Dennis Day Retires

The College of Architecture, Planning and Design recognizes Dennis Day for providing leadership, curriculum innovation and teaching rigor to the K-State landscape architecture program during the past 40+ years.

Dennis received a bachelor of science in landscape architecture from Michigan State University and a master of landscape architecture from the University of Michigan. He began his K-State teaching career in 1966 under the guidance of legendary department chair, “Doc” Ealy. Although Dennis taught design studio early in his career, he is most recognized for establishing the landscape construction curriculum and its course sequence.

With three partners, in 1971 Dennis established a land development and construction company, Habitats Inc., which continued in business through 1988. Habitats Inc. focused on land development, utility construction, earthwork and grading, street construction, water supply facilities and waste water treatment facilities in Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska. In addition, Dennis was a partner and principal in Engineering Land Planning Associates PA, a professional practice firm specializing in community land planning and environmental engineering. His experiences as a land developer, contractor and practicing landscape architect while teaching demonstrate both his exemplary work ethic and the ability to bring his professional and practical experiences into the classroom. His teaching methods demonstrated to his students the intrinsic linkages that must occur between land planning and construction implementation for projects to be successful.

A member of the American Society of Landscape Architects since 1967, Dennis was advanced to fellowship in 2000. He was a member of the roster of visiting evaluators for the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board for seven years, a board member of the LAAB for six years and a board member for two years of the ASLA Council on Education.

Throughout his teaching career, Dennis has devoted himself to his number one priority-preparing his students to compete and advance in the practice of landscape architecture. This dedication will be sorely missed by the Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning; the College of Architecture, Planning and Design; and Kansas State University.