Purpose: To recognize persons other than landscape architects whose achievements of national or international significance or influence have provided notable service to the profession of landscape architecture.
Eligibility: Honorary Members shall be individuals who are not landscape architects but whose achievements are of national or international significance or influence.
Frequency: Eight Honorary Memberships will be awarded annually.
Nomination Process: Any ASLA professional member or ASLA chapter may make nominations for Honorary Membership. Nominations are to be kept confidential. Nominees should not be made aware of their nominations or asked to participate in the preparation of their nomination materials.
All nominations must be submitted as a high resolution PDF and sent via WeTransfer to honorsawards@asla.org by February 12, 2024, 6:00 pm EST.
NOTE: Email subject line must read "HONORARY MEMBERSHIP."
Each nomination to include:
- A letter of nomination describing the nominee's qualifications and accomplishments; no more than 2 pages in length
- Portrait style photo of the nominee
- Up to five (5) letters of endorsement
- Nominee contact details – email, address, phone number, etc.
Please be sure the nominee image meets the following requirements:
Nominee images should be at least 1200x1200px at 300ppi (pixels / inch). It may be larger but must have a minimum width of 1200px, minimum height of 1200px, and minimum pixel density of 300 pixels / inch.
Nomination letters may be addressed to:
Honorary Membership Nominations
c/o Honors and Awards
636 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3736
Selection Process: Nominations will be reviewed by the Executive Committee and forwarded with recommendation to the full Board of Trustees.
Questions? Contact Honors and Awards Coordinator, 202-216-2331 or honorsawards@asla.org
Honorary Members
2023 Honorary Members
Diana Ferguson, Esq.
Jared Green
Devon Henry
Gilbert Holmes
Senator Patrick Leahy
Chelina Odbert
Kristopher Pritchard
Alcibiades Tsolakis
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Carlton S. Abbott, Honorary ASLA
Katherine F. Abbott, Honorary ASLA
Edward H. Able Jr., Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Jerry Abramson, Honorary ASLA
Gerald W. Adelmann, Honorary ASLA
Arnold R. Alanen, Honorary ASLA
Joel Albizo, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Ross C. Anderson, Honorary ASLA
Virginia Anderson, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Cecil D. Andrus, Honorary ASLA
Randall G. Arendt, Honorary ASLA
Phillip J. Arnold, Honorary ASLA
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The Hon. Bruce Babbitt, Honorary ASLA
James Barker, Honorary ASLA
Wolf Bauer, Honorary ASLA
Eugenie Beal, Honorary ASLA
Adrian Benepe, Honorary ASLA
Stephen M. Benz, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Douglas Bereuter, Honorary ASLA
Charles Eliot Beveridge, Honorary ASLA
Randall Biallas, Honorary ASLA
Roxanne Blackwell, Esq., Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Michael Bloomberg, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Earl Blumenauer, Honorary ASLA
Sarah Boasberg, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Barbara Boxer, Honorary ASLA
Thomas Bradshaw, Honorary ASLA
Ann Breen, Honorary ASLA
Nancy Callister Buley, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Dale Bumpers, Honorary ASLA
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Susan Cahill-Aylward, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Russ Carnahan, Honorary ASLA
President Jimmy Carter, Honorary ASLA
Mrs. Rosalyn Carter, Honorary ASLA
Clarence "Buck" Chaffee, Honorary ASLA
Betsy Chaffin, Honorary ASLA
James Chaffin, Honorary ASLA
Adele Chatfield-Taylor, Honorary ASLA
Susan Chin, Honorary ASLA
Zachary Chrisco, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Henry G. Cisneros, Honorary ASLA
Grady Clay, Honorary ASLA
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The Hon. Richard M. Daley, Honorary ASLA
Candace Damon, Honorary ASLA
Lorraine Davis, Honorary ASLA
Representative Peter Defazio, Honorary ASLA
Russell E. Dickenson, Honorary ASLA
Michael Dirr, Honorary ASLA
Walter L. Doty, Honorary ASLA
Marjory S. Douglas, Honorary ASLA
Leo Drey, Honorary ASLA
R. Wayne Drummond, Honorary ASLA
Shaun Saer Duncan, Honorary ASLA
Marvin Durning, Honorary ASLA
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Joseph T. Edmiston FAICP, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Donna Edwards, Honorary ASLA
Philip Enquist, Honorary ASLA
Carolyn B. Etter, Honorary ASLA
Don D. Etter, Honorary ASLA
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Paul Farmer FAICP, Honorary ASLA
Pat Faust, Honorary ASLA
S. Richard Fedrizzi, Honorary ASLA
Albert Fein, Honorary ASLA
Edward A. Feiner FAIA, Honorary ASLA
Diana Ferguson, Esq.
The Hon. William Finch, Honorary ASLA
State Representative Kirkman Finlay, III (SC), Honorary ASLA
Charles E. Fraser, Honorary ASLA
Marshall M. Fredericks, Honorary ASLA
Gwen Frostic, Honorary ASLA
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Eric Garcetti, Honorary ASLA
James Garland, Honorary ASLA
Vida Germano, Honorary ASLA
Edward Gilman, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Parris Glendening, Honorary ASLA
Nancy Goldenberg, Honorary ASLA
Vice President Albert Gore, Honorary ASLA
Harold B. Gores, Honorary ASLA
Dan Gottlieb, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Bob Graham, Honorary ASLA
Jared Green
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Gary A. Hack Ph.D, Honorary ASLA
Andrew S. Hallowell, Esq., Honorary ASLA
Stephen E. Hamwey, Honorary ASLA
Steven N. Handel Ph.D, Honorary ASLA
Mary Hanson, Honorary ASLA
Donald M. Harris, Honorary ASLA
Robert Harris, Honorary ASLA
George B. Hartzog Jr., Honorary ASLA
Anne Hawley, Honorary ASLA
Devon Henry
Briana Hensold, Honorary ASLA
Gilbert Holmes
Mrs. Vance R. Hood, Honorary ASLA
Patrick Horsbrugh, Honorary ASLA
Mike Houck, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. William H. Hudnut, Honorary ASLA
Thomas Hylton, Honorary ASLA
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The Hon. Henry M. Jackson, Honorary ASLA
Richard J. Jackson, Honorary ASLA
Kris S. Jarantoski, Honorary ASLA
Jonathan Jarvis, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. James Jeffords, Honorary ASLA
Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson, Honorary ASLA
Harley Jolley, Honorary ASLA
Congressman David Joyce, Honorary ASLA
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The Hon. Marcy Kaptur, Honorary ASLA
Robin Karson, Honorary ASLA
Genevieve Pace Keller, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Edward M. Kennedy, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Honorary ASLA
Wayne Kennedy, Honorary ASLA
Barbara A. King, Honorary ASLA
John King, Honorary ASLA
Peter Kirsch, Honorary ASLA
Balthazar Korab, Honorary ASLA
Norbert Kraich, Honorary ASLA
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The Hon. Mary Landrieu, Honorary ASLA
Senator Patrick Leahy
Mary Alice Lee, Honorary ASLA
Holly Leicht, Honorary ASLA
Ronald C. Leighton, Honorary ASLA
Julia McFeely Lent, Honorary ASLA
Arleyn Levee, Honorary ASLA
Walter H. Lewis FAIA, Honorary ASLA
Andy Lipkis, Honorary ASLA
Nina-Marie E. Lister, Honorary ASLA
Binyi Liu, Honorary ASLA
Audra Lofton, Honorary ASLA
Gregory Long, Honorary ASLA
Ann Looper Pryor, Honorary ASLA
Mrs. John A. Love, Honorary ASLA
Jo Luck, Honorary ASLA
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The Hon. Wangari Maathai Ph.D, Honorary ASLA
Lee MacDonald, Honorary ASLA
E. Bruce MacDougall, Honorary ASLA
Meg Maguire, Honorary ASLA
William C. Main, Honorary ASLA
Clare C. Marcus, Honorary ASLA
William R. Marken, Honorary ASLA
Daniel Martin, Honorary ASLA
Roberto Burle Marx, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Doris Matsui, Honorary ASLA
Barbara McCann, Honorary ASLA
William McDonough FAIA, Honorary ASLA
Charles McKinney, Honorary ASLA
Charles C. McLaughlin, Honorary ASLA
Sylvia McLaughlin, Honorary ASLA
Ed McMahon, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Thomas Menino, Honorary ASLA
Walter Metcalfe, Honorary ASLA
Bette Midler, Honorary ASLA
Hugh C. Miller FAIA, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Laura Miller, Honorary ASLA
Zandra F. Miller, Honorary ASLA
Roger Milliken, Honorary ASLA
Carolyn Mitchell, Honorary ASLA
Darla Moore, Honorary ASLA
Robin C. Moore, Honorary ASLA
Carolina Morgado, Honorary ASLA
Philip A. Morris, Honorary ASLA
William P. Mott Jr., Honorary ASLA
Mark Munley, Honorary ASLA
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Thomas Murphy, Honorary ASLA
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The Hon. C. William Nelson, Honorary ASLA
Gaylord Nelson, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Gregory J. Nickels, Honorary ASLA
Judith Nitsch, Honorary ASLA
Frederick L. Noland, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. John Norquist, Honorary ASLA
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Gyo Obata FAIA, Honorary ASLA
Julia B. O'Brien, Honorary ASLA
Michael O'Brien, Honorary ASLA
Chelina Odbert
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Ross D. Pallay, Honorary ASLA
Jeffrey Pargament, Esq., Honorary ASLA
C. Ford Peatross, Honorary ASLA
Robert Peck, Honorary ASLA
Steven Peck, Honorary ASLA
R. Max Peterson, Honorary ASLA
Tom Petri, Honorary ASLA
William Phelps, Honorary ASLA
Vicki Phillipy, Honorary ASLA
Dennis Pieprz, Honorary ASLA
Fred Poorman, Honorary ASLA
J. Gregory Poole, Honorary ASLA
Richard M. Pope Sr., Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Colin Powell, Honorary ASLA
David Price, Honarary ASLA
Warrie Price, Honorary ASLA
Kristopher Pritchard
Nicholas M. Protopopoff, Honorary ASLA
Ann Looper Pryor, Honorary ASLA
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Susan Rademacher, Honorary ASLA
J.C. Raulston, Honorary ASLA
Peter H. Raven, Honorary ASLA
Robert Redford, Honorary ASLA
Nathaniel Reed, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. William Reilly, Honorary ASLA
Michael T. Reynolds, Honorary ASLA
Sally Reynolds, Honorary ASLA
Kristen Richards, Honorary ASLA
Dick Rigby, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Joseph P. Riley Jr., Honorary ASLA
Laurance S. Rockefeller, Honorary ASLA
Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, Honorary ASLA
Roy S. Rood, Honorary ASLA
Martin J. Rosen, Honorary ASLA
Carol Ross Barney, Honorary ASLA
Witold Rybczynski, Honorary ASLA
Chase Rynd, Honorary ASLA
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The Hon. Kenneth Salazar, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Allyson Schwartz, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. John Seiberling, Honorary ASLA
Thomas D. Seifert, Honorary ASLA
Mitchell Silver, Honorary ASLA
Emma Skalka, Honorary ASLA
Stan Skalka, Honorary ASLA
Christina Smith, Honorary ASLA
Nancy C. Somerville, Honorary ASLA
John Spain, Honorary ASLA
Jeff B. Speck, Honorary ASLA
Connie Spellman, Honorary ASLA
Fred Stanback Jr., Honorary ASLA
Carl F. Steinitz, Honorary ASLA
Kerry St. Pe, Honorary ASLA
Kitty Stoner, Honorary ASLA
Tom Stoner, Honorary ASLA
James P. Storer, Honorary ASLA
Susan S. Szenasy, Honorary ASLA
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Ron Taven, Honorary ASLA
Tupper Thomas, Honorary ASLA
Doug Tompkins, Honorary ASLA
Marc Treib, Honorary ASLA
Alcibiades Tsolakis
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The Hon. Mark Udall, Honorary ASLA
Roger Ulrich Ph.D., Honorary ASLA
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Renata von Tscharner, Honorary ASLA
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Charles Waldheim, Honorary ASLA
G. Wade Walker, Honorary ASLA
Ralph J. Warburton, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Knox H. White, Honorary ASLA
Heather Whitlow, Honorary ASLA
William H. Whyte, Honorary ASLA
Rhea Williams, Honorary ASLA
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Jane Hurt Yarn, Honorary ASLA
Robert Yaro, Honorary ASLA
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Mark Zelonis, Honorary ASLA