Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Prof. Daphne Spain Receives Prestigious Planning Award

This past summer, Daphne Spain, the James M. Page Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Urban + Environmental Planning, received the 2008 Margarita McCoy Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. The award is given annually to recognize an individual’s outstanding contribution toward the advancement of women in planning at institutions of higher education through service, teaching, and/or research.

In a forthcoming piece to be published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research, Spain writes, "I was the first woman to be hired as an assistant professor in the University of Virginia?s School of Architecture, and the first to achieve tenure....Winning this award has given me the opportunity to reflect on what women like
Margarita and I, and other award winners, have done for each other and for younger women in planning. And more important, it has led me to speculate on what younger women might do for subsequent generations."

	Home > Calendar > In the News > Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Prof. Daphne Spain Receives Prestigious Planning Award This past summer, Daphne Spain, the James M. Page Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Urban + Environmental Planning, received the 2008 Margarita McCoy Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. The award is given annually to recognize an individual’s outstanding contribution toward the advancement of women in planning at institutions of higher education through service, teaching, and/or research. In a forthcoming piece to be published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research, Spain writes, "I was the first woman to be hired as an assistant professor in the University of Virginia?s School of Architecture, and the first to achieve tenure....Winning this award has given me the opportunity to reflect on what women like Margarita and I, and other award winners, have done for each other and for younger women in planning. And more important, it has led me to speculate on what younger women might do for subsequent generations."	This Week This Month : November In the News Feature Stories Archive Lectures & Symposia Exhibits Podcasts UVa Academic Calendar UVa Events Calendar UVa Student Activities Calendar
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