Correct Initials for a Licensed Landscape Architect

[Jason T. Radice]

http://www.asla.org/land/LandArticle.aspx?id=33951

Scroll down to the comments until you find a long one by robmcginnis@me.com for some clarification.

I need to look into this as well because I will shortly be applying for reciprocity in VA. Oh, and congrats on getting the license!

[J. Robert (Bob) Wainner]

Craig……….I’m with YOU on this issue.

I mean…..well, someone might think “PLA”….means “Potential Landscape Architect”….LOL!

Why doesn’t ASLA do something “productive”…..like resolving the LARE exam issues?!!!

[Xpat Larki]

Just be sure not to use PLA whenever you are in China as it stands for People’s Liberation Army 🙂

Next thing you’ll know is that they’ll be asking for your rank and division:)

Congrats anyway:)

[Tosh K]

Pretty sure licensure is a state jurisdiction and not federal, so don’t hold your breath on Congress intervening (even if they were a more organized bunch).  It’s up to professionals to get their own act together – and it seems from the comments here and on ASLA’s website that there are enough people who have little or no interest in a common nominal.  As Alan mentions above, if another set of initials is recognized by practitioners (and particularly clients) it’ll be hard to change.  

[Tosh K]

Congrats, and welcome to the club.  I normally don’t use initials after my name – my email has my title ‘landscape architect’, but I’ve left it off my business card.  I figure anyone who needs to know if I have the necessary paperwork will ask, and most should know by job title anyway.

It gets a little hard to decide what post-nominals should sit behind the name (PLA, EIT, CDT, LEED, CLARB, ASLA, A.M. ASCE, Assoc. AIA…) and at some point it looks like fluff.

Fun problem to have I suppose, especially when you just got the stamp/seal.

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