Years: 

unknown

Year Hutchinson Medal awarded:

1998

Darrel G. Morrison is a renowned landscape architect, educator, and advocate for native plants and ecological design. He has focused his career on prairie restoration and designing landscapes inspired by natural plant communities, emphasizing ecological sustainability and natural beauty.

Key Contributions:

• Taught at various prestigious institutions including the University of Wisconsin-Madison (where he is an Honorary Faculty Associate) and the University of Georgia-Athens, and has been influential as both a teacher and practitioner
• Notable projects include design and restoration work at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Texas, University of Wisconsin Arboretum Native Plants Garden, Storm King Art Center grassland restoration, Brooklyn Botanic Garden Native Flora Garden extension, and the New York Botanical Garden’s Old Stone Mill landscape restoration.

Other major awards:

• Garden Club of America’s National Medal (2023)
• Scott Medal from Swarthmore College (2021)
• Numerous awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects and American Horticultural Society