{"id":12725,"date":"2026-06-11T14:31:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/?p=12725"},"modified":"2026-06-15T16:36:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T20:36:03","slug":"uf-la-olmsted-scholars-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/uf-la-olmsted-scholars-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Two UF Landscape Architecture Students Named 2026 Olmsted Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-40abe32b5a47e1b7b2c535c0d4c70ae1\">Two UF Landscape Architecture Students Named 2026 Olmsted Scholars <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f69a272073d4f2a89be903a9822b8256 wp-block-paragraph\">Two students from the University of Florida Department of Landscape Architecture were named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lafoundation.org\/news\/2026\/04\/2026-olmsted-scholars\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.lafoundation.org\/news\/2026\/04\/2026-olmsted-scholars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 Olmsted Scholars by the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF)<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c651673f78d6155519009bb51a683de2 wp-block-paragraph\">Master of Landscape Architecture student Veronica Cancio and recent Bachelor of Landscape Architecture graduate Hayden Germanis were recognized for their distinguished leadership in landscape architecture. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-12725_77a94d-cc{overflow:hidden;}.kb-gallery-id-12725_77a94d-cc .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-12725_77a94d-cc .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-12725_77a94d-cc.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-12725_77a94d-cc.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kt-blocks-carousel{overflow:visible;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-12725_77a94d-cc alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-carousel kb-gallery-id-12725_77a94d-cc kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel splide kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-slider-gap=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-tablet=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-mobile=\"10px\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\" data-slider-label=\"Photo Gallery Carousel\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-gallery-carousel splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land43 kb-has-image-ratio-land43\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/veronica-headshot-scaled.jpeg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/veronica-headshot-scaled.jpeg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/veronica-headshot-scaled.jpeg\" data-id=\"12727\" class=\"wp-image-12727 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/veronica-headshot-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/veronica-headshot-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/veronica-headshot-1024x819.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/veronica-headshot-768x614.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/veronica-headshot-1536x1229.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/veronica-headshot-2048x1638.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land43 kb-has-image-ratio-land43\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/HaydenGermanis-Photo.jpg\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/HaydenGermanis-Photo.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/HaydenGermanis-Photo.jpg\" data-id=\"12729\" class=\"wp-image-12729 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/HaydenGermanis-Photo.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/HaydenGermanis-Photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/HaydenGermanis-Photo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/HaydenGermanis-Photo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/HaydenGermanis-Photo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-aa2e40c01618fc0ed45c7580a18bc3b0 wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Being named a 2026 LAF Olmsted Scholar is truly an honor. Being recognized alongside such amazing and passionate peers makes this achievement even more meaningful. I\u2019m excited for what the future holds, and I can\u2019t wait to continue integrating sustainability into landscape architecture while pushing the boundaries of what landscape architects can bring to the table.&#8221; &#8211; MLA student Veronica Cancio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-06dba8c3a163f9f1328452ebcff40cfa wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I am honored to be recognized in this 2026 cohort of Olmsted Scholars. Looking back on my undergraduate experience, I&#8217;ve had such an inspiring experience studying landscape architecture at UF, where I found a passion for public place-making and climate-responsive design. I&#8217;m incredibly grateful for the supportive peers, faculty, and staff who have pushed me to succeed and lead in this profession.&#8221; &#8211; BLA graduate Hayden Germanis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c91bc146fb84a146699fe2a98d370088 wp-block-paragraph\"> In 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/landscape-architecture-students-named-undergraduate-finalist-and-graduate-scholar-in-landscape-architecture-foundation-2025-olmsted-scholars-program\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/landscape-architecture-students-named-undergraduate-finalist-and-graduate-scholar-in-landscape-architecture-foundation-2025-olmsted-scholars-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Megan Laffey was selected as an LAF National Olmsted Scholar Undergraduate Finalist, and Marc Grossberg was selected as an LAF Olmsted Graduate Scholar<\/a>.\u00a0In 2024, Juan Perez was named as an LAF Undergraduate Finalist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two UF Landscape Architecture Students Named 2026 Olmsted Scholars Two students from the University of Florida Department of Landscape Architecture were named 2026 Olmsted Scholars by the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF). Master of Landscape Architecture student Veronica Cancio and recent Bachelor of Landscape Architecture graduate Hayden Germanis were recognized for their distinguished leadership in landscape [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":12735,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"wds_primary_category":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-2.26.34-PM.png",1982,778,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-2.26.34-PM-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-2.26.34-PM-300x118.png",300,118,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-2.26.34-PM-768x301.png",768,301,true],"large":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-2.26.34-PM-1024x402.png",1024,402,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-2.26.34-PM-1536x603.png",1536,603,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-2.26.34-PM.png",1982,778,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"ryanhelterhoffurp","author_link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/author\/ryanhelterhoffurp\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Two UF Landscape Architecture Students Named 2026 Olmsted Scholars Two students from the University of Florida Department of Landscape Architecture were named 2026 Olmsted Scholars by the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF). Master of Landscape Architecture student Veronica Cancio and recent Bachelor of Landscape Architecture graduate Hayden Germanis were recognized for their distinguished leadership in landscape&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/223"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/landscape\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}