2021 Olmsted Scholars Induction Ceremony
This virtual celebration honored the 51 graduate and 36 undergraduate students named as 2021 LAF Olmsted Scholars.
With its $25,000 graduate and $15,000 undergraduate prize, the LAF Olmsted Scholars Program is the premier leadership recognition program for landscape architecture students. The virtual induction ceremony on September 14, 2021 celebrated these rising leaders and welcomed them to the community of 892 LAF Olmsted Scholars named since the program’s inception in 2008.
The event featured presentations from a past scholar and the two 2021 national winners:
- Andrew Sargeant, Rose Fellow, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (2016 LAF Olmsted Scholar)
- Abigail Long, Temple University, 2021 LAF National Olmsted Scholar (Undergraduate)
- Harshat Verma, The Ohio State University, 2021 LAF National Olmsted Scholar (Graduate)
Recordings from the event are posted below. Watch to learn more about this prestigious program and see some of the ideas and issues the next generation of designers is poised to tackle.
Meet the 2021 LAF Olmsted Scholars
The LAF Olmsted Scholars Program honors students with exceptional leadership potential who are using ideas, influence, communication, service, and leadership to advance sustainable design and foster human and societal benefits.
Now in its 14th year, the program recognizes one outstanding student from each accredited landscape architecture program in the US and Canada, along with the jury-selected graduate and undergraduate national award winners and finalists. (The 2021 winners and finalists are shown here.)
The 87 LAF Olmsted Scholars named in 2021 join the growing community of 892 past and present scholars.
The full induction ceremony as well as recordings of the presentations and videos played during the event can be viewed below.
Schedule
5:00pm Welcome + Introduction, Barbara Deutsch, CEO, Landscape Architecture Foundation
5:05pm Keynote Address, Andrew Sargeant, 2016 LAF Olmsted Scholar
5:12pm Recognition of undergraduate 2021 LAF Olmsted Scholars, finalists, and national winner, Kofi Boone, LAF President Elect
5:20pm Recognition of graduate 2021 LAF Olmsted Scholars, finalists, and national winner, Monte Wilson, LAF President
5:30pm Presentation, Abigail Long, Temple University, 2021 LAF National Olmsted Scholar (Undergraduate)
5:40pm Presentation, Harshat Verma, The Ohio State University, 2021 LAF National Olmsted Scholar (Graduate)
5:50pm Closing Remarks, Barbara Deutsch, CEO, Landscape Architecture Foundation
5:55pm 2021 LAF Olmsted Scholar Spotlight video
Times in EDT
Full Event Recording
Keynote Address by Andrew Sargeant, 2016 LAF Olmsted Scholar
UNDERGRADUATE 2021 LAF OLMSTED SCHOLARS ROLL CALL VIDEO
UNDERGRADUATE 2021 LAF NATIONAL OLMSTED SCHOLAR FINALISTS VIDEO
Presentation by Abigail Long, 2021 LAF National Olmsted Scholar (Undergraduate)
GRADUATE 2021 LAF OLMSTED SCHOLARS ROLL CALL VIDEO
GRADUATE 2021 LAF NATIONAL OLMSTED SCHOLAR FINALISTS VIDEO
Presentation by Harshat Verma, 2021 LAF National Olmsted Scholar (Graduate)
2021 LAF Olmsted Scholars Spotlight/Outro Video
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