APA Outstanding Student Award

The APA Outstanding Student Award recognizes outstanding attainment in the study of planning by students graduating from Planning Accreditation Board (PAB)-accredited planning programs during the academic year of the award. Each PAB-accredited program convenes a faculty committee to select the GSD nominee. The criteria include, but are not limited to, academic achievement, leadership, commitment to planning as a career, and community service. The American Planning Association grants the award.

For deadline and submission information, please visit GSD Now.

recent recipients

2025Aaron Smithson
2024Briana Villaverde
2023M.C. Abbott
2022Ben Demers
2021Steven Gu
2020Juan Reynoso
2019Eleni Macrakis
2018Jeanette Pantoja
2017Lindsay Woodson