Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Senior Awards
The purpose of these awards is to honor outstanding HLA alumni who have made important impacts in the horticulture and landscape architecture communities in Colorado and around the world. An Honor Alumnus is a graduate of CSU’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture who has a distinguished career and service to the profession and has brought honor to themselves and their chosen field.
We Honor an Awardee for Each of Our Current Majors
- Landscape Architecture
- Horticulture
- Environmental Horticulture
Previous Awardees
2021
- Jana Dewey McKenzie – Landscape Architecture
- Larry Vickerman – Environmental Horticulture
- Karen Weiss and Carl Marino – Horticulture
2020
- Wendi Birchler – Landscape Architecture
- William Chevalier – Environmental Horticulture
- David Salman – Horticulture
2019
- Stacey Weaks – Landscape Architecture
- Dennis Lyon – Environmental Horticulture
- Sarada Krishnan – Horticulture
2018
- Dennis Rubba – Landscape Architecture
- Phil Steinhauer – Environmental Horticulture
- Bob Briggs – Horticulture
Outstanding Seniors
2021
- Clarissa Armendariz – Landscape Architecture
- Emma Smith – Environmental Horticulture
- Hannah Sutherland – Horticulture
2020
- Elena Murphy – Landscape Architecture
- Geoffrey Kozie – Environmental Horticulture
- Linc Thomas – Horticulture
2019
- Anna Chevalier – Landscape Architecture
- Kelci Van Treese – Environmental Architecture
- David McKinney – Horticulture