The 2025 Call for Council of Fellows Nominations is now open and will close on February 1, 2025!  

Fellowship is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and recognizes the contributions of these individuals to their profession and society at large based on their works, leadership and management, knowledge, and service. The designation of Fellow is conferred on individuals in recognition of exceptional accomplishments over a sustained period of time. Individuals considered for this distinction must be full members of ASLA in good standing for at least ten years and must be recommended to the Council of Fellows by the Executive Committee of their local chapter, the Executive Committee of the ASLA, or the Executive Committee of the Council of Fellows.

Are you interested in becoming an ASLA Fellow? Members considering this prestigious honor should start by reaching out to their chapters to express interest in a nomination. Preparing a Fellow nomination is an intensive, thoughtful process, requiring significant time and collaboration between the nominee and chapter mentors who support the preparation. To ensure your nomination is on track, it’s best to connect with your chapter early. Many chapters have their own timelines and deadlines for internal submissions, often well before the national deadline. Chapters received eligibility lists this summer, so don’t hesitate to inquire about the process and get started!

To review the four categories for submission, the criteria that the jury will look for, guidance in preparing the nomination package, and submission requirements, please visit the Council of Fellows website.  

Also, to learn what you need to know if you are interested in being nominated and best practices on preparing nominations, please watch Demystifying the Fellows Nomination Process. 

A brief summary of the four categories:

Works Category

Recognizes: Mastery of design in significant works of landscape architecture, in its varied applications, which have advanced the art, stewardship, science, and social responsibility of landscape architecture. Works may include small or large, public or private, local, regional, national, or international landscapes and range from conception (represented by reports, plans, or illustrations) to works which have been built or adopted.

Leadership/Management Category

Recognizes: Exemplary leadership, administration, and management of people, projects, policies, and/or programs that have significantly advanced the art, stewardship, science, and social responsibility of the profession of landscape architecture and its practice, and/or the public recognition of issues regarding the design, planning, or management of projects, people and/or places. Exemplary leadership promoting landscape architecture, or its values may be demonstrated in public, private, non-profit, and academic practice settings or, for example, by landscape architects holding elected or appointed offices.

Knowledge Category

Recognizes: The creation of significant new knowledge that demonstrates expansion of existing knowledge, the communication of knowledge to others with exceptional effect: knowledge which has advanced the art, stewardship, science, and social responsibility of landscape architecture. Creation of new knowledge may be in the form of research or scholarly inquiry that has been recognized by peers as worthy of publication. Communication of knowledge may be in the form of teaching or mentoring in either the university or workplace that has been recognized as outstanding by students, graduates, and peers. Communication of knowledge may also be in the form of published works or other media (video, software, etc.) that convey important ideas about landscape architecture with appropriate critical acclaim. This category is not specifically designated for educators but includes the broader vision of knowledge and how it may be disseminated.

Service Category

Recognizes: Pro bono volunteer service activities and accomplishments sustained over an extended period of time that have significantly advanced the art, stewardship, science, and social responsibility of the profession of landscape architecture, promoted landscape architecture in the eyes of the public, and that serve as examples for other local, regional, national, or international efforts. 

Each nomination must be uploaded through this online submission system. Accounts may be initiated by the chapter or the nominee. The name and contact information of both the nominee and the chapter will be required.  Chapters may create one account to submit multiple nominees. Once you create an account and add a nominee, a task list of items will appear that will need to be completed before a complete submission.

Please submit all documents in PDF format, including the image presentation and the five-page nomination statement. Do not submit Word, Publisher, or InDesign files.