The ASLA recently released the names of 50 individuals who have been chosen to be part of the 2025 Class of Fellows. This year's group boasts 30 men and 20 women representing 23 states in addition to Washington, D.C. and China. As often happens, California is home to the most Fellows with a total of 9, almost doubling last year's number. New York and Massachusetts followed close behind with 5 Fellows each. Florida boasts 3 Fellows, with the remaining states home to 1 or 2. Twenty-three Fellows were nominated in the Leadership/Management category, 17 were nominated in the Works category, and 5 each were nominated in the Knowledge and Service categories. The 2025 Class of Fellows will be officially elevated at a special ceremony during the ASLA's 2025 Conference on Landscape Architecture in New Orleans, Louisiana from October 10-13. Those nominated to the Council must be full ASLA members in good standing for a minimum of 10 years.

The Council of Fellows is one of the highest honors an ASLA member can receive, as this distinction is reserved only for those who have shown exceptional leadership, knowledge, and service across their career. According to the ASLA Council of Fellows webpage, 1,544 Fellows have been elected since 1899, more than 700 of whom are still active or hold emeritus status. Those nominated to the Council must be full ASLA members in good standing for a minimum of 10 years who are recommended by the Executive Committees of either their local chapter, the ASLA, or the Council of Fellows.
Here is the full list of the 2025 Council of Fellows by state:

Arizona
Byron W. Sampson, PLA, ASLA; Arizona State University; Tempe, AZ

California
Tiffany Beamer, PLA, SITES AP, ASLA; OLIN, Los Angeles, CA
Liz Einwiller, PLA, ASLA; EinwillerKuehl Landscape Architecture; Oakland, CA
Chad Kennedy, PLA, CPSI, ASLA; Westwood Professional Services; Modesto, CA
Christopher Kent, PLA, ASLA; PGAdesign; Oakland, CA
Sarah Kuehl, PLA, ASLA; EinwillerKuehl Landscape Architecture; Oakland, CA
Jos?(C) de Jes??s Leal Loera, PLA, ASLA; Native Nation Building Studio and MIG; Sacramento, CA
Patricia Trauth, PLA, ASLA; RICK; San Diego, CA
David Watts, PLA, ASLA; California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo; San Luis Obispo, CA
Jon Wreschinsky, PLA, ASLA; Cuyamaca College; San Diego, CA

China
David Yuezhong Chen, ASLA; ECOLAND Planning and Design Corporation; Beijing, PRC

Colorado
Kaia Nesbitt, PLA, ASLA; HDR; Denver, CO

Connecticut
Tara Mahon Vincenta, PLA, ASLA; Artemis Landscape Architects; Sandy Hook, CT

Florida
Deena Ruth Bell, PLA, ASLA; City of Coral Gables and Bell Landscape Architecture; Coral Gables, FL
Sally E. Coyle, PLA, ASLA; Coyle & Caron; Orlando, FL
Alexander Fenech, PLA, ASLA; Hitchcock Design Group; Coral Springs, FL

Georgia
Todd J. Hill, PLA, ASLA; DTJ Design; Atlanta, GA

 

Idaho/Montana
Stephen Drown, PLA, ASLA; Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho; Moscow, ID

Illinois
William C. Sullivan, PLA, ASLA; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Champaign, IL

Kansas
Carisa McMullen, PLA, ASLA; Landworks Studio; Olathe, KS
Lee R. Skabelund, PLA, ASLA; Kansas State University; Manhattan, KS

Louisiana
Kenneth Bahlinger, ASLA; Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge, LA
W. Shannon Blakeman, PLA, ASLA; CARBO Landscape Architecture; Baton Rouge, LA

Maryland
Ann English, PLA, ASLA; Department of Environmental Protection; Montgomery County, MD
Robert C. Hruby, PLA, ASLA; Campion Hruby Landscape Architects; Annapolis, MD

Massachusetts
Ricardo R. Austrich, PLA, ASLA; BSC Group; Boston, MA
Matthew Cunningham, PLA, ASLA; Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design; Stoneham, MA
Lauren Meier, ASLA; Landscape Preservation Consultant; Concord, MA
Lauren Todd Stimson, PLA, ASLA; STIMSON; Cambridge, MA
Tao Zhang, PLA, ASLA; Sasaki; Boston, MA

Michigan
Jack C. Goodnoe, PLA, ASLA; Land Planning and Design Associates; Detroit, MI
Jeff Klein, PLA, ASLA; Deputy Chief of Landscape Architecture; City of Detroit, MI

Missouri
Wm. Christopher Cline, PLA, ASLA; Confluence; Kansas City, MO

Nebraska
Dolores Silkworth, PLA, ASLA; Confluence; Omaha, NE

New York
Louis C. Fusco, PLA, ASLA; Louis Fusco Landscape Architects; Pound Ridge, NY
Lisa Switkin, PLA, ASLA; Field Operations; New York City, NY
Steven Tupu, PLA, ASLa; terrain-nyc landscape architecture; New York City, NY
Stephen Whitehouse, PLA, ASLA; Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners; New York City, NY
Gena Wirth, PLA, ASLA; SCAPE Landscape Architecture; New York City, NY

Pennsylvania
Richard Roark, PLA, ASLA; OLIN; Philadelphia, PA

South Carolina
Fredrick P. Huffman, PLA, ASLA; Earth Design; Pickens, SC

Ohio
Lynne Nischwitz, PLA, ASLA; The Kleingers Group; Cincinnati, OH
Carmine Russo Jr., PLA, ASLA; REALM Collaborative; Columbus, OH

Tennessee
Gary Hawkins, PLA, ASLA; Hawkins Partners; Nashville, TN

Texas
Elaine Kearney, PLA, ASLA; TBG Partners; San Antonio, TX
Margaret Robinson, PLA, ASLA; Asakura Robinson Company; Austin, TX

Vermont
Gail Henderson-King, PLA, EDFP, ASLA; Henderson-King Consulting; Burlington, VT

Washington
Rodrigo Abela, PLA, LEED AP BD+C, ASLA; GGN; Seattle, WA and Washington, D.C.

Washington D.C.
Joan Honeyman, PLA, ASLA; Jordan Honeyman Landscape Architecture; Washington, D.C.
Curt Millay, PLA, LEED AP, ASLA; American Society of Landscape Architects; Washington, D.C.

For more information on the Council of Fellows or to see the bios of each individual, go to:
https://www.asla.org/fellows.aspx
https://www.asla.org/ContentDetail.aspx?id=67281