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Hirt, Melcher Receive 2026-2027 Fulbright Scholar Awards
The College of Environment and Design is pleased to share that two faculty members have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Awards for the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Sonia Hirt, Dean and Hughes Professor in Landscape Architecture and Planning, has received a U.S. Scholar Award to Bulgaria. Katherine Melcher, Castro Professor, has received a Fulbright […]
Setting the Pace: Building Momentum for the Hi-Lo Trail
Last month, community leaders, public health professionals and University of Georgia partners gathered in Sandersville, Georgia for a Capacity Building Workshop focused on advancing the vision of the Hi-Lo Trail: a proposed multi-use corridor connecting Athens to Savannah. Spanning eight counties– Greene, Hancock, Washington, Johnson, Emanuel, Bulloch, Effingham and Chatham– the Hi-Lo Trail is more […]
Convocation Speaker Spotlight: Holly Wiedemann, BLA ’78
CED Convocation Speaker and BLA alumna Holly Wiedemann pours planning, preservation and passion into a career developing affordable housing. Growing up on a Kentucky farm, Holly Wiedemann, BLA ‘78, always felt a connection to the disciplines that would define her career. “I’ve always had a connection to the land,” said Wiedemann. “At a young age my grandmother felt it was important to introduce me to the notion of landscape architecture. She was really […]
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