|| Education
- M.L.A., the University of Michigan, 1979.
School of Natural Resources, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning. - M.S. & B. S., the University of Istanbul, 1972.
College of Forestry and Forest Engineering.
|| Teaching Experience
- Professor and Head, Department of Landscape Architecture, Mississippi State University, 2007 to date.
- Professor, School of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University, 2004 to 2007.
- Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator, School of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University, 1999 to 2004.
- Professor, School of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University, 1996 to 1999.
- Associate Professor, School of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University, 1987-1996.
- Assistant Professor, School of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University, 1981-1987.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Natural Resources, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, the University of Michigan (part-time), 1978-1981.
- Visiting Lecturer and Scholar at various universities, colleges, and institutions in the USA and abroad (Germany, Jamaica, Switzerland, and Turkey.)
|| Professional Experience
- Sadık C. Artunç, FASLA, Landscape Architect and Consultant, 1984 to date.
- Planning Director and Recreation Planner, Uludağ National Park, Bursa Turkey, 1973-1975.
- Recreation Planner, Central Planning Office of the National Parks Service, Ankara, Turkey, 1973.
- Forester & Forest Engineer, Ministry of Forestry, Dereyayla District, Arac - Kastomonu, Turkey, 1972-1973.
|| Professional Career Development, Participation in Learned Societies and Professional Associations
Professional Licensure and Registration
- Registered Landscape Architect, State of Louisiana, No. A - 182.
- Registered Forest Engineer, Turkey.
Professional Membership
- American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
- Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscaper Architects (MS-ASLA).
- Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA), Mississippi State University Chapter.
- Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB).
- Council of Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB) - Roster of Visiting Evaluators (ROVE)
- American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Council of Open Committees - Landscape and Land Use Planning Committee.
- American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Council of Open Committees - International Practice Committee.
- Southwest Park and Training Institute.
- The Society of Turkish American Architects, Engineers and Scientists (MIM).
- Union Chamber of Turkish Engineers and Architects, Chamber of Forest Engineers, Turkey.
- The Foundation for Tourism Development and Education (TUGEV), College of Architecture at Yıldız University, Istanbul, Turkey.
- The Research & Application Center for Tourism Structures (YUTYAM), College of Architecture at Yıldız University, Istanbul, Turkey.
- The Foundation for European Environmental Education (FEEE) for the Coastal Tourism and Blue Flag Program and Turkish Foundation for Environmental Education.
|| Scholarly and Artistic Achievement: Awards, Lectureships, Prizes
Teaching Awards and Recognition
- LSU Distinguished Faculty Award, Louisiana State University (University Distinction), May 14, 2002
- Outstanding Teacher of the Academic Year, School of Landscape Architecture, LSU 1999 - 2000
- Co-teacher with Assistant Professor Anne Spafford
- Distinguished Faculty Award, Design College Council, LSU (College Distinction) 1999
- Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Design, LSU (College Distinction) 1998
- Tiger Athletic Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award, LSU (University Distinction) 1998
- Outstanding Teacher of the Academic Year, School of Landscape Architecture, LSU 1997 -1998
- Outstanding Teacher of the Academic Year, School of Landscape Architecture, LSU 1996 -1997
- Outstanding Teacher of the Academic Year, School of Landscape Architecture, LSU 1995 -1996
- Outstanding Teacher of the Academic Year, School of Landscape Architecture, LSU 1987 -1988
- Outstanding Teacher of the Academic Year, School of Landscape Architecture, LSU 1985 -1986
Honor Society Awards and Recognition
- Membership - Gamma Sigma Delta National Agriculture Honor Society, Mississippi State University, Lifetime membership.
- Membership - Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, University of Michigan and Louisiana State University Chapters, Lifetime membership.
- Membership - Sigma Lambda Alpha National Landscape Architecture Honor Society, Louisiana State University Chapter, Lifetime membership.
Professional Awards and Recognition
- Nominated and ran for the President of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), three-year term (president-elect, president, immediate-past president). The other candidate Mr. Patrick Caughey, FASLA has been elected, 2006.
- Appointed as the committee member by the president Martha Fajardo of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) to the Development of Landscape Architecture in Africa, 2005 - 2007.
- Elected Vice-President of Membership, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), two-year term, 2002-2004.
- Certificate of Appreciation, Louisiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (LA/ASLA), 2004.
- Elected and inducted to the College of Fellows, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). Inducted for the Knowledge: Teaching/Research Category. October 28, 2000.
- Elected Chapter Trustee, Louisiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (LA-ASLA), elected twice for three years terms, 1999-2001 and 2001-2003.
- Elected for "Who is Who in Turkey and Abroad", 15th edition, 1999.
- Outstanding Project Award, “Master Planning & Design for Vista Lago Golf and Polo Club”, Managua, Nicaragua. Presented by the Latin American Golf Developers, Inc., 1998.
- Merit Award, Louisiana Chapter Professional Awards Program, Research Category, “Toward Understanding Psychological Barriers in 'Barrier-Free Campus Design” with E. Ozdenerol, 1997.
- Outstanding Project Award, “Master Planning & Design for Casablanca Golf and Polo Club”, Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Presented by the Latin American Golf Developers, Inc., 1996.
- Certificate of Appreciation, Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB), 1994.
- Honor Award, Louisiana Chapter Professional Awards Program, Research Category, “Recreation and Wildlife Demand Analysis: U.S. Forest Service Kisatchie National Forest”, with Bruce G. Sharky, FASLA, 1993.
- Merit Award, Louisiana Chapter Professional Awards Program, Planning & Design Category, “Recreation and Tourism in the Mississippi River Corridor: Natchez to Baton Rouge”, with LA 7352 - Spring 1992 Regional Design Studio, School of Landscape Architecture, LSU, 1992.
- Honorable Mention Award, Louisiana Chapter Professional Awards Program, Planning & Design Category, “Recreation and Tourism in the Mississippi River Corridor: Baton Rouge to Lutcher”, with LA 7352 - Spring 1991 Regional Design Studio, School of Landscape Architecture, LSU, 1991.
- Elected Chapter President, Louisiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (LA-ASLA), three years term, 1990 - 1992.
- First Place - Team Entry East, Faculty Advisor, National Irrigation Design Competition. Presented by the Rain Bird Company and ASLA, 1986.
- First Place - Team Entry East, Faculty Advisor, National Irrigation Design Competition. Presented by the Rain Bird Company and ASLA, 1985.
