Awards
APA SLMS Awards Nomination 2024
Encouraging and recognizing excellence in planning has been an important component of the American Planning Association (APA) since its inception. The St. Louis Metro Section Board of the Missouri Chapter of the APA would like to extend an invitation to all its members to submit nominations for the 2024 APA St. Louis Section Awards. Several award categories were designed to honor those who create, develop and implement the area’s finest planning documents and development projects. The Awards Committee is made up of five (5) St. Louis Metro Section APA members who review all nominations and make the final decision on award recipients. The awards will be presented during a ceremony to honor award winners at the St. Louis Metro Section Holiday Party (date to be determined). Please note that the submittal deadline is 5:00 PM on Friday, September 13, 2024.
This year the award nomination form is revised and will take only 15 minutes of your time to submit the nomination! Please use the below link to submit your nomination:
It is imperative that all of the following information be provided in full. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Submit only one (1) project for one (1) award category per application. Please direct any questions about the awards program to Shilpi Bharti at ar.shilpibharti@gmail.com. Entries must be electronically submitted by 5:00 PM on Friday September 13, 2024. Materials received after this date will not be accepted.
Prior Year Awardees:
2023
- Award for Outstanding Plan Making - Tower Grove Connector (SWT Design)
- Award for Outstanding Planning Practice - 20th Street Mobility Improvements (Crawford, Murphy & Tilly)
- Dwight F. Davis Award for Outstanding Planning Advocate - Gail Choate
- President’s Award - John Brancaglione
2020
- Dwight F. Davis Award for Outstanding Planning Advocate: Dr. Sarah Coffin, Saint Louis University
- Dwight F. Davis Award for Outstanding Planning Advocate: Brian H. Hurd
- Outstanding Plan Making: St. Charles County 2030 Master Plan
- Outstanding Planning Practice: Gravois-Jefferson Aligned
- President's Award: Martin L. Mathews, Mathews Dickey's Boys & Girls Club
- Planning Champion Award: Beth Letscher
2019
2019 Photos by Mara Perry. Many photos feature Scott Hanson and Jonathan Roper from the St. Louis Metro Section.
- Award for Outstanding Plan Making: The Lake St. Louis Comprehensive Plan (The i5 Group)
- Award for Outstanding Plan Implementation: The Signal Hill Outdoor Classroom (Heartlands Conservancy)
- Dwight F. Davis Award for Outstanding Planning Advocate:
Bill Koehnemann, City of Highland, Combined Planning and Zoning Board
and Missy Waldman, City of Olivette, City Council.
- President's award: Richard Ward.
2018
2018 Photos by Mara Perry. All photos feature Cynthia Bowen, President of APA National and Scott Hanson from the St. Louis Metro Section
- Award for Outstanding Plan Making: The Gravois-Jefferson Historic Neighborhoods Plan (Rise Community Development
- Award for Outstanding Plan Implementation: Educational Campus Zoning District (The City of Webster Groves)
- Award for Outstanding Best Planning Practice: Business Assistance Program (City of Fairview Heights)
- President's award: Dr. Peter Salsich, Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Planning
2017
- Award for Outstanding Plan Making: Creve Coeur 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update (H3 Studio, City of Creve Coeur)
- Award for Outstanding Plan Implementation: Gateway Bike Plan (Alta Planning)
- Dwight F. Davis Award for Outstanding Planning Advocate: David Wilson (East-West Gateway Council of Governments)
- President's award: John King, land use attorney.