Issue #Winter 2017
2017 LandTEXTURE Newsletter
Published February 23, 2017
Published by the MSU Landscape Architecture Alumni & Advisory board for the alumni and friends of Landscape Architecture.
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FIREWISE: Demonstration Garden, Cadillac Michigan
Planners, designers, and citizens are interested in how site design can mitigate the effects of landscape hazards.
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SPDC Builds Sparty’s Cabin
Professor Pat Crawford, PhD, SPDC associate director, and graduate student Rohit Menon talk about the "tiny home" movement and the fruition of Sparty's Cabin.
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A journey for all
As the incoming President of the MSU LAAAB, I am encouraged by the students I have met and I am impressed by their hunger for knowledge and change.
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Charles Leider elected as an AICP Fellow
Dr. Charles Leider, professor and director emeritus of the Landscape Architecture Program at Oklahoma State University, has been elected as a fellow in the American Institute of Certified Planner.
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2016 Landscape Architecture Alumni Survey
The 2016 Landscape Architecture Alumni Survey was sent to 1081 email addresses provided by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. This article address the structure of the survey and talks about it's key findings.
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Letter from Cheryl Zuellig, LAAAB President
Greetings MSU Landscape Architecture Alumni
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Study Abroad 2016: A journey through Europe
Landscape Architecture student Rayshaun Landrum wrote about his experience while on the annual LA study abroad in Western Europe.
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2016 LA Scholarship Fundraiser Golf Outing
This year's scholarship fundraiser, held at the picturesque Eagle Eye Golf Course, was historic on many levels.
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What do designers emphasize the most?
LA Master's Student Na Li writes about her experience as a student and discusses her Master's Thesis.
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First Class: Emma Genevieve Gillette, the First Lady of Michigan State Parks and Natural Areas
2016 marks the 100th anniversary of Emma Genevieve Gillette's enrollment at Michigan Agricultural College, now Michigan State University. Gillette was to become the first and only woman graduate in the college's first landscape architecture class of 1920.
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Pioneers of American Design
Alumnus William "Bill" Johnson and his newly recorded story of his life and career, and alumnus Dean Abbott on being recognized by The Cultural Landscape Foundation as a Pioneer of American Landscape Design.
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State of the program and updates
Landscape Architecture Program Leader Karen Russcher wrote an update about the program, including recent student awards.
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President's message 2017
For the past six years I have had the delight of serving on the MSU LAAAB as a board member for three years, vice president for one year, president for two years, and I will round out my term as past president for one additional year.
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The first LA Ride
Landscape Architecture Instructor Bob Ford wrote about the first LA Ride and it's purpose.
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Director's message 2017
This year has brought many wonderful things for us all.
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Looking back
Alumnus William Herman Kockler, MSU LA class of 2006, reflects on his MSU experience and talks about his life since graduating.
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