THE LAGASSE MEDALS
The LaGasse Medals are named for Alfred B. LaGasse, past executive director
of the American Institute of Park Executives and executive vice president
of the National Recreation and Parks Association. From 1968 until 1976,
he served as the executive director of the American Society of Landscape
Architects and the American Society of Landscape Architects Foundation.
Throughout his lifetime, LaGasse was concerned with the proper management
of the nation's public lands and the judicious use of the country's natural
resources.
Purpose: To recognize individuals who have made notable contributions
to the management and conservancy of natural resources and/or public landscapes.
Eligibility: Nominees in the Landscape Architect Category must
be a landscape architect or hold a degree in landscape architecture and
possess a minimum of ten years experience in the profession; Nominees
in the Non-Landscape Architect Category must possess a minimum of five
years in a position directly responsible for managing natural resources
or public landscapes.
Frequency: No more than two medals are awarded annually; one to
a landscape architect and one to a non-landscape architect.
Nomination Process: Nominations may be made by an ASLA professional member or an ASLA chapter.
Deadline: Friday, March 14, 2008
- A letter of nomination describing the nominee's qualifications for the medal; the letter may be no more than five (5) pages in length;
- Photo of nominee;
- Additional supporting materials such as photographs of projects, articles and up to five (5) letters of endorsement.
Please send nomination packages to:
LaGasse Medal Nominations
(Specify landscape architect or non-landscape architect catagory)
c/o Carolyn Mitchell
636 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3736
Selection Process: The Executive Committee
reviews all nominations and forwards no more than two nominees in
each category (Landscape Architect and Non-Landscape Architect)
to the Board of Trustees (BOT) for final selection. The BOT selects
the medal recipients by secret ballot during the mid-year meeting
(held in the Spring). The medal recipients are notified by the president
and invited to attend the ASLA Annual Conference (held in the Fall)
where the medals will be awarded.
Questions? Contact Carolyn Mitchell, Honors
and Awards Coordinator, 202-216-2331
NOTE: Email subject line must read "LAGASSE MEDALS."
email medals@asla.org.
Previous LaGasse Medal Recipients, Landscape
Architect Category:
1981 Conrad L. Wirth, FASLA
1982 Raymond L. Freeman, FASLA
1983 Raymond E. Page, FASLA
1984 William Carnes
1985 William P. Mott, Hon. ASLA
1986 Edward H. Stone II, FASLA
1987 David G. Wright, FASLA
1988 Ian McHarg, FASLA
1989 John W. Bright, FASLA
1993 Leslie A. Kerr, FASLA
1995 Jerrold Soesbe, FASLA
1996 Gerald D. Patten, FASLA
1998 Mark Ackelson, ASLA
1999 Terry W. Savage, FASLA
2000 Jack Dangermond, ASLA
2001 John O. Bell, ASLA
2002 John J. Reynolds, FASLA
2003 John G. Parsons, FASLA
2004
James S. Bedwell, ASLA
2005
Stephen D. Livingston, ASLA
2007 Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA
Previous LaGasse Medal Recipients, Non-Landscape
Architect Category:
1981 Laurance S. Rockefeller, Hon. ASLA
1982 The Hon. Morris K. Udall, Hon. ASLA
1983 Leo Drey, Hon. ASLA
1984 Homer Wadsworth, Hon. ASLA
1985 Martin J. Rosen, Hon. ASLA
1986 The Hon. John Seiberling, Hon. ASLA
1987 Edward Cliff, Hon. ASLA
1988 The Hon. William K. Reilly, Hon. ASLA
1989 Wayne Kennedy, Hon. ASLA
1990 Arthur A. Davis, Hon. ASLA
1991 Carl F. Steinitz, Hon. ASLA
1995 James P. Storer, Hon. ASLA
1996 Julia Broderick O'Brien, Hon. ASLA
1998 Wolf Bauer, Hon. ASLA
1999 Eugenie Beal, Hon. ASLA
2000 The Hon. Mary Landrieu, Hon. ASLA
2001 The Hon. Bruce Babbitt, Hon. ASLA
2002 Sylvia C. McLaughlin, Hon. ASLA
2003 Joseph T. Edmiston FAICP, Hon. ASLA
2004
Virginia Anderson,
Hon. ASLA
2005
Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, Hon. ASLA
2006
Hugh C. Miller, FAIA, Hon. ASLA
2007 Sarah S. Boasberg, Honorary ASLA
2008 Rodney Swink, FASLA
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