Mission: To confer Metro Chapter Annual Awards for excellence in the practice of planning in the New York Metro area.
Contact Information:
Sarah Yackel, AICP
s.yackel@bfjplanning.com
212.353.7375
Amy Ford Wagner
drofyma@yahoo.com
212.465.5330
Linda Cooper, AICP
cooper04@optonline.net
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. Whyte 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 2011 awards should be submitted to Sarah Yackel (s.yackel@bfjplanning.com) of the Awards Committee by May 13, 2011.
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
2011 NY Metro Chapter Award Winners
Lawrence M. Orton Award for leadership in city and regional planning
Eddie Bautista
Andrew Haswell Green Award To recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions for a period of at least 15 years. *formerly the Distinguished Service Award
Gene Murphy
Meritorious Service or Achievement Award to recognize work of unusual merit or achievement
“The Suburban Design Manual” -
Orange County Planning Department;
Regional Plan Association; and
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Paul Davidoff Award for leadership in housing and equal opportunity
Eva Hanhardt
Journalism Award for print, broadcast or web-based work
Kenneth Jackson
William H. Whyte Award to an individual, plan, or project that is distinguished by creativity in the field of planning
“Brooklyn Bridge Park” -
Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation
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
Ira Hirschman, Ph.D.
Robert C. Weinberg Award to outstanding students at the four planning schools in New York
Danil Nagy, Columbia University
Brian Paul, Hunter College
Sally Smith Greenspan, NYU
Sabrina Terry, Pratt Institute
Floyd Lapp Award for service to the New York Metro Chapter, selected by the Chapter President
James Rausse, AICP
Tina Lund, AICP
Bonnie Harken
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]
