Excellence Awards

MAP's Excellence Awards program was developed to mimic the American Planning Association (APA) award submittal requirements. Categories have been updated for 2013 with an extended array of award possiblilities.

Nominations for 2013 Planning Awards are now open.  For a 2013 award application please CLICK HERE.

 

EXCELLENCE AWARDS:

The HUD Secretary's Opportunity and Empowerment Award

Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan

Best Practice

Grassroots Initiative

Implementation

Public Outreach

Communications Initiative

Transportation Planning

Environmental Planning

Urban Design

Innovation in Economic Planning and Development

The Pierre L'Enfant International Planning Award

Planning Agency

Innovation in Regional Planning

Outstanding Student Project Award

 

 

LEADERSHIP AWARDS:

Advancing Diversity and Social Change in Honor of Paul Davidoff

Planning Advocate

Planning Pioneer

Leadership Award for a Professional Planner

Outstanding Community Administrator’s Award

Helen S. Willis Outstanding Commissioner Award

 

An explanation of award categories are available on the awards description and criteria page.  Award submissions must satisfy all nomination requirements.

 

Nominations for 2013 Planning Awards are now open.  For a 2013 award application please CLICK HERE.

The deadline for nominations is Monday, June 17, 2013, 4:30 p.m. in the APA MI office.

Late submissions or postmarked packages (with the date of June 18, 2013) will not be accepted. Nomination applications must be complete to be forwarded to the selection committee.

 


Selected projects and honored individuals were awarded in a ceremony at this year's annual conference Planning Michigan, at Grand Traverse Resort in Acme Township on October 17, 2012. 

 

Congratulations to the 2012 Award Recipients!

 

MAP Life Member

Chuck Eckenstahler, AICP, PCP

 

President's Award

Alan Kiriluk, KIRCO 

 

Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Pamela Sue Brushaber, Michigan State University

Katie Johnson, Wayne State University

Claire Nowak-Boyd, Wayne State University

Dominic Romano, Eastern Michigan University

 

PLANNING LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Outstanding Community Administrator

Robert Getz, President, Village of Baroda, Michigan

 

Outstanding Professional Planner

Roger Williams, Williams Consulting Services

 

PLANNING EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Innovative Regional Planning

Blueways of St. Clair

The St. Clair County Metropolitan Planning Commission

 

Best Practice

Michigan Sign Guidebook: The Local Planning and Regulation of Signs

Scenic Michigan and the Planning & Zoning Center at

Michigan State University

 

Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan

City of Grand Rapids: Green Grand Rapids

City of Grand Rapids Planning Department

 

Grass Roots Initiative

City of Grand Rapids: Green Grand Rapids

City of Grand Rapids Planning Department

 

Outstanding Student Project

Mid-Century Modern Design Guidelines

The Master of Urban Design Program at Lawrence Technological University students: Carolina Ferrero, David Lewis, Michael Mason, Constance Bodurow, Professor; and The City of Southfield Planning Department, Terry Croad, Director

 

 

This page last updated on 1/21/2013.
   

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