APA-NC Awards Committee
The Committee is responsible for administering the APA-NC Awards Program, which includes NC Great Places Awards and Marvin Collins Planning Awards. These awards recognize the places, people, and projects that represent the highest standards of achievement in the North Carolina planning community. Awards are presented annually.
NC Great Places was established in 2012 to highlight North Carolina's Great Places and the communities and people that have created them. North Carolina is full of amazing places that make this state a wonderful place to live, bring important money and jobs into our economy, and keep our communities thriving. Many people work hard to sustain and improve these places, including citizens, planners, business leaders, and elected officials. This is a chance for everyone to celebrate together!
The chapter established a statewide awards program in 1975. Marvin Collins served as Planning Director for Orange County, North Carolina, and first developed the idea for a statewide awards program. He was a recipient of a Professional Achievement Award just prior to his death in 1998. His service to the planning profession in North Carolina was further honored posthumously in 2000 when the awards program was renamed in his honor on its 25th anniversary.
For more information on the APA-NC Awards Program contact:
Committee Co-Chair
City of Greensboro
Hannah Williams, CZO
Committee Co-Chair
City of Lenoir
Ashli Barefoot
Town of Leland
Chris Collins, AICP
City of Asheville
Jeff Hatling
Planner (Retired)
Matt Kirkendall
City of Statesville
Vanessa Lacer
Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Chris Lawson
Town of Morrisville
Tim Richards, AICP
Town of Wake Forest
Jessica Rossi, AICP
Kimley-Horn
Courtney Tanner, AICP, CZO
Town of Wake Forest