Purpose: To recognize persons other than landscape architects whose achievements of national or international significance or influence have provided notable service to the profession of landscape architecture.
Eligibility: Honorary Members shall be individuals who are not landscape architects but whose achievements are of national or international significance or influence.
Frequency: Eight Honorary Memberships will be awarded annually.
Nomination Process: Any ASLA professional member or ASLA chapter may make nominations for Honorary Membership. Nominations are to be kept confidential. Nominees should not be made aware of their nominations or asked to participate in the preparation of their nomination materials.
All nominations must be submitted as a high resolution PDF and sent via to honorsawards@asla.org by February 14, 2025, 6:00 pm EST.
NOTE: Email subject line must read "HONORARY MEMBERSHIP."
Each nomination to include:
- A letter of nomination describing the nominee's qualifications and accomplishments; no more than 2 pages in length
- Portrait style photo of the nominee
- Up to five (5) letters of endorsement
- Nominee contact details ¨C email, address, phone number, etc.
Please be sure the nominee image meets the following requirements:
Nominee images should be at least 1200x1200px at 300ppi (pixels / inch). It may be larger but must have a minimum width of 1200px, minimum height of 1200px, and minimum pixel density of 300 pixels / inch.
Nomination letters may be addressed to:
Honorary Membership Nominations
c/o Honors and Awards
636 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3736
Selection Process: Nominations will be reviewed by the Executive Committee and forwarded with recommendation to the full Board of Trustees.
Questions? Contact Honors and Awards Coordinator, 202-216-2331 or honorsawards@asla.org
Honorary Members
2023 Honorary Members
Diana Ferguson, Esq.
Jared Green
Devon Henry
Gilbert Holmes
Senator Patrick Leahy
Chelina Odbert
Kristopher Pritchard
Alcibiades Tsolakis
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Carlton S. Abbott, Honorary ASLA
Katherine F. Abbott, Honorary ASLA
Edward?H.?Able Jr., Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Jerry??Abramson, Honorary ASLA
Gerald?W.?Adelmann, Honorary ASLA
Arnold?R.?Alanen, Honorary ASLA
Joel Albizo, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Ross?C.?Anderson, Honorary ASLA
Virginia??Anderson, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Cecil?D.?Andrus, Honorary ASLA
Randall?G.?Arendt, Honorary ASLA
Phillip?J.?Arnold, Honorary ASLA
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The Hon. Bruce Babbitt, Honorary ASLA
James Barker, Honorary ASLA
Wolf??Bauer, Honorary ASLA
Eugenie??Beal, Honorary ASLA
Adrian??Benepe, Honorary ASLA
Stephen M. Benz, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Douglas??Bereuter, Honorary ASLA
Charles?Eliot?Beveridge, Honorary ASLA
Randall??Biallas, Honorary ASLA
Roxanne Blackwell, Esq., Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Michael??Bloomberg, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Earl??Blumenauer, Honorary ASLA
Sarah??Boasberg, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Barbara Boxer, Honorary ASLA
Thomas Bradshaw, Honorary ASLA
Ann Breen, Honorary ASLA
Nancy Callister Buley, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Dale Bumpers, Honorary ASLA
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Susan??Cahill-Aylward, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Russ Carnahan, Honorary ASLA
President Jimmy Carter, Honorary ASLA
Mrs. Rosalyn Carter, Honorary ASLA
Clarence "Buck" Chaffee, Honorary ASLA
Betsy Chaffin, Honorary ASLA
James Chaffin, Honorary ASLA
Adele Chatfield-Taylor, Honorary ASLA
Susan Chin, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Henry?G.?Cisneros, Honorary ASLA
Grady Clay, Honorary ASLA
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The Hon. Richard?M.?Daley, Honorary ASLA
Candace Damon, Honorary ASLA
Lorraine Davis, Honorary ASLA
Representative Peter Defazio, Honorary ASLA
Russell?E.?Dickenson, Honorary ASLA
Michael Dirr, Honorary ASLA
Walter?L.?Doty, Honorary ASLA
Marjory?S.?Douglas, Honorary ASLA
Leo Drey, Honorary ASLA
R. Wayne Drummond, Honorary ASLA
Shaun Saer Duncan, Honorary ASLA
Marvin Durning, Honorary ASLA
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Joseph?T.?Edmiston FAICP, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Donna Edwards, Honorary ASLA
Philip Enquist, Honorary ASLA
Carolyn?B.?Etter, Honorary ASLA
Don?D.?Etter, Honorary ASLA
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Paul Farmer FAICP, Honorary ASLA
Pat Faust, Honorary ASLA
S. Richard Fedrizzi, Honorary ASLA
Albert Fein, Honorary ASLA
Edward?A.?Feiner FAIA, Honorary ASLA
Diana Ferguson, Esq.
