Honorary Membership

Honorary Membership recognizes persons other than landscape architects whose achievements of national or international significance or influence have provided notable service to the profession of landscape architecture.

Submission Period Open

Submissions Due February 2, 2026

Nominations may be made by an ASLA professional member or an ASLA chapter. 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.

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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.

Questions?

Contact the Honors and Awards Manager. You can also call 202-216-2331.


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2025 Honorary Members

  • Staci L. Catron
  • Devin Colman
  • Alan Harwood, AICP
  • Christopher Marcinkoski, Affiliate ASLA, AIA, FAAR
  • Danielle Pieranunzi
  • Virginia Small

A

  • 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
  • Matt Alcide, 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

B

  • 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

C

  • Susan  Cahill-Aylward, Honorary ASLA
  • Jan Campbell, Honorary ASLA
  • The Hon. Russ Carnahan, Honorary ASLA
  • President Jimmy Carter, Honorary ASLA
  • Mrs. Rosalyn Carter, Honorary ASLA
  • Torey Carter-Conneen, Honorary ASLA
  • Staci L. Catron
  • 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
  • Devin Colman

D

  • 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

E

  • 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

F

  • 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

G

  • Denis Galvin, Honorary ASLA
  • 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

H

  • 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
  • Alan Harwood, AICP
  • 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

J

  • 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 

K

  • 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

L

  • 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

M

  • 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
  • Christopher Marcinkoski, Affiliate ASLA, AIA, FAAR
  • 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

N

  • 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

O

  • Gyo  Obata FAIA, Honorary ASLA
  • Julia B. O'Brien, Honorary ASLA
  • Michael O'Brien, Honorary ASLA
  • Chelina Odbert

P

  • 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
  • Danielle Pieranunzi
  • Linda Pollak, 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

R

  • 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

S

  • 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
  • Virginia Small
  • 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

T

  • Ron  Taven, Honorary ASLA
  • Tupper Thomas, Honorary ASLA
  • Ray Todd, Honorary ASLA
  • Doug  Tompkins, Honorary ASLA
  • Marc Treib, Honorary ASLA
  • Alcibiades Tsolakis

U

  • The Hon. Mark  Udall, Honorary ASLA
  • Roger  Ulrich Ph.D., Honorary ASLA

V

  • Renata von Tscharner, Honorary ASLA

W

  • Charles Waldheim, Honorary ASLA
  • G. Wade Walker, Honorary ASLA
  • Ralph J. Warburton, Honorary ASLA
  • Deborah Weintraub, Honorary ASLA 
  • Claire Weisz, Honorary ASLA
  • The Hon. Knox H. White, Honorary ASLA
  • Heather Whitlow, Honorary ASLA
  • William H. Whyte, Honorary ASLA
  • Rhea Williams, Honorary ASLA

Y

  • Jane Hurt Yarn, Honorary ASLA
  • Robert Yaro, Honorary ASLA

Z

  • Mark Zelonis, Honorary ASLA