Previous Winners

2011-2012

Daniel Brookshire
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2012
Thesis Title: Strategic Energy Planning for Native American Tribes

2010-2011

Sara Benson
University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Urban Planning and Policy
Anticipated Graduation: May 2011
Thesis Title: Brownfield Redevelopment: Historical Analysis of Industrial Redevelopment in Chicago and Policy Recommendations to Correct Market Failure

Yu Kuki
University of British Columbia, School of Community and Regional Planning
Anticipated Graduation: May 2011
Thesis Title: Analyzing Canada's Embodied Ecological Footprint in International Trade

2008-2009

Renee Thompson

Renee is focusing on land use and the environment. Her research "A Multi-scale Analysis of Land Cover Change and Land Protection Policies along the Chesapeake Bay Shoreline" characterized land cover changes near the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay and interpreted those changes relative to Virginia's Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act and Maryland's Critical Area Act. Renee worked for the US Geological Survey as part of their Student Career Experience Program in the Chesapeake Bay Program Office in Annapolis, MD. Renee's previous work has focused on ocean and coastal policy.

2007

Sarah Raposa

Sarah Raposa was awarded the 2007-2008 ENRE Fellowship for her thesis titled "An Ecosystem Based Approach to City Planning: Integrated Assessment of Land Use Regulations."