SCUP AWARDS and RECOGNITION PROGRAM

SCUP offers an awards program that recognizes excellence in planning, design and implementation efforts of firms and institutions, as well as the achievements of individuals whose lives and passions involve higher education. 

SCUP Excellence in Planning, SCUP Excellence in Landscape Architecture and SCUP/AIA-CAE Excellence in Architecture Awards
There are eight categories within this program. Submittals are made by teams of institutions and consulting firm(s). The ability to evaluate the why and how these plans, facilities, additions, renovations, landscapes, and individuals are worthy of recognition is key to providing clear lessons learned in planning. They are some of the best ways SCUP has to concretely show how the application of all our planning tools in the institute result in exemplary buildings, grounds, institutional success, and careers that inspire.

SCUP K. C. Parsons Founders Award for Distinguished Achievement in Higher Education Planning
The K.C. Parsons Founders Award began in 1985 and recognizes exceptional achievement and accomplishments in higher education planning, such as contributions to the literature, the planning models and other achievements that raise the standards of planning theory and practice. It was named after K. C. Parsons, charter SCUP member and first SCUP president from 1966-68 whose work always focused on the contributions it made to the whole of the community or humanity.

SCUP Award for Institutional Innovation and Integration
The SCUP Award for Institutional Innovation and Integration honors the achievement of higher education institutions or teams of individuals whose work has demonstrated integrated and innovative thinking, planning and implementation.

SCUP Distinguished Service Award for Exceptional Contributions to the Activities and Success of SCUP
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes exceptional contributions to the activities and success of the society. Recipients are nominated and selected by the SCUP Board of Directors on the basis of their contributions to SCUP, length of service, and commitment to its purposes, goals and activities. This award began in 1989.

Please direct any questions to Betty Cobb at 734.764.2004 or 734.395.0024, betty.cobb@scup.org