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Richard Valenzona, a third year Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) graduate student, was part of a design team that entered the Urban Land Institute Americas Gerald D. Hines Urban Design Competition. Richard's team included: 2 MPl (Master of Urban and Regional Planning) from Ryerson University; 1 MArch from Ryerson University and 1 MBA from York University

Richard's team received 1 of 13 honourable mentions out of 149 teams from 70 universities across the US and Canada.

Cecelia Paine - CSLA Teaching Award

The 2012 Canadian Society of Landscape Architects' (CSLA) Teaching Award was bestowed on Professor Cecelia Paine at the 2012 CSLA Congress in Halifax, NS.  The award recognizes an individual who has made a substantial and significant contribution to landscape architecture education within Canada.

Sean Kelly - Distinguished Teaching Award

The 2012 OAC Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award was presented to Sean Kelly on Friday, September 14, 2012 at the OAC Community BBQ.

This annual award recognizes the importance of effective teaching in the education of OAC students. Recipients have demonstrated competence in teaching as well as enthusiasm, interest and the ability to stimulate and guide students in the organization, preparation and presentation of material.

Justine DeMelis - Multidisciplinary Student Charrett Awards

Congratulations to Justine DeMelis, 3rd year BLA student who won the "Multidisciplinary Student Charrette Award" with her team.  She participated in the IIDEX Canada - Canada's National Design & Architecture Expo and Conference held on September 20-21st, 2012 in Toronto.