To win an award and to be written about in an article are great honors. Below you will find a list of awards that Sophie has won (for writing, preservation, etc) as well as articles that mention her work. The following list is not exhaustive; however, it demonstrates Sophie’s character, work ethic, and passions.

For more info, feel free to check out her LinkedIn here.

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2023. “Illuminating untold stories about the American South.”
Published by the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. May 8, 2023. Written by Andy Little. Link to article.

“I think stories are really important, whether they’re fictional or not, for documenting who people are, how they inhabit the world, and how they interact with each other.”

(small text above from Sophie in the article)

2023. Rhodes Scholarship Finalist for Creative Writing.

2023. The Peter C. Baxter Memorial Prize in American Studies, a UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor’s Award. Link to details.

2023. UNC Chapel Hill Graduate with Honors, Highest Distinction, & Honors Carolina Laureate. Bachelor of Arts in English and Comparative Literature, Bachelor of Arts in American Studies & a Minor in Geography.

2023. Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, & Preservation (GSAPP) Dean’s Scholarship.

2024. Columbia GSAPP Merit-Based Scholarship.

2024. Association for Preservation Technology (APT) International-Preservation Engineering Technical Committee, Strongest Preservation Solutions Award.

2025. APT Northeast, Jill Verhosek Scholarship Recipient.
Link to more details.

2025. Preservation League of New York State Zabar Family Scholarship Recipient. Link to more details.

2025. Honor Award for Outstanding Thesis in Historic Preservation, Awarded by Columbia GSAPP.

2025. Preservation Alumni Cleo & James Marston Fitch Thesis Grant. Link to details.

2025. Master of Science in Historic Preservation. Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, & Preservation.