Excellence Awards

Leadership Awards
The Association gives awards to community leaders who have demonstrated outstanding qualities and contributions to planning in Michigan. Three different awards are available each year in the following categories:

The Outstanding Community Administrator’s Award

The Helen S. Willis Outstanding Commissioner Award

Outstanding Professional Planner

Outstanding Planning Project Awards
The following categories are for group achievement and may be made to a planning agency, planning team or firm, community group, or local authority. There are no restrictions based on size or jurisdiction.

Outstanding Planning Project Award…for a Plan

Outstanding Planning Project Award …for a Project/Program/Tool

Outstanding Planning Project Award …for a Special Community Initiative

Outstanding Planning Project Award …for Implementation

"Bricks and Mortar" Project Award

Outstanding Student Project Award

Outstanding Media Award
Honors an individual journalist or newspaper, magazine or media production group, for coverage of a planning topic in a newspaper, audio or visual presentation or series.