• Nomination Form: Contribution to the Field of Urban Affairs (DEADLINE: October 16, 2026)

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    • Nominators may nominate up to three individuals using this form
    • Nominees should have advanced professional careers (PhD with 8+ years of post graduate professional experience)
    • The individual(s) selected for this award will be recognized for significantly shaping the field of Urban Affairs based on one or more of the following criteria:
      • Scholarship in urban affairs that influences the thinking of academics and practitioners over an extended career; or,
      • Significant teaching and mentoring of junior scholars; or,
      • Distinguished professional service that advances the work of urban affairs practitioners; or,
      • Outstanding institutional or organizational service that advances urban affairs education; or,
      • Significant scholarship, teaching and/or service that advances equity, inclusion, and diversity within the field of urban affairs.
    • Both the nominator and the nominee should be current UAA members. UAA staff members will verify the membership of all nominees. You do not need to know this info to nominate someone.

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    • Information About the Nominee 
    • Are you nominating a second individual?*
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    • Are you nominating a third individual?
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