2013 Alabama APA Award Recipients

The Alabama APA Awards Program recognizes the “best in planning” across the state. Nominations are typically received in January with honors bestowed at the annual conference in the spring. Alabama APA is proud to congratulate our 2013 recipients displayed below.

DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARDS
  • Elected Public Official: Mayor Jay Jaxson Jr., City of Eufaula (PDF)
  • Appointed Public Official: Becky Hawkins, City of Arab (PDF)
  • Planning Student: Asma Shaikh, Auburn University (PDF)
  • Planning Student Team: Joshua Vickers and Nicholas Vansyoc, Auburn University (PDF)
Dr. Robert J. Juster Distinguished Leadership Award for a Friend of Planning
  • Wendy Jackson, Freshwater Land Trust (PDF)
Kenneth J. Groves, Jr. Distinguished Leadership Award for a Professional Planner
  • Sheila Chaffin, AICP, UAB (PDF)
OUTSTANDING PLANNING AWARDS
  • Plan: City of Dothan for City of Dothan Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (PDF)
  • Project or Implementation Tool: City of Montgomery for the Montgomery Design Studio (PDF)
Franklin M. Setzer Outstanding Urban Design Project Award
  • Lane Parke of Mountain Brook Village (PDF)
OUTSTANDING MEDIA COVERAGE
  • William Thornton, Birmingham News (PDF)