Congratulations to our 2024 LAF Olmsted Scholars
Nina Weithorn of the University of Southern California and Julia Li of The Pennsylvania State University were selected as the 2024 LAF National Olmsted Scholars, winning the $25,000 graduate and $15,000 undergraduate prizes, respectively.
Also honored are six National Olmsted Scholar Finalists:
- Cameron Coronado, University of Oregon
- Aya Keskeso, Kent State University
- Tatiana Veloso, North Carolina State University
- Madison Sanders, University of Oregon
- Ellen Sedlacek, Louisiana State University
- Juan Perez, University of Florida
They are among the 94 LAF Olmsted Scholars named in 2024 and join the growing community of 1,163 past and present scholars.
2025 Olmsted Scholar Nominations open in January
The LAF Olmsted Scholars Program recognizes outstanding student leadership. Each university may nominate one student from each of its LAAB or LAAC-accredited landscape architecture programs. (Students do not apply directly.)
Eligible students are current master's students or undergraduates in their fourth or fifth year, who have made a commitment to the landscape architecture discipline.
Feb 15 - Nominations from faculty due
Mar 15 - Nominee submission packets due
April - Juries convene
May - LAF Olmsted Scholars, national winners, and finalists announced
The LAF Olmsted Scholars Program recognizes and supports students with exceptional leadership potential who are using ideas, influence, communication, service, and leadership to advance sustainable design and foster human and societal benefits.
Named for Frederick Law Olmsted, the LAF Olmsted Scholars Program with its $25,000 graduate and $15,000 undergraduate prize is the premier leadership recognition program for landscape architecture students. Now in its 17th year, the program recognizes one outstanding student from each accredited landscape architecture program in the U.S. and Canada, along with the jury-selected graduate and undergraduate national award winners and finalists. Students are both honored for past achievements and recognized for their future potential to influence the landscape architecture discipline.
These rising leaders join a growing community of 1,163 past and present LAF Olmsted Scholars. The prestige and opportunities associated with the award underscore the significance of landscape architecture and help cultivate the next generation of inspired and motivated leaders.