Charles?E.?Fraser, Honorary ASLA
Marshall?M.?Fredericks, Honorary ASLA
Gwen??Frostic, Honorary ASLA
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Eric Garcetti, Honorary ASLA
James Garland, Honorary ASLA
Edward Gilman, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Parris??Glendening, Honorary ASLA
Vice President Albert Gore, Honorary ASLA
Harold?B.?Gores, Honorary ASLA
Dan Gottlieb, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Bob??Graham, Honorary ASLA
Jared Green
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Gary?A.?Hack Ph.D, Honorary ASLA
Andrew S. Hallowell, Esq., Honorary ASLA
Stephen?E.?Hamwey, Honorary ASLA
Steven?N.?Handel Ph.D, Honorary ASLA
Mary??Hanson, Honorary ASLA
Donald?M.?Harris, Honorary ASLA
Robert Harris, Honorary ASLA
George?B.?Hartzog Jr., Honorary ASLA
Devon Henry
Gilbert Holmes
Mrs. Vance?R.?Hood, Honorary ASLA
Patrick??Horsbrugh, Honorary ASLA
Mike??Houck, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. William?H.?Hudnut, Honorary ASLA
Thomas??Hylton, Honorary ASLA
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The Hon. Henry?M.?Jackson, Honorary ASLA
Richard J. Jackson, Honorary ASLA
Kris S. Jarantoski, Honorary ASLA
Jonathan??Jarvis, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. James??Jeffords, Honorary ASLA
Mrs. Lady Bird??Johnson, Honorary ASLA
Harley??Jolley, Honorary ASLA
Congressman David Joyce, Honorary ASLA?
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The Hon. Marcy??Kaptur, Honorary ASLA
Robin Karson, Honorary ASLA
Genevieve?Pace?Keller, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Edward?M.?Kennedy, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Robert?F.?Kennedy Jr., Honorary ASLA
Wayne??Kennedy, Honorary ASLA
Barbara?A.?King, Honorary ASLA
John??King, Honorary ASLA
Peter??Kirsch, Honorary ASLA
Balthazar??Korab, Honorary ASLA
Norbert??Kraich, Honorary ASLA
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The Hon. Mary??Landrieu, Honorary ASLA
Senator Patrick Leahy
Mary Alice Lee, Honorary ASLA
Holly Leicht, Honorary ASLA
Ronald?C.?Leighton, Honorary ASLA
Julia McFeely Lent, Honorary ASLA
Arleyn Levee, Honorary ASLA
Walter?H.?Lewis FAIA, Honorary ASLA
Andy Lipkis, Honorary ASLA
Nina-Marie E. Lister, Honorary ASLA
Binyi??Liu, Honorary ASLA
Audra Lofton, Honorary ASLA
Gregory Long, Honorary ASLA
Ann Looper Pryor, Honorary ASLA
Mrs. John?A.?Love, Honorary ASLA
Jo??Luck, Honorary ASLA
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The Hon. Wangari??Maathai Ph.D, Honorary ASLA
Lee??MacDonald, Honorary ASLA
E.?Bruce?MacDougall, Honorary ASLA
Meg??Maguire, Honorary ASLA
William?C.?Main, Honorary ASLA
Clare?C.?Marcus, Honorary ASLA
William?R.?Marken, Honorary ASLA
Daniel Martin, Honorary ASLA
Roberto?Burle?Marx, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Doris??Matsui, Honorary ASLA
Barbara McCann, Honorary ASLA
William??McDonough FAIA, Honorary ASLA
Charles McKinney, Honorary ASLA
Charles?C.?McLaughlin, Honorary ASLA
Sylvia??McLaughlin, Honorary ASLA
Ed??McMahon, Honorary ASLA
Walter Metcalfe, Honorary ASLA
Bette??Midler, Honorary ASLA
Hugh?C.?Miller FAIA, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Laura??Miller, Honorary ASLA
Zandra?F.?Miller, Honorary ASLA
Roger??Milliken, Honorary ASLA
Carolyn Mitchell, Honorary ASLA
Darla Moore, Honorary ASLA
Robin C. Moore, Honorary ASLA
Carolina? ?Morgado, Honorary ASLA
Philip?A.?Morris, Honorary ASLA
William?P.?Mott Jr., Honorary ASLA
