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911±¬ÁÏÍø Presidents History

October 30, 2024

The first 81 presidents of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Graphic prepared on the occasion of 911±¬ÁÏÍø's 125th anniversary >

The Early Years

The original 1899 constitution of the American Society of landscape architects called for the annual election of officers. The small size of the membership lent itself to two phenomena no longer seen: presidential reelection and non-consecutive terms in office.

1. 1899-1901 ¡ª John C. Olmsted, F911±¬ÁÏÍø*
2. 1901-1902 ¡ª Samuel Parsons, Jr., F911±¬ÁÏÍø*
3. 1902-1903 ¡ª Nathan F. Barrett, F911±¬ÁÏÍø*
4. 1903-1905 ¡ª John C. Olmsted, F911±¬ÁÏÍø*
5. 1905-1907 ¡ª Samuel Parsons, Jr., F911±¬ÁÏÍø*
6. 1907-1909 ¡ª Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., F911±¬ÁÏÍø*
7. 1909-1911 ¡ª Charles N. Lowrie, F911±¬ÁÏÍø*
8. 1911-1912 ¡ª Harold A. Caparn, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
9. 1912-1913 ¡ª Ossian C. Simonds, F911±¬ÁÏÍø*
10. 1913-1914 ¡ª Warren H. Manning, F911±¬ÁÏÍø*
11. 1914-1918 ¡ª James Sturgis Pray, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
12. 1918-1922 ¡ª Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., F911±¬ÁÏÍø*

* - Charter Member

John C. Olmsted, F911±¬ÁÏÍø: The first and fourth president of 911±¬ÁÏÍø.

The Era of Long Terms

The bylaws of 1922 created a two-year term of office for the presidency. Reelection of presidents was still very common, but not non-consecutive reelection. This may be due to the fact that immediate past presidents were frequently given an at-large seat on the Board of Trustees.

13. 1922-1927 ¡ª James L. Greenleaf, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
14. 1927-1931 ¡ª Arthur A. Shurcliff, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
15. 1931-1935 ¡ª Henry Vincent Hubbard, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
16. 1935-1941 ¡ª Albert D. Taylor, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
17. 1941-1945 ¡ª S. Herbert Hare, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
18. 1945-1949 ¡ª Markley Stevenson, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
19. 1949-1951 ¡ª Gilmore D. Clarke, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
20. 1951-1953 ¡ª Lawrence G. Linnard, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
21. 1953-1957 ¡ª Leon Zach, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
22. 1957-1961 ¡ª Norman T. Newton, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
23. 1961-1963 ¡ª John I. Rogers, F911±¬ÁÏÍø

The 50th 911±¬ÁÏÍø Annual Meeting at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC. April 4, 1949. Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. is featured near bottom-center.

Modernizing

911±¬ÁÏÍø went through a great deal of change in the 1960s and 70s ¨C including moving from Boston to Washington, DC and experimenting with outsourced organizational management. In 1962 the bylaws changed to include the election of multiple vice presidents, each in charge of separate functions and committees. While not prohibited, no president in this period served more than one term in office.

24. 1963-1965 ¡ª John Ormsbee Simonds, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
25. 1965-1967 ¡ª Hubert B. Owens, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
26. 1967-1969 ¡ª Theodore Osmundson, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
27. 1969-1971 ¡ª Campbell E. Miller, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
28. 1971-1973 ¡ª Raymond L. Freeman, F911±¬ÁÏÍø

The Current System

The 911±¬ÁÏÍø bylaws have never expressly forbidden the reelection of presidents, but this is functionally impossible now because of the system adopted in 1972. Instead of holding elections for a president whose term of office began months later, elections are instead held for the new position of "President Elect". These are three year leadership commitments that automatically cycle through the positions of President Elect, President, and Immediate Past President; all of which have seats on the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees.

29. 1973-1974 ¡ª William G. Swain, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
30. 1974-1975 ¡ª Owen H. Peters, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
31. 1975-1976 ¡ª Edward H. Stone, II, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
32. 1976-1977 ¡ª Benjamin W. Gary, Jr., F911±¬ÁÏÍø
33. 1977-1978 ¡ª Lane L. Marshall, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
34. 1978-1979 ¡ª Jot D. Carpenter, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
35. 1979-1980 ¡ª Robert L. Woerner, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
36. 1980-1981 ¡ª William A. Behnke, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
37. 1981-1982 ¡ª Calvin T. Bishop, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
38. 1982-1983 ¡ª Theodore J. Wirth, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
39. 1983-1984 ¡ª Darwina L. Neal, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
40. 1984-1985 ¡ª Robert H. Mortensen, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
41. 1985-1986 ¡ª John Wacker, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
42. 1986-1987 ¡ª Roger B. Martin, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
43. 1987-1988 ¡ª Cheryl L. Barton, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
44. 1988-1989 ¡ª Brian S. Kubota, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
45. 1989-1990 ¡ª Gerald D. Patten, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
46. 1990-1991 ¡ª Claire R. Bennett, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
47. 1991-1992 ¡ª Cameron R. J. Man, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
48. 1992-1993 ¡ª Debra L. Mitchell, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
49. 1993-1994 ¡ª Thomas P. Papandrew, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
50. 1994-1995 ¡ª Dennis Y. Otsuji, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
51. 1995-1996 ¡ª Vincent Bellafiore, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
52. 1996-1997 ¡ª Donald W. Leslie, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
53. 1997-1998 ¡ª Thomas R. Dunbar, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
54. 1998-1999 ¡ª Barry W. Starke, F911±¬ÁÏÍø

The graphic 911±¬ÁÏÍø Presidents Past, Present, and Future as displayed at the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Pavilion on the EXPO floor. 2024 911±¬ÁÏÍø Conference on Landscape Architecture, Washington, DC, October 6-9, 2024.

55. 1999-2000 ¡ª Janice Cervelli Schach, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
56. 2000-2001 ¡ª Leonard J. Hopper, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
57. 2001-2002 ¡ª Rodney L. Swink, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
58. 2002-2003 ¡ª Paul F. Morris, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
59. 2003-2004 ¡ª Susan L. B. Jacobson, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
60. 2004-2005 ¡ª Patrick A. Miller, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
61. 2005-2006 ¡ª Dennis B. Carmichael, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
62. 2006-2007 ¡ª Patrick W. Caughey, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
63. 2007-2008 ¡ª Perry Howard, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
64. 2008-2009 ¡ª Angela D. Dye, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
65. 2009-2010 ¡ª Gary D. Scott, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
66. 2010-2011 ¡ª Jonathan Mueller, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
67. 2011-2012 ¡ª Susan M. Hatchell, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
68. 2012-2013 ¡ª Thomas R. Tavella, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
69. 2013-2014 ¡ª Mark A. Focht, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
70. 2014-2015 ¡ª K. Richard Zweifel, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
71. 2015-2016 ¡ª Chad D. Danos, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
72. 2016-2017 ¡ª Vaughn B. Rinner, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
73. 2017-2018 ¡ª Gregory A. Miller, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
74. 2018-2019 ¡ª Shawn T. Kelly, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
75. 2019-2020 ¡ª Wendy Miller, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
76. 2020-2021 ¡ª Tom Mroz, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
77. 2021-2022 ¡ª Eugenia Martin, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
78. 2022-2023 ¡ª Emily O'Mahoney, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
79. 2023-2024 ¡ª SuLin Kotowicz, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
80. 2024-2025 ¡ª Kona Gray, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
81. 2025-2026 ¡ª Bradley McCauley, F911±¬ÁÏÍø