According to Dan Donelin, professor and head of the Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning, this is the first year the $10,000 annual stipend has been awarded to each faculty.

Donelin said, ?EUR??,,????'??Faculty applied for the award by submitting a portfolio that included a syllabus for a course taught during the fall or spring semester of the previous year, the instructor?EUR??,,????'???s student evaluation summary for the course being submitted, evidence of scholarship and a statement as to his/her contributions to landscape architecture during the previous year.?EUR??,,????'??

?EUR??,,????'??The award recipients were selected by a blind jury composed of two faculty from another nationally accredited landscape architecture program and a faculty member from a non-design background,?EUR??,,????'?? Donelin said.

Professor Rolley has been a faculty member at K-State since 1988. Her teaching emphasis is in community scale planning and design, particularly related to the impact of open space and parks on the built environment. Her outreach projects include collaboration with community members and with students from related disciplines. Professor Rolley?EUR??,,????'???s research interests include strengthening relationships between planning and design, the impact of historic plans on contemporary city form and the study of Native American communities. Her award is for 2005-2007.

Associate Professor Lorn Clement has been a faculty member at K-State since 1981. He teaches first- and second-year foundation studios, as well as seminars in the graduate and undergraduate landscape architecture programs. His research interests include design theory, campus planning and design, natural resources law and landscape aesthetics. Professor Clement also serves on the Riley County Planning Board. His award is for 2005-2006.