Firm: DHM Design GroupDurango, Colorado
ASLA Chapter: Florida
Category: Service

Selfless commitment to leadership and service has made Mary Bates a profound influence on the careers of students and professionals alike. She is a strong mentor and role model who has broadened public awareness of landscape architecture and introduced the next generation to the profession. She continues to work with nonprofit organizations and elementary schools to bring her passion for the outdoor environment to hundreds of students, educators, administrators, community professionals and parents, all of whom now realize the value of landscape architecture. Her service within the Florida Chapter and national ASLA includes 13 creatively programmed state annual conferences. So successful have her efforts been, that by 2013, 65 percent of the Florida Chapter's revenue was generated through events that she led.