Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State's landscape architecture department is honoring four alumni for contributions to the profession and environmental sustainability.
Recognized at a recent campus awards banquet were:
--Thomas H. Eaves of Hattiesburg, Alumni Benefactor of the Year. A 1973 graduate, he is sole proprietor of an award-winning Hattiesburg landscape architecture and site planning firm (www.thomasheaves.com/).
--Paul N. Fields of Dallas, Texas, Most Outstanding Alumni Member of the Year. A 1989 graduate, he is president and senior landscape architect of Lambert Landscape Co. (www.lamberts.net/splash.html).
--Lea Ann and Whit Macknally of Birmingham, Ala., Alumni Members of the Year. Graduates in 2000 and 1999, respectively, they lead Macknally Ross Land Design (http://macknallyross.net/). She is president, while he serves as vice president.
Since the landscape architecture academic program began at MSU in the mid 1960s, it has grown to become nationally recognized as among the best in the nation. For information about its degree offerings and related matters, visit www.lalc.msstate.edu/
For more information about Mississippi State University, visit www.msstate.edu.