
Meet CED Alums
Jul 9, 2025
ASLA awards Emerging Professional Medal to alum MaFe Gonzalez
The American Society of Landscape Architects honored Maria Fernanda “MaFe” Gonzalez (MLA 2022) with its 2025 Emerging Professional Medal. Selected by ASLA’s Board of Trustees, the medal is one of the highest honors the ASLA bestows each year.
Jul 9, 2025
Giving back: Alum Bob Grether on design, development, and making an impact
CED alum Bob Grether’s career exemplifies the transformative power of design and strategic development — and the outsize impact one person can have on a community. Bob ((BArch 1969, MArch 1973) and his wife, Katy, recently made a $200,000 gift to the Bauer Wurster Hall Renovation fund to upgrade a classroom used primarily by students in the Abbey Master of Real Estate Development + Design (MRED+D) program.
May 27, 2025
David Brown (MArch 1990) leads Thomas Church Memorial Design Competition
Designer, educator, researcher, and alum David Brown (MArch 1990) led this year’s competition, with the theme Lot, Garden, and Void. Student teams of five to six students had 58 hours to create their designs before presenting to a panel of jurors. Brown, professor of architecture and director of the College of Architecture at the University of Illinois – Chicago, is best known for The Available City, his ongoing initiative to document, explore, and reimagine vacant lots in Chicago as landscapes of collective action.
May 19, 2025
Alum Douglas Noble (MArch 1983, PhD 1991) named ACSA Distinguished Professor
Alum Douglas Noble, FAIA, associate dean of USC’s School of Architecture and director of its graduate building science and PhD programs, was honored as ACSA Distinguished Professor for his positive, stimulating, and nurturing influence upon students.
May 16, 2025
Three alums to be honored at CED commencement
Three alums will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award at CED’s 2025 Commencement ceremony on May 20 at the Greek Theatre. This year’s awardees are John Cary (MArch 2003), Lee Ehmke (MLA 1988), Sujata Srivastava (MCP 2000). The award honors alums who have exhibited outstanding public service, in its broadest sense, throughout their career.
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