Jennifer Guthrie
Firm: Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, Seattle
Education: BS in Architectural Studies; BLA, University of Washington
Washington Chapter
Category: Works

Jennifer Guthrie is a founding partner of Gustafson Guthrie Nichol. Her distinguished project portfolio ranges from mixed-use housing to the Seattle Civic Center campus, the Lurie Garden at Millennium Park and the Art Institute of Chicago. Current projects include the Lower Rainier Vista at the University of Washington, the UW School of Medicine South Lake Union campus, Nu Skin's corporate headquarters and the Mercer Hall/UW Farm site. She serves on the Landscape Architectural Foundation Board and the ASLA CEO Roundtable.

Peter Hummel
Firm: Anchor QEA, LLC, Seattle
Education: BSLA, Cal Poly
Washington Chapter
Category: Works

Anchor QEA is a large, multidisciplinary consulting firm that specializes in aquatic, shoreline and water resource projects. Peter Hummel's dynamic coastal landscapes function as aesthetic experiences, social spaces and nodes of ecological enrichment. He has set a standard in the region for technically and scientifically based design. His contributions to shoreline restoration and design and its relevance to a range of organizations demonstrate the expanded roles possible for all landscape architects in the field of environmental and ecological restoration.

Shannon Nichol
Firm: Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, Seattle
Education: BLA, University of Washington
Washington Chapter
Category: Works

Shannon Nichol's mastery of the art, stewardship and social responsibility of design practice has enriched and recharged communities. She has an exacting ability to discover and articulate robust, invigorating design concepts that bring complex groups and thinkers together to make powerful, beautiful and practical places, including Boston's North End Parks, Chicago's Lurie Garden and Seattle's Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Her strong presence in prominent collaborations has shifted how peers, clients and the public think about the landscape architect's role in urban projects.

Terrence Reckord
Firm: McLeod Reckord, PLLC, Seattle
Education: BLA, University of Washington
Washington Chapter
Category: Works

Terrance Reckord believes design need not be stylistic, but should reflect client and community goals, core values and intrinsic qualities of the site and context. His work from Northern California to Alaska has included park planning, urban design and multimodal transportation planning and design. His passion for the Northwest is reflected in the enthusiasm he expresses through his projects. He has expanded the role of landscape architects in the eyes of clients and colleagues as he continually strives to view the profession from different angles and expand his expertise as a landscape architect through collaboration with allied professionals.

Nancy Rottle
Institution: Green Futures Research and Design Lab,
University of Washington, Seattle
Education: BA in Education, Fairhaven College; BLA and MLA,
University of Oregon
Washington Chapter
Category: Knowledge

As a landscape architect and educator, Nancy Rottle has focused on how to generate, test and share knowledge to elevate the appreciation and stewardship of the environment. Her accomplishments derive from her ability to mine planning and design projects to fuel her insightful body of research and numerous publications. She has inspired many in scores of presentations and lectures in the U.S. and abroad. She is a skilled practitioner, an inspiring teacher and researcher who advances the theory and practice of landscape architecture in all she does.

Margaret Staeheli
Firm: SvR Design Company, Seattle
Education: BSLA, Washington State University
Washington Chapter
Category: Leadership/Management

Margaret Rose Staeheli is one of the Northwest's most effective proponents of sustainable design, particularly in the wise use and management of water. She demonstrates a commitment and record of successful project implementation that has shown an ever-larger number of design professionals, government managers and private parties how to be effective stewards of the landscape and its resources. She has led her staff toward creative exploration to uncover new, more elegant ways to raise the performance of basic infrastructure.