LAF Announces 2009 Scholarship Winners

The Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) has awarded a total of $39,500 to 9 outstanding students for its 2009 scholarship season. The scholarships and fellowships support the next generation of designers by rewarding superior student performance, encouraging diversity, supporting original research, and assisting students with unmet financial need. The awards are made possible through endowments established by generous sponsors.

Congratulations to the 2009 winners!

GCA/Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship in Garden History and Design, $4,000

James Schissel, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Landscape Forms Design for People Scholarship, $3,000

Julie Murphy, North Carolina State University

Courtland Paul Scholarship, $5,000

Emily Rothrock, Virginia Tech

EDSA Minority Scholarship, $5,000

Yessenia Alvarez-Lopez, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Steven G. King Play Environments Scholarship, $2,500

Kristi Park, University of Washington

Jared Russell, SUNY ESF

Rain Bird Intelligent Use of Water™ Scholarship, $2,500

Aeryn Donnelly, UCLA Extension

Hawaii Chapter/David T. Woolsey Scholarship, $2,000

Ariel Carlson, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Peridian International/Rae L. Price FASLA Scholarship, $5,000

Aeryn Donnelly, UCLA Extension

ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarship, $4,000

Sarah DaBoll Geurtz, University of Arkansas

Emily Rothrock, Virginia Tech