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Louisiana State University Prof. Buck Abbey, ASLA, CELA, LASN's associate editor for landscape ordinances, reports the LSU Board of Supervisors, with encouragement from alumni, faculty and the dean's office of the College of Art + Design, voted to change the name of the landscape architecture school to the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. The name changing ceremony took place Oct. 27, 2007. The name change honors Robert Reich's many years of dedicated teaching. Prof. Abbey said this is the only accredited school of landscape architecture in the U.S. named after for an individual. LSU alumni raised over four million dollars to endow the school as part of the Forever LSU program. "Robert Reich came to Louisiana in 1939 and began teaching landscape architecture before most Americans in the South had ever heard of such a profession," says Prof. Abbey. "He founded the LSU curriculum in landscape architecture before he went off to serve in World War II. Upon his return, he worked to grow the program over the decades. Doc, as the thousands of students he has taught call him, is still teaching well into his 94th year of life." Reich received the distinguished ASLA Medal for his teaching several years ago, as well as other awards for his private practice that still continues today. "Robert Reich is a living legend of landscape architecture not only in Louisiana or the United States, but around the world. His students carry his message of love and peace to all parts of the globe," Prof. Abbey added. The LSU School of Landscape Architecture was the top-ranked undergraduate degree program in the nation, according the results of the 2007 survey by Design Intelligence. Last year the program was ranked third. The graduate program remains in the top five for the second year in a row. More significantly, the school has been among the top 10 since the survey began. "Everyone in the school is thrilled by our new rankings," said Elizabeth Mossop, director of the School of Landscape Architecture. "It is a tribute to the achievements of our students, alumni and faculty." "This is extremely significant," said David Conrath, dean of the College of Art+Design, which oversees the School of Landscape Architecture. "While the professional and academic surveys are based more on reputation than hard evidence, it is important to note that it is these same firms (who voted in the survey) who actually hire graduates from accredited schools," Conrath said.
Louisiana State University Prof. Buck Abbey, ASLA, CELA, LASN's associate editor for landscape ordinances, reports the LSU Board of Supervisors, with encouragement from alumni, faculty and the dean's office of the College of Art + Design, voted to change the name of the landscape architecture school to the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. The name changing ceremony took place Oct. 27, 2007.
The name change honors Robert Reich's many years of dedicated teaching. Prof. Abbey said this is the only accredited school of landscape architecture in the U.S. named after for an individual. LSU alumni raised over four million dollars to endow the school as part of the Forever LSU program.
"Robert Reich came to Louisiana in 1939 and began teaching landscape architecture before most Americans in the South had ever heard of such a profession," says Prof. Abbey. "He founded the LSU curriculum in landscape architecture before he went off to serve in World War II. Upon his return, he worked to grow the program over the decades. Doc, as the thousands of students he has taught call him, is still teaching well into his 94th year of life."
Reich received the distinguished ASLA Medal for his teaching several years ago, as well as other awards for his private practice that still continues today.
"Robert Reich is a living legend of landscape architecture not only in Louisiana or the United States, but around the world. His students carry his message of love and peace to all parts of the globe," Prof. Abbey added.
The LSU School of Landscape Architecture was the top-ranked undergraduate degree program in the nation, according the results of the 2007 survey by Design Intelligence. Last year the program was ranked third. The graduate program remains in the top five for the second year in a row. More significantly, the school has been among the top 10 since the survey began.
"Everyone in the school is thrilled by our new rankings," said Elizabeth Mossop, director of the School of Landscape Architecture. "It is a tribute to the achievements of our students, alumni and faculty."
"This is extremely significant," said David Conrath, dean of the College of Art+Design, which oversees the School of Landscape Architecture. "While the professional and academic surveys are based more on reputation than hard evidence, it is important to note that it is these same firms (who voted in the survey) who actually hire graduates from accredited schools," Conrath said.
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