History of the College of Fellows

The first Fellows were elected in 1964, followed by almost annual additions averaging three Fellows per year. By 1979, over 30 members had been honored by election to Fellowship and it was time to formalize the structure and process. At CSLA/AAPC Congress ‘79 in Charlottetown, the College of Fellows was established. Specific ‘Rules for the Conduct of Operations’ were adopted, outlining the structure and operation of the College and the guidelines for advancement of members to Fellowship.

The College’s Executive Committee is responsible for the conduct of affairs, consisting of the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary-Treasurer, and the President of the Landscape Architecture Canada Foundation (LACF), as well as the CSLA/AAPC President as ex-officio member. The Annual Meeting of the College is held each year in conjunction with the CSLA/AAPC Congress. An average of 20 Fellows have attended each AGM over the last several years.

Particular attention has been given to the manner in which new Fellows are admitted to the College and the role of the College in the larger activities of the profession and the Society. In accordance with the Rules for the Conduct of Operations, nominations to Fellowship may be presented to the College by the component organizations and/or the Board of Governors of CSLA/AAPC. The final selection is made by a Jury of Fellows, consisting of representatives from Canada’s five regions (B.C., Prairie, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic), who serve on the Jury for overlapping three-year terms. The Fellows-Elect are then ceremoniously inducted into the College during the banquet or other special event of the next CSLA/AAPC Congress.

Other activities of the College and its members involves assisting in the operation of the Accreditation Council, which administers the accreditation of Canadian schools/departments of landscape architecture since 1987, as well as the LACF. Since the Campaign of Fellows commenced in 1988, over $400,000 have been donated by Fellows to the Foundation. These funds are used to promote the ideals of the profession of landscape architecture through research and scholarship grants, firmly establishing the Foundation as a significant force in the future of the landscape architectural profession in Canada.

In recent years a special effort has been made to establish a profile record on each Fellow, in order to have such information available for present and future generations of landscape architects. To-date, these records are on file for 87% of the Fellows.

Since the inception of CSLA/AAPC, a total of 179 Fellows have been elected, 24 of whom are now deceased.

The investiture ceremony is to take place during Congress 2010 in Edmonton, scheduled for August 19 – 21, 2010.

Click here to view the 2010 Investiture Ceremony Booklet

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