Profile: Joanne Marie (Dobron) Westphal, FASLA

Company/academic title: Professor, Michigan State University

Education: PhD, DO

Years in the profession: 24

ASLA chapter: Michigan

Category: Knowledge

Most notable professional accomplishments: Joanne Westphal is one of a few licensed practicing physicians and landscape architects. Her specialty area of design is therapeutic site design. Dr. Westphal?EUR??,,????'???s contribution to the profession includes evidence based design and post-occupancy evaluations on sites that serve different patient populations. She also works in the health effects of LEED standards and built environments.

Thoughts on being elected to Council of Fellows: It is an honor to be so-designated, and this recognition will serve as a benchmark to the second half of my career.