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Winners for the 2012 OSSGA Provincial Student Design Competition:

Since 2001, the Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA) annual Student Design Competition, generously funded by The Ontario Aggregate Resources Corporation, has been challenging Ontario University and College students to put their design skills to work by creating a rehabilitation plan for Ontario pits and quarries.  Every year, OSSGA invites a diverse panel of qualified judges including aggregate land managers, landscape architects, biologists, and engineers to evaluate and award the best projects.

At Guelph story featuring Rural Planning and Development student's Alberto Salguero and Patrick Kathoni and Prof. Harry Cummings.

Link:  http://atguelph.uoguelph.ca/2013/03/sedrd-project-benefits-ontario-mennonites/

Guelph Mercury article featuring Rural Planning and Development Master's student Kelsey Lang and Prof. Wayne Caldwell.

Link at:  www.guelphmercury.com/news/local/article/902927

Guelph Mercury article featuring Rural Planning and Development Master's student, Kelly Janz: 

http://www.guelphmercury.com/opinion/columns/article/897670--for-the-love-of-a-sustainable-food-system

Each year the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects sponsors the World Landscape Architecture Month Poster Competition.

This year's theme was green roofs. Green roofs and green walls are a rapidly growing area of practice, offering an unprecedented level of integration between buildings and landscapes.

Two honourable mentions were awarded to Diane Relyea, a Master of Landscape Architecture student and Adam Léger, a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture student.

Richard Valenzona, a third year Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) graduate student, was part of a design team that entered the Urban Land Institute Americas Gerald D. Hines Urban Design Competition. Richard's team included: 2 MPl (Master of Urban and Regional Planning) from Ryerson University; 1 MArch from Ryerson University and 1 MBA from York University

Richard's team received 1 of 13 honourable mentions out of 149 teams from 70 universities across the US and Canada.

Cecelia Paine - CSLA Teaching Award

The 2012 Canadian Society of Landscape Architects' (CSLA) Teaching Award was bestowed on Professor Cecelia Paine at the 2012 CSLA Congress in Halifax, NS.  The award recognizes an individual who has made a substantial and significant contribution to landscape architecture education within Canada.

Sean Kelly - Distinguished Teaching Award

The 2012 OAC Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award was presented to Sean Kelly on Friday, September 14, 2012 at the OAC Community BBQ.

This annual award recognizes the importance of effective teaching in the education of OAC students. Recipients have demonstrated competence in teaching as well as enthusiasm, interest and the ability to stimulate and guide students in the organization, preparation and presentation of material.

Justine DeMelis - Multidisciplinary Student Charrett Awards

Congratulations to Justine DeMelis, 3rd year BLA student who won the "Multidisciplinary Student Charrette Award" with her team.  She participated in the IIDEX Canada - Canada's National Design & Architecture Expo and Conference held on September 20-21st, 2012 in Toronto.