The Texas A&M College of Architecture has announced six distinguished former students as recipients of the 2025 Harold L. Adams ’61 Outstanding Alumni Award.
On Nov. 14, the college will host a banquet at the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center to celebrate the honorees. The award, considered the highest recognition bestowed by the college, celebrates individuals whose careers have made lasting contributions to their professions and communities.
Selected through a rigorous nomination and review process, recipients were nominated by a selection committee composed of former students and faculty.
Out of more than 16,000 former students, fewer than one percent have earned this distinction. The following have been announced as 2025 Outstanding Alumni:
Kamal Ariss ’83, ’87
President and CEO,
Woodway Enterprises
Ryan E. Bricker ’96
Principal Landscape Architect,
HNTB
Jamie Crawley ’96, ’98
Texas Main Street Architect,
Texas Historical Commission
Liz Miller Grindstaff ’86
Client Services Leader,
Freese and Nichols
Gracie Arenas Strittmatter ’04, ’08
Supervising Director of Technical Operations,
EA SPORTS at Electronic Arts
