Edward McClure Award for the Best Master’s Student Paper

Recognizes superior scholarship in a paper prepared by a masters student in an ACSP-member school.  Submissions may address any topic of investigation generated in the course of pursuing a master’s degree in urban/city/community/town/regional planning. Papers should result from a one-term regular class; Master's theses, terminal professional reports and student group projects are not eligible.  Submissions should have been prepared during academic year 2006-2007 or 2007-2008. Nominations (limited to one per program) must come from the Program chairperson or the faculty advisor; students are urged to ask the appropriate faculty members to nominate their papers.  Nominations should indicate the course for which the paper was prepared. This award carries a cash grant of $100, a plaque plus full student registration to the conference. The winner is asked to present the paper at the 2008 ACSP Conference, where the award is presented.

Submissions, not exceeding 45 pages of text including graphics, must be double (or 1.5) spaced with margins of 1" or greater and a font not less than 12 points.  Send electronic version of paper plus letter of nomination by a faculty member to Jennifer Dill at jdill@pdx.edu  in a Word or Pdf file with “McClure Submit” in the subject line by May 1, 2008:

Chair:

Jennifer Dill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning (USP)
Portland State University
Phone: 503-725-5173

2008 Guidelines and Deadlines