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Among the exhibits at the 3rd Annual SNRE Earth Art installations in April was “Corn for Cars: A Visual Exploration of The Maladies of Growing Maize for Biofuel,” by LA Students Becca Sowder, Angie Cambell, Lauren DeSilva, Laurie Lesch and Jessica Neafsey.
Planning is under way on the 100th anniversary celebration for the Landscape Architecture program in 2009. For nearly a hundred years, the program – which became part of SNRE in 1965 – has produced graduates who use their technical skills and artistic and ecological sensitivities to lead and challenge the profession as it strives for a more sustainable future. Recently, the program launched an electronic version of its former magazine “Michiganscapes” to keep alumni informed about events, fellow alumni, program developments and faculty and student research.
student achievement at the 2008 Scholarship Luncheon. “This year’s class of recipients is truly outstanding,” said Chris Ellis, program coordinator. “I join my fellow faculty colleagues in honoring them and their work and for sustaining the Michigan tradition of excellence.”
Quad and the Nichols Arboretum. (In past years, the presentations were on the main campus Diag near the Dana Building. Preparations for the 2008 commencement forced the exhibits to relocate this year.) In March, LA faculty and guests recognized
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Guests included former LA program chair Chuck Cares, director emeritus of the Botanical Gardens & Arboretum and an emeritus professor in Landscape Architecture, who received a special recognition for his contributions to the program and its students over the years; John Strauch, father of the late Paul L. Strauch, a 1994 LA graduate for whom the “Spirit of the Studio” Award is named; and Randall In April, LA Assistant Professor Sharp, a landscape architect with Sharp John Strauch with M’Lis Bartlett, Beth Diamond organized the 3rd the 2008 recipient of the award & Diamond LLC, who later in the day Annual SNRE Earth Art installations, named after his late son, Paul. delivered the Whittemore Lecture as part featuring the work of Landscape of the Winter 2008 Dean’s Speaker Series. His topic Architecture students in her course, “NRE 503: was “Urban Climate Relief: Ecological Strategies for Imprints & Archetypes.” The exhibits could be Streets, Walls and Roofs.” experienced at two campus locations: North Campus To learn more about upcoming anniversary events and to make sure you are on the “Michiganscapes” subscriber list, contact Erin Longchari, assistant director of the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, at 734.615.0270 – Kevin Merrill or erinla@umich.edu.
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