Clemson professor receives Distinguished Planner award

Published: October 31, 2012

CLEMSON — Clemson University professor emeritus Barry Nocks recently was named the 2012 recipient of the Distinguished Planner award by the South Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (SCAPA).

He received the award at the association’s annual conference Oct. 19 for outstanding contributions to the planning field in South Carolina over an extended period of time and accomplishing planning goals, programs and projects. 

For more than three decades, Nocks has taught in Clemson’s City and Regional Planning program, including 10 as its director. For six years he was the associate dean for research and outreach in the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities.

“Nocks is a valuable and respected mentor and adviser to program graduates and South Carolina planners, including SCAPA leadership,” according to the award announcement. “In addition, he has spent countless hours in the design and delivery of much-needed education and training to professional and citizen planners.”

Nocks was a founding member and instructor of the S.C. Academy for Planning, a landmark collaborative effort of the association, Clemson University and the University of South Carolina. The academy initiated a quality training program that reached more than 500 citizen planners and inspired legislative efforts to enact citizen and professional planner training requirements in the Palmetto State.

Nocks is a long-time member of the association’s executive committee and has been active in the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, serving on its governing board and as treasurer. As an appointee to the Planning Accreditation Board, Nocks continues to ensure quality planning education for future planners at 77 colleges and universities nationwide.

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South Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association 
For more than 25 years, the South Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (SCAPA) has been a leader in planning activities and an active resource for planners, communities, citizens, elected and appointed officials and allied professionals throughout the state.  SCAPA has an active and growing membership of about 350 members.  It serves a diverse group of planning professionals embracing a variety of disciplines.  The membership includes professional planners, planning commissioners, board of zoning appeals members, building officials, neighborhood group leaders, urban designers, economists and students of planning and community development.