The Western Planning Resources Board (publisher of The Western Planner) will be seeking nominations for the Western Planner of the Year, Citizen Planner of the Year, the Sheldon D. Gerber Special Merit Award for Excellence in Environmental Planning, the Rural Innovation Award and while we’re at it, the Lester Award!

City Park in downtown Spearfish, South Dakota played host to the annual Western Planner Awards on September 14. The awards were presented along with those from the Wyoming Planning Association after the famous Wyoming vs. the World softball Game followed by a tasty and musical Bar BQ dinner. Seven award winners were recognized by Western Planner President-elect Dan Pava. by Dan Pava, AICP

The Western Planner recognized planners’ accomplishments with its annual award ceremony held during the conference.

The Western Planner was pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Western Planner Awards at the annual Western Planner Conference in Laramie, WY, August 19-21, 2015.

President Dan Pava and President-Elect Candi Millar presented five Western Planner awards at the Utah APA/Western Planner 2014 Conference in Salt Lake City. 

In 2013, the Western Planner awards were handed out at a picnic a the Western Planner/APA Nevada Conference at Lake Tahoe.

In 2012, the Western Planning Resources (WPR) Board handed out its annual awards during its conference in Billings, MT. Pictured from left to right: WPR Board Vice President Dan Pava; Mark Apel, winner of Sheldon D. Gerber Merit Award for Excellence in Environmental Planning and the Feature Article Award; Wyeth Friday, Lester Award winner; Ben Orsbon, President’s Award and Stan Steadman Feature Article Award; Brandon Cammarata, Planner of the Year Award; and WPR Board President Matt Ashby.