Scholarships
Sh owcas e: S t u d e n t 2013 BS L A S chola rshi p Wi n ners
Each year the BSLA awards up to three
scholarships to deserving landscape
architecture students from or attending an
accredited program in Massachusetts or
Maine. In the past, the BSLA has raised
money through events to fund this
important endeavor.
In 2010, the BSLA received a generous gift
from Charles W. Harris, FASLA, Landscape
Emeritus of Harvard University to ensure the
continued success of the program.
This year our Scholarship Committee
selected three winners: Ngoc Doan, Evan
Hammond and Jacob Sippy.
Ngoc Doan
A native of Vietnam, Ngoc is a Master
of Landscape Architecture candidate at
the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
While pursuing a Bachelor of Arts from
Boston College in 2011, Ngoc recognized
the potential for landscape architecture in
order to connect children and their
environment. She has since devoted herself
to the pursuit of constructing a productive
playground in Vietnam. By working with
a local non-profit, she has “utilized her
knowledge in Landscape Architecture” to
design “a productive landscape” that is
“both economically beneficial and
sustainable.” Ngoc is the first place recipient
of UMass’s Paul Whitney Rhoades and
Carolina Pree Rhoades Award and served
as the President of the Vietnamese
Students’ Association while at Boston College.
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