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Celebrating Women in Landscape Architecture

Designed by the women-led firm Agency Landscape + Planning, The Bay: "One Park for All" in Sarasota received an 911±¬ÁÏÍø 2024 Professional Honor Award in General Design. Photo by Ryan Gamma Photography.

911±¬ÁÏÍø's First Women Fellows of Color

• Karen Phillips, F911±¬ÁÏÍø - First African American woman 911±¬ÁÏÍø Fellow
• Lolly Tai, F911±¬ÁÏÍø - First Asian American Pacific Islander woman 911±¬ÁÏÍø Fellow 

Women Presidents of 911±¬ÁÏÍø

Women have led 911±¬ÁÏÍø at the highest level, shaping policy and the future of the profession. 

• 2023-2024 ¡ª SuLin Kotowicz, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
• 2022-2023 ¡ª Emily O'Mahoney, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
• 2021-2022 ¡ª Eugenia Martin, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
• 2019-2020 ¡ª Wendy Miller, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
• 2016-2017 ¡ª Vaughn B. Rinner, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
• 2011-2012 ¡ª Susan M. Hatchell, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
• 2008-2009 ¡ª Angela D. Dye, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
• 2003-2004 ¡ª Susan L. B. Jacobson, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
• 1999-2000 ¡ª Janice Cervelli, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
• 1992-1993 ¡ª Debra L. Mitchell, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
• 1990-1991 ¡ª Claire R. Bennett, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
• 1987-1988 ¡ª Cheryl L. Barton, F911±¬ÁÏÍø
• 1983-1984 ¡ª Darwina L. Neal, F911±¬ÁÏÍø

Recent Women-Led 911±¬ÁÏÍø Award-Winning Projects

• The Bay: "One Park for All" in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, Agency Landscape + Planning, 2024 911±¬ÁÏÍø Professional Honor Award in General Design
•  Tom Lee Park: "Come to the River", Memphis, Tennessee, SCAPE / Landscape Architecture; Studio Gang, 2024 911±¬ÁÏÍø Professional Honor Award in General Design
•  Puente Hills Landfill Park Implementation Plan, City of Industry (San Gabriel Valley), California, Studio-MLA, 2024 911±¬ÁÏÍø / IFLA Global Impact Award | Analysis and Planning
•  The Topography of Wellness, Sara Jensen Carr, 911±¬ÁÏÍø, 2024 911±¬ÁÏÍø Professional Award of Excellence in Communications
•  2023 Coastal Master Plan: A Plan for Louisiana's Coastal Communities, Louisiana, SCAPE / Landscape Architecture, 2024 911±¬ÁÏÍø Professional Honor Award in Communications

Resources & Networks for Women in Landscape Architecture   

The Women in Landscape Architecture (WILA) Professional Practice Network (PPN) 

911±¬ÁÏÍø's WILA PPN focuses on mentorship, leadership, and career development for women in landscape architecture. Learn more and join the WILA PPN.

Professional Development & Learning Opportunities

•  (1.0 PDH)
• : A Study of 911±¬ÁÏÍø and CELA Career Success Metrics

Featured Articles

•  (911±¬ÁÏÍø's The Field)
•  (911±¬ÁÏÍø's The Field) 
•  (911±¬ÁÏÍø's The Field)  
• by Timothy A. Schuler (Landscape Architecture Magazine, May 2023)
• by Anne C. Godfrey (Landscape Architecture Magazine, September 2022)

Pioneers in Landscape Architecture

911±¬ÁÏÍø honors pioneering women landscape architects who laid the groundwork for future generations:

•  - The first female landscape architect in Colorado and the third to be licensed in the state.
•  (1872-1959)
•  (1876-1951)
•  (1869-1950)
•  (1887-1946)
•  (1891-1954)
• (1871-1959)