Awards
MAP Awards
Every year, planners and their work are acknowledged through the Maine Association of Planners (MAP) awards program. The program is designed to recognize a special person, organization, or project for its contribution to the field of planning. Award categories are:
- Citizen Planner of the Year
- Professional Planner of the Year
- Project or Program of the Year
- Plan of the Year
Congratulations to the 2024 award winners doing excellent work in Maine!
Citizen Planner of the Year: Rick Lyles, City of Ellsworth
Professional Planner of the Year: Julie Dubovsky, Town of Yarmouth
Program or Project of the Year: Rockland Downtown Waterfront Plan Implementation
Plan of the Year: City of Bath Comprehensive Plan
Lifetime Achievement Awards: Charles (Tex) Haeuser, Elizabeth Della Valle, Paul Schumacher
Read more about this year's award recipients.
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Past award recipients are listed below - check out your fellow planners and their work!
PAST AWARD WINNERS
2023
Plan | Connect 2045 A Long-Range Transportation Plan for Greater Portland, Maine
Project | Durham Resource Protection District Realignment Project
Professional Planner | Rick Harbison
Citizen Planner | Christine Bennet and Carmela Braun
Lifetime Achievement Awards | Theo Hotlwijk, Brian Kent, Terry Dewan, Jane Lafleur
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2022
Plan | 2021-2025 Eastern Maine Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
Project | LD 1694 Maine Land Bank legislation
Professional Planner | Kara Wilbur of Build Maine
Citizen Planner | John Fink of Ellsworth
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2021
Plan | Maine Won’t Wait - A Four-Year Action Plan for Climate Change
Project | Estimating On-Road Transportation Emissions in York County
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2020
Plan | Maine Mall Transit-Oriented Development Concept Plan, South Portland, Maine
Project | Augusta Downtown Street Redesign, Augusta, Maine
Citizen Planner | David Nadeau, Windham, Maine
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2019
Plan | Portland's Plan 2030, Portland, Maine
Project | AIM Development Action Plan for Tomorrow, Town of Bucksport
Professional Planner | Carol Eyerman, AICP, Topsham, Maine
Citizen Planner | Jean Libby, New Gloucester, Maine
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2018
Plan | West End Neighborhood Master Plan, South Portland, Maine
Project | Maine Flood Resilience Checklist, SMPDC
Professional Planner | Lynne Seeley, Yarmouth, Maine
Citizen Planner | Don Fellows, Town of Lisbon
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2017
Plan | Lewiston Legacy
Project | Belfast Rail Trail
Professional Planner | Theo Holtwijk, Town of Falmouth
Citizen Planner | Don Russell, Town of Topsham
Lifetime Achievement Awards | Mark Eyerman, Chuck Lawton, Rodney Lynch, Tom Martin, Frank O'Hara, and Evan Richert
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2016
Plan | Falmouth Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Town of Falmouth
Project | The Rural Business Development Zone, Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) & Northern Maine Development Commission (NMDC)
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2015
Plan | Bold Coast Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan, Washington County Council of Governments
Project | River Landing Senior Housing Community, Developers Collaborative and Seacoast Management
Professional Planner | Jane Lafleur