ACSP Distinguished Educator Award

Deadline: July 15, 2011
Awarded in odd-numbered years

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The ACSP Distinguished Educator Award is presented in appreciation of service and contribution to the field of planning. The awardee is selected from candidates who are nominated by ACSP members. Nominations must come from chairs or members of the faculty of ACSP member schools. The nominations should include the following: CV and nomination letter from the nominator(s) responding to the specified criteria with supporting letters from at least two persons not within the candidate's own institution. Members of the ACSP Distinguished Award Committee will then rank these nominees.

The criteria for nominations to the ACSP Distinguished Educator Award are:

  • Scholarly Contributions: Publications and presentations, seminal work, research grants, etc.
  • Teaching Excellence: Awards, teaching evaluations, reference of colleagues, and student community, etc.
  • Service: Ranging over twenty years or more; contributions to APA, AICP, and ACSP, state chapters of APA, and other professional and academic organizations; role in local, state, federal commissions and agencies as policy advisors; contributions to one's university.
  • Significant Contributions: Contributions that have made a significant difference to planning education and/or practice.

Deadline for applications: Send electronically to the chair by July 15, 2011.

For further information contact the committee chair.

Distinguished Educator Award Committee Roster

Lewis D. Hopkins, Committee Chair
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Term: 2008-2013
Voice: 217.333.3890
Email: l-hopkins@illinois.edu

Martin Wachs
RAND Corporation
Term: 2008-2011
Voice: 310.393.0411 ext. 7720
Email: Martin_Wachs@rand.org

Judith Innes
University of California, Berkeley
Term: 2011 -
Voice: 510.642.6579
Email: jinnes@berkeley.edu