Thank You to Our 2025 Scholarship Jurors
In 2025, the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) awarded $165,000 to 26 students through 17 different scholarships established by generous sponsors. The recipients are chosen through a competitive application and selection process. LAF convenes juries to decide the winners of nine awards.
We would like to sincerely thank everyone who served on a scholarship jury this year. The time and thoughtful review put forth by these jurors reflects their dedication to the profession, hope for the future, and commitment to supporting the next generation of designers!
LAF Honor Scholarship in Memory of Joe Lalli, FASLA
Misa Chen, PLA
Founder/Studio Director, STUDIO EDITION
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Carlos Flores
Outdoor Recreation Planner, National Park Service
Los Angeles, California
Jess Hamilton, PLA
Founder/Landscape Architect, This Land
Delhi, New York
Xiang Li, PLA
Principal, EDSA
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Yujia Wang
Associate Professor of Practice in Landscape Architecture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
LAF Honor Scholarship for Inclusive Community Design
Bonnie Roy, PLA, AICP
Managing Partner, SWT Design
St Louis, Missouri
Darneka Waters
Planner, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Meredith Wenskoski
Founder and President, Livable Cities Studio
Denver, Colorado
Kenneth R. Brooks MLA Research Scholarship
Aidan Ackerman
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, New York
Sara Hadavi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, The Pennsylvania State University
State College, Pennsylvania
Phillip Zawarus
Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
LandDesign Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Scholarship
Mauricio Gomez, PLA
Senior Associate Landscape Architect, Sasaki
Boston, Massachusetts
Dillon Lackey, ISA
Horticulturalist, LandDesign
Charlotte, North Carolina
Lexi Moskaluk
Associate/Designer, LandDesign
Denver, Colorado
Cecilia Tran
Designer II, LandDesign
Washington, DC
Landscape Forms Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship
Keiko Tsuruta Cramer
Principal, WRT
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Deborah Myers
Business Development Representative, Landscape Forms
Boston, Massachusetts
Maci Nelson
Project Manager, LAND studio
Cleveland, Ohio
Landscape Forms Scholarship in Memory of Peter Lindsay Schaudt, FASLA
Tracy-Ann Cook
Business Development Manager, Landscape Forms
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Terrence DeWan, FASLA
Principal Emeritus, VIEWSHED
Yarmouth, Maine
Matt Manda, PLA
COO/Principal, MKSK
Columbus, Ohio
Daniel Zwier/Permaloc Innovation Scholarship
Daniel Martin, Hon ASLA
Managing Director of Development, American Society of Landscape Architects
Holland, Michigan
Kat Superfisky
Urban Ecologist, Los Angeles City Planning
Los Angeles, California
Daniel Zwier
Founder/CEO, Permaloc Corporation
Holland, Michigan
Steven G. King Play Environments Scholarship
Kate Tooke, PLA
Principal/Landscape Architect, Agency Landscape + Planning
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Rebekah VanWieren
Assistant Professor of Landscape Design, Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana
Justin Wilson, PLA, CPSI
President/Design Lead, Playspace Creative
Washington, DC
Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship in Garden History and Design
Lili Herrera, PLA
Principal, Oehme van Sweden OvS
Washington, DC
Stephen Jones
Collections Supervisor, United States Botanic Garden
Washington, DC
Helen Kongsgaard
Partner, Studio Kongsgaard
Napa, California
