Emmelkamp elevated to ASLA Council of Fellows

Scott Emmelkamp, lecturer in the Master of Landscape Architecture program, was recently elevated to the American Society of Landscape Architects’ (ASLA) Council of Fellows. Election to the council, the organization shared, “is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members and is based on their works, leadership/management, knowledge, and service.”

Scott Emmelkamp is a passionate leader whose dedication to landscape architecture has manifested itself in community involvement, service to ASLA, enrichment of landscape architecture education, and a stellar professional career. In his community of Manchester, Missouri, Emmelkamp was the first and only landscape architect to serve on the city planning and zoning commission, where he aided in creating a comprehensive plan for the city that successfully guided much-needed growth of commercial development and tax revenue. For over 15 years, Scott has volunteered for the nonprofit Open Space STL, starting with cleanups along the Meramec River and leading to joining the board of directors, chairing committees, serving on the executive committee, and eventually becoming president. His acumen helped secure a significant amount of funding that was used to conserve over 250 acres of environmentally significant land in the St. Louis region. His generous involvement with ASLA — two-time chapter president, two terms as trustee, four board chairmanships, and ten national ASLA committees — is just one way he gives back to the profession. That dedication is also reflected in his advisory roles for the landscape architecture programs at the University of Arkansas and Washington University in St. Louis, where his guidance resulted in both programs being elevated in the community and the profession. Professionally, his reputation resulted in winning and leading the largest planning project his firm has been awarded — a comprehensive St. Louis County parks system master plan spanning 12,400 acres and 74 parks.