Awards
2017
“Leon Despres Lifetime Commitment to Parks Award,” Friends of the Parks, Chicago, IL
2017
Association of Earth Science Editors’ 2017 Award for Outstanding Publication to A Walking Guide to the History and Features of Lincoln Park, produced by Illinois Geological Survey with Julia S. Bachrach
2015
Distinguished Service Award, American Institute of Architects – Chicago, Illinois
2009
National Stewardship Excellence Award, Cultural Landscape Foundation, Washington DC
2003
National Honor Award, American Society of Landscape Architects for The City in a Garden: A History of Chicago’s Parks, Julia S. Bachrach, author, presented in New Orleans, LA
2003
Kathy Osterman Superior Public Service Award presented by Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago, IL