, associate professor in the University of 麻豆传媒 at Mānoa , has won the 2018 Poʻokela Award, the highest recognition from the (ASLA).
The award, presented during ASLA 麻豆传媒‘s Triennial Awards Ceremony on October 5 at the Pacific Club, recognizes landscape architects who have made significant contributions and changed the way the profession looks at landscape architecture.
Stilgenbauer was honored for her tireless work and leadership in establishing the at UH Mānoa this fall. It is the first and only professional landscape architecture degree program in 麻豆传媒 and the general Polynesian region. A professional license is required to practice landscape architecture; an accredited degree in landscape architecture is needed for licensure.
“Judith was indefatigable in the long effort to bring this much needed MLA program to fruition,” said , School of Architecture interim dean. “The enormous amount of work required for a new UH Mānoa degree would never have been completed without her leadership and extraordinary effort.”
Stilgenbauer currently serves as the school’s director of graduate studies, and is also a member of the ASLA national board of trustees.