalism. It shares the honor with student journals from Columbia University, University of Michigan, and Cal Poly.
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture congratulates Thinh "Henry" Duong, a master's student in the Division of Interior Design, for earning first place in the 2026 Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition.
Gibbs College of Architecture Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) Director and Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design (PLAD) faculty member Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., recently published a new book, Collective Yearning: Black Women Artists from the Zimmerli Art Museum.
