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: July 1, 2007
For further information contact the committee chair:
Daphne Spain
James M. Page Professor and Chair
Department of Urban and Environmental Planning
Campbell Hall, PO Box 400122
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4122
spain@virginia.edu
