General Policies

Projects, plans, initiatives, etc., nominated for any category must not have previously won an APA Indiana Chapter Hoosier Planning Award in the category for which they are currently nominated.

Only projects in Indiana, firms based in Indiana, and/or planners who live in Indiana are eligible to win.

Nominations – An individual may not nominate themself or an award. Anyone working on a plan or project may nominate that plan for project for an award. Nominators may not be related by blood or marriage to any individual they wish to nominate.

Conflicts of Interest – Members of the APA Indiana Chapter Awards Committee will recuse themselves from evaluation of nominations in a category where their work or that of their employer is nominated. In such cases, the member may still participate in the evaluation of nominations in categories where they or their employer are not nominated.

Award Types – APA Indiana Chapter may award a Winner and an Honorable Mention in each award category. The Chapter reserves the option of awarding multiple Winners/Honorable Mentions in a particular category depending on the number and quality of nominations. The Chapter may also choose not to award any Winners/Honorable Mentions in a category if nominations do not meet the applicable criteria (as specified elsewhere in this document).

Recognition of Winners – APA Indiana Chapter seeks to recognize all participants (consulting firms, local governments, etc.) in the production of a winning nomination as provided in the required list of participants (see Submission Requirements below) and in compliance with the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct Section B(17). Any nomination found to be intentionally excluding participants in that list may be disqualified from Hoosier Planning Awards consideration.

Student Awards – Nominations in the Student Project category may be submitted by students or a professor in the program from which the nomination originates. In the case of winning entries for a group of students, one award plaque will be produced for the group with individual insert sheets made available for each student that participated in the winning project.

Additional Awards Plaques – APA Indiana Chapter will produce and present a limited number of plaques to winning entries at the Awards Luncheon. Additional plaques may be purchased after the Luncheon by contacting the Awards Committee Chair at the address provided below.

Final Award Selection – The APA Indiana Chapter Awards Committee will produce a set of recommended award winners and transmit those recommendations to the APA Indiana Chapter Board of Directors. The Board will vote to ratify the proposal and the Awards Committee Chair will then notify all nominees of their status.