LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE STUDENT AWARDS and Achievements
| Spring 2014 | National Awards LA3315: Studio 3 developed the Sanger Ridge Elementary School Learning Landscape Masterplan. Formal presentation by: Jimi Underwood, Haley Dugger, Rita Woodson, Corey Branch, 1st Place, Come Alive Outside Design Challenge, a pilot design competition on March 19, 2014, Fort Collins, CO. ” (Professor in charge: Nick Nelson) Jeff Ditta, 2014 ASLA Certificate of Honor, for Excellence in the Study of Landscape Architecture. Presentation: “Eco‐Village: An Oklahoma State University Campus Housing Project” (Professor in charge: Nick Nelson) Monica Concienne, 2014 ASLA Certificate of Honor, for Excellence in the Study of Landscape Architecture. Presentation: “Iron Mist Plaza, Deep Ellum, TX” (Professor in charge: Nick Nelson) Jay Williams, 2013 ASLA Certificate of Merit, for Excellence in the Study of Landscape Architecture. Presentation: “Bomb Factory Plaza, Deep Ellum, TX” (Professor in charge: Nick Nelson) Andrew O’Meilia, 2013 ASLA Certificate of Merit, for Excellence in the Study of Landscape Architecture. Presentation: “Urban Park, Deep Ellum, TX” (Professor in charge: Nick Nelson) Regional Awards Halley Dugger, Daniel Jordan, and Nick Spriggs, 1st Place, 2014 Great Plains LID Research and Innovation Symposium, Student Design Competition, Presentation: “Owasso’s Link: Connecting recreation, people, and water.” Tulsa, OK, April 3, 2014. (Professor in charge: Michael Holmes) Ben Crosby, Verity Cox, and Landon Huckins, 2nd Place, 2014 Great Plains LID Research and Innovation Symposium, Student Design Competition. “How One Sports Park Can Change The Way We Treat Our Water” Tulsa, OK, April 3, 2014. (Professor in charge: Michael Holmes) University Awards Kayla Copeland, Keith Jacobi, and Jaeyeon Shin, 2014 Capstone Project Award of Excellence, Juried by Professional Advancement Committee. Project: “Legacy Pointe: A Neo‐Traditional Community.”
James Hazzard, 2014 Chair Design Competition: Best Integration of Recycled Materials, Open design competition held on OSU campus, constructed out of recycled or upcycled materials. Academic Presentations James Hazard and Rita Woodson, 2014 Finding Center Conference. Presentation: “From Vision to Manifesto to Reality” April 11, 2014. Rob Bradley, Alison Phillips, and Tanner Smith, 2014 Great Plains LID Research and Innovation Symposium, Presentation: “LID: Infiltrating Owasso” Tulsa, OK, April 3, 2014. (Professor in charge: Michael Holmes) Ben Crosby, Verity Cox, and Landon Huckins, 2014 Great Plains LID Research and Innovation Symposium, Presentation: “How One Sports Park Can Change The Way We Treat Our Water” Tulsa, OK, April 3, 2014. (Professor in charge: Michael Holmes) Halley Dugger, Daniel Jordan, and Nick Spriggs, 2014 Great Plains LID Research and Innovation Symposium, Presentation: “Owasso’s Link: Connecting recreation, people, and water.” Tulsa, OK, April 3, 2014. (Professor in charge: Michael Holmes) Ryan Grider, Matt Murray, and Carl O’Brien, 2014 Great Plains LID Research and Innovation Symposium, Presentation: “The Down Stream Effect: How You Treat Your Water Effects Others” Tulsa, OK, April 3, 2014. (Professor in charge: Michael Holmes) Corey Branch and David Yang, 2014 Great Plains LID Research and Innovation Symposium, Presentation: “Implementing LIS Strategies in an Owasso Park” Tulsa, OK, April 3, 2014. (Professor in charge: Michael Holmes)
| Spring 2013 | National Awards Forrest Hunt, 2013 University Olmsted Scholar and finalist for national scholarship selection. Kayla McKinley Copeland, 2013 ASLA Certificate of Honor, for Excellence in the Study of Landscape Architecture. Presentation: “Fly Away Children’s Garden” (Professor in charge: Michael Holmes) Clark Bockhahn, 2013 ASLA Certificate of Merit, for Excellence in the Study of Landscape Architecture. Presentation: “River[Bend]: Bridging Environments Near Downtown” (Professor in charge: Nick Nelson)
