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During the July board of directors meeting of the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet), Dr. Ryan Gibson was re-elected president for a one-year term. CCEDNet is a member-driven, not for-profit, charitable organization made up of community-based organizations, co-operatives, social enterprises, practitioners, active citizens, researchers, and other organizations involved in community economic development.

SEDRD Faculty Dr. Helen Hambly Odame and Adjunct Faculty Dr. Ataharul Huq Chowdhury are pleased to announce the successful defense by Pawandeep Kaushik, a Masters of Science student from Wageningen University in The Netherlands. Pawandeep was a Visiting Scholar in the Capacity Development and Extension graduate program from Spring 2014.

Professor's Sean Kelly and Karen Landman attended the LAF Summit on Landscape Architecture and the Future in Philadelphia, June 10-11, 2016. The Summit marked the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Concern written by Ian McHarg and 5 other leading landscape architects in 1966, which brought attention to environmental crises and identified landscape architecture as critical to solving these crises.

Photo:  Statue by Timothy Schmalz depicting Champlain's first meeting with Wendat Chief Aenons.

Prof. Wayne Caldwell, with master of rural planning and development student, Bryce Sharpe, set out to examine the viability of Mennonite communities in southwestern Ontario.  “This research project represents an interest in the diversity of agriculture,” notes Professor Caldwell.  "There are special considerations for these communities in a planning context, and this research provides the potential to address these considerations.”

Congratulations to our recent graduates in landscape architecture who received awards at the Ontario Agricultural College convocation awards luncheon held on June 16, 2016 at the University of Guelph.

The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) Prize was presented to Bachelor of Landscape Architecture graduate, Michelle Peeters and to Master of Landscape Architecture graduate, Laura Williams, by CSLA past-president and Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Guelph, Cecelia Paine, FCSLA, OALA, FASLA. 

The Stanly Thompson Society published a news article on University of Guelph MLA Alumnus Christine Fraser and her success in golf course architecture.  See the article segment under the Stanley Thompson Society Publications - June 2016 Dormie Newsletter.

Photo and credit:  Christine Fraser

Congratulations to Professor Emeritus, Maurice Nelischer, who will receive the Medal of Merit at the University of Guelph's Summer Convocation Ceremonies on June 16th, 2016.  The Medal of Merit is awarded to an individual for outstanding contributions to teaching and other areas that improve academic life and character of the University. 

The Landscape Architecture Foundation’s Olmsted Scholars Program (named for Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture) recognizes and supports students with exceptional leadership potential who are using ideas, influence, communication, service, and leadership to advance sustainable design and foster human and societal benefits.  Now in its ninth year, the premier national award program recognizes outstanding students in accredited landscape architecture programs in the U.S. and Canada.

The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Recognition Awards honour the work and commitment of Canadians to the profession of landscape architecture.

Congratulations to Professor Karen Landman who will receive the 2016 CSLA Teaching Award.