Sakurada Friends of the Parks Award
Illinois Institute of Technology Professors Maria Villalobos and Ron Henderson and Students of the Landscape Architecture + Urbanism program were recognized with the Sakurada Friends of the Parks Award in 2022.
In honor of a beloved volunteer, the late Smoky Sakurada, Friends of the Parks periodically highlight other committed partners that donate time and demonstrate significant commitment to their organization way above and beyond the call of duty.
Reimagining DuSable Park, exhibition opening, l to r: Erik Schiller, Nicholas Myers, Krista Dawson, Hans Friedl, Etzer Cantave and Serge Pierre-Louis of the DuSable Park Coalition, Ron Henderson, Davey Friday, Vrittany Salais.
