2025 Award Winners

Western Planner 2025 Award Winners

Citizen Planner Award – Chris Moody and Bern Hinkley

Kenneth G. Waido Award for Planning Team of the Year – Western Federal Lands Planning Team

Planner of the Year Award – Ladd Keith

President’s Award – Jamie Lemon

Rural Innovation Award – Kirk Crespin

Sheldon D. Gerber Merit Award for Excellence in Environmental Planning – City of Chandler

Student Planning Project of the Year Award - Tolleson Aging in Community Action Plan

Student Planning Project Honorable Mention – Bridgeless to Better Burnside

Stan Steadman Article of the Year Award – Scot Siegel Is it Time For a Tune-up? A Standard Operating Procedure for Code Maintenance