Chapter Awards
Minnesota Planning Awards
The Chapter's Planning Awards Program recognizes individuals, organizations and communities for outstanding contributions to planning in their area. Any Chapter member may nominate plans, projects, programs, individuals, or organizations to several categories. The Awards Committee evaluates nominees based on originality and innovation, engagement, implementation and effectiveness, quality, and promotion of planning.
APA Minnesota 2026 Award Winners
Advancing Diversity and Social Change Award
Regional Planning in Partnership with American Indian Communities
Metropolitan Council
Comprehensive Plan or Small Area Plan Award
Mower County- City of Austin Comprehensive Plans
Mower County, City of Austin, DCA, SEH
Planning Excellence Award
Local Forward: A New Planning Approach to Advance Suburban Transit
Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA)
Outstanding Student Award
Financing Infrastructure Improvements in Resident- Owned Communities
Gavin Geronimi, Jillian Krinsky, Samuel Kleven, and Joel Campbell,
Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, for CoNorth
Peg and Otto Schmid Planner of the Year Award
Lyssa Leitner
Lifetime Achievement Award
Brian Ross
Presidents Award
CJ Sycks, AICP
Gabin Kundwa, AICP