Deadline: September 1, 2011
(recent photos of winners)

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 2009-2010 or 2010-2011. 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 award is presented at the ACSP Annual Conference and the winner is asked to present the paper during a special session for student award winning papers.

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 the committee chair in a Word or pdf file with “McClure Submit” in the subject line by September 1, 2011.

The Edward McClure Award Committee:

Ayse Pamuk, Chair
San Francisco State University
Term: 2006 - present
Voice: 415/338-7045
Email: pamuk@sfsu.edu

Philip Ashton
University of Illinois at Chicago
Term: 2010 - present
Voice: 312/413-7599
Email: pashton@uic.edu

Michael Larice
University of Pennsylvania School of Design
Term: 2009-2011
Voice: 215/898-8329
larice@design.upenn.edu

Elisabeth Hamin
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Term: 2006-Present
Voice: 413/545-2255
Email: emhamin@larp.edu