Michel Van Yahres

Background

Yahres, Michel Van was born on March 21, 1950 in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Son of Mitch and Betty Van Yahres.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, 1972; M.Landscape Architecture, University of Virginia, 1975.

Career

Chairman, Van Yahres Associations, Charlottesville, since 1977; president, Van Hayres Tree Company, Charlottesville, since 1990. Consultant James Madison U., Harrisonburg, Virginia, since 1989, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1990, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, since 1995, Washington Jefferson College, since 1994.

Achievements

• Michel Van Yahres has been listed as a notable Landscape architect by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Board Zoning Appeals, Charlottesville, since 1989. Founding president Woolen Mills Neighborhood, Charlottesville, since 1985. Board directors Rivanna Trails Foundation, Charlottesville, since 1995.

Member American Society Landscape Architects, Society College and University Planning, Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers, International Society Architecture.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, travel, cooking, biking.

Connections

Married Margaret B. Fitzhugh, October 25, 1980. Children: Marcelle, Jake.

Father:

Mitch Yahres

Mother:

Betty Van Yahres

Spouse:

Margaret B. Fitzhugh

child:

Marcelle Yahres

child:

Jake Yahres