ASLA Honors Georgia Member with Fellowship

July 7, 2011 - PRLog -- Contact: Tanya Mandel, ASLA (Georgia Chapter Public Relations Chair – American Society of Landscape Architects)
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ASLA Honors Georgia Member with Fellowship

Washington, D.C., July 6, 2011 – The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has elevated Ed Czyscon of Atlanta, Georgia to the ASLA Council of Fellows for 2011. Fellowship is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and recognizes the contributions of these individuals to their profession and the society at large based on their works, leadership and management, knowledge and service. Mr. Czyscon is among an esteemed group of the 40 new Fellows that will be recognized at the 2011 ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO, October 30–November 2 in San Diego.

Nominated by the Georgia Chapter in the Leadership/Management Category, Czyscon is an award-winning designer who has volunteered for the past 35 years on public committees, commissions, and authorities to improve the quality of life for millions. He has also educated a legion of public officials on the value of landscape architects as stewards of the environment. In Florida, he worked for years on City and Regional committees to develop wetlands restoration projects and new environmental protection ordinances. Since 1998 he has volunteered in Georgia to find funding sources for parks development and create a livable cities initiative for his hometown there. His selfless leadership is an inspiration to landscape architects everywhere. He received a BS and BLA from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

The designation of Fellow is conferred on individuals in recognition of exceptional accomplishments over a sustained period of time. Individuals considered for this distinction must be members of ASLA in good standing for at least 10 years and must be recommended to the Council of Fellows by the Executive Committee of their local chapter, the Executive Committee of ASLA or the Executive Committee of the Council of Fellows.

View the full 2011 class of Fellows at:
http://www.asla.org/NewsReleaseDetails.aspx?id=32127

About ASLA
Founded in 1899, ASLA is the national professional association for landscape architects, representing more than 15,000 members in 48 professional chapters and 68 student chapters. The Society's mission is to lead, to educate and to participate in the careful stewardship, wise planning and artful design of our cultural and natural environments. Members of the Society use their “ASLA” suffix after their names to denote membership and their commitment to the highest ethical standards of the profession. Learn more about landscape architecture online at www.asla.org.

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Represents over 350 members in the State of Georgia. The Society’s mission is to lead, to educate and to participate in the careful stewardship, wise planning and artful design of our cultural and natural environments.