The Landscape Architecture King Medal Nominee is nominated by their major professor and selected by a jury of faculty. The nominee's work represents the highest quality research completed within the program. Nominees are considered for award of the APDesign ARCC King Medal by a jury of K-State research experts.

Awarded to students who are truly outstanding as measured by our program's long-term standards of excellence. These individuals demonstrate the highest level of academic scholarship and of accomplishments in skills related to the art and technology of landscape architecture and personal qualities and skills of:

• responsiveness and willingness to work with others,
• self-motivation and responsibility, and
• design abilities: exploration, discovery, synthesis and representation of landscape architecture design.

Nominees, selected by the landscape architecture faculty, present to a jury of Prairie Gateway Chapter members of the ASLA.

Awarded for academic excellence based upon academic performance, scholarly endeavors and cumulative GPA in all courses.

Awarded by the Landscape Architecture Foundation, this award identifies, recognizes and supports students with exceptional leadership potential who are willing to engage current and critical issues through the use of ideas, influence, communication, service and leadership, thus advancing sustainable planning and design and fostering human and societal benefits.

Awarded for academic performance, contributions to department, program and peers, and for helpfulness.

Named for one of the founders of landscape architecture at Kansas State, this award recognizes the student judged to have made the most improvement and advancement during their course of study.

Awarded for significance, quality and scope of thesis or report research efforts and based on nomination of faculty.

The Regional & Community Planning King Medal Nominee is nominated by their major professor and selected by a jury of faculty. The nominee's work represents the highest quality research completed within the program. Nominees are considered for award of the APDesign ARCC King Medal by a jury of K-State research experts.

Awarded by the National American Planning Association to a graduate student in planning based on a nomination by the Planning faculty. This award is based on academic performance, leadership contribution to the program, participation in planning activities, and professional promise.

Awarded to the student who produces the best thesis based on the quality of the final product.

Awarded to the student who produces the best report based on the quality of the final product.

Named for the founder of the Regional and Community Planning Program, this award recognizes the student who has best represented the planning profession within the college, university, and community, and made significant contributions to the K-State planning program.

The Jarvis Chair of Landscape Architecture is funded through a bequeathed endowment established by Mary K. Jarvis, a 1942 graduate who is thought to be the first female to receive a landscape architecture degree from K-State. The Jarvis Chairs recognize faculty who have made significant contributions in their teaching, scholarship and/or service.

Kansas State faculty who have received awards from CELA are:

The K-State Alumni Fellows Program, sponsored by the Dean's Council, the President's Office and the Alumni Association, recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves in their careers. Each APDesign on-campus program selects an Alumni Fellow every four years. To find out more information about the Alumni Fellows, click here.

The APDesign Alumni Honoree Award recognizes alumni who have made exceptional contributions to their discipline in the first ten years since their graduation. Alumni Honorees are selected by program faculty. They visit campus during the Fall semester to meet with students and faculty, participate in class and studio visits, and be honored at a luncheon. An exhibit of their professional work is displayed in Seaton Hall’s Chang Gallery during their visit. To find out more about the Alumni Honorees, click here.