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Jennifer Dowdell (MLA ’07), ASLA, and Lauren Marshall (MLA ’10), ASLA, were named fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The two are graduates of the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability’s Master of Landscape Architecture program.

ASLA Fellows represent the highest honor among ASLA members. The 2026 class recognizes individuals whose careers have made exceptional contributions to the profession and to communities through leadership, knowledge, service and built works.

Dowdell, of Biohabitats Inc. in Baltimore, is a nationally recognized leader advancing science-informed design and redefining how landscape architecture addresses today’s most urgent environmental challenges. As practice leader at Biohabitats, she has spent more than two decades championing a holistic, systems-based approach that integrates ecology, community insight and design to create resilient, restorative landscapes.

Marshall, of the Arbor Day Foundation in Tacoma Park, Md., is a visionary national leader whose career has redefined the intersection of landscape architecture and global forestry. Currently the director of landscape restoration at the Arbor Day Foundation, she leads a network of over 50 partners in massive reforestation efforts across the United States. Her work is exceptional for its "systems-based" approach, utilizing landscape architecture to solve critical challenges in carbon capture, urban wood reuse and community resilience.