Awards Committee

Each year, the APA New York Metro Chapter bestows recognition on individuals, organizations and projects that exemplify the best of the metropolitan region’s planning work. Given at the Chapter’s Annual Meeting, the awards are meant to highlight excellence in the field and inspire planners of the next generation. The awards encompass a variety of achievements and include recognition for seasoned leaders as well as those just beginning to make their mark. Projects in the private and public sectors qualify, as well as community-based and civic advocacy initiatives. Innovation and impact are highly valued as are those initiatives that demonstrate collaboration and education. Projects at all scales are equally considered.

• Lawrence M. Orton Award for leadership in city and regional planning.
• Paul Davidoff Award for leadership in housing and equal opportunity.
• Andrew Haswell Green Award* to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions for a period of at least 15 years.
• Meritorious Service or Achievement Award to recognize work of unusual merit or achieve¬ment.
• Journalism Award (for print, broadcast, or web-based work)
• William H. White Award for creativity and ingenuity in planning.

* Formerly the “Distinguished Service Award.” Renamed in honor of Andrew Haswell Green. Click here to access a selective reading list on A. H. Green and the highlights of his public career.

Nominations for 2010 awards should be submitted to Mike Bradley (michael.bradley@parks.nyc.gov) and Ellen Ryan (eryan@planning.nyc.gov), Co-Chairs of the Awards Committee by the end of February 2010.

Nominations should include:

• Your name and contact information
• Name of nominated individual(s), organization or project and contact information
• Category of award nomination
• Short narrative explanation for nomination (maximum 500 words)
• Supporting information (maps, reports, renderings, press coverage, etc.)

Nominations for the following awards are the responsibility respectively of the Trustees of the Robert Ponte Fund, the four accredited graduate planning schools in New York City, and the president of the New York Metro Chapter:

• Robert Ponte Award to an individual who has made significant contribution to the vitality of the New York area
• Robert C. Weinberg Award to outstanding students at the four New York graduate planning schools
• Floyd Lapp Award for service to the New York Metro Chapter
  

2009 NY Metro Chapter Award Winners

Lawrence M. Orton Award for leadership in city and regional planning
Kent L. Barwick

Andrew Haswell Green Award to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions for a period of at least 15 years
Frank S. Fish, FAICP

Meritorious Service or Achievement Award to recognize work of unusual merit or achievement
Access to the Region’s Core—New Jersey Transit

Paul Davidoff Award for leadership in housing and equal opportunity
West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing

Journalism Award for print, broadcast or web-based work
CITYLAND

William H. Whyte Award to an individual, plan, or project that is distinguished by creativity in the field of planning
TKTS/Duffy Square—Times Square Alliance, Theatre Development Fund, Coalition for Father Duffy

Robert Ponte Award to an individual who, through economic planning and development, has made a significant contribution to the vitality of the New York area
Joseph J. Salvo

Robert C. Weinberg Award to outstanding students at the four planning schools in New York
Stefanie Lynn Garry, Columbia University
Michael Keane, Hunter College
Courtney Wolf, New York University
Rachel Berkson, Pratt Institute

Floyd Lapp Award for service to the New York Metro Chapter, selected by the Chapter President
Neal A. Stone, AICP, Vice President for Programs

Previous Award Winners [.pdf]