{"id":10703,"date":"2025-07-09T13:48:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/?p=10703"},"modified":"2025-07-09T21:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T01:37:20","slug":"uf-landscape-architecture-students-earn-top-honors-in-2025-asla-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/uf-landscape-architecture-students-earn-top-honors-in-2025-asla-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"UF Landscape Architecture Students Earn Top Honors in 2025 ASLA Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>UF Landscape Architecture Students Earn Top Honors in 2025 ASLA Awards<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-d34d32fc     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-5 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-3 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exceptional academic performance, creative design excellence, and strong leadership and collaboration skills throughout their academic careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This year\u2019s ASLA Honor Award recipients from UF are Elizabeth Myers and Marc Grossberg. Erick Gomez, Megan Laffey, and Michael Valenti earned ASLA Merit Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Student Awards of Honor &amp; Merit recognize academic achievement, design competence, and interpersonal skills and are distributed to outstanding students in programs across the country. The number of awards is based on the size of the academic program and awards are facilitated by the State Chapter.&nbsp; Final selections are made by a jury of practicing landscape architects. This year&#8217;s jury, from the ASLA Florida Chapter, included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Helen Cohen, Senior Landscape Architect, Urban Design Studio and Current President of ASLA FL&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Leigh Gevelinger, Owner, Coastal Vista Design and President Elect of ASLA FL&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Michael Prevost, Landscape Architect at Hines, Inc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Johan Bueno, Senior Landscape Architect and Design Studio Lead at Dix.Hite + Partners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Students presented to the jury, ensuring an industry-based perspective on their curated work.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cThese awards reflect the student&#8217;s talent and commitment to excellence,\u201d said Jules Bruck, Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture at UF. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to see these students honored for their outstanding achievements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Founded in 1899, ASLA represents more than 15,000 landscape architecture professionals nationwide. 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