Pamela M. Blough, ASLA

Pamela M. Blough, ASLA
ASLA Chapter: Michigan Chapter
Category: Leadership/Management

Company/academic title: P. M. Blough Inc., Grand Haven, Mich.
Education: Bachelor of landscape architecture and master of business administration degrees from Michigan State University

Pamela Blough?EUR??,,????'?????< business acumen, applied through national and chapter leadership positions, effectively prepared ASLA to weather the recession nearly unscathed. She helped business owners plan for survival and growth and advised students on getting jobs in the profession. Further, her work as an arborist in Michigan has expanded the role of landscape architecture into forestry. For 20 years, Blough persisted to get a practice act passed in Michigan, and she shares the valuable lessons learned with colleagues and students at the chapter and national levels. She believes that the smallest of communities benefits from landscape architecture and universally accessible public accommodations.