Mark??Munley, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Thomas?Murphy, Honorary ASLA
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Gaylord??Nelson, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Gregory?J.?Nickels, Honorary ASLA
Frederick?L.?Noland, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. John??Norquist, Honorary ASLA
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Gyo??Obata FAIA, Honorary ASLA
Julia?B.?O'Brien, Honorary ASLA
Michael O'Brien, Honorary ASLA
Chelina Odbert
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Ross?D.?Pallay, Honorary ASLA
Jeffrey Pargament, Esq., Honorary ASLA
C. Ford Peatross, Honorary ASLA
Robert??Peck, Honorary ASLA
Steven??Peck, Honorary ASLA
R.?Max?Peterson, Honorary ASLA
Tom Petri, Honorary ASLA
William??Phelps, Honorary ASLA
Vicki Phillipy, Honorary ASLA
Dennis Pieprz, Honorary ASLA
Fred? Poorman, Honorary ASLA
J. Gregory Poole, Honorary ASLA
Richard?M.?Pope Sr., Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Colin ??Powell, Honorary ASLA
David Price, Honarary ASLA
Warrie Price, Honorary ASLA
Kristopher Pritchard
Nicholas?M.?Protopopoff, Honorary ASLA
Ann Looper Pryor, Honorary ASLA
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Susan Rademacher, Honorary ASLA
J.C.??Raulston, Honorary ASLA
Peter?H.?Raven, Honorary ASLA
Robert??Redford, Honorary ASLA
Nathaniel Reed, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. William?Reilly, Honorary ASLA
Michael T. Reynolds, Honorary ASLA
Sally?Reynolds, Honorary ASLA
Kristen??Richards, Honorary ASLA
Dick Rigby, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Joseph?P.?Riley Jr., Honorary ASLA
Laurance?S.?Rockefeller, Honorary ASLA
Elizabeth?Barlow?Rogers, Honorary ASLA
Roy ?S.?Rood, Honorary ASLA
Martin?J.?Rosen, Honorary ASLA
Carol Ross Barney, Honorary ASLA
Witold??Rybczynski, Honorary ASLA
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The Hon. Kenneth Salazar, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Allyson??Schwartz, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. John??Seiberling, Honorary ASLA
Thomas?D.?Seifert, Honorary ASLA
Mitchell Silver, Honorary ASLA
Emma Skalka, Honorary ASLA
Stan Skalka, Honorary ASLA
Christina Smith, Honorary ASLA
Nancy?C.?Somerville, Honorary ASLA
John Spain, Honorary ASLA
Jeff?B.?Speck, Honorary ASLA
Connie??Spellman, Honorary ASLA
Fred Stanback Jr., Honorary ASLA
Carl?F.?Steinitz, Honorary ASLA
Kerry St. Pe, Honorary ASLA
Kitty Stoner, Honorary ASLA
Tom Stoner, Honorary ASLA
James?P.?Storer, Honorary ASLA
Susan?S.?Szenasy, Honorary ASLA
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Ron??Taven, Honorary ASLA
Tupper Thomas, Honorary ASLA
Doug??Tompkins, Honorary ASLA
Marc Treib, Honorary ASLA
Alcibiades Tsolakis
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The Hon. Mark??Udall, Honorary ASLA
Roger??Ulrich Ph.D., Honorary ASLA
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Renata von Tscharner, Honorary ASLA
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Charles Waldheim, Honorary ASLA
G. Wade Walker, Honorary ASLA
Ralph?J.?Warburton, Honorary ASLA
The Hon. Knox H. White, Honorary ASLA
Heather Whitlow, Honorary ASLA
William?H.?Whyte, Honorary ASLA
Rhea Williams, Honorary ASLA
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Jane?Hurt?Yarn, Honorary ASLA
Robert Yaro, Honorary ASLA
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Mark Zelonis, Honorary ASLA
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