AL|MS-APA Joint Chapter Conference 2020

AL|MS Chapters of the American Planning Association

To each attendee of the virtual 2020 Joint Chapter Conference and all of our sponsors: THANK YOU!!

A Special Thank You and Well Done to our Conference Planning Committee: Emily Corban, Taylor Esco, Thomas Gregory, Jay Howell, Lady Kassama, Cory Long, Mac Martin, Layton Olson, and Donovan Scruggs!

In the event you missed a few sessions, or wanted to revisit your favorite sessions, don’t worry! Just grab your login credentials from your registration email and head back over to the conference website!

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Finally, please take a moment to congratulate our planning awards recipients! Well done and keep up the excellent work!

DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARDS

KENNETH J. GROVES JR. PROFESSIONAL PLANNER

Nominee | Dr. Jay Mittal, Ph.D.

Nominators | Megan E. Heim LaFrombois, Ph.D., AICP and Sweta Byahut, Ph.D.

ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIAL

Nominee | Honorable Robert Craft, Mayor, City of Gulf Shores

Nominator | Steven Griffin, City Administrator

PLANNING STUDENT TEAM

Nominees | Makala Gibson and Keena Miles, Contribution to the Planning and Design of the Bussie Oil Company Property, a Brownfield Site in Pell City, AL

Nominator | Charlene LeBleu, FCELA, FASLA, AICP

PLANNING STUDENT

Nominee | Joseph Neil Nisbett, Contributions to “Race, Power, and Parkspace: African American Recreation Heritage Interpretation Plan

Nominator | Binita Mahato, Ph.D.

CHAPTER LEADERSHIP

Nominee | Dennis Madsen, Manager of Urban and Long-Range Planning

Nominator | Mac Martin, Jr., AL-APA President

DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARDS

FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN for Jurisdictions with a Population of 50,000 or more

Nominee | City of Montgomery, Alabama – “Envision Montgomery 2040”

Nominator | Robert Smith, Planning Director, City of Montgomery

FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN for Jurisdictions with a Population under 50,000

Nominee | City of Pelham – “Plan Pelham: City of Pelham Comprehensive Plan.” Andre Bittas, Director of Development Services and Public Works

Nominator | Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham (RPCGB)

FOR A PROJECT OR IMPLEMENTATION TOOL

Nominee | City of Birmingham and RPCGB – “Shape Bham: Healthy Communities Assessment Tool; City of Birmingham, AL and RPCGB”

Nominator | Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham (RPCGB)

FRANKLIN M. SETZER OUTSTANDING URBAN DESIGN PROJECT

Nominee | City of Madison, AL, “Downtown Streetscape Plus Project”

Nominator | Mary Beth Broeren, AICP, Director of Development Services