SYRACUSE — Garrett S. Goodridge of Farmington, is the 2015 valedictorian at Syracuse University’s School of Architecture.

Goodridge, an architecture major, was awarded the Henry Adams Medal and Certificate of Merit for the Highest Academic Ranking in the Bachelor of Architecture Program. Receiving top honors, he was also recognized as the sole Summa Cum Laude of his graduating class.

He received the Founders’ Scholarship, an annual merit-based scholarship given to undergraduate students during their time of study at SU, and the Myron Jordan Scholarship for Academic Merit to study abroad in Fall 2014 at Syracuse University in Florence, Italy. Most recently, he was awarded a Citation for Excellence in Thesis Design.

While at Syracuse University’s School of Architecture, Goodridge investigated the various phases of building design through the development of multiple projects including an urban housing complex in Florence, Italy, an art studio and gallery in Baku, Azerbaijan, a waste management facility in Syracuse, NY, and a multi-purpose pavilion space in Boston, Mass. This past year, his final design thesis concentrated on the revitalization of obsolete architecture. Focusing on naval fortifications in Portland Harbor, the project speculated on new ways of approaching adaptive reuse to uncover the existing infrastructures’ historical, material, and spatial richness.

In addition to academics, Goodridge acted as an undergraduate teaching assistant during his final year helping first and second year students with learning software techniques to enhance their skill sets in digital production and representation.

Beginning in June, Goodridge will be joining the design team at Goody Clancy in Boston, Mass. He will be working in the Architecture and Preservation department and will begin his track in becoming a fully licensed architect.

A graduate of Mt. Blue High School, Goodridge is the son of Lucy Begin-Murray and stepson of John Murray of Farmington, son of Steven Goodridge of Windham, and grandson of Clem and Rolande Begin of Carrabassett Valley.