APA New York Metro Chapter Long Island Section

2015 Scholarship recipients will be honored at the Arthur Kunz Scholarship Breakfast to be held on Friday, May 15th, 2015 from 8:00-10:30am at The Sustainability Institute at Molloy College in Farmingdale.  See below for the SAVE THE DATE (click below for a larger image) The APA Long Island Section is pleased to announce the recipients of the Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarship for 2015. Congratulations to this year’s recipients: Gabrielle Alper, Emily Humes and Megan Porter Gabrielle is from East Islip and is currently working as an associate with Sustainable Long Island located in Farmingdale, NY. Gabrielle is interested in transportation planning and is currently a member of APA’s Transportation Planning Division. Gabrielle is looking forward to attending the 2015 APA National Conference and learning about best practices for civic engagement and technical tools to bolster stakeholder involvement. Emily is from Oceanside and is currently in attending Hunter College in pursuit of a Masters of Urban Planning. Emily is also a part-time assistant planner with the City of Long Beach Department of Economic Development. Emily is particularly interested in resiliency planning and looks forward to gaining valuable insight into pre and post-disaster planning from professionals around the country. Megan  is from Long Beach and is currently working as a Planner in the City of Long Beach Department of Economic Development. Meghan is interested in planning for the diversity and affordability of housing, transit-oriented development and resilient infrastructure. Meghan looks forward to gaining valuable insight from practicing planners around the nation to address complex  issues such as climate change and building more resilient communities. The scholarship provides $1,500 for each recipient to cover the cost of attending this year’s APA National Conference in Seattle! The recipients will be formally announced at Annual Kunz Memorial Scholarship Breakfast on May 15, 2015 (see above for the Save the Date) The APA Long Island Section Steering Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all applicants for their interest in the Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarship and to encourage them to submit an application next year. Once again, congratulations to all recipients! Sean Sallie, AICP LI Section Director