Chapter Awards
2023 Awards
Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan
Winner: Plan Osky Comprehensive Plan
Award Recipients: City of Oskaloosa, RDG Planning & Design
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Best Practice Award
Winner: City of Waverly Multi-Community Plan Updates & Collaborative Engagement
Award Recipients: City of Waverly, Councilman-Hunsaker, Toole Design, MSA Professional Services, Inc.
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Resilience and Sustainability Award
Winner: Central District Stormwater Improvements Master Plan
Award Recipients: City of Bondurant, SmithGroup, Veenstra & Kimm
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Urban Design Award
Winner: Civic Campus Master Plan
Award Recipients: City of Bondurant, SVPA Architects, Confluence, Kirkham Michael
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Economic Development Planning Award
Winner: Downtown Des Moines: Future Forward Vision & Action Plan
Award Recipients: City of Des Moines, Greater Des Moines Partnership, Polk County, RDG Planning & Design
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Exemplary Student Project Award
Winner: Liberty Square Master Plan
Award Recipients: University of Iowa School of Planning & Public Affairs
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1st Place: Student Poster Contest
Winner: Liberty Square Master Plan
Award Recipients: Farnaz Fatahi, University of Iowa, Sepehr Yadollahi, University of Iowa
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2nd Place: Student Poster Contest
Winner: Reimagining Campus Mobility
Award Recipients: Lighton Nakidde, Iowa State University
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3rd Place: Student Poster Contest
Winner: The Town Square
Award Recipients: Hirad Dabbagh, Iowa State University, Tyler Whittaker, Iowa State University
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Distinguished Service Awards
Winners: Liesl Seabert, AICP, Zach Young, AICP, Bill Micheel, AICP, Lucie Laurian, Alexsis Fleener, AICP, Haley Boyd, Keegan Haines, Andre Lafontant
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Distinguished Leader Award
Winner: David Wilwerding, AICP
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Nomination Process
The nomination period is not opened yet for 2024.
- All nominations must be submitted via e-mail. Please refer to each award category for specific criteria.
- A plan, project, program, tool, process, report, or ordinance may only be entered once per award year.
- An individual may submit more than one nomination but may not submit the same plan or project in multiple award categories.
Eligibility and Information
Any plan, project, program, tool, process, report, or ordinance must have been published, implemented, or completed within three (3) years of the date of submission except for the Implementation award category.
Who can enter?
- Individual recipients are ineligible to receive the same award for 10 years after acceptance.
- Individuals, planning firms, and planning agencies cannot self-nominate for individual, firm, or agency award categories.
- Anyone working on a plan or project may nominate that plan or project for an award.
- Nominators may not be related by blood or marriage to any individual they wish to nominate.
- Members of the APA-Iowa Board of Directors are not eligible to enter or to receive individual awards.
- Nonmembers of APA are excluded from submitting a nomination for the Distinguished Leadership Award for a Professional Planner award category.
- Projects / plans must be located within the State of Iowa