The Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) recently announced the Fellow Class of 2025.

 
Galen Newman with the Texas A&M University was awarded to the Academy of Fellows where he will be inducted at an awards dinner at the 2025 CELA Annual Conference, March 27-29 at the Hyatt Regency Conference Center in Portland, Oregon.

"It is such an honor to be made a CELA Fellow." said Newman, "CELA has had such a positive impact on me throughout my entire career, from a PhD student learning the ropes and looking for a job, to a junior faculty member trying to carve out my own path in academia, to now, as a Full Professor and Administrator working with other institutions to advance our unique but overlapping missions. My time as CELA Track Chair, VPR, and President were some of the most influential times in my entire career. I not only thank the CELA for this amazing honor, but for all it has taught me and done and continues to do for the profession, academia, and its members."

Galen Newman, FASLA, is Professor and Department Head of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning (LAUP) at Texas A&M University (TAMU) and the Youngblood Endowed Professor of Residential Land Development. Dr. Newman's research interests include urban regeneration, community resilience, land use science, spatial analytics, and landscape performance. He is also PI of both the TAMU Superfund Center and TAMU Center for Environmental Research's Community Engagement Cores. Dr. Newman is also co-editor of the Journal of Planning Education and Research (JPER).

He received a BS in Environmental Design, a Master of Landscape Architecture, and a Master of Community Planning from Auburn University, before completing a PhD in Planning, Design and the Built Environment from Clemson University. He worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Clemson for one year before becoming Assistant Professor at TAMU, where he was promoted to Associate and then Full Professor. Before becoming Department Head at TAMU, Dr. Newman served in numerous administrative roles including Director of the Center for Housing and Urban Development (CHUD), Associate Department Head, Coordinator of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Program, Coordinator of the Bachelor of Science in Urban Planning Program, Associate Director of the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, and Community Resilience Lead for the Institute for Sustainable Communities. Outside of TAMU, he has served in influential leadership positions such as various roles for the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA), being a member of the Landscape Architecture Foundation Board of Directors, and on the awards jury for the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Professional Awards for two years.