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Contributions to the Fund for Excellence in Landscape Architecture support operating costs of the department, helping it to address fundamental and contingent needs.

Contributions to the Landscape Architecture Executive Fund support key student-focused initiatives prioritized by the Department Head. Current Head David Hays has outlined those as field trips in studio and technical courses; professional development opportunities, including office tours, workshops, and our annual Career & Networking Fair; student travel to the annual ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture; provision of tool kits to incoming BLA and first-professional MLA students and of special materials and equipment in studio and technical courses; and sponsorship of student participation in national and international design competitions, including ASLA Student Awards, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Campus Rainworks Challenge, and more.

This initiative provides funding for studio-based programming and needs in the following categories: 1) supporting national and international field trips in core studios and design workshops; 2) sponsoring biennial, all-school charrettes with designers from leading landscape architecture practices; and 3) subsidizing special programming opportunities, unique material and technical needs, and reviews by distinguished guest critics in design studios at all levels.

This initiative provides funding to assist BLA and MLA students with program and life expenses at times of critical need. Support will be distributed in the form of scholarships to reduce the cost of tuition and fees.

Established through the generosity of alumni and friends, the Terry Harkness Plants in Design Endowed Fund honors Harkness’s extraordinary, sustained impact as a designer and educator by helping to foreground planting design in our curriculum and events programming—including an annual lecture to be held each fall semester.

Established by alumnus and long-time friend and donor of the Department of Landscape Architecture Jim Martin (BLA 1972), the James Martin Family Scholarship in Landscape Architecture is awarded annually at Sasaki Day and benefits students with special interests and strengths in planting design.

This endowment provides competitive Kluesing Fellowships (full tuition and partial fee waiver, plus academic year stipend) to recruit and support outstanding students in the MLA program. Awards are given by the Department in memory of Cherie Kluesing, a former graduate student and faculty member. The fellowships are intended to further her aspirations, namely through the creative integration of fine arts in landscape design.

Established in honor of former Department Head Vincent Bellafiore, this fund provides fellowship support to a promising Ph.D. student in Landscape Architecture.

Established in memory of Dan Ryan, a member of the Class of 2002, this fund provides a cash prize to a student in the sophomore class who exhibits outstanding graphic skills and a strong willingness to assist other students.

Established to commemorate the life of Bruce Borland (BLA 1981), this memorial fund supports the education of students interested in golf course design. Through net income from the fund, the Bruce Borland Golf Course Scholarship provides substantial support to qualified students entering their third year of study.

Established in honor of emeritus professor Gary Kesler, this fund supports the Gary Kesler Prize, which is awarded annually to students who exhibit excellence in the mastery of technical principles in landscape architecture.

The Florence Bell Robinson Scholarship Fund honors the deep impact of teaching by Robinson (1885-1973), who was also the first female tenure-track faculty member in the department. An expert in the area of plants and planting design, Robinson published and lectured extensively and developed a plant cataloging system for use in teaching. Many of her students went on to make significant contributions to the field of landscape architecture, including Hideo Sasaki, Peter Walker, Richard Haag, Phil Lewis, and Charles W. Harris.

Created in honor of former Department Head Bob Riley, this fund provides resources for graduate student enrichment.