2024 Annual WASLA ConferenceFEATURED SPEAKERS: NICK ZENTNER AND CONNIE CHUNG
Speaker Bio: Nick Zentner, Geology Professor at Central Washington University, Host of "Nick on the Rocks" BS in Geology, 1986, University of Wisconsin - Madison MS in Geology, 1989, Idaho State University - Pocatello 1989-1992, taught geology at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio 1992-present, teaches geology at Central Washington University In 2015 (GSA meeting in Baltimore), Nick received the prestigious James Shea Award, a national award recognizing exceptional delivery of Earth Science to the general public. Past recipients include John McPhee, Jack Horner, and Robert Ballard. In 2021, the PBS-TV geology show ‘Nick On The Rocks’ won two Emmy awards from the Northwest Chapter of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences. In 2023 (GSA meeting in Pittsburgh), Nick received the prestigious Geological Society of America Public Service Award, a national award recognizing contributions that have materially enhanced the public’s understanding of the earth sciences. Past recipients include Lucy Jones, Richard Alley, and Stephen Jay Gould. In 2024, Nick received the prestigious the Neale Medal from the Geological Association of Canada. The Neale Medal, named after the legendary E.R. Ward Neale, is awarded to an individual for sustained outstanding efforts in sharing Earth science with Canadians.
Speaker Bio: Connie Chung, Managing Partner at HR&A Advisors, Los Angeles MCP, Urban Design, Economic Development, Sustainable City Design and Planning, Regional Planning 2007-2009, Massachusetts Institute of Technology BS, Economics, The Wharton School AICP – Licensed since 2018 Planning Corps – 2010 - Present Connie has presented a Landscape Architecture Foundation webinar and national ASLA panel called “Do you speak developer?” This was an introduction to how the private sector thinks about the value of landscape. In October, Connie will present at the national ASLA conference in Washington DC. |
