Faculty News

LAEP Professors Receive USU Presidential Award for Community-Engaged Faculty

Dave Anderson

LAEP Professors Dave Anderson, Dave Evans, and Jake Powell received the Community-Engagement Faculty Award. The trio was nominated for their extraordinary efforts to serve communities across the Intermountain West through a unique blending of landscape architecture and planning studio projects that are built upon partnerships with mayors, city planners, non-profits and individual citizens.

Dave Evans

This recognition truly speaks to the superb Extension efforts taking place in our Department and particularly to the wonderful faculty members who lead the charge in getting involved in the communities around us. Excellent work to everyone who has taken part in these efforts.

Jake Powell

New Grad Program Director

Carlos Licon

We are pleased to welcome Professor Carlos Licon as the new LAEP Graduate Program Director. Carlos has been a part of the LAEP family for over a decade and will be a great fit for the position. Amongst other responsibilities, the Grad Program Director works to recruit new grad students and advises grad students in our programs. We have full confidence that Carlos will be successful in this new role!

Promotions

We are fortunate to have the best faculty around. This year, Keith Christensen has been promoted to full Professor and Ole Sleipness has been promoted to Associate Professor. Congratulations are in order as these professors are recognized for their hard work, dedication, and expertise in their subject matter. We are proud to have them as members of the LAEP Department.

Keith Christensen

Ole Sleipness