Kristen Ward, NBCT, AIA, an architect at the Charlotte, N.C., office of McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture and a member of the firm’s K-12 practice, was honored with the S. Scott Ferebee Service to the Section Award by AIA Charlotte as part of the organization’s 2025 Design Awards. As chair of AIA Charlotte’s Education Committee, Ward has led the Architecture in the Classroom program for the past three years — an initiative that introduces middle and high school students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to the profession of architecture while supporting the district’s workforce development goals. Under her leadership, the program has consistently expanded to include in-class sessions where architects from firms across the Charlotte metropolitan area mentor students on a design project that culminates in presentations at the David R. Ravin School of Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Kristen Ward of McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture Honored
