Chapter Awards
​The intent of the Professional Awards Program is to celebrate seminal works of Landscape Architecture built or designed in the State of Maryland and to recognize the practitioners and teams behind them. The program serves as a platform to highlight projects that demonstrate a superior quality of design and execution, garnering attention from fellow-practitioners, legislators, related disciplines, and the public at large.
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Lifetime Achievement Award​
Established in 2014, the Lifetime Achievement Award is given annually to recognize an individual for monumental contributions to the field of Landscape Architecture in the State of Maryland. Awardees have demonstrated excellence throughout their career in areas including practice, advocacy, service, education, mentorship, and research, and they embody the essential qualities of a leader in our profession.
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2025 - Jack Sullivan
2024 - Deborah Schwab
2023 - Sandy Clinton
2022 - Dennis Nola
2021 - Bob Gorman
2020 - Robert Alter
2019 - James Urban
2018 - Carol Macht
2017 - David Locke
2016 - John Slater
2015 - Jay Graham
2014 - Catherine Mahan
Mid-Career Achievement Award​
To recognize and celebrate an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary passion and commitment to the profession of landscape architecture, the community, and/or a firm in the State of Maryland; in the middle stage of their professional life (between 15 and 25 years of professional experience in Landscape Architecture).
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2025 - Kevin Gaughan
​2024 - Heidi Thomas
2023 - Brian Reetz
2022 - Om Khurjekar
2021 - Colleen Vacelet
Emerging Professional Award​
To recognize and celebrate an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary passion and commitment to the profession of landscape architecture, the community, and/or a firm in the State of Maryland; in the early stage of their professional life (less than 5 years of professional experience in Landscape Architecture).
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2025 - Javiera Diaz-Ortiz
2024 - Gaëlle Gourmelon
2023 - Lauren Gray
2021 - Michael Pullano
Spencer Ellis Award​
The Maryland Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects established the Spencer Ellis Award to honor the service of Spencer P. Ellis to the environment. His career in landscape architecture included work at the Dept. of Natural Resources, MD State Forests and Parks, the Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, and Program Open Space. The award is given annually to a program or organization that has made a significant contribution to the preservation ​and conservation of the local environment in Maryland.
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2025 - Lynne Forsman & Elvia Thompson
Co-Founders of Annapolis Green
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2024 - Stephanie Oberle
Director of Brookside Gardens​
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2023 - Michael E. Busch
Former Speaker of the House of Delegates
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2022 - Parks & People Foundation
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2021 - William Baker
President of Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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2020 - Suzanne Etgen
Executive Director of Anne Arundel County Watershed Stewards Academy
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2019 - Delegate Dana Stein (District 11) & Delegate Stephen Lafferty (District 42A)
Maryland House of Delegates
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2018 - Neighborhood Design Center
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2017 - Spa Creek Conservancy
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2016 - Partners for Open Space
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2015 - Jack Neil
Jack Neil & Associates
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2014 - Mel Wilkens
Spa Creek Conservancy
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2013 - Delegate Barbara Frush (District 21)
Maryland House of Delegates
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2012 - Downtown Partnership of Baltimore
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2011 - Elizabeth Bobo (District 12B)
Maryland House of Delegates
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2009 - Ed Snodgrass
Emory Knoll Farms
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2008 - James Kraft (District 1)
Baltimore City Council
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2007 - Sean McGuire
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Office of Sustainability
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2006 - Gennady Schwartz
Chief of Capital Development, Baltimore City Recreation & Parks
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2005 - Neighborhood Design Center
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2004 - Ellen Moyer
Mayor of Annapolis
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2003 - Tom & Kitty Stoner
TKF Foundation
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2002 - David Pittenger
Director of the National Aquarium in Baltimore