University Awards Audrey Clark, Eric Humphreys, James Riter, and Cameron Rouse. Wakeup and Dream’s Eco‐Village Design Competition, The Tom Koft Vision Award: 1st Place ($1000 award). Project “Root to Fruit: Laying the Foundation for a Sustainable Eocvillage, OSU, and You” Clark Bockhahn, Brandon Burlingame, and Jason McLarty. Wakeup and Dream’s Eco‐Village Design Competition, The Tom Koft Vision Award: 2nd Place ($600 award).. Project “Regenerate//OKState” Tom Buller, Forest Hunt, and Dan Mesenbrink, Wakeup and Dream’s Eco‐Village Design Competition, The Tom Koft Vision Award: 3rd Place ($400 award).. Project: “The Corridor at Brumley: A Polyculture Community.” Tom Buller, Forest Hunt, and Dan Mesenbrink, 2013 Capstone Project Award of Excellence, Juried by Professional Advancement Committee. Project: “The Corridor at Brumley: A Polyculture Community.” Forest Hunt, 2013 Chair Design Competition: Best Overall Design, Open design competition held on OSU campus, constructed out of recycled or upcycled materials. Anna Oosting, 2013 Chair Design Competition: Best Integration of Recycled Materials, Open design competition held on OSU campus, constructed out of recycled or upcycled materials. Forest Hunt, 2013 Chair Design Competition: Best Craftsmanship, Open design competition held on OSU campus, constructed out of recycled or upcycled materials. Anna Oosting, 2013 Chair Design Competition: Most Creative Design, Open design competition held on OSU campus, constructed out of recycled or upcycled materials. Academic Presentations Brandon Burlingame, Oklahoma Clean Lakes and Watersheds Association (OCLWA) Conference. Poster Presentation: “Landscapes That Teach: Creating a Blackwater Wetland” April 18‐19. (Professor in charge: Michael Holmes)
|Fall 2012 | University Awards Cody Landis, 2012 College of Art and Science’s Dean’s Showcase Selection . “Eagle Eye” selected for juried exhibition, acrylic on canvas.
| Spring 2012 | National Awards Corbin Francis, 2012 ASLA Advocacy Day Scholarship, 3 day trip to Washington DC, joining a delegation of professionals to meet with congressional representatives. Steve Eilers, 2012 University Olmsted Scholar and finalist for national scholarship selection. Corbin Francis, 2012 ASLA Certificate of Honor, for Excellence in the Study of Landscape Architecture. Presentation: “Reconnection: Raleigh|Durham|Chapel Hill.” (Professor in charge: John Ritter and Michael Holmes) Cameron Rouze, 2012 ASLA Certificate of Merit, for Excellence in the Study of Landscape Architecture. Presentation: “MLK|TOD” (Professor in charge: Nick Nelson) Additional Recognitions Dan Mesenbrink, Featured on Tulsa Television Show, Great Day ‐ Green Country, broadcast on FOX‐23, Aired: April 20, 2012. Project: “Community Garden for Jewish Federation of Tulsa” (Professor in charge: Nick Nelson)
| Fall 2011 | International Awards Clark Bockhahn, Student Finalist, Waterworks Park International Design Competition. Submission: Des Moines Water Works Park “River B.E.N.D.” (Professor in charge: Nick Nelson) Brandon Burlingame, Student Finalist, Waterworks Park International Design Competition. Submission: Des Moines Water Works Park “Water Working” (Professor in charge: Nick Nelson) Forest Hunt, Student Finalist, Waterworks Park International Design Competition. Submission: Des Moines Water Works Park “Habitat Interactive Park” (Professor in charge: Nick Nelson) Cameron Rouze, Student Finalist, Waterworks Park International Design Competition. Submission: Des Moines Water Works Park “Growing Community” (Professor in charge: Nick Nelson)
State Awards James Hazzard, Best Collegiate Presentation, Environmental Science and Planning Section of the 2011 Oklahoma Academy of Science. Presentation: Atelier Dreiseitl’s Approach to Landscape Architecture in Europe (Professor in charge: Charles Leider) Academic Presentations Forrest Hunt, Jason McLarty with Dr. Charles Leider, Current Challenges in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Workshop. Presentation: “Sustainability in Landscape Architecture. August 25, 2011. (Professor in charge: Charles Leider) James Hazzard, Environmental Science and Planning Section of the 2011 Oklahoma Academy of Science. Presentation: Atelier Dreiseitl’s Approach to Landscape Architecture in Europe (Professor in charge: Charles Leider) Kayla McKinley, Environmental Science and Planning Section of the 2011 Oklahoma Academy of Science. Presentation: Contrasting Current Women Leaders in Landscape Architecture: Mia Leher vs. Martha Schwartz (Professor in charge: Charles Leider) Lance Shaw, Environmental Science and Planning Section of the 2011 Oklahoma Academy of Science. Presentation: Andropogon Associates: Creators of Sustainable Landscape Architecture (Professor in charge: Charles Leider) Mickella Sjoquist, Environmental Science and Planning Section of the 2011 Oklahoma Academy of Science. Presentation: Contrasting Development of Urban Landscape Design in St. Louis and Boston (Professor in charge: Charles Leider)