About the Scholarship
The John R. Ross Scholarship is the Alpha Rho Chi Foundation’s scholarship program recognizing academic success, leadership, and service in the fraternity’s active chapters. This past year, three scholarships were awarded—each with a value of $3,000. All active chapter members of APX are encouraged to apply at the beginning of each year; the award is traditionally presented at APX’s National Convention. All applicants are encouraged to attend; however, attendance at Convention is not a factor in who wins the awards.
Scholarship Applications
Applications are accepted for the John Ross Scholarship in the winter of each year. All collegiate brothers are encouraged to complete the online application.
Applications are currently being accepted on this GreekTrack form (link).
The application form can be viewed prior to submission. We recommend that you review the questions, compose the short descriptions offline (to paste in later). The application also requires a professional headshot to be uploaded (used to publicize scholarship winners).
Note: The form is only viewable to collegiate members who have logged in to their account.
Questions? Email the APX Foundation at scholarships@alpharhochi.org.
About John R. Ross
John R. Ross, FAIA, was Worthy Grand Architect of Alpha Rho Chi from 1981 to 1989. Initiated as a member of Andronicus Chapter in 1941, Ross was soon called to active duty as a U.S. Army Unit Commander in the Pacific theater of WWII. He returned to the University of Southern California to earn his Bachelor of Architecture in 1949. Ross maintained a private practice in San Luis Obispo while lecturing at Cal Poly and joining California Board of Architectural Examiners – becoming its president in 1970. An officer and director of National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), Ross served as NCARB president in 1979. As WGA, he was instrumental in establishing the Alpha Rho Chi Foundation in 1989. Ross briefly served as the Foundation’s first president until his death on June 6, 1990.
Past John R. Ross Scholars
Year | Name | Chapter |
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2024 | Catherine Calhoun | Agamedes |
Matthew Luck | Theodorus | |
Hannah Ruth | Senenmut | |
2023 | Joseph Lou | Daedalus |
Dora Otano | Nicon | |
Didem Erbilen | Agamedes | |
2022 | Audra Greavu | Demetrios |
Anuradha Kadam | Domitian | |
Rachel Friedman | Daedalus | |
2021 | Daryl Rowe | Polyidus |
Maria Noguera | Cleisthenes | |
Jenna Merry | Skopas | |
2020 | Elizabeth Herfel | Rabirius |
Melissa Holder | Polyidus | |
Thomas Wyatt | Apollodorus | |
2019 | Lames Alkebsi | Olynthius |
Cassidy Brown | Apollodorus | |
Andrew Fabry | Andronicus | |
2018 | Leira Carreon | Metagenes |
David Maples | Hadrian | |
Timothy Huntley | Polyidus | |
2017 | Emily Buckberg | Olynthius |
Kylie Miller | Pytheos | |
David Maples | Hadrian | |
2016 | Allison Baker | Metagenes |
Proanne Liao | Andronicus | |
Kyle Graham | Hadrian | |
2015 | Anna Barchick-Suter | Rabirius |
Patricia Hazle | Metagenes | |
Kelsey Dressing | Iktinos | |
2014 | Bryan Perez | Pytheos |
Eneida Pinon | Nicon | |
Jeff Ziemann | Dinocrates | |
2013 | Margo Puette | Rabirius |
Jessica Elliott | Apollodorus | |
Desmond Johnson | Seshait | |
2012 | Allison Burrell | Iktinos |
Laura Trainor | Anthemios | |
2011 | Erin Cuevas | Andronicus |
2010 | Jonathan Fair | Seshait |
2009 | Jennifer Rearich | Satyros |
2008 | Anthony DeLaPaz | Anthemios |
2007 | Erin Ostendorf Dobesh | Pytheos |
2006 | Katie Schmidt | Pytheos |
Jeffrey Johnson | Imhotep | |
2005 | James Wall | Apollodorus |
Alberto Lopez | Andronicus | |
Carlos Machado | Cleisthenes | |
2004 | Emile Pointex | |
Kristen Walker | Apollodorus | |
Randy Kirschner | Pytheos | |
Melissa Goris | Iktinos | |
Matthew Soisson | Iktinos | |
Allison McDonnell | Iktinos | |
2003 | Karen Williams | Seshait |
Rachael Lannan | Anthemios | |
2002 | Aaron Feldman | Vitruvius |
Tzveta Panayotova | Apollodorus | |
Alex Estill | Rabirius | |
2001 | Brandon Harwick | Vitruvius |
David Ciavarella | Pytheos | |
2000 | Matthew Gillen | Vitruvius |
Ryann Craig | Anthemios | |
Johanna James | Anthemios | |
Mara Braspenninx | Iktinos | |
Trevor Hull | Pytheos | |
1999 | Robyn Brown | Vitruvius |
Joshua L. Thompson | Anthemios | |
Robert S. Lewis | Apollodorus | |
Melissa S. Kleve | Pytheos | |
Amy Stillwell | Rhoecus | |
1998 | Corey M. Hoelker | Pytheos |
Robert Ford | Apollodorus | |
1997 | Todd A. Erickson | Pytheos |
1996 | Kevin Teague | Anthemios |
1995 | Phillip J. Heelan IV | Pytheos |