History of ALNNJ Scholarships

The Architects League awarded its first academic scholarship on May 19, 1955 to Miss Joan de Ris of Englewood, a student at Columbia University School of Architecture. Since that time, the League has developed a scholarship program that includes:

• The Clarence Tabor Memorial Scholarship Award
• The Albert O. Halse Memorial Award
• The Architects League Scholastic Achievement Award
• The Architects League Scholarship for High School Seniors

Clarence Tabor (1891-1966) was a Charter Member of the League, served as President in 1930 & 1931, and was recipient of the Vegliante Award in 1934. Born in Chicago, Tabor designed many homes throughout the New York metropolitan area, and maintained an office at 45 Broad Street in Ridgewood. He designed the Glen Rock Municipal Building and drew plans for the original Glen Rock Bank and All Saints Church. The Clarence Tabor Memorial Scholarship Award is given to undergraduate students entering their fifth and final year of their undergraduate architectural program, and is based on scholastic excellence, attitude toward the profession, probable success as an architect, and need for financial assistance.

Albert O. Halse (1910-1978) of Hackensack, was President of the League in 1965, and was a professor of architecture at Columbia University. Halse published several books, including The Use of Color in Interiors and Architectural Rendering: The Techniques of Contemporary Presentation. The Albert O. Halse Memorial Award is given to undergraduate students for excellence in architectural delineation and/or architectural models. In 1988 a bequest from the estate of Helen Ahnemann Halse was made to the League to continue the award as a memorial scholarship.