The 2025 WxLA Scholars

Out of over 40 deserving applicants, and after 6 brilliant jurors’ deliberations, the 2025 WxLA Scholarship Winners were announced in August 2025!

Crystal Xing

Deanna Lynn

Fiwa Ogundipe

Assya Akimkhan

Tamia Wall

Melissa Lemuz

Liuyun Wang

Ana Cristina Garcia

Thank you to our esteemed jury: Monique Bassey, Stephanie Onwenu, Diane Jones Allen, Bryony Roberts, Seth Rodewald-Bates, and María Bellalta!

The 2025 Scholarship Jury

We are thrilled to announce this year’s accomplished and esteemed Jury!

Monique Bassey

Stephanie Onwenu

Diane Jones Allen

Bryony Roberts

Seth Rodewald-Bates

María Bellalta

Visit @w_x_la for profiles of these incredible jurors.

The WxLA 2025 Scholarship

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the WxLA 2025 Scholarship. The purpose of this award is to aid in the professional development and success of emerging and mid-career leaders in our profession by covering the costs associated with attendance at the Conference on Landscape Architecture in New Orleans. Students are not eligible.

Over the past six years, we sent 54 WxLA Scholars to the annual Conference on Landscape Architecture! Read more about past WxLA Scholars below.

The 2025 Conference on Landscape Architecture will offer more than 100 educational opportunities, allowing attendees to fulfill their professional development requirements in four days (October 10-13). 

Applications for the WxLA 2025 Scholarship are now open and nominations are due by July 3, 2025. Scholars will be notified by August 1, 2025 and announced to the public later that month.

Click here for eligibility and application requirements!

With gratitude to the Landscape Architecture Foundation for once again hosting this year’s nomination portal!