Planning Awards
Minnesota Chapter Awards
The APA-Minnesota Chapter Planning Awards provide an exciting opportunity to give credit to outstanding projects and people who have contributed to the planning profession over the last year. The award process provides an opportunity to share the exciting work you and your co-workers and partners have completed with our planning peers.
It’s time to celebrate the great work we do here in Minnesota!
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2026 APA MN Awards Submissions
We are pleased to announce the annual conference will be held in Mankato this fall.
The 2026 APA MN Awards will be given out on Thursday, October 22 during the lunch hour.
Award recipients will be notified in advance and invited to attend the awards ceremony to accept their award.
Submission deadline closes on June 22, 2026 by 5:00 pm Central Time.
Questions? Please reach out to info@planningmn.org
In order to view all of the award categories, how they will be scored and the details of each award, we strongly encourage you to view the Submission Packet and full details on each award, please view it below.
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2025 Minnesota Chapter Planning Awards
We want to highlight this year's award winners again!
Advancing Diversity & Social Change Award
City of Bloomington
Alejandra Pelinka, Director of Creative Placemaking
Bloomington Citywide Creative Placemaking Award
Comprehensive Plan or Small Area Plan Award
City of Winona
HKGi
2045 Comprehensive Plan
Planning Excellence Award
Metro Transit, Ramsey and Washington Counties, Kimley- Horn, and HNTB
METRO Gold Line Planning and Implementation
Outstanding Student Award
Morgan Bliss, Theodore Jessup, Christine Hokkala-Kuhns, and Andrew Peterson
Building Community Resourcefulness Through Engagement in Morton, MN
President's Award
Sam McKinney
Peg and Otto Schmidt Planner of the Year Award
Emily Goellner
Lifetime Achievement Award
Cindy Gray
Congratulations!