2023 Class of Fellows, Ebru Özer, Boston Chapter
Florida International University, Miami
Ebru Özer's exemplary efforts have touched the lives of many students and future landscape architects through many different avenues and at all levels-local, state, and national. The breadth of her work has touched all corners of the professions-from her success at introducing the ACE Mentor Legacy Project to Miami in 2020 (which has become a nationally recognized benchmark project) to her extensive work with CELA, including the development of the Fountain Scholar Program for black, indigenous, and students of color. In 2015, Ebru played a key role in developing the Future Landscape Architects of America (FLAA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting landscape architecture to K-12 students. The model program she developed for Miami-Dade County has now been duplicated at other universities. Her work at Florida International University where she teaches landscape technology, construction, and community design has been recognized through awards and medals, including the international 2022 Excellence in Teaching Award from CELA. And her volunteer service at the local, regional, and national levels, including that of ASLA Vice President of Education, was recognized with the ASLA 2022 Community Service Award. Through a variety of platforms, initiatives, and audiences, Ebru has given selflessly to the community, while demonstrating sound principles and values of landscape architecture and, by elevating the visibility of the profession, brings a new awareness of the benefits and potential of landscape architecture to countless people.
