ASLA North Carolina is proud to share the award winners from North Carolina at 2023 ASLA National Conference.
WithersRavenel Director of Parks and Recreation, Brian Starkey, PLA, ASLA, was recognized for six years of service as a Trustee representing North Carolina on the ASLA Board of Trustees.
Brian, center, with Torey Carter-Conneen, CAE, ASLA Executive Director, and Emily O'Mahoney, ASLA President.
Charles Fink (right), with his wife Majorie.
Charles Flink received the American Society of Landscape Architects Alfred B LaGasse medal. The medal recognizes notable contributions by individuals to the management and conservancy of natural resources and/or public landscapes.
Juanita, right, with Emily O'Mahoney, ASLA President.
Juanita Shearer–Swink received the President’s Medal, which recognizes outstanding service to the Society. The final selection is made solely at the discretion of the president.
Fellows
M. Eric Davis was recognized for a Nomination in Works by the North Carolina Chapter. Eric was nominated for his innovative designs across four continents, five countries, and twelve states. He cofounded Surface 678 in Durham, NC and has created countless works throughout North Carolina. Among his works include Raleigh Union Station, John Chavis Memorial Park, and over twenty projects throughout the academic and medical campuses at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Emily McCoy was recognized for a Nomination in Knowledge by the North Carolina chapter. She is dedicated to evidence-based design and is known for exploring emerging technology to create new designs that protect and enhance environmental function. As a national leader in the use of drone and sensor technologies to create smart landscapes that provide site data in real time, Emily’s groundbreaking research and publication in measurement and testing for landscape performance has been transformational to landscape architecture practice. She is an associate professor of practice at North Carolina State University.
Student Awards
Analysis and Planning Category
Design Tactics for Climate-Based Migration in Biodiversity Corridors
Bladen Lakes Area, North Carolina, United States
Marybeth Campeau, Associate ASLA;
Faculty Advisors: Madalyn Baldwin, Associate ASLA;
North Carolina State University
Honor Awards
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Lauren Joca, Associate ASLA;
Faculty Advisors: Celen Pasalar;
North Carolina State University
Student Collaboration Category
Award of Excellence
On the Edge: A Climate Adaptive Park for the Battleship NC Memorial
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Marguerite Kroening, Student ASLA; Stella Wang, Student ASLA;
Faculty Advisors: Andrew Fox, FASLA; David Hill;
North Carolina State University
Honor Award
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Dillon Patel, Student ASLA; Joseph Lamonica, Student ASLA; Stephany Luna-Rivas, Student ASLA;
Faculty Advisors: Andrew Fox, FASLA; David Hill;
North Carolina State University
Professional Award Category
West End, North Carolina, United States
NC State University Coastal Dynamics Design Lab
Client: Pine Forest Management & Southern Conservation Trust