Across Pennsylvania and Delaware this Spring, landscape architecture programs collaborated with PA-DE ASLA member jurors to host the 2025 ASLA Student Honor & Merit Award Program.

Separate from national and Chapter student design awards, the ASLA Student Honor & Merit Awards Program is designed to recognize academic achievement, design competence, and interpersonal skills.

PA-DE ASLA thanks the landscape architecture programs and member jurors for their time, energy, and effort in making this annual program a successful and valuable experience for all involved.

Congratulations to the 2025 Student Honor & Merit Award recipients!

Jefferson University

Honor Award – Graduate
Julia Jackson

Merit Award – Graduate
Laila Hassan

Penn State University

Honor Awards – Undergraduate
Michael Branley
Jayne Steele
Jaden West

Merit Awards – Undergraduate
Aidan M. Bastarrika
Adam Deemer
Misael Marin

Merit Award – Graduate
Trinity Farrare

Temple University

Honor Award – Undergraduate
Margaret Murphy

Merit Award – Undergraduate
Cecelia Ruby Quay

Honor Award – Graduate
Joyce Chang

Merit Award – Graduate
Isabelle Rocca

University of Delaware

Honor Awards – Undergraduate
Grace Duffy
Lindsay McSweeney

Merit Awards – Undergraduate
Talia Brinker
Matthew Guglielmo

University of Pennsylvania

Honor Awards – Graduate
Maria Fairchild
Kelvin (Quoc Kha) Vu
Chun-Cheng (Jason) Yeh

Merit Awards – Graduate
Clarasophia Gust
Mariya Lupandina
Saw Yu (Sandra) Nwe