Graduate Student Awarded Scholarship
Third year graduate student Alpa Nawre has been awarded a scholarship from the Watumull Foundation which provides one-time grants to one or two Indian students registered at LSU each year.

G.J. Watumull established the Watumull Foundation in 1942 to provide technical assistance and promote achievement by Indians in various fields. Since then, the Foundation has grown to support varied educational, philanthropic and cultural work, promoting better understanding between India and the United States.

READ: Landscape Architecture Gets Grant to Go Mobile

Students in LSU's School of Landscape Architecture will have more opportunities than ever to hone their skills out in the field, thanks to a $130,000 grant from the Louisiana State Board of Regents that will be used to help fund a mobile design studio.

LSU LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ALUMNI REUNION
Saturday, February 24, 2007 Baton Rouge, LA

2:00 – 4:00 Alumni Roundtable (Sheraton Downtown)
5:00 – 7:00 Alumni Reunion and Faculty Exhibit (LSU Design Building)

RSVP for Alumni Reunion by February 10 to Christine Leger at cpleger@lsu.edu

Alumni may also register for Saturday ONLY LABash events.
Saturday Only LABash Registration includes:
Peter Walker Lecture
Expo and Lunch
Professional Panel

$40
Send check payable to LABASH to:
302 Design Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

READ: Design Intelligence ranks LSU Landscape Architecture # 1

LABash 2007
LAbash is an annual conference hosted by Landscape Architecture students at various universities throughout the country. The School of Landscape Architecture is proud to host the 37th annual LABASH conference in February of 2007. Over 500 students, teachers, and design professionals come together to hear speakers, learn about products and tour the city and campus. This year's conference theme "Survive! " is designed to stimulate discussion on the profession's future, design styles, professional responsibility, and on a personal level, what it takes to succeed in the profession. Committee members are working hard to bring a great conference to LSU and the Baton Rouge area. We look forward to seeing you at LABash in 2007!

Link: LABash Website
email: labash@lsu.edu

Student Awards
The 2006 ASLA Student Awards jury selected two projects by LSU students and advisors to receive awards:
Honor Award in Comunications New Orleans: Community Rebuilding & Hazard Mitigation (team project)
Honor Award in Analysis and Planning Carondelet Canal Corridor: Integrating Time and Place, by Tanner Robinson, Student ASLA
The awards will be presented on Monday, October 9, at the awards ceremony during the ASLA/IFLA Annual Meeting in Minneapolis.

Graduating Class of 2006