Landscape Design program awards professional certificates at graduation ceremony

Ten students from the School of Continuing Studies Landscape Design program received the University of Richmond Landscape Design Professional Certificate at a graduation ceremony held July 9, 2009, at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens.

The Landscape Design program awards the Landscape Design Professional Certificate, a non-credit professional designation, to students who complete all 17 courses. The program takes between three and four years to complete, and students who earn the Professional Certificate must maintain a B average for all courses attempted in the program.

For students who have earned a bachelor's degree, receiving the Professional Certificate is adequate preparation for starting an advanced degree in Landscape Architecture through a partnership with Virginia Tech.

Graduates and instructors, along with their families, were invited to attend the ceremony, which was preceded by a casual picnic dinner. SCS Dean Jim Narduzzi and Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens Education Director Randee Humphrey addressed the graduates and their families during the ceremony.

Graduates who earned the Professional Certificate are pictured above, from left to right: Eve Roemhildt, Avery Crain, Mickey Harris, Maggie Burgess, Pamela Deligiannis, Joel Voron, Alison McPhee, Russell Combs, Zsolt Frecska and Katharine Hoffman.

Posted September 8, 2009