Awards
MPPI is actively involved in two awards programs: our own “Exceptional Service” and “Friend of Planning” awards, as well as the annual student awards at the University of Manitoba Department of City Planning.
CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS
MPPI Awards
Exceptional Service Award: Awarded to a member of the Manitoba Professional Planners Institute who has demonstrated extraordinary professional or significant volunteer contribution to the profession.
Friend of Planning Award: Honours a person from the broader community, who is not a member of the planning profession, for their contribution to planning.
An MPPI Awards Selection Committee appointed by MPPI Council considers nominations and makes the selections.
Exceptional Service
| 2018 | |
| Chris Leach, MCIP, RPP |
2017 |
| No Recipient | 2016 |
| David Hicks, MCIP, RPP, MMM Group | 2015 |
| Donovan Toews, MCIP, RPP, Landmark Planning & Design Inc. | 2014 |
| Lloyd Talbot, MCIP, RPP | 2013 |
Friend of Planning
| Mike Tillett | 2017 |
| No Recipient | 2016 |
| Giles Bugailiskis, Heritage Conservation Advisor | 2015 |
| Bill Menzies, Senior Transit Planner, Dillon Consulting Ltd | 2014 |
| Mayor Steve Strang, RM of St. Clements | 2013 |
Student Awards
MPPI Student Case-in-Point Excellence Awards
The MPPI Continuous Professional Learning committee, in partnership with the University of Manitoba department of City Planning, is pleased to sponsor Student Case-in-Point Excellence Awards. This award was established to recognize excellent student/practitioner collaborative research on 'best' and/or 'cutting-edge' planning that contributes to 'taking the pulse' of professional planning practice in Manitoba or of notable practice elsewhere that is deemed relevant to the Manitoba planning community.
This collaborative research assignment is a requirement for all students of the City Planning program through the Professional Planning Practice course. Eligible students are encouraged to submit their Case-in-Point projects for review. Award categories include the $200 Grand Award, a $50 Special Commendation and Honourable Mention. In order to be considered, the submission must also be worthy of publication on our website.
To determine 'excellence', a jury of practitioners reviews the submissions and determines an appropriate award based on how well the following requirements are met: Format, Style/Personality, Objectivity, Readability, Cutting-edge/Best Practice, Transferability, and Lessons Learned. For further details please contact our Executive Director, Marilyn Steranka at info@mppi.mb.ca who will put you in touch with a volunteer on the CPL Committee.
2017 Case-in-Point Recipients
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Conor Smith with Don Hester |
Sustainability in Planning: From Principle to Practice |
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Matthew Robinson with Rob Galston, Jae-Sung Chon & Roxanne Gratton |
Designing Streets as a Public Space: How Design Interventions can Transform the Street Environment |
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Larissa Blumenschein Honourable Mention with Tom Janzen and Jacob Edenloff |
Planning for a Winter Mindset: The Role of Urban Interventionism at Winnipeg's Forks International Historic Site |
2016 Case-in-Point Recipients
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Jason Syvixay with Jino Distasio |
Getting the Job and Keeping It: Making the case for a Work-Skills Program for Homeless Participants of At Home/Chez Soi" |
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Evan Allan with David Jopling and Meagan Boles |
The Best of Both Worlds: Hybrid Zoning Innovation in Rosser CentrePort |
Thomas B. Yauk Endowment Fund
In memory of Thomas B. Yauk (M.C.P./73), the Manitoba Professional planners Institute (MPPI), friends and colleagues have established an endowment fund at the University of Manitoba. The fund is used to provide one or more scholarships for graduate students. See below for more information:
| Sonikile Tembo | Research Proposal: TRC's Principles of Reconciliation | 2018 |
| Lissie Rappaport | Inclusionary Zoning: Planning for Affordable Housing in Winnipeg | 2018 |
| Adam Fiss | 2017 | |
| Deepa Chandran | Transportation Inclusion and Community Wellbeing: Exploring Public Transit Accessibility to Winnipeg's North End Neighbourhoods | 2016 |
| Lucy Ramirez & Blanka Bracic | 2015 | |
| Rebecca Copping & Veronica Hicks | 2014 |
Tip to members: Reading the case-in-point assignments is a great way to get unstructured CPL credits and keep up on the latest and greatest trends in planning!
