David Justice has joined Pacific Fire & Security (PS&F) as low voltage designer and estimator. He brings more than 20 years experience in the fire and security industry to his current position. Recent PS&F projects include access systems at CenterPoint Corporate Park in Kent, fire alarm systems at Schnitzer NorthCreek Center in Bothell, and closed-circuit camera systems for Cypress Microsystems in Lynnwood.

Judy Giniger was recently named director of the Public Transportation and Rail Division of the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Giniger, a West Seattle resident, joined WSDOT in 2001 and has served as acting director of the Aviation Division, interim director of the department's Administration and Finance Division, and, most recently, coordinated WSDOT's projects with Sound Transit.

Former Swinerton Builders of Oregon president/CEO Tony Seashore has opened his own firm, TS Consulting. Seashore created TS Consulting in order to provide a knowledgeable and constructive approach to program management and construction management services. TS Consulting will focus on the Portland and Pacific Northwest region.

The Seattle Architectural Foundation Board of Trustees has elected Sparling CEO Jim Duncan president of the foundation for a second year.
A member of the SAF Board of Trustees since 1996, Duncan has served as Chairman and CEO of Sparling since 1991.

The American Society of Landscape Architects honored two area architects and a Seattle architecture firm garnered the 2003 Firm Award in ceremonies May 20 in Washington DC.

Richard Haag, FASLA, will receive the ASLA Medal, the highest honor the ASLA may bestow upon a landscape architect for lifetime achievements and contributions to the profession have had a unique and lasting impact on the welfare of the public and the environment. Haag has more than 500 projects to his credit, including Seattle's Gas Works Park and the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island, Wash.

Lawrence Halprin, FASLA, has been selected as the first recipient of the new ASLA Design Medal recognizing an individual landscape architect who has produced a body of exceptional design work at a sustained level for a period of at least 10 years. Examples of his northwest work include the master plan for the Seattle Center, the Seattle World's Fair, and Freeway Park in Seattle.
The new ASLA Firm Award recognizes landscape architecture firms that have produced bodies of distinguished work

influencing the professional practice of landscape architecture for a sustained period of at least 10 years. The first recipient of the award is Jones & Jones of Seattle. Firm principals Grant Jones, FASLA, and Ilze Jones, were classmates in the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington and founded their own firm in 1969 to practice landscape architecture, environmental planning, architecture, and urban design. Signature projects include the Nooksack River Plan; the Pioneer Square Historic District; the Woodland Park Zoo; and the Portland International Airport Parkway.

Awards will be presented during the ASLA Annual Meeting, October 30-November 3, in New Orleans.