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Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs' Spring 2014 Planning Studio Class the wins American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) National Student Award

Each year, the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) recognizes three outstanding class projects or papers by a student or group of students in Planning Accreditation Board-accredited planning programs that contribute to advances in the field of planning. This awards program is intended to recognize exceptional work by students. Faculty instructors and advisers nominate student projects, documenting the project focus, methods and results.

The awards are present in the categories of “Application of the Planning Process" (this year won by Harvard University), “Applied Research" (this year won by the University of Texas at Austin), and “Contribution of Planning to Contemporary Issues”.

The Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs is proud to announce that our Planning Studio class for Spring 2014 has won the National Student Award in the category of “Contribution of Planning to Contemporary Issues.” The project, entitled "Irishtown Greenway: A Strategic Plan for the Flats West Bank", was led by Dr. Wendy Kellogg, Chair, Department of Urban Studies and Professor, and Mr. Jim Kastelic, College Fellow and planning professional.  The Trust for Public Land was the external client for the studio project.

The student project team members, enrolled in the Master of Urban Planning, Design and Development program in the College, were Juleian Curtis, Nikki Glazer, Dion Harris, Dean Ibsen, Kyle Krewson, Andrew Lang, Shiqi Lu, Darrick Matthews, Michael Mears, Matthew Moss, Caylen Payne, Scott Schirg, Steve Sump, and Ann Thompson.

The award will be presented at the APA/AICP Meeting and Leadership Honors Ceremony at the National Planning Conference in Seattle in April 2015. Michael Mears, who chaired the class steering committee for the project, and Ann Thomas will accept the award on behalf of their colleagues and the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs.

These students are the next generation of planners in NE Ohio, and we are very lucky to have had them in the Master of Urban Planning, Design and Development program. We are very proud of their accomplishment.