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