Each year, we celebrate the outstanding achievements of our students and faculty. This year, we held the inaugural School of Design Awards Ceremony in late April, hosted at the beautiful Hahn Horticulture Garden in Blacksburg. We invite you to join us in recognizing and honoring their remarkable accomplishments, both professional and academic!

Student Awardees:

Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Fountain Scholar Nominee- Christian Crawley, BLA 2025

Virginia Tech Olmsted Scholar- Connor Nguyen, BLA 2024

Stanley Abbott Award for Best Senior Project- Nicholas Clines, BLA 2024

Stanley Abbott Award for Best Master’s Thesis- Caitlίn Adams, MLA 2024

PhD Architecture and Design Research Award (Landscape Track)- Heba Nusair, PhD 2024

American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA) Certificate of Honor- Connor Nguyen, BLA 2024

American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA) Certificate of Merit- Sieun ‘Rachel’ Cho, BLA 2024

Landscape Architecture- Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant or Graduate Instructor- Heba Nusair, PhD 2024

Virginia Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA) Scholarship for Excellence in the Study of Landscape Architecture- Rebecca Plankeel, MLA 2024

Benjamin C. Johnson and Janice K. McBee Prize for Excellence in Design- Katherine ‘Katie’ Webster, BLA 2025; Christopher ‘Chris’ Bonura, MLA 2025

Shirley Brandes Staley Scholarship- Niall Hamilton, BLA 2026

Cary Page McCutcheon ’85 Travel Abroad Scholarship- Jackson Kirsch, BLA 2026

Richard R. Gibbons’  Virginia Open Space Landscape Planning and Design Award- Nicholas Clines, BLA 2024; Dominique ‘Dom’ Depadua, BLA 2025; Niall Hamilton, BLA 2026; Larcyn Hess, BLA 2026; Halle Reinholtz, BLA 2026; Jiahua Zhao, MLA 2025

WJ Cross, Audrey Cross, and Family Scholarship- Daniela Cardoso, BLA 2026

New Sigma Lambda Alpha, Omega Chapter Inductees- Jackson Kirsch, BLA 2026; Christian Crawley, BLA 2025; Charlotte Sincavage, BLA 2026; Niall Hamilton, BLA 2026; Daniela Cardoso, BLA 2026; Jeremiah Nohr, BLA 2026; Levi Rivera, BLA 2024; Rebecca Plankeel, MLA 2024; Caitlίn Adams, MLA 2024

Landscape Architecture Community Engagement Book Award- Nicholas Clines, BLA 2024

Landscape Architecture Faculty Book Award- Luci Wilson, BLA 2024

Landscape Architecture Program Chair’s Award- Sarah Pritchard, MLA 2025

Garden Club of America’s The Moore Family Fellowship in the Making of the American Landscape- Rebecca Plankeel, MLA 2024

Faculty Awardees:

School of Design Scholarship Award- Jaeyoung Ha, PhD

School of Design Staff and AP Faculty Service Award- Michelle Flinchum

School of Design New Faculty Teaching Award- Shaun Rosier, PhD

We are so proud of all of our Hokies and cannot wait to see their future accomplishments!

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