Professors Max Conrad and Charles Fryling Awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards
Professors Max Conrad and Charles Fryling receive Lifetime Achievement Awards. Photos by Catherine Restrepo.
Professors of landscape architecture Max Conrad and Charles Fryling were awarded lifetime achievement awards for their many years of service to the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture (RRSLA). The awards were presented at the LSU RRSLA reception October 11, 2025, held in tandem with the 2025 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) national conference in New Orleans.
“We honor these faculty with Lifetime Achievement Awards, in recognition of their service to LSU throughout their careers, their dedication to the field of landscape architecture, and most of all, to the lives they devoted to their countless students,” said Arne Flaten, Dean of the LSU College of Art & Design.
“These two faculty members have shaped the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, and have taught nearly every single one of the students who studied there for over half a century. They have taught generations of LSU students, and have made an impact on so many lives, it’s difficult to fathom.”
Professor Conrad has taught landscape architecture at LSU for over 60 years, and professor Fryling taught for 58 years before his retirement in 2025.
Hundreds of LSU landscape architecture alumni attended the event to honor their former professors, and celebrate their momentous achievements.
The LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture has an established international reputation as one of America’s leading and consistently top-ranked programs. For decades, the program has produced landscape architects who practice all over the world and participate in the full spectrum of the discipline.