Tom Jones

Job Title: ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL

Contact

Email: tom@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4152
Street address: 141 Jackson Street Building

Personal Interests

Environmental history, cartography, technology integration, cultural landscapes, heritage of the space race, landscape construction.

Tom Jones

Job Title: ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL

Biographical Information

Along with degrees in Historic Preservation and Landscape Architecture, Tom brings twenty years of experience in the planning and design field to bear in the professional education of students in the CED. In addition to teaching graphics classes in the MHP and BLA programs, he leads seminars that focus on the use and management of digital tools. As a member of the Technology Services team, he provides support for the instructional equipment in the studios and classroom spaces of the college, and serves as the front-line for student and faculty questions about applications, workflows, and digital tools. Tom also supports the service and engagement functions of the college, primarily through work with the CED's Continuing Education Programs, and Cultural Landscape Lab.

Education

Civil Engineering studies, Trident Technical College, 1996
BLA, University of Georgia, ASLA Certificate of Honor for Excellence in Study of Landscape Architecture, 2000
MHP, University of Georgia, Certificate in Historic Landscape Studies. Thesis: "The Eagle Has Landed: A Preservation Ethic for Off-Planet Cultural Resources," 2013

Selected Publications and Speaking Engagements

Longenecker, Donnie, Tom Jones, Jessica Fernandez, David Spooner. (2021). Perspectives on Communication Standards in Design Education: A Strategic Approach to AutoCAD Implementation. Landscape Research Record, 10, 2.

Longenecker, Donnie, Tom Jones, Jessica Fernandez, David Spooner. (2021). Perspectives on Communication Standards in Design Education: A Strategic Approach to AutoCAD Implementation. Panel presentation centered on the implementation of CAD Standards, given at CELA Annual Conference.

Goetcheus, Cari, Sean W. Dunlap, Natasha Burr, Tom Jones, T. Fielding Link, Megan Turner, Katie Pigott, Paul G. Cady (2019). Cowpens National Battlefield Cultural Landscape Report, National Park Service, Southeast Regional Office, Cultural Resources Division.

Goetcheus, Cari, Sean W. Dunlap, Natasha Burr, Tom Jones, T. Fielding Link, Leeann Dickerson, Megan Turner, Katie Pigott, Paul G. Cady. (2019). Fort Sumter National Monument Cultural Landscape Report, National Park Service, Southeast Regional Office, Cultural Resources Division.

Jones, Tom, Eric MacDonald, Cari Goetcheus. (2015). Forest and Open Space Management at Stratford Hall
Plantation: Balancing Heritage Conservation and Sustainability Goals in a Virginia Tidewater Landscape. Poster session presented at the meeting of Cultural Landscapes and Heritage Values.

Jones, Tom. (2014). Reflections on the Challenge of Conserving the Legacy of Designed Landscapes. Presented at the “Southern Garden Heritage Conference: Olmsted’s Legacy in the South,” held at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.

Goetcheus, Cari, Eric MacDonald, Tom Jones. (2014). Stratford Hall Cultural Landscape Chronicle.

Sipes, Jim, Tom Jones. (2009). Lessons Learned - BIM in Landscape Architecture. Panel presentation at 2009 ASLA national convention.

Jones, Tom. (2007). “Construction Drawing Layout.” In L. Hopper (Ed.), Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards (pp. 12-18). Wiley.

Jones, Tom, Leo Alvarez, Cladie Washburn. (2007). “Symbols.” In L. Hopper (Ed.), Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards (pp. 19-25). Wiley.

Jones, Tom, Leo Alvarez. (2007). “Computer-Aided Design (CAD).” In L. Hopper (Ed.), Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards (pp. 35-36). Wiley.

Jones, Tom, Judith Wasserman, M. Hussey. (2007). “Landscape Modeling.” In L. Hopper (Ed.), Landscape
Architectural Graphic Standards (pp. C2). Wiley.