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Kansas Chapter Planning Awards

Deadline: August 5, 2011

Awards will be presented at the Awards Luncheon during the Kansas Planning Conference, October 13-14 in Topeka. Recipients of awards will receive an engraved plaque and a certificate and will be featured on the APA-Kansas website as well as in the APA-Kansas newsletter.

Kansas APA Award Categories

All APA-Kansas members are invited to nominate a person, group, institution, or organization for one of the 2011 APA-Kansas Chapter Awards. Awards are made in the following categories:

Ad Astra Award

Recognizes an individual or institution making a significant long-term contribution to the field of planning in Kansas.  

Pioneer Award

Recognizes creativity and innovation in using planning to meet a community need or solve a public problem, in urban or rural areas.

Sod Buster Award

Recognizes a student or student group that pushes the boundaries of planning in creative and innovative ways.

New Horizon Award

Recognizing a student or student group that pushes the boundaries of planning in creative and innovative ways

Eligibility, Criteria, and Nomination Information (pdf)

Questions

If you have questions about the Awards program, please contact Bonnie Johnson, chair of the Awards Committee, at bojojohn@ku.edu or 785-864-7147.

Kansas Planning Conference

October 13–14, 2011
Ramada Hotel, Topeka, Kansas

The 2011 APA Kansas Chapter Conference will be held at the Ramada Hotel in Topeka.

Check back later for more information.