The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced the recipients of its 2004 Student Awards. The awards will be presented during the ASLA 2004 Annual Meeting, October 29-November 2, in Salt Lake City.
Design Category – Undergraduate Individual First Place
Strip Mine Reclamation
Katie Paquette, Student ASLA
Kansas State University
Advisors: Professor Dennis L. Law, FASLA; Professor Robert L. Page; and Professor Timothy Keane.
Design Category – Undergraduate Individual Special Commendation
When Moose Fly: Exploring Strategies for the Integration of Wildlife and Highways
Kelly Simpson, Student ASLA
University of Guelph
Advisors: Professor Nathan H. Perkins, ASLA
Graduate Advisors: Sarah McCans, Student ASLA, and Steve Barnhart
The Gardens at St. Joseph’s Health and Retirement Center: Exploring the Garden as a Healing Process
Brooke Saavedra, Student ASLA
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Advisor: Professor Omar Faruque
California Center for Native Plants and Wildlife
Michael O'Connell, Student ASLA
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Advisor: Professor Walter D. Bremer, ASLA, and Professor Bill MacElroy
The Greening of Downtown Los Angeles
Nancy B. Greene, Student ASLA
University of California Los Angeles - Extension
Advisors: Professor Stephanie V. Landregan, ASLA; Professor James H. Curtis, ASLA; Professor Michael Kaufman; and Program Director Alexis Joan Slafer, ASLA
Design Category – Undergraduate Team Special Commendation
Urbanization in Binational Watersheds in the US-Mexico Borderlands: Open Space Design Proposal for a Regenerative Future
Karen Lyding, Student ASLA, and Emily Roddy, Student ASLA
Arizona State University
Advisors: Assistant Professor Joseph Ewan, ASLA, and Associate Professor Rebecca Fish Ewan
Design Category – Graduate Individual First Place
Wharf District Parks, Boston
Qing Luo, Student ASLA
University of Minnesota
Advisors: Department Head John A. Koepke, ASLA; Professor Dean Abbott; Professor Christine Carlson; Professor Rebecca Krinke; and Professor Lance Neckar
Design Category – Graduate Individual Special Commendation
Natural and Cultural Systems: A Small Town’s framework for the Future
Brad Aldrich, Student ASLA
University of Minnesota
Advisor: Professor Dean Abbott
Design Category – Graduate Team First Place
Ambassador Edward L. Romero Park
Katya Crawford, Student ASLA, and Jay Rice, Student ASLA
University of New Mexico
Advisors: Department Head Alfred Simon, ASLA, and Professor Joni M. Palmer.
Research Category – Undergraduate Individual First Place
Community After Communism: Planning for New Development in the Vernacular Village of Klokoci, Czech Republic
Emily Riley, Student ASLA
Pennsylvania State University
Advisors: Professor Daniel R. Jones, ASLA, and Professor Cecilia Rusnak, ASLA
Research Category – Undergraduate Individual Special Commendation
South Brevard Wildlife Corridor
Jared A. Smith, Student ASLA
University of Florida
Advisors: Professor Sara Katherine Williams, FASLA; Professor Margaret H. Carr; and Professor Gary Purdum
Research Category – Graduate Individual First Place
Redesigning Renourishment
Kelly Hughes, Student ASLA
University of Florida
Advisors: Professor Sara Katherine Williams, FASLA; Professor Margaret H. Carr; and Professor Karen Bjorndal.
Regional Wetland Mitigation Framework for the Protection of Biodiversity: The Northeast Florida Region as a Case Study
Ginevra Anuszkiewicz, Student ASLA
University of Florida
Advisors: Professor Margaret H. Carr; Professor Robert R. Grist, ASLA; and Professor Paul Zwick
Research Category – Graduate Individual Special Commendation
A Study of Schenley Park: Historical Interpretation to Guide Intervention
Shruti Dixit, Student ASLA
Pennsylvania State University
Advisors: Professor Thomas Yahner; Professor Bonj Szczygiel; and Professor Cecilia Rusnak, ASLA
10 Lessons in Landscape Photography
Anne C. Godfrey, Student ASLA
University of Oregon
Advisor: Professor Elisabeth E. Clemence, Associate ASLA
Research Category - Graduate Team First Place
North Corktown Design Handbook
Team Members: Jason Braidwood, Student ASLA; Paul Coseo, Student ASLA; Christopher Cox, Student ASLA; Jen-Jia Huang, Student ASLA; Jessica Kenzie, Student ASLA; Joanna Paine, Student ASLA; Derek Roberts, Student ASLA; Ben Smith, Student ASLA; and Ethan Solomon, Student ASLA
University of Michigan
Advisor: Assistant Professor Larissa S. Larsen, ASLA
Research Category – Second Professional * Special Commendation
* Entrants within this category hold an undergraduate degree in landscape architecture and are pursuing a graduate degree in landscape architecture.
Comprehending the Products of Design: Traditional and Digital
Jana L. Zelenski, Student ASLA
Pennsylvania State University
Advisor: Professor Brian Orland, FASLA
A six-member jury selected 17 projects to receive awards from a field of 176 entries, representing the work of 277 students from 43 schools. Jury members included: Stephanie A. Rolley, ASLA, jury chair, Associate Professor, Kansas State University; Drake M. Fowler, Associate ASLA, Design Workshop; Carol R. Johnson, FASLA, Carol R. Johnson Associates, Inc.; Susan L.B. Jacobson, FASLA, Bartells/Jacobson Design, and president of ASLA; Faye B. Harwell, ASLA, Rhodeside & Harwell Inc.; and Michael P. Madsen, Student ASLA, University of Florida.
Editors: contact Karen Grajales at ktgrajales@asla.org if you would like to see images from the award-winning projects.
About the American Society of Landscape Architects
Founded in 1899, ASLA is the national professional association for landscape architects representing more than 14,200 members. Landscape architecture is a comprehensive discipline of land analysis, planning, design, management, preservation and rehabilitation. ASLA promotes the landscape architecture profession and advances the practice through advocacy, education, communication and fellowship. Learn more about landscape architecture online at www.asla.org.