Awards and Recognition
Outstanding Contribution to the Profession Award
The Outstanding Contribution to the Profession Award was established by the Institute in 2008. This prestigious award is the highest honour awarded to an APPI member, recognizing long term commitment to the Institute and volunteerism. The recipients have demonstrated exemplary leadership in the planning profession and have contributed to the Institute in a number of capacities. Nominees for the award are solicited from the APPI membership at large and the final recipients are selected by an volunteer adjudication committee.
2019 Outstanding Contribution to the Profession Award
Tammy Henry, RPP click here
Dave McRae, RPP click here
Previous Years Honoured Recipients
Erik Backstrom, RPP
Gary Buchanan, RPP
Bruce Duncan, RPP
Nancy Hackett, RPP
Harry Harker, RPP
Greg Hofmann, RPP
Wayne Jackson, RPP
David Klippenstein, RPP
Brian Kropf, RPP
Leo Kylo, RPP
Frank Liszczak, RPP
Richard Parker, RPP, FCIP
Stan Schwartzenberger, RPP
Bill Shaw, RPP, FCIP
Gail Sokolan, RPP
Bill Symonds, RPP
Ron Ui, RPP
Jolie Whetzel, RPP
Gary Willson, RPP
Roy Wright, RPP
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APPI Council Call for Nominations
The APPI Nominating Committee is tasked with the duty of presenting the membership with a slate of nominees for vacant positions on Council, including President Elect, and the Committee is actively recruiting potential volunteers at this time. If you are interested in running for a position on APPI Council, or if you would like additional information about serving on APPI Council, please contact the APPI Office. Click here for further information and the Nominating forms.
University of Calgary, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
Doctor of Design
A doctoral degree for practicing design professionals who want to build recognized expertise in a specific topic area and elevate their professional career to a new level.
The DDes is intended for mid-career design professionals with at least five to seven years of professional experience and a desire to augment the expertise developed in their career through focused, applied research at the doctoral level. \
Deadline to apply is February 1, 2020. Click here for complete information. Click here for press release.
PLAN North West
The Summer 2019, Issue 5 is now available, click here.
PLAN NW invites planners who are members of APPI as well those who are not, to submit articles or concepts for articles, for consideration in upcoming issues of this planning publication. Click here for submission information.