JWA Women with Vision Scholarship Announced
Jones Whitsett Architect is excited to announce the selection of Danielis Gonzalez as the first ever winner of the Jones Whitsett Architects’ Women with Vision Scholarship. Danielis is in her last semester at Bard Microcollege Holyoke and previously graduated from the Care Center of Holyoke. She lives in Springfield with her two children, 11-year-old Avianna and 3-year-old Luis. Danielis is interested in air quality, water quality and climate change issues.
JWA offers two annual scholarships to students interested in careers in design, planning and sustainability through Bard Microcollege Holyoke and Greenfield Community College. Says JWA Principal Dorrie Brooks of the reason for the scholarships, “For too long the cost of college and advanced degrees has discouraged talented people of color from entering our profession. But this is also about enriching our professional culture. We believe that design, planning and policy decisions are more effective when they are shaped by the valuable variety of perspectives and backgrounds within our communities."