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Jill Cohen, RLA, AICP, LEED AP, planner and landscape architect, was appointed as Chair of the Broward Branch of the US Green Building Council (USGBC). Cohen has been an active member of the South Florida Chapter of the USGBC during the past two years. Most recently she spearheaded Broward 2030, a committee created to develop a mechanism to support municipalities with their sustainable efforts. Rodney D. Robinson, a University of Delaware alumnus who graduated in 1975 from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, has been named as a member of the Council of Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), which is among the highest honors the society can confer upon a member. Robinson, who owns Rodney Robinson Landscape Architects in Wilmington, Del., was nominated by the Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter of the ASLA for his exemplary landscape architectural design skills and his knowledge of horticulture. ![]() Rick K. Joyce Rick K. Joyce and John Cauthen recently partnered and formed the ecological consulting and land management firm, Forestry Resources Ecological Inc., in Fort Myers, Fla. With a well-established background in ecological restoration as chief executive officer of Forestry Resources, Joyce was president of the Florida Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture for two years. Previously he was vice president of Ecosystem Sciences for Kitson and Partners LLC. LHB helped BASF Construction Chemicals attain LEED???????(R)???? Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Silver Certification for BASF’s Building Systems headquarters located in Shakopee, Minnesota. This is only the third building to earn LEED-EB O&M certification in Minnesota. LHB is a multi-disciplinary engineering and architectural firm with 180 employees, with offices throughout the Midwest. ![]() Steve Brigance and Ben Campbell Askew Hargraves Harcourt & Associates Inc. (A2H) welcomes Steve Brigance to the firm as project engineer I. Steve received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Memphis in 1999. The firm also welcomes new civil designer Ben Campbell to the firm as a civil designer. Ben received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil and environmental engineering from Christian Brothers University in 2009. Otak, Inc., an award winning urban design, planning and engineering firm, announced it has named Bradley Bielenberg, Curtis LaPierre, Tom Litster and Kevin Timmins as senior associates. Mr. Bielenberg is a landscape architect and planner based in Otak?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s Tempe, AZ office; Mr. LaPierre, also a landscape architect and planner, is based in the Kirkland, WA office. ![]() Steven C. Lewis WilsonMiller announced that Steven C. Lewis, CPA recently joined the firm as CFO. He has 27 years of public and private accounting experience focused primarily in the real estate industry. He most recently served as controller for Miromar Development Corporation, a residential and commercial real estate developer based in Estero, Florida. At WilsonMiller, he will lead the financial and accounting operations for the firm?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s ten offices. The Michigan Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architecture has named Professional Engineering Associates Inc. of Genoa Township the Landscape Architecture Firm of the Year. PEA was granted this honor due to its multiple award-winning design projects in 2009, including the therapeutic Garden of Healing and Renewal in Clarkston; its contributions to sustainable design on multiple projects pursuing LEED certification; as well as its community outreach and education efforts to promote the advantages and benefits of sustainable design. ![]() Lerrie T. Jenkins Leerie T. Jenkins Jr., FASLA, chairman and chief executive officer of Reynolds, Smith and Hills Inc., and Oscar J. Horton, president of Sun State International Trucks LLC, have been appointed to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s Jacksonville Branch. Their terms begin Jan. 1, 2010, and run through Dec. 31, 2012. Jenkins is the recipient of the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Medal from the University of Georgia?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s College of Environment and Design Alumni Association. Jenkins earned a bachelor?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia and a master?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Michigan. ![]() William Barden FabriTec Structures recently named William Barden, AIA as their vice president of business development based in Buffalo, NY. A registered architect with over 30 years in the design and construction industry, Mr. Barden worked for Buffalo area architectural firms Cannon Design and Kideney Architects earlier in his career. |