KATHARINE ‘KATEE’ STONE, BLA ‘17 Contact Information +6302861223 kjstone54@gmail.com https://issuu.com/kateestone
Software Proficiency Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop
EDUCATION Ball State University | BLA Class of 2017 | GPA: 3.96 | Summa Cum Laude | Dean’s List Landscape Architecture major | Senior Comprehensive Project: “Three Sisters Ecovillage: A Native Plant Ecovillage” Anthropology minor Honors College graduate | Senior Capstone Project: “All Roads Lead to Chicago,” emigration, immigration, and migration in my family history EXPERIENCE Landscape Architecture Intern | SEH of Indiana | Munster, IN | Summer ‘16
Autodesk CAD
Created project reports Site inventory and analysis Project graphics
Esri ArcGIS
Gardening + Yard Maintenance | Private Resident | Western Springs, IL | Summer ‘15
Microsoft Word + Excel + Powerpoint
Hands on yard maintenance including plant and weed removal and trimming Planted and tended to a variety of vegetables, herbs, and perennials Worked independently and under supervision
Adobe Illustrator
SketchUp
Skills Creativity Collaboration + Team Work Plant Knowledge Research Board + Presentation Layout Model Making | Laser Cutting Graphic Design | Hand Rendering Critical Thinking | Sketching Communication
Interests String Bass + Music Science Fiction + Fantasy Anthropology + Ethnobotany Sewing + Knitting
INVOLVEMENT The Butterfly Project | Immersive Learning Project | Ball State University | Spring 2016 Worked with an interdisciplinary group of Ball State students, helped facilitate collaboration Assisted in development of design concepts, educational material, and was responsible for developing a planting plan for the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Garden in Fort Wayne, IN Honors Peer Mentor | Honors College | Ball State University | Fall 2015 + 2016 Lead freshman honors introductory course to a group of freshman Honors students Developed a syllabus and course schedule Assisted freshman with acclimating to campus and college life Vice President (‘16-’17) + Secretary (‘15-’16) | Sigma Lambda Alpha (SLA) | Landscape Architecture Honors Society | Tau Chapter | 2014-2017 Secretary (‘16-’17) | Student Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architecture (SC ASLA) | Ball State | 2013-2017 SCHOLARSHIPS + AWARDS Jennifer Nicole Pokorny Memorial Scholarship Recipient | 2014-2015 ASLA Student Honor Award Recipient | 2017 Indiana ASLA Student Design Merit Award | Planning and Analysis Award | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Parkway Project | 2016 G.I.S. Day Poster Competition | 2nd Place | Ball State University | 2015 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Volunteer | Living Lightly Fair | Muncie, IN | 2012-2016 | CAP Admitted Students Day | 2013 + 2015 | Afghan Women and Children Necessities annual fundraising dinner | 2016 + 2017 Past Honored Queen | Job’s Daughters International | Bethel 63, Western Springs, IL | Member 2006- present | President position of youth leadership organization | Most Outstanding Job’s Daughter (Illinois) 2011-2012