In her four years, Miranda Hulme certainly left her mark on the University of Rhode Island's landscape architecture program. Her dedication to the department and the field of landscape architecture was recognized recently by the Landscape Architecture Foundation's 2021 Olmsted Scholars Program.

 
Started in 2008, the Olmsted Scholarship honors students from around the country who show exceptional leadership potential. This year, it awarded monetary prizes to a national graduate and undergraduate winner and six finalists from the 51 graduate and 36 undergraduate students nominated by their faculty. In addition to the winners and finalists, the graduate and undergraduate nominees are recognized as 2021 Olmsted Scholars. Hulme was selected as an undergraduate recipient.
"We were fortunate this year to have an extremely strong class of graduating seniors," said William Green, chair of the URI landscape architecture department. "But based upon her exceptional design and communication skills, academic achievements and commitment to the profession, we unanimously nominated Miranda for the Olmsted Scholarship. Not only does Miranda possess academic credentials and the willingness to work hard, but she has a unique passion for the profession and compassion for her peers."
"To get this recognition from the Landscape Architecture Foundation means a lot," said Hulme, who graduated in May with a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture and a minor in community planning. "It's a nice feeling to have your hard work recognized. Just being nominated as an Olmsted Scholar is such a huge honor within itself."