USU Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

Whether you write paragraphs or speak in vibes, we all share the same goal. 🫶

Congratulations to Dave Anderson on receiving the inaugural Utah State University Norm Jones Excellence in General Education Award in Breadth of Creative Arts! He has inspired countless students, making this a well-deserved recognition of his dedication and meaningful contributions to general education. 🎉

We’re proud to share that an LAEP team took second place at the Utah Real Estate Challenge!
Congratulations to Tiara Clark, Cameron Hill, and Emmelin Himes!

Together with the other members of their team, they’ll split a $10,000 cash prize with their team for their outstanding work and innovative project.

We're thrilled to share that Caroline Lavoie has been awarded the 2026–27 Rome Prize and Italian Fellowship! 🎉

This prestigious fellowship supports innovative work across the arts and humanities, bringing artists and scholars together in Rome for 5–10 months of dedicated research, collaboration, and creative exploration. This year’s competition drew over 900 applicants with an acceptance rate of just 3%.

Caroline has demonstrated exemplary work, and we are so proud to see her recognized at this level. We can’t wait to see all she accomplishes in Rome next year. ✨

Happy graduation day! 🎓🤘

Congratulations Kate van der Zalm and Hadley Ocheltree for being honored with the Graduate Faculty Medal!

Our faculty voted and chose graduate students who have shown exceptional potential for success in the field. We are proud of both of them and look forward to all they do. 🌿✨

Congratulations to Lauren Johnson and Cameron Hill for being awarded the Senior Faculty Medal. 🏅

Each year, the LAEP faculty members nominate and vote on an outstanding senior student to be awarded the Senior Faculty Medal. This award goes to a student who has shown exceptional potential for success as a landscape architect or environmental planner through commitment, passion, and potential to add to the profession. This year we had a tie which meant both students were honored with the award.

Each year, LAEP faculty nominate two students for the national Olmsted Scholar competition. 🌿✨ Congratulations to our winners:

🏅Cameron Hill, Undergraduate USU Olmsted Scholar
🏅Eli Woodward, Graduate USU Olmsted Scholar

These students have demonstrated exceptional leadership potential and are using their ideas, influence, communication, and service to advance sustainable design and foster meaningful human and societal benefits.

Should they win at the national level, they’ll receive a $25,000 prize, but even if they don’t, they can forever say they were selected as a USU Olmsted Scholar, one of the highest honors in landscape architecture education. 🏅🌱

Huge congratulations to our outstanding graduate students, Kate van der Zalm and Hirone Warner, who were selected to present their work to a panel of ASLA Executive Committee members and professionals! 🎉

🏅 Graduate Honor Award: Kate van der Zalm
🎖️ Graduate Merit Award: Hirone Warner

We’re incredibly proud of their talent, dedication, and the excellence they bring to LAEP. 🌿✨