HELLO... My name is Kara Simmons
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
❀ Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
August 2021 - PRESENT
❀ Associate of Arts, Collin College, Rockwall, TX
August 2019 - June 2021
❀ Associate of Arts, Rockwall High School, Rockwall, TX
August 2017 - June 2021
❀ , University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
May 2024 - September 2024
❀ , University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
August 2024 - December 2024
❀ , University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
January 2022 - PRESENT
❀ Volunteer, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
September 2021 - PRESENT
❀ UARK Sierra Student Coalition
❀ Students Advocating for the Environment (SAFE)
❀ American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Conference
SKILLS AND PROFICIENCIES
❀ Rendering, technical drawings, and modeling: Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, Rhino 7, Enscape
❀ Research, data, and organization: ArcGIS Pro, Storymaps, site inventory and analysis
❀ Hand-drawing and artistic knowledge: Painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor), digital artwork, sketching
❀ Taekwondo, self defense, Jiu-Jitsu
AWARDS AND HONORS
❀ Awarded the Pryor Award for Leadership in Architecture and Design
❀ Awarded the Verna C. Garvan Scholarship
❀ Awarded the Dean's Diamond Award
❀ Awarded the 2024 Flower, Garden and Nature Society of Northwest Arkansas Book Award
❀ Awarded the Sophomore Advantage Scholarship
❀ Received the Young Marine Artist Scholarship
❀ Nominated for First Year Student of the Month at the University of Arkansas
❀ Received the Rockwall High School PTA Local Scholarship