CHICAGO – Nan Stolzenburg, of Wright, Schoharie County has achieved the planning profession’s highest honor by being named to the prestigious American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) College of Fellows for her outstanding achievements in rural and environmental planning.

In the past, Stolzenberg has worked with the County of Sullivan, as well as the Towns of Bethel, Liberty and Delaware on their Agricultural and Farmland Protection plans. She still works with the Town of Callicoon, and received high praise from Supervisor Tom Bose.

“The Town of Callicoon is happy to acknowledge this wonderful achievement,” said Bose. “Nan Stolzenburg has been the Town’s professional planner for approximately fifteen years helping us with the development of our Agricultural Preservation Plan and the update to our Comprehensive Plan to most recently the adoption of our Renewable Energy Law. Nan has provided well-researched insight with each and every document or piece of legislation that she has worked with the Town to develop. Congratulations on this well deserved accomplishment.”

This fellowship is granted to planners who have achieved certification through the American Planning Association’s professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners, and have achieved excellence in professional practice, teaching and mentoring, research, public and community service, and leadership.

Invitations to join the College of Fellows come after a thorough nomination and review process, ensuring the candidate has had a positive, long-lasting impact on the planning profession.
“Individuals who make up the College of Fellows are the true leaders of the planning profession,” said past AICP President Valerie Hubbard, FAICP. “These individuals have made lasting contributions to the profession and have inspired generations of new planners. They are truly awe-inspiring.”

Stolzenburg is owner and principal planner at Community Planning & Environmental Associates, located in Schoharie County. The Fellowship designation recognizes her accomplishments in helping rural communities with their goals related to economic development, environmental protection, and implementation of appropriate rural and farm friendly land use techniques.

She has advanced environmental planning throughout the State through her work with the State Environmental Quality Review workbooks used by New York State and has successfully guided dozens of rural communities to implement comprehensive planning, land use regulations, and use of innovative planning tools.

Stolzenburg is one of 53 inductees into this year’s College of Fellows. Inductions are done biennially. This year’s formal induction will take place during APA’s National Planning Conference in San Diego, on Sunday, May 1.