Kurt Culbertson, FASLA, is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, who received his B.L.A. from Louisiana State University and an M.B.A. in Real Estate from Southern Methodist University. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in landscape architecture from the Edinburgh College of Art. Chairman of the Board of Design Workshop, a landscape architecture and land planning firm with offices throughout the western United States and South America, Mr. Culbertson is a full member of the Urban Land Institute, participating in the Recreation Development Council, and Past Chair of the Rocky Mountain chapter of the Young Presidents Organization. His work in sustainable development strategies has earned him recognition both nationally and internationally. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship, and a Fellow of Dumbarton Oaks. In addition to his professional pursuits, Mr. Culbertson has written the biography of George Kessler and completed extensive research on the contributions of German-American, as well as, Scandinavian landscape designers to the evolution of the profession in this country.