Robert Gunderson

President @Sga Group, Llc

Buffalo, MN, US

Mr. Gunderson is President of SGA Group. He is a landscape architect with over 35 years of experience. He has practiced nationally across the United States. Robert is a landscape architect and planner who has worked extensively within the practices of ecological planning and design, construction technology, sustainable site planning, irrigation system design, and “green” rating systems.SGA Group is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), certified by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.Bob was elevated to \'Fellow\' of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), at the annual Conference on Landscape Architecture, held in Minneapolis, MN, during October of 2023. He was made a Fellow during a special investiture ceremony, recognizing his exceptional contributions to the landscape architecture profession over an extended period of time. Election to the ASLA Council of Fellows is among the highest honors ASLA bestows. Bob was elected in the category of \'Service\' to the profession. During 2018–2020, Bob served as Director-at-Large and Secretary, on the national Board of Directors for the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB). Earlier, he also served on the Leadership Advisory Committee. Located in Reston, VA, CLARB is an international organization, working to protect the public’s health, safety and welfare by establishing and promoting professional licensure standards for education, experience and examination required for the profession of landscape architecture.In 2012, Mr. Gunderson was appointed by Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton to serve on the 21-member state licensing board for design professionals. His term-limited position on the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design (AELSLAGID) ended in June of 2020. While on the Board, he served multiple terms as Board Vice Chair, Secretary, and Complaint Committee member.

United States Army, Ft. Rucker, AL

Warrant Officer Staff Course

University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Design (now Weitzman School of Design)

Master's degree (MLA)

Iowa State University

Bachelor of Science (BSLA)