Planning: Director's Message

BARRY C. NOCKS

Associate Dean, College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities

ADDRESS:

Department of Planning & Landscape Arch. Office Telephone: 864-656-4094

139 Lee Hall, Box 340511 Home Telephone: 864-242-0827

Clemson University Fax: 864-656-7542

Clemson, S.C. 29634-0511 E-Mail: nocks2@clemson.edu

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. in City & Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., May, 1978.

M.R.P. (Master of Regional Planning) from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., January, 1972.

B.S. in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, June, 1969.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Associate Dean for Research and Outreach, College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities, August 2001 - present;

Director of the Center for Community Growth and Change (CCGC), January 2001 – June 2007;

Director of the Reedy River Master Planning Project, January 2001 – January 2002.

Promoting research and outreach in the 10 departments in the College, advising the Dean, and establishing the CCGC as the outreach arm of the College. In addition to directing a successful year-long master planning effort, I coordinated a staff of three research associates in obtaining and completing $300K in externally funded projects.

Professor, Department of Planning Studies, Clemson University, 1988 - present; Program Director/Coordinator, 1995 - present (Acting Department Head, Spring 1990; Associate Professor, 1979-1988).

Faculty, National Rural Economic Development Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1992-1998

Visiting Professor, Department of Health Administration and Center for Health Policy, Research, and Education, Duke University, 1991-1992

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Outstanding Multi-Jurisdictional Plan Award from SCAPA, 2002

McClure Endowment Research Award, 1993

Provost Research Award, 1986

Carolinas Associate, 1986 - present

Danforth Associate, 1982 - 1986

Faculty Director, AIP/APA Student Project of the Year, 1985

Research Fellow, Gerontological Society of America, 1981

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

AICP: member of the American Institute of Certified Planners;

helped organize and teach AICP Exam Review Course for SCAPA, 1997 - present, with ~20-25 planners taking the course annually;

Member, Joint Task Force for AICP and ACSP, 1998-2000.

APA: American Planning Association member.

SC chapter of the APA: Executive Committee member, 1995-2000; founding member and faculty, SC Academy for Planning Education, taught six courses 1999-2000; editor of the Palmetto Planner, newsletter for the SC chapter of APA, 1995 –2001. Education committee, 2004-2005

ACSP: Reviewer, Journal of Planning Education and Research.

Member, PAB Site Visit Accreditation Pool, 1995 - present; conducted six site visits, chair of teams 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.

Southeast Representative, ACSP (national) Governing Board, 2003-2005.

Treasurer, ACSP & Governing Board member, 2005-2007.

Greenville City Planning Commission, member 2000-present, Vice-Chair, 2003-present; Chair 2007-2008
appointed to City Advisory Committee on Land Development Regulation Revision.

Consultant: facilitated strategic planning sessions for a variety of groups; taught short courses on local planning processes.
External reviewer, Appalachian State University program in City and Regional Planning, 4/04. Texas Southern University Masters of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy, 2/06.
External reviewer, various tenure and promotion files at Florida State, Michigan State, University of Kansas, SUNY-Albany.

PUBLICATIONS:

Most recent Journal publication:

Brooks, K., Nocks, B., Farris, J. T., and Cunningham, M. G. “Teaching for Practice: Integrating Work Experience in a MCRP Curriculum.” Journal of Planning Education and Research, Volume 22, No. 2, pp. 188-200, 2002.

Approximately 50 additional papers and conference presentations regarding planning education, practice, and research issues.

PROJECTS DEVELOPED AS DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY GROWTH AND CHANGE

Reedy River Master Plan ($86K from Greenville City and County); 12 mos., 2001;

Meeting Air Quality Standards through Alternative Scenarios in Transportation Modeling ($203K from SC DOT); 18 mos., 5/2002 - 8/2003;

Promoting the use of the Clemson Area Transit System (CATS) ($10K from the Sustainable Universities Initiative) 12 mos; May, 2002-April 2003;

LESA (Land Evaluation System and Analysis) Use Survey ($15k, funded by the USDA--National Resources Conservation Services)

Survey of Local Planning Activities in South Carolina ($8K, funded by the SCAPA chapter, SC municipal association and Coastal Council).

Annexation study for York, ($5K, funded by the City of York)

SC DOT study done by Anne Dunning. (Co-PI of $125K study of multi-modal transit options in SC)

Conestee Master Planning Study ($22K study funded by the Conestee Foundation)

Class Project Reports Prepared with Barry Nocks as Project Director:

Reedy River Master Plan, 2002

Judson Neighborhood Study, 1995

Town of Ninety Six Comprehensive Plan, 1994

Chapin Development Plan, 1992

Westminster Land Use Plan, 1987

Allendale Community Development Study (funded by CDBG), 1984

(Winner of AIP/APA Student Project Award, 1985)

Williamston Land Use Plan (funded by S.C. Appalachian COG), 1983

Bishopville Downtown Improvement Study (funded by Town of Bishopville), 1982

Westinghouse Impact Study (funded by Town of Pendleton), 1980

121 Lee Hall, Box 340511
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-0511

Phone (864) 656-3926
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