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Thank You to Our 2025 Scholarship Jurors

In 2025, the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) will award $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

LAF is grateful to the many individuals and organizations that provide financial support towards fulfilling our mission to support the preservation, improvement, and enhancement of the environment.

Much of what LAF is able to accomplish would not be possible without the thought leadership and financial investment of our major supporters, including ASLA, which provides over $125,000 of in-kind support annually.

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