Awards
2026 Annual Award Nominations are open!
NHPA is actively seeking nominations for the 2026 awards which will be awarded at the NHPA Spring Conference on May 7th in Laconia, NH. Start thinking about a Professional planner, Citizen Planner, plan or project (view the criteria) to nominate by emailing this form to nhplanners@gmail.com by 5pm on April 17th.
Awards will be presented on May 7th at our Spring Conference in Laconia, NH.
Congratulations to our 2025 NHPA Award Winners
-Projects of the Year: SWRPC ADU Design Challenge and Town of Jaffrey Rt. 202 Traffic Project


-Professional Planner of the Year: Michelle Mears

-Citizen Planner of the Year: Gina Cruikshank

-Jeffrey H. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award: JoAnn Carr
Congratulations to our 2024 NHPA Award Winners
Scott Bogle
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Town of Hanover Sustainability Master Plan
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George Sioras
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Congratulations to our 2023 NHPA Award Winners
Ron LeHoullier
City of Somersworth
Maggie and John Randolph
and the City of Dover
Town of Hampton
Our Town, Our Future Master Plan
Noah Hodgetts
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John C. Edgar
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Congratulations to our 2022 NHPA Award Winners
Charlie King, Farmington
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City of Manchester's Master Plan
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Promoting Outdoor Play! project
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Ross A. Moldoff, AICP
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Diane Hardy, AICP
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Congratulations to our 2021 NHPA Award Winners
Rhett Lamb, Keene, NH & Becky Hebert, Bedford, NH
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Jon Levenstein, Bedford, NH
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Derry’s Master Plan
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Nashua Tree Streets Project
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Tom Irving, Formerly Town of Conway; Jeff Gowan, Formerly Town of Pelham; Paul Konieczka, Fuss & O'Neill
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2020 Award Winners
Liz Durfee, EF | Design & Planning, LLC
Frank Torr, Dover Planning Board
SRPC's Pathway to Play
Exeter Housing Future
Roger Houston, Formerly City of Nashua
Previous Award Winners
For previous award winners, please visit our archive page