Executive Committee:
Scott W. Fairbairn President, Candace Dillingham - President Elect, Geoff Evans - Trustee, Derek McCall - Past President, Ryan Grider - Treasurer, Nick Fairless - Member at Large, and Ryan King - Associate at Large.

Initiatives:
Monthly Webinar Series - 1 CEU. Speakers and presentations have been very diverse with landscape architectural firms - Norris Design - John Norris, ASLA, Kimley Horn - Jonathan Campbell, ASLA, Halff and Associates - Nate Clair, ASLA and David McCaskell, and Hoerr Schaudt - Aaron Ross, ASLA, plus design firm Building Culture - Austin Tunnell. Technical presentations have included splash pad sustainability, regional stone selection, playground design for teens, concrete paver sustainability, and post construction follow-up.

Events:
Several social events were held in Oklahoma City and Tulsa with members enjoying the opportunity to meet in person post-COVID.
17th ANNUAL CENTRAL STATES CONFERENCE - Engage, Educate, and Evolve 2022: Jacoby Gonzales, Committee Chair and other committee members are diligently planning for the event occurring May 4-6, 2022 in Tulsa Oklahoma. Conference space, speakers, social media, events, and FUN have been planned. Refer to the website link for more information:

https://www.aslacentralstates.org/

OK / ASLA 2020 Awards:
COVID delayed the submittal / awarding for the Oklahoma Chapter Awards until mid-year of 2021. An OK / ASLA 2020 Awards pdf booklet created and sent to landscape architects and architects within the State of Oklahoma. Award winners include:

Professional Projects:

 
Honor Award (Design Built) - Redbud Festival Park, Owasso, OK - GH2 Architects
Merit Award (Design Built) - The Chapman Green, Tulsa, OK - GH2 Architects
Merit Award (Design Built) - Theta Pond Bridge, Oklahoma State University - CLS and Associates

Student Projects:
Award of Excellence (Research) - Urban Food Forest, Haley Powell, University of Oklahoma
Merit Award (Design Unbuilt) - Washington Streetscapes Improvements, Stillwater, OK, Brayden Berryman, Oklahoma State University
Merit Award (Planning and Analysis) - Washington Street Analysis and Planning, Stillwater, OK Jacob Krafft

OK / ASLA 2021 Awards:
The State Annual Meeting was held on October 21st at 21C Museum in Oklahoma City with an attendance of around 60 professionals, sponsors, and students. This was the first "in-person" state-wide meeting since September, 2019. Over 14 professional projects were submitted with eight awards given. In addition, eight student awards were given to individual students and student design teams. An OK / ASLA 2021 Awards pdf booklet will be created and sent to landscape architects and architects within the State of Oklahoma to promote the profession. Award winners include:

Professional Projects:
Award of Excellence (Design Built) - Harmony Bridge, Tulsa, OK - Planning Design Group
Honor Award (Design Unbuilt) - Veterans Park Master Plan, Newcastle, OK - HFSD Landscape Architecture
Honor Award (Planning & Analysis) - Planting Guidelines for Fort Sill, OK- Jonathan Ceci Landscape Architects, R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, and JESCO
Merit Award (Design Built) - Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial Grove, State Capitol Park, Oklahoma City, OK - CLS and Associates
Merit Award (Design Unbuilt) - Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Hospital Healing Garden - LAUD Studio
Merit Award (Design Built) - Muskogee Butterfly Garden, OK - Planning Design Group
Merit Award (Design Built) - Francis Tuttle Courtyard - Rockwell Campus, Oklahoma City, OK - HFSD Landscape Architecture

Student Projects:
Four Merit Awards were presented to four University of Oklahoma students and four Merit Awards were presented to four student design teams from Oklahoma State University.

ASLA Council of Fellows
Scott L. Howard was inducted as a part of the 2021 Class of ASLA Fellow at the Annual Meeting, Sunday, November 21, in Nashville, TN. Mr. Howard's application was in the service category with over 36-years of service within the profession, Oklahoma City, the State of Oklahoma and National ASLA.

OK Chapter ASLA 2020 Student Scholarship:
The recipients were:
Adrian Alexander - OSU - Steve Owenby Scholarship; $2,000
Austin Berntsen - OSU - OKASLA Scholarship; $2,000
Cooper Driskill - OSU - OKASLA Scholarship; $2,000