Congratulations to Professor Sean Kelly, Director of the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development who will receive the Canadian Society of Landscape Architect’s Teaching Award for 2017.  The CSLA Teaching Award recognizes an individual who has made a substantial and significant contribution to landscape architecture education.

The CSLA Recognition Awards honour the work and commitment of Canadians to the profession of landscape architecture. The awards will be given at the CSLA Gala to be held on Thursday, October 19th, 2017, at the Palais des Congrès in Montréal during the Congress of the World Design Summit.

Professor Sean Kelly.  Photo courtesy of the CSLA.

See details regarding this award in the CSLA Press Release here [1].  

Professor Sean Kelly is the Director of the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development who joined the faculty in 2006.  As a landscape architect and community planner he focuses on ‘physical design’ supporting community development, public health and leisure services for rural, remote, small destination and amenity communities.  Throughout his career he has won many industry awards and honours. Sean also received the University of Guelph Student Senate Caucus/Undergraduate Academic Award for the Contribution of Teaching in 2014 and the University of Guelph Faculty Association Distinguished Professor Award in 2